Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-24

tue queer things they saw on their
HONEYMOON In Porto Rico.
The oddly of II begins from tho
moment you land" said the bride.
groom. My first encounter was with
a thin. frail chap about II. hut no
stood very straight"
They all do that. said the bride.
because they carry things on their
heads"
Yes, that's what was coming to-
said her now spouse. He wanted TO
take my trunk up to the hotel.
Mmcre's your wagon?' said |. no
nidda vagga.' he lispod, Eth carry
nm | gasped. but we were out TO
see sights so I let him do II.
HE carried 1t on his head. IL
weighed $50 pounds: another boy
helped him mp with II and the hotel
porter took II down. 1t cost half a
dollar"
The boys all have an appealing
look In their eyes" the bride Clipped
In. you cant resist them"
One evening We were sitting in
front of the hotel on tho ch,irs YOU
hire AT five cents an -cvcning-it's n
lovely custom: the chair is yours all
night. and II YOU go for a stroll YOU
turn 1t over something like the way
they do ut reserved tables In New
York rcstaurants--lut what was |
saving? oh. yes. the boys.
Well ono of the dearest. wlstfnl.
lest. brown little chaps came IN TO
us this evening I'm telling you OF and
cooed 'Shna' at US"
II turned him down" said thc
bridegroom. I'D just had shino
and he didn't wisi me medic peso.
ta's worth-thats ten cents"
We'll. couldn't stand his eyes"
said the bride. "Frc sat down on tho
ground and just gaZed at me.
He saw that ] was noticing him.
so he shook his head and said Bad
beeziness. No shina today'-all the
children have picked up some English
and couldn't stand II. so lust
made him"-nod at the bridegroom
get another shine. and got one my
self, so that gave him 20 cents. and
he seemed quite cheered up. He said
IT, would get him supper and bed"
"Yes. and we found him working
the same game next night.
mo. he wasn't. It was all straight
When he shincd us said Now you'll
have supper and a good sleep again
He shook his head like mop. llsplng
No. no. no. no! Stay up all night TO.
night, too much shina to eslip.'
at was Saturday night and tho
country people would be coming into
the city all night. They come In for
the Sunday market and they como In
all dressed UP. Lots of them would
buy shines before daylight so as TO be
all ready for early Mass.
They come In carrying their wares
on their heads-all sorts of farm
produce. but chiefly chickens. What
ever else they had. they all seemed
to have chickens. Native San Juan
must live on chickens.
They lie around the door-stcps or
In the market waiting for daylight.
Or you'd find them In the little old
fondas or inns and the little shops
where they sell dulces or sweet cakes.
Around the market they stay open all
night from Saturday to Sunday.
well. YOU may be sure the coun-
try people all have shoes on In San
Juan. But it's funny out on the roads.
There you find them marching along
barefooted with the shoes slung
around their necks.
"If they see you coming they'll stop
and put them on-thats for pride
but you look back when you have
passed them forty or fifty yards and
iyou'll see them getting back to bare
feet for comfort.
even the babies. went out one Sun
day to get snapshots of the little chill
dren-they're so cute running around
In tho open with no clothes on. But.
gracious. on Sunday they were as
much dressed up as n Seventh ave-
nue. pickaninny at church picnic"
"IIaye they money for finery?" q
| listener asked
cit seemer to me as II they were
spending money all the time" said
the bridegroom. "Why. travelling on
the railroad you'd sec the whole train.
load get off or stretch out Of the win.
dow at every station to buy things
| dulccs. always dulces. and Iimonada,
and bananas aud oranges. OF course.
it's only a cent or two each time but
tho supply of cents must be endless.
Talking of oranges" put In tho
bride. "yom have no idea of what an
orange is till you go there. They are
delicious. wonder why VIC can't get
them here"
well, VIC do said the bridegroom.
"a lot came up wi us. They went
into the hold in boxes with all the
other freight.
They stayed there from twelve
days upward. Once or twice they
took off tho matches on the way up
to ventilatc the cargo. The air that
came up WAS as hot as II It came out
of the engine room and ten times as
smelly"
"Onc pleasure to woman the