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never saw any before, and was hugely
delighted with them) Then they were
dismissed, and we began an inspection OF
the house; it is very bare, plain and SIM
pie for the Sonora will spend nothing on
a temporary residence, though she mas
quite a fund in the bank. which she pro-
poses to transfer to whomever takes the
enterprise off her hands eventually. She
has offered ii to our church, being de-
vout churchwoman, but the church au-
thorities hesitate to accept; l don't know
why for it is a grand opportunity, out
Gen. Ludlow urges her to surrender 1t
TO the municipal government, which al
ready has a large asylum for such people.
She is very reluctant to do so, and no
hope she win not be obliged TO. Well, we
went the rounds; the dormitories, whose
beds were just soldiers canvas cots, with
gay chintz covers. no bed-clothes of any
description were visible. The Sonora
gave a little sigh, and said Il should
SO like to give them pretty beds! These
l owe to the kindness of Gen. Ludlow;
they are, as you see, old army cots'-but,
said she, with smile, "a bed used by
American soldier ia good enough Tor
any Cuban child" She pointed out
handsome looking glass, in a rich frame,
apparently hanging fiat against the wall,
and told us il was really the door of the
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cealed. She showed us the intirmary
where two tiny patients, with colds, re-
joiced in the luxury of white spreads
and pillows. You know they do not use
any blankets or anything of that sort
among these people here. Then we took
a look at the bath. a great square place
excavated in the floor, and lined with
marble, a large shower-bath arranged in
the middle. You stepped down into it
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waist. Behind the house there was
garden and an orchard 90 of bananas
and cocoa palms, and lively stream
went tumbing down through 1t. Why in
the world the children were not all play
ing in il, is problem too difficult for an
American mamma. Then we were shown
the long tables with white oilcloth covers,
and the kitchen, dark and narrow as they
have them here, with great coppers. one
filled with soup. one with stewing meat,
and one with rice; a box of the tough
native bread stood by. They have coffee
@ and bread in the morning, this meal
at noon, and meat again at night. If this
doesn't upset all your dietetic principles
l don't know what will. No milk. OF
course The washing is done lin great
shallow tubs like milk pans), for nothing,
by a woman who was only too glad to he
allowed to live in one of the outhouses
are not much more expensive, ala very
poor and very grateful for a place TO
stay and something 10 eat. In the
patio there was quite large
array, whose only occupants were
three pet guinea pigs; and we saw two
sedate ours and an invalid and aged pug
lying about, l suppose the children have
some amusement that way, though they
could not be called exactly frisky pups.
sters. who bad sat as quiet as mice on
the corridor all this time. assembled again
and gave us the Red, White and Blle"
in great style l do wish you could have
heard them shout The army and navy
forevo," and at a sharp signal from
Sonora, cry "Hoo-wah! Hoo-wah; Hoo
wah" Well, / didn't know whether TO
laugh or cry, it was oil SO funny and so
sad. On the wall of the reception room
hung the large wreath, with floating rib
bons, which these children hung upon the
mast of the Maine last February on the
memorial anniversary. I wish l were
able to interest the people of the church
at home in this particular direction. There
is great opportunity for the church now,
among these people, for nothing will in
duce them to send their children TO any
educational institution managed by priests
or sisters. The sonora aims to make
these self-supporting and even the little
boys help in the garden and the girls in
housework l mean 10 go again.
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A story illustrating the democratic
simplicity of the King of Sweden and
Norway is told in the Echo de Paris by
NJ. CASTOR BONNER, the botanist NJ. Bon
nier was botanizing near Stockholm when
he met stranger similarly occupied. The
two fraternized and NJ BONNER suggest
ed that they should lunch together at an
inn. mo, como home and lunch with
me, instead" said the stranger, and he
led the wnY 70 the nnlnce and nnened thu