The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
IN VENEZUELA AS SEEN BY A MAE

OF pastors from the different ports
and hotels would make desirable sou
venirs. He sold "A large number Of the
sets every trip at half a dollar each.
His original investment was nothing
but a keen mind, and the profit was
clear. except the por;cr's share.
There was a camera fend among
the cadets on another steamer. He
maintained a quick developing service
for those passengers who took their
own pictures. OF course his prices
were high, but then passengers are
always legitimate prey. This same
Ind caught all sorts OF interesting snap
shots with his camera. These ne
printed. and did them up In packages
81 twenty-five assorted views. Maay
Of the passengers who did not take
pictures We're glad to get them, which
made him q nice sum-. occasionally
being more than his regular pay.
When 1t ONE to laying pitfalls
and srcrcs for the unprotected dollar
the ingenuity OF these boys is sur-
pc.sing.
The cadets have an excellent OPP
portun!ty to become acquainted with
II customs and n OF foreign
peoples during their ramblcs around
strange towns. Usually there Is one
among the cadets who has visited the
port before and is consequently IA
m!l!ar with the ropes. This lad acts
a. guide 20 the rest Of his messmates
who sec the town in a way that tn,
passengers never do.
Since the war the cadets in IN.
American Line between New York ant
Liverpool have had some intcresting
experiences ashore in England. One
night n party of four or five were
coming through the gate leading tc
tho Canada Docks. While uptown
they had purchased flashlights. ant
hoylike were trying them on every.
thing as they passed it. Now it hap
pens that through fear OF German
spies all the docks, bridges. railway
stations, &c, are guarded, So as the
youngsters came along with their
electric lights fitting about here and
there a s~ergeant's guard OF about a
dozen men stepped out from behind q
pile Of cases and collarcd the outfit
They were a surprised lot for n mo.
ment or two. OF course "A look wa.
sufficient to pass them, for they were
in the uniform of American Line ca.
diets. But all hands were cured Of
being careless with lights Of any kinf
after that.
Hu Il is in the Latin American re,
publ!cs that the boys have the reall,
good times. There everything Is &,
entirely different from home. Peopl,
speak another language, dress differ
entity and eat strange things. Jus
how strange some Of them are on,
doesn't realize until the composition
OF various popular dishes is revealed
Then too the streets are so unlike on
own
IN the northumberland island o
Porto Rico the streets are marrow
but clean. On the main thoroughfare
the shops might have been takel
bodily from one of our own cities
But when one reaches n truly Span
i9h country, as Nenczue!a. there ar
the typical dirty, crooked. mario,
streets Of tropical America, and tn
tiny shops, each with its character
istic odor.
To the boy raised in the American
manner It Is something OF n shock 70
the first time to STE little children
varying In shade from a deep lamp
black to a tired yellow. playing abou
the streets attired In the clothing q
their pr!meval ancestors, But after
while the naked children, goats, dog.
and sick beggars become a part OF tn