Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
RIDES FOR LIFE.
The Adventures of Two Washington.
inns in Havana and st. Petersburg.

The attention of the postal authorities
is closely centered upon Havana said a
well-known correspondent who spent some
time on the island. and l am reminded Of
little incident that occurred during my
stay in the city overlooked by Moro
castle.
1T was at the time of the visit of the
Postmaster General and his staff. OF the
latter is young man connected with the
generals personal force, whose pleasant
smile and suave manners lends additional
grace to his weIl-fed figure.
'One day on the Prado / observed one
of the open hacks of Havana. which are
fearfully and wonderfully made. dashing
madly down the street, the driver lashing
his horses for dear life. This Is the Gus
tomary way of operating these vehicles.
You enter. shout your destination to the
driver, who is a block away before the SELL
tence is completed
In the hack sat my friend holding on
like grim death with both hands, and with
a bewildered expression on his face. See
ing that he was in evident distress, L
stepped into the street and waved my arms
to the driver to stop.
Where are you going?" l asked. as the
carriage slowed up.
.Blest if | know he answered alieht-
inS. with a sigh of relief. L asked this jehu
a question. and he bundles me into his
wreck without further ado. whipped un his
horses and off they flew, with me on stew,
not knowing Nildl 10 anu every tilII4S
askew. The more l called to him to stop.
the harder he drove and shouted back Isl.
senior; 81, senior" A kind providence alone
knows where he thought / wanted To 40.
and where l would ultimately have landed,
but for you. Don't tell anybody in the de-
partment when you get back that l came
near being the hero Of a sensational story
which might be entitled: kidnapped N
Havana or the Terrified Travellers Tale of
Terrible Trials in the Tropics.
while l was in St Petersburg last sum
n,er my sister shared a worse fate. had
ordered drosky for an afternoons drive
for her through the principal streets Of
the Russian capital. As they disappeared
IN the direction of the Winter Palace. con-
graduated myself upon securing for her SO
careful driver. and that she would have
such a real nice time She had it. Two
hours later the drosky drew up before the
hotel with both of the sturdy black Rus
sian horses winded and in a white FOAM
NV sister reclined in the vehicle in "A dead
faint The driver alone seemed happy. he
smiled as though he had done his full duty.
Il carried my sister up to her room.
where upon reviving, she told me that she
had request ted the driver to go slower. He
INTERPRETED her bad French and worse Rus
sian to mean for him to increase his speed,
which he did, lashing the horses furiously
after each terrified outbreak from my sis
ter She was very nervous and kind-heart-
ed and the flashing of the horses she con.
siGered barbarous, Vainiy protesting until
she finally collapsed. The driver AFTER
ward explained to me. through an inter-
prefer. that he had heard that Americans
were a swift people, and that he did the
best he could with his team. l gave him
a good tip and enlightened him. to MS pro-
found Amusement"