PFERVERSITY. Riches we wish to get, Yet remain spendthrifts still; We would have health, ana yet 8till use our bodies ill; Bafflers of our own prayers, {rom youth life's Inst scenes, We would have inward peace, Yet will not look within; We would have misery cease, Yet will not cease from sin; We want all pleasant end, but will use no harsh means, We do not what we ought, What we ought not, we do, And lean upon the thought That chance will bring us through; Bat our own acts, for good or ill, are might. ler powers. But next, we would reverse The scheme ourselves have spun, And what we made to curse We now would lean upon, And feign kind gods, who perfect what man vainly tries. TREE LEE. THE ROUK SCORPIONS, The screw steamer Jenny Jones was lying alongside a coal bulk at Gibraltar one October afternoon, By three o'clock her bunkers were nearly filled, and the captain was getting ready for casting off. when one of the natives came aboard. Captain Hindhaugh looked about for something to throw at the visitor, and only the difficulty of select- ing an efficient missile from a large and varied assortment prevented him from lettmg fly at once, The Scorpion said, ‘Ah, no, mo, Qapeetan! No been throw nothing at myself, Beesiness!—I'se been com’ for beesiness, Big thing, Capeetan!” The last phrase was spoken with such a profound wink tbat Hindhaugh neld his hand, and, addressing the man as one would an ill-conditioned dog, said: “Don’t keep bowing and scraping there, you tastrel. Get it out, sharp!” The Beorpion whispered: “No been talk up here, Keep ship one hour, two hour, three hour. You'se been com’ with me, and I speak you somethin’ myself.” Like niany of his tribe, this interest- ing native spoke a kind of Enghsh whieh is not heard anywhere else on the Mediterranean shore. A few of the people on the Rock learn to speak very well to our men, but most of those who onme about the ship use a preturesque lingo 1m which ‘‘myself” takes the pirce of quite a vanety of parts of speech, Hindhaugh invited the man below, and asked him to explain himself, The fellow leaned over the 1able and chat- tered on, throwing quick side glances at every few worde, “This been big thing, Capeetan, You get away a little; drop your anchor a little, Then three felucea com’ along side, smd you'se been hoist bales, Then youw'se go where agent say you. Very big thing, Five thousand sover- eign.” “What is il? Tobacco?” “That been if.” “Where for?” “Huelva.” “I'm not going out of Portugugse walers at any price.” “Ah, no, no, Cheesu, Capeetan—no! Five mile. We have felucea there ready, 1'se been seen him myself.” “What's the figure? money?’ “You com’ shore and see agent with mysell,” Hindhaugh put a revolver in has pocket aud went on deck; the Scorpion got ushore and hung about with an aur innocence, The Captain was about to foliow, when the man in charge of the hulk calied out, **Do you inteud to keep bumping us like thus all night? Why don't you cast off? You're knocking us to flinders.” Hindhsugh beckoned. ‘Look here, my good chap, 1t won't matter to you for a couple of hours; let us lie till dusk, and then I'll get away. [I've got important business ashore,” “That's very weil, Captain, But look Lere, if there's anything en, 1'm in it, You understand—I'm 1a 18.” “Yeu understand that, do you, Well, then, 1'll tell you to keep your mouth shut just now, or never another ton of coal will yon put aboard of us as long as 1 run here,” “*All right, Captain, No need to You'll do the square thing, I What's the Then Hindhsugh went ashore, and the Scorpion walked on ahead, gazing on architectural beauties with an easy interest, Presently the two men came to a narrow stairway, and the English- man gripped hie revolver, A dark-eyed Spamard was wailing on a landing, and held up two fingers when the guide passed, ‘The Beorpion knocked at a greasy door, and an ugly fellow, with a cowl on, locked out and nodded, Hind- haugh stepped into the room that reeked of garlic und decay. Two men sat in the steamy dusk at the far side. An oily gentleman rose and bowed. “I'm the interpreter, Captain, You and this merchant must do bushess through me, What'll you take Ww drink?” “Get through with your business, Mister. I'm not wanting any drink.” In bnel, jerky sentences the inter- preter expluned what was wanted. “You steam slowly nll you get near the fleet. Then put sll your men on and get the staff up, This man goes with you, and he'll tell you where to go. Lie tive miles off Huelva.” “§ shan’t go except to Portuguese waters,” “Good. Then the lighters will come and the men will discharge you,” **And now,” said the captain, '‘what about we? How much?” *One hundred and twenty » “Can't be done, Make it two hun- dred aud fifty,” After some haggling a bargain was made for Iwo hundred and twenty. Then Hindhasugh went further: “1 want one hundred and sen down before we sturt, and the balance before you take an outice of tobacco out of us. This wan settled; io marshant powel and the skipper went a Shel Bia han? on the Tovomer. Every