The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

lOik besieged us for the latest news Of
the city and exclaimed and gestured over
details Of the Rosenthai murder and the
Becker trial
H." he said. slapping his chest and
"Hhing mysteriously. Il have had some
experience with the police"
tFip such as ours was passes like
moving picture film. One of its great
es; charms no doubt Is that you do not
have time to weary of any place We
We're out of Santiago harbor and We're
nearing Kingston before we had time
hardly TO digest our impressions OF Cuba's
81 oud city.
There are surely few more beautiful
h'rbors than Kingston's. In the long, APP
r'oach YOU see the blue mountains of
Jamaica and the surf sharply outlining
the shore. on to port lay two wrecks,
each with tragic story. The captain of
one OF these ships shot himself. But the
stories of such tragedies make little i'm.
preston when you find yourself in such
wonderful sunshine and gazing at a sea
patterned in tiny diamonds. We steamed
around the point giving to old Port Royal.
the Port Royal OF Morgan and the buc-
cancers. the wickedest city in the world
in its red day. but now buried mostly
beneath the Caribbean.
our ship was taken in by a pilot
veteran ex-captain. His boat. a graceful
cutter. was towed on the starboard side
v. 'uE snip, anu as III TaCeO along Inc
negro lolled and smoked cigarettes
We stepped on shore and were sur
rounded instantly by crew Of guides
buggymen. souvenir vendors. beggars and
the riffraff Of the waterside. all eager
for tourists silver Most OF them were
negroes Of varying shades OF blackness
They volunteered high sounding titles to
Halter possible victims.
"Majah. sab! Me take you. sab. Me
good fellah, Majah,"
negro boy OF or 3 years hung back
from the rabble, afraid OF bigger boys
and the men. but his bright eyes appealed
10 US. My wife called him.
What Is your name she asked.
Edgar. missus. Take me. mlssus.
please"
We took Edgar for guide. not that
guide was needed. because Kingston Is
not difficult to explore. but because We
rather fancied Edgar. We liked his ac-
cent, his broad as. He offered to show
Us the "bonk." Presently We understood
That he meant the bank. He was an
entertaining and useful little companion.
He repelled the voracious buggymen or
KEEP, them to an honest fare. He dis
played the markets to their best advan-
@se and told us where the old negro
women lived and how they carried their
wares in from the country, many miles.
balancing them on their heads. He re-
hnked the beggars. with whom the streets
s"armed. warned OF dealers In WORTH
less pearls. told US where the best
Jppy jappy" hats chats OF woven
sl"'w similar to Panamas) could be pur.
chased cheaply and he chanted the glories
o, Kingston with the pride OF Lord
mayor Envious boys threa tened him, oc.
e"S'onally sailed at him. Edgar daunted
them quickly.
Go away. criminals! l will give you
10 u" Johnny"
To the Johnny. Edgar: What's a
Juhuny?"
The policeman. sab. There he is, sah"
ana then and there We had another slang
sliniIr TO take its place with cop and bobby
y there We're space In n short story one
,'u'd write about the great Victoria mar.
Net with its stores of fruit and vegeta bles
some strange and fascinating to Northern
YES OF mangoes. the golden grapefruit.
the euaHas. the nazeberr!es the yams of
me twisted strands Of native tobacco,
called tackass rope and sold by the foot
OF yard OF the basket work, the carved
s.urds' the lace and dainty doylies and
Vi the ornaments made from the lace
pax tree. One could write Of the old
negro women sQuattng on the boundaries
o. the stalls, each with a little heap Of
non" grown fruits and vegetables In front
o! N"r that she had carried In that MORN
M from the plantations. One could
WIZ" OF the am!able impertinences and
''""s' W tnc HdThet women, VINO tell
You that you are beautiful sah," and
W't you are pretty mon."
While our ship discharged freight and
p.E on bananas We visited the Hope
b"'ihcal Gardens and walked in lanes
OF gorgeous tropical plants. royal palms
ana lovely orchids. We went to New
castle and watched the British and native
u''ps parade while we looked down from
.n' heights on coffee and sugar planta-
u'ns and the tiny villages that CLEANED
"'le In the dark green foliage. We
-'rd the Constant Spring Hotel, reached
'!olley line and fine carriage road, saw
wa Man street with its close gathered
,''lf" shops and dives. shopped to the
Unit ~ our purse and said farewell to
N.hI1ton with real regret, Most Of our
,'n"iny hoped to spend a month there
one OF the pretty bungalows that are
Tor i"nt so cheaply.
A. our ship prepared to leave the dock
We tpssed coins to the naked negro boys
WI" froicked like porpoises and dived
.1"in the roof Of the pier shed while they
app"Aled incessantly for sixpences and
sun nss In the clear water 1t was easy
'or HEM to follow the course of sinking
CON as they dived and they rarely missed
'nr'F prey. coming up with sputter and
u laugh and ora mining the nriza into an