The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-12
A LETTER FROM A

anH' Tuba, August : re nHl
mics from Havana. h -Aesui ah.,.
rectlon, lies the ylllapa 'suthease,, {
visitor to Cuba deslras Ahnasut ~
cuban village, with an ~ Sc tss'
cullar accessories, Alanaera Saalnl I'D Z
visit took trIn MY, sua = TIE IN (
day and was well rens,a .Asrs lat Il.
!, ,n. .ue nrst place, the drISs ~ lssSsl
w,no, 'he prettiest part = sa'lls b.
When the country road 4 q Hi-s,.
reminded of the famous ce.,s sseaea i. (
fnris. A better country , ..s'aps Egsa, !
i ~ a.. IN any part Of the IIu Ssula y /
As lar as the eye can reach l ", s,s
magnificent shade trees linz !. ''ng liz +
Ioaa is made from the 81, ~ toaA II
ana is perfect throughon, : pa'lse ~
AS one winds his WV
l ngh,tul lane there is forever p Das, y
slgnt signs of the DAYS !, pssslnshA'
perity. The country abouDa former NJ
valleys. Rich Plantations ~ y hA Ii
otner' pass In view, On the ~ - a'ls
o. me elevations the homo ! IVY y Vi
wealthy spaniard stands Z soae tnas
into the dense foliage that !. IV0zlAs al
s J" pe seen many OF the hoasa. Z 4 lass
= - common t,, MOI, in this country. TbsS 7, na
81 the bark Of the ROYAL n.i tns, ais IA
9bb"i'Sc ~ one of them Will ai..lrec its
n u,h uetuory OF the visitor E rs.s.s NJ 81
constr ,n plock house Is passes ~ II
against the p roi,g the war fct r, AZ.
country On ioEihg bands thai ucs7lfs
tini aiS y once IN a while n.y.. nlM q
~ one IS seen, but they III n i mse suhgr
OF having Withstood tbe AL ~. ueaf tfISts
sIu,!. AT present tho mases q
planlntlons that are nassaT lafls n
tGStW ~, activity aud Inc nat ryM sgHs
bbn ara luey are more prosperons Z " Il
m -, ~ peen Tor long time III 'naa U
is,Im On, ,uht one looks the e,'I
I,ka ~ 1e seen soaring bleh ~ hFt
oid homestead along t6e sood AesarF "a
OF these palms to tha TOW mas Y
building. The carrIagau e entrance Il Il
IN the samr manner Me- afe adgf
SSeeh Is az present under c,i,, ~ we Id
nacco ana native fruits prcdn,niateA
amre w sann good many small ilI gseIs N
h"nagna Hes In valley al ~ i,
one OF the highest hills in MI XII ~ Y, v,
country The village has son ps'' y
according to the last s.s,,
Ihere is a large building in tbe to.N wv, ~
tue Managua hotel, and we mods XXI
headquarters. Our first place IF v,,n IN
an Old church that our guide Ipfar~,3
"as nearly 100 years old. We M /,
toiu that services were held ro.0.
very sunday. Padre was sick ii IIsr,,
uut lhe pace was at our dIsposs 4,
where one vislt. IN rnhs !. I,spONl "
llteneSs of the Cuban natiys l. 1a hsl., r.
exert itself He will invite y = o X
verifying he owns IL You NH hi sa y w
IT,. <" s''sp'
tttnF WISH to the church proved yefy NJ
wore zone over 'Sf yon q ip yen y
and records are falling "a ,ie as aS WI
a .ll VIII not bear handling. In The MA +
long deceased e,I" p nH fhe Old old supplies
were exquisite IN texture. eyId4nt,r' "
Ihltg come from Spain. Climbing upual
old bells shovel l nIaIr pisi, nv rooRs asd
usage. one In norticnlar e osin n'' w "
lions So CLEARLY m1rtaJ d., 'iiis l WI Eitst
'l10 np0rlN hpnu utnrt, Al ,.....t
had largo croo I'm tnI1ough, AaS
marked ai,n9st sinii,,I,. ~ " sae
prtv beli at pniindni,S'hi,ao w ailn9H W
shows tbe Won. ~ a pna' ih ,.,r plA
as n work az f,,,.,,,,,. "s 80 pu. s'iil siai
AI1nnrun has bn,. 49,, my y, -,os
Itself X wnil ,yortt r s,sIs,tn' a Igs.
must Cuba1, touno N. 'is ,aod, nt
be seen i'm y Fnban g ,r vs S.sn,ess 's9s
rd has nor unn anro custom o. oaIylls
,ytent mndn 1 t it,l'r9n n, 70 any appsris,s
bury neai,iv everv , n,n =, H. isg,as, s
Xix feet deen fonr or s IN s ioSla. X Y
,rave' win potbIng bet,. ar e sSam T.
CIV hnndfnls NJ Igna eg Thai, u ssa WI " <
% far sevorol raa"s , hnsis ~ .u1 ". MI
,xhnmed to moie nio, VIZ ~ .n VIZ. ~
he bones patbernd I'M a,d toysS Ss', :..'g
lcap in fhe backgronHpd ~" TbIs Y' Il N " \,
/. themselves ems photographed SURROUNDED Il
ras sery ynq in bones }riy IA A ty. d I'm
,xor5 ,I,,, plicss, v adIeaEaSSS NJ
more tba se Some lbg RrSyea " Y h %
ype, adorned from one end to he n &
yi 4 phiotographs Of Cuban heres
w dled N hghtlng FOR thelr eoaasis
, sulous address or General Gomez J.
,upMhS, given ~ the Oeginuhg y
eH-Netf war, adorned HlOsl pfol- "a