cranny 1a the walls seemed to hide a murderer—seemed made for nothing else, and Hiudbaugh thought what a a fool he must have been to venture un- der that arch, On getting aboard tho captain sent for his brother, who sailed mate with him. He said: ‘Now, Jack, I'm going to run some rick. Yon take this pistol and get her oiled and put right. When you see three felucoas coming alongside get all the chaps on deck-—the Dora's crew as well as ours,” (Hindbaugh was taking home a shipwrecked crew, and he was grateful just then for the acces- sion of toree.) “‘Whaek on everything you know and get the bales up sharp Tell the engineer to stand by for driv- ing her, and leave the rest to me, If we're nailed we'll be detained, and I don't knew what may happen, so you'll have to look sippy.” 8 ack replied, "All right, sir!” Qoar- terdeck manners were punotiliously ob- served by each of the brothers. + The shadows fell low, and the crown of the rock grew dim. The creeping wind stole over the Pearl Rock, and set the sinister ripples dancing. The bugles sang mysteriously through the gloom, and the mystery of the night was in the air, The Jenny Jones stole quietly toward the broad sheet of water where the vessels of the fleet heaved up their shadowy bulk above the lap- ping flood. A'l the English sailors were stripped to the shirt, and a low hum of excited talk cams from aoud- ships, Suddenly the raking yard of a felucea started out from smid the haze; then oame another and another, A seilor shipped a cork fender over the side, and there was a muflled bump and a slight scrape. Jack, the mate, whisp- ered, **Now, you cripples!” and a brief scene of wild harry and violent labor ensued, Bale after bale was whisked on board; the Englishmen worked as only English sailors can, aud the Soeor- pions excelled themselves under the in- fluence of fear and black wine. When the last bale was up Hindbungh said to man who had first boarded them, “Who's got the money?’ “Me, Capeetan, All right. Honest man mys lf. You'se been have every dollar,” “Well, We have into the out,” The Scorpion counted out one hun. dred pounds in gold, and then asked: “That be enough? Other money be all right other end.” “Dence a nt, ten or L'll sliver you." The Beorpion did not know what sliver meant, but the gleam of the skippers cold eye was enough for him, He paid up and went on deck, Iindhaugh had just said to the en- he ther it's nothing half Hal Gut, neck or i our to clear out below and shell an Come when a panting sound was heard, and a water, The captain had let the feluceas go, and the Jenny Jones was moving, He waved for the mate. “It's all up. Here's a mess, You must go home over- land-—suppose you swim ashore, Sleady the men down.” Jack perforthed ofie or two steps of a He rather enjoyed a scrape, did this frivolous chief officer, The white shape came nearer, and a sharp whistle sounded, Hindhaugh had known well enough that it was a steam-lanneh that made the panting noise, and he got ready for the worst, The launch drew right across the bows of the steamer, and then the throbbing of the little en gines ceased. Again the whistle sound- ed; the launch gave a bound forward; then she struck away in the darkness, and Hindhaugh drew a long breath, In an instant every possible ounce of steam was put on, and the Jenny Jones went away at eleven knots toward the Gut, All night long the firemen were kept hard at it, and before morning the Bock was far asterc of the driving steamboat, Three of the Scorpions had staid aboard, and Captain Hindhaugh noticed that they carried kmves, He noticed, too, that the cringing manner which the fellows had shown before the Rock was cleared had given piace to s sort of subdued swagger. About noon the engines were slowed down almost to nothing, and the Jenny Jones crept on slowly toward the shore, By 4 o'clock the vessel was well into Portuguese waters, avd Hindhaugh was prepared to dofy any quantity ol Span- ish coast guards, When the sun had dipped low the Beorpion-in-chief came and puinted mysteriously to the north- east, ‘“You'se been look where I point my- self. Feluccas! You'se follow them in and drop anchor.” Hiodbaugh smiled. “Do you think you're talking to & fool? Come you be- low there, aud let me have the other money sharp,” “Ab, Capeetan, Wait till agent's man come with felucen, ['se been have no money myself.” Hindhsugh was not a person to be trifled with, He quietly took out his revolver, ‘Now, do you see that pretty thing? First shot for yon, Look at that block forrad, and see how much chance you'll have if 1 fire at you.” The pon of the revolver sounded, and then Hindhaugh went forward, pulling the Scorpion with him, ‘Do you see that hole, you image? How would you like it if that was your gizzard? Now, no games, my joker,’ The Boorpion begged for time, and Hindhaugh was so sure of his man that he made no further objection. He had another eonference with Jack, and, to that worthy 's great delight, he expressed gong to have a fight over this job,” said the “I'm dead sure