The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
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mentioned, but ii practically amounts to
her buying just what she sees fit. She gets
little commission on the transaction,
which is accepted as a custom of the country.
They. cut up their beef after manner
peculiarly their own Steaks ara un-
known in the island They simply begin
at the neek and cut it off in humps down
to the tail. You are compelled by law
TO accept 20 per cent. of your purchase in
bone. So, if you order five pounds of meat
the butcher will cut you of four. and then
turn deliberately TO mis- bone barrel and
put in pound of bone. And yet you
can't get a soup bone for love or money.
They cut them all up.
veal Is unknown. mutton practically
so. Chickens cost so cents apiece. The
gentle mongoose. which was imported
to kill rats. prefers chicken and Ia gradu-
ally DISCRIMINATING the breed. The women
Of the better class never go into store.
They send servants with a description
of what they want, and samples Of goods
are sent to the house for them TO choose
from.
As TO the social life, there are no large
gatherings. At weddings there is dancing.
AT counting time there is music in the paror
sional game Of cards in the afternoon.
but men and women never have an even
Ing at cards togeth her, as we do.
The white people of the island are di-
vlded into little ciiques. Duelling obtains,
and various past duels have made bad
feeling and separated society into cliques
and factions. The people are cnt of from
the world. Any forsaken little town on
the prairies has a wider outlook on life.
They live like mites in cheese. They
know nothing Of any country except France
and a very little about the United States,
because they get their foodstuffs here.
II man liz going journey OF twenty miles
all his friends and relatives will gather
to bid him good-by, as we would person
going to Europe.
The white people are French. but there
are very few families in the island in which
trace Of the tarbrush cannot be found.
| remember one family whom / knew for
several years without the slightest idea
that they were anything but Caucasian,
until one day mulatto grandmother was
pointed out TO me. In another family the
daughter was one OF the most beautiful
creatures ] ever saw with a skin like cream.
And yet she had "A brother who was almost
mahogany color
They do not regard it as any aft lotion
at all lntermarriages occur and yet
the whites, the mulattoes and the negroes
all hate each other. 1t is very curious
state of affairs to the American mind.
The entrance of our Government into the
international parcel post up to. say, ten
pound parcels. would Immediately add
$2,OOO0O to our trade with the West Indies
IN mail orders from individuals. That
trade now goes to Europe, but would all
come to us, because of the less time 1t would
take TO fill orders. And there are some
things In GIadeloupe that we ought to have
Their coffee, for instance, Is the finest
in the world. 1t all goes to France now,
where it Is too precious To he used alone.
1t is used to flavor other coffee, lt Is the
most delicious coffee on the face Of the earth;
They make a certain conserve also, OF
candied breadfrut buds, which Is the most
exquisite dainty that ever touched the
palate If our great caterers could once
sample it, they would have the whole out
put Americans are willing 10 pay ior
fancy goods, and there u money Tor some
body in handling these things
OF American travel IN that region, Mr..
Ayme said; u am astonlshed That there Ia
not more tourist trayel 70 iucatah' ne
tourist to-day can take the railroad direct
from Merida TO txmal the most stupen-
dous ruined CITY on this continent ~ Is
ride OF only few hours, and the tralh leaves
him within two blocks OF ne city, mere
Is tract, mile and a hall square Iuli OF
sculptural houses and huge ruined temples,
which may be 1900 years old or may be
10000, but at any ratr are me remains