The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-05-12
CUBA.

The following letter comes from the
pen of n lady born and reared in Abng
don. this county, but now residing in
Cuba. In transmitting it she says. II
have been spending the winter in Cubn
and am writing to tell you how much
have enjoved the Hgis which my family
have sent me weekly. As my sur
roundings are pleasant have written
this article for the benefit of home
friends and it may prove of interest to
the school children. We feel sure all
hands will thank the author for her
kindness.
Cuba in not only the largest, faircst
and most fertile but it il the most i'm
portant of the tropical islands of the
Western world. Owing to it's geo
graphical position it commands three
great gateways. Florida Strait, con
Meeting the Gulf of Mexico with the
Atlantic Ocean. the Windwnrd passage,
connecting the ocean with the Caribbean
Sea, and the Channel of Yucatan. con
meeting the Gulf and the Caribbean
Sea.
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whIcm 'ne,o are over th'I,y VhI''''es'
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ne mos, StriklhR o, "'' IN the h"yh'
ram wlne'y s'a''eren '''t most mum
naht III tne western provinces tossing
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mas perie'ty Slrh'Rht shh''' ~
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,o'u'i'h, crowned on '"p WIN "FE'
nonquet OF dropping leaves eighteen o.
twenty ieet III 'ehg.h. ~ pehrs no i,u',
pu, III 'he center oi 'ts 'ehVeS ~ pu''
pa'ntapie 10 some OF 'he natives ana us
r"'aS hre very nlueh re'ishen ny noRS'
me erect VI 'heSe t''cH' IcH'''"'"'p
'nhrDie columns supporting pnhcn"S u,
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anu hhnS hihci' 10 h'hh'nR 'he ro'''hp
'noa'' annscape 'ru.y picturesque
announcer more 'iSeiu' variety oi ,h,
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''"'ht why's anu ,h'''' ""''S ~ ''''"'' u"
P",h'oes are "''i' US.
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| inreiR'ers' mere ~ 1o co'o, ,''c
educhtion' wealth. M" Peih"n"' "o' VI
usually uetein''..e lne 'ih,'ye y poa, ,
| "hethoI ne IN SUR t',o'gn p'a'N W
lus' mas so'ho 'oioie gu n'''oi W '''a vt''''
| ne Rreh' "aJo,''y ., ',T "''''' '"''h"T
are OWNERS W 'he so'' my hi m ~
GLASS; enuch'en' rei'eu h'h sn'''e" ~
| agriculture gen.u' S,'hl''' n r'' ~
| hosP''hp'e p'ople WIN mibe '"', nv,
| put HtrohR ihh'''y h'ie't'o.'S. my
'hck Rreh'y we 'h''RS VI '", ,'''h
| people. pay NIUE heeu 10 'itne anu IehV'
| many 'h'hRs LOT ''h''h'h '.o'h'iio"l v
IL seems thht 10 h'"'h i'h'' "or'Y y
| WORK ana perSpifh''"h n ,,,, lne eSSe',''"'F
oi trop'ch' ,'apl''h'Ss in' ""1'''' my
Rrhceiul nut iahg"'d 7.y's o' p'a",y'
| me nhrk eyes anu ',a''' anu III I'm, h''''
are a''ectiohh'e anu deVo"e' h',no"R'l
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| othcr chnrchts representative "'
| .o,es'hh' 'h'',' WITH h,' mb''S h'
fhue' ny 'h' '"'''h' ,"'"''S' ""''
MISTAKE the women n'hNc ~ mn 'n''i
httfhc,''eheSS IN '',e use U, p,""'' "'''
ph,ht !" an hHto'',s'''f .M''n''
| AS 10 the costume VI 'he p'oi"', ~
| cept Among Ihe ,o"'r ''hSses' ''e'Io II
| niue an erehce from Tue S,y'e VI "IcSN
| ioiio"en III our ci''eS III lhe summer
| .ifhe. mosl Oh 'he women Wehi .''
| mhn'llih WIN Erh'c pech''hr !" 'h'
| spanish race IN .'e n'Rher WINES ~
society 'hdies never hppehf hhyW,''I'
IN pnp'c ever, on the Htre'tH "'t''""'
AN escort me Reht''ihhi' must n'
husband brothef or near re'al,Ve' "'nef
| WISE the ihuy IN io'io"'h 'hech'y ny "''
blhck hhih'
"' '"'""' ''"' -,
and ornament mas expression on the
exterior OF their houses theSe pe'hR
striking shades OF peh' b'ue' green
| yeiIo" ana gray Ihey are 20" u,
height, buIit hehVi.y OF 'tohe WIN s'I'l''
rooi constructed OF teffe c"t,h thIhR'
| windows ana doors are very hlRh "lth
out Y'hSS; ihey po,', nave Sup',hntlh
| WOODEN shutters on '"a ,iAlue anu ~, 'I"',
bars on the OUTSIDE. FLOORS are tlieh
and ceilings are hlRh, making the
houses cool during the summer heht.
The winter climate 'shehRhtiu' lns'
warm. IL IL seldom necessary I" "eh'
AN outer wrap, bnt the noon h"y sun u
TO- be avoided, especially ny TOURISTS
ne h'Rn,s are n i'.,i n'" r'y, ."' n','
and lssts almost all summer.