of it, Co down and load the two hen the ters do come, row the wy en rods, I've lent the steward my bowie that I at Chiarismon, snd you Sai hold at straig © mustn't show I of funking. Then Hindhsugh and brother called for tea and fed solidly, usual scraping bump, and then he heard a sudden thunder of many feet. The second mate sung out, ‘Here's half a bundred of these devil's, sir. They're all armed to the teeth.” And sure enough, a set of ferocious-looking rap- sonllions had boarded the steamer, They looked hke low-class Irishmen, browned with walnat-jnice, Each man had a heavy array of pistols in his sash, and all of them carried ugly knives, The Beorpion waved to the gang, and they arranged themselves around the pile of bales that stuck out throngh the after-hatoh, Hindhaugh had fully dis. counted all the chances, and had made up his mind to one thing—he wouldn't be “done.” The Scorpion imperiously observed: “Come below, Capeetan,” and Hind- haugh went, Then the defiant native of the Rock pnt his back against the cabin door, heaved ont his chest In a manly way, and smd: ‘*Now, Capeetan, you no have more money. You spsak much and I'se been get your throat cut myself,” ‘You've got no money?” “No; not a damn dollar,” “You won't keep your bargain?” ‘No. You come shore for your money if you want him.” Hindhaugh made up his mind in a flash, In spite of his habit of wearing a frock-coat and tall hat, he was more than half a pirate, aud he would have ruffled it like his red-bearded ancestors Lad fighting been still the usual employ- ment of the Norsemen, He marked his man's throat and saw that the in- solent hands could not get at a knife quickly, Then he sprang at the Scor- pion, gripping him by the windpipe, and swung him down. The fellow gurgled, but he couldn't ery ont, Hind. haugh called the steward, and that fanetionary came out of bis den with the long bowie, *'Sit on him.” said the captain. *‘Af he stirs cut his throa:, Now, you, if you move a finger you're done” The steward straddled across the Scorpion and held the knife up in sarcastic way. x and ring though but wnen he man lay hold of a bale he him, “Tell them I'll shoot the first man that tries to iift a bale till I'm res iv. iis message brought on a torrent of talk, which gave the captain time, He whispered to Jack, “"Bueak yon around through the engine room, That lighter’s made fast forrad; the second one's fast Get a hatchet from the carpenter him alongside of the second When I whistle twice both of you nick the ropes, and we'll jink these swindling swine,” The eugineer also received orders to go full speed ahead on the instant that the whistle sounded. Hindhangh kept up his good humor, although the full sense of the risk he ran was in his mind. His threats of shooting had made the NSpania picious, although they were usad to big talk of that kind. One peep iuto the cabin would have brought on a eoliwsion, and although the Eaglishmen might have fought, there was nothing to gain by a fight, Eversthing depended on swiltness of sction, and Hindhaugh de- termined grimly that if rapidity could do anyihing he would tesch the "fur. riners” a lesson for trying to swindle bam, He said, very politely: “We're all ready now, You get your men aboard the lighters and we'll soon cargo over the side.” This was trans- mitted to the smugglers, and immedi. ately they swarmed abourd their own voats, They had rather expected a quarrel, and this pacific solution pleased them, As Jack afterward said, “They blethered like a lot o' wild geese,” All these foreigners were goue but three. Humduasugn stepped quietiy up to the interpreter and ssid very low; “I'm covering you with my revolver from inside my pocket. Don’t you stir, paid?” The interpreter bad been innocent of all knowledge of the wild work iu the cabin, He stammered, ‘I thought by your way that it was all nght. Where's our man?” “I've got him safe enough, Ask those fellows in the lighters if any of them ean pay the freight for the job, If doe jadi JA swiftly on among Lhe smiled Hindvaugh went stepped night Spaniards. He “an one and set and 1 can’t wuss you,” No one, not even the consignee’s man, bad any money: the smugglers had meant to trick the revenue and the English captain as well, whistled and then roared out, *‘Lie down, all of you; ram her ahead.” The hatches went orack, crack; steamer shuddered and plunged for. ward, snd the lighters bumped swiftly take you out to sea and drown you," , The three Spaniards rushed to the side and took flying leaps into the lighters; Hindhaugh stooped low and rau to the compsnion, *“‘Let that beg- gar up!” he shouted. The Scorpion scuttled on deck, **Now, Mister, 1'li see if you'll take me in. Over you go. Over the stern with you, and unnd the propeller doesn't carve you,” Two shots were fired, but they went wild, The Boorpion saw the whole situation; he poised for a second on the rail and then jumped for it, and Hindbeugh Inughed lol a8 his enemy came up blowing. J performed a trinmphant war dance on the steamer’s bridge, and the