The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-02-05

WRITES
OF CUBA
by Thos. G. Brady.l
Continued from Saturday,
Santiago de Cuba,

Jan. 30, 1906.
We spent the next night in the
general camp with the balance Of
our party in real tropical style. Tic
following day we rode Is miles to,
the eastern boundary Of the proper
ty and enjoyed dinner of barhe-
cued pig. 1t was real delnlonico
meal a la tropic. We all were
photographed watching the cooking
OF the pig. To properly barbecue
a pig is an art. Like here brother
first catch, here. So first get d
pig proportional to your appetite
dress it similar to the way we dress
a turkey. They run pole rs or
80 foot long and about 2 inches
thick through the pig, being careful
not ito break the skin, " wire his legs
together and he is ready to swing.
Select tree with limbs far enough
apart to allow a wire to be made
fast to the ends of the pole and 10
the three boughs. On either side Of
the pig build your Are and don't be
stingy about it, to the end Of the
pole tie a rope and set a boy back
far enough to be out Of the heat and
by the means Of the rope he can
keep the pig swinging. Now you
are giving him a pretty fair Job, as
it takes six hours to do the pig to a
rich brown. When he is about done
put your plantons in the hot ashes
and bake them well done. Your
Irish potatoes can be baked in the
ashes or a vessel. ANY additional
trimmings can be added to taste.
The pig is put on the table whole.
My reputation as carver having
been established it naturally fell to
my lot to "carbe dc pig" and I did
not a scrap falling on the linen
Git was shy Hams, shoulders,
spare ribs and backbone we're soon
picked clean. All felt the treat
worth the cost OF trip to the South
coast any day. The night was
about consumed in remarks about a
ICuban dog which persisted in max
ling his presence heard and few
thousand fees, already described.
making their presence felt. The
next day found us back at Gauma
whene the Cuba eompany's tug, JenF
kin. waited for US. The forty odd
lmiles back to Santiago made some
Iof the party lose their supper. while
the balance were kept busy sympa-
lthizing with the sick and holding
fast to stay aboard. 1t was a chop
lpy sea.
Some Of our party wanted 10
visit Cobra to see the image Of the
Virgin della CARDIAC del Cobra II
lis 10 miles to Cobra where the an
cient church Of which so much has
lbeen written and to which 50 many
Ihaye iourneyed to worship, is stu
! ated. You know the legion Of tho
Virgin. If not, I'll tell you as
got it: more than 400 years age
a ship was wrecked on one Of tn,
numerous keys of the Caribbean sea
Three of the sailors drifting aboui
guarded by beautiful Angel, VIII
commanded them to take il and e
the opposite direction from III,
shore. which they had tried in VAN
for DAYS to reach. They did as ii
rected and landed opposite to til
present Cathedral of FL Cobra
When the figure was placed, year
ago, as / get it. the Bishop Of San
tiago had the figure moved to San
tiago, then the capitol Of Cuba. Blu
the next morning people going {
early mass found the figure outsid
1.-The cathedral and no one was able +
] account for Its presence. Eve
lsince it has remained at Cobra AM
thousands afflicted with an name