Jenny Jones was soon out of pistol range. All that night Oaptain Hindhaugh did not sleep a wink, He was quite per- suaded that he acted th Bn onging to the ruling 18 to do as he li Hindhaugh da his sayin slowly, “Not pn a by veo to overboard, my boy.” Oo Preteen Botums coniused., He had been me assuring the cuble vviatent lot the smuggled goods, aud the thought i of wasting such a gift of the gods fairly stunned him. Had ii been cotton, his imagination would not nave been touched, But bacoy! and overboard! It was too much, and hs groaned, He was ready with expdients at once “Why not ran 1t to Holland?” “Can't be done; where's our bill of lading. “Make one np yourself; you have plenty of forms,” “And suppose the luck goes the wrong way. What's to happen to me and to you, too, for that matter?” “Run to a tobacco port and ware. house the stuff in your ewn name,” “We're not bound for a tobacco port, What's to be done about the eargo of ore that we're carrying? No, John, the whole five thousand pounds must go over the side.” Next morning broke joyously, The sea looked merry with miles of brisk foam, and thelittle Portugnese schooners flew like butterflies hither and thither, Every cloud of spray plucked from the dancing oreets flashed hike white tire under the clear sun; it was oné of the mornings when one speak for gladness, thonghts were fixed on material things, | ence affected him like a sarcasm. The {men were called aft, and the shovals | used for trimming grain were hronght up. {of you take a pound or two of this to. shovel the rest overboard.” The pre. cious packages were burst and the sight of the beantiful leaf, the richuess of the tender aroma, affected the sailors with remo:se, It was like offering up a saerifl But the eaptain's orders were definite, so until near noon the shovels were plied smartly, and one hundred weight after another of ad mirable tobacco drifted away on the ¢ wreless Rea, Hindhaugh watched grimly until at lags | emotions overcame him. He growled; * Confound 1t! I can’t do it, Belay th men, I'll have another think over this job,” And I think he did, with bsinoss-like solemmty all day long. He saw that he might make a small fortune by risking his liberty, and the curious morality of the Dritish ik 18 of right or wrong where contraband business was concerned. Had you told him the tobacco was stolen he would have pitched vou overboard: he felt his morality to be unimpeachable; it was only the question of expedienc that troubled him, For three diye i! was almost nuns to go nesr him, so io- tently did he ponder and plan. Oa the fifth day be bad worked his way through his perplexities, aud was ready with a plan. A pilot cutter came in sight, and Hindhaugh signaled her. boat was rowed alongside, bronzed up to the captain with much sordiality, No one is so cordial as a pilot who has scoured a good ship. The two men ex- changed news gradually slid into desnltory talk. Suddenly Hindbaugh said: ‘Are you game for a bit of work! Do yon ever do anything?” The pilot was virtuously He drew himself that the i vy ile he puols and the ald agitated, up acd, taking care »" got a wife and children, sir, “All right, pilot, never mind; come down and have some tea,” Then Hindhsugh gradually drew his man ont, until the pilot was absolutely confidential, The captaiu knew by the very excess of purity expressed in the | pilot's first answer that he was not deal- kept away from the main subject which {was in las (and the pilot's) mind. At {last the man { Masonio sign. * “What was that job you home now, you know, too near.” Hindhaugh played a large card. said, carelessly: “act Better not get m swarmed up the side, and the off- ¢ in command shouted, “Bring up the Peenxes, aud go to work” The behes were pulled off befors the #imer had taken up her jmoorings, al the men went violently to work apng the ore. Hindhaugh looked in. nent, and inquired, “What is all this alt, officer?” Faot is, Oaptain, we've got a tele- gm from Gibralter saying that youn h# contraband aboard. You may 8% trouble if yon make a clean brist,” ( Pontraband! Who told you that?” | Dh, we should have known without | thwire, That gentleman on the quay | the came overland, and he put us up | to pu.” { Indbaugh looked ashore, and saw a dal face that he knew well, He | witled and smiled, Then he said to | thaffioer: | fou may just as well stop those poor | bears from blistering their hands. | Xot won't find anything bere except { whi the men have in tha forecastle, | Yode done this journey fairly, Come | on and liqnor, and I'll tell you | all font it.” Tho Hindheugh gave an artistic ac- i coujof the whole transaction, and put | the fatter in such a light that the cus- | tombuse officer cordially congratulated | himpn having escaped without a slit weand,” Tq Jenny Jones went back to Gib- {raltda and Captain Hindbhsugh was veryarefal never to go ashore without | a copanion, Oue day he was passing | @ chadier’s shop when a sunken glitter lof drk eyes met him, qualfance, the chief Beorpion, was looky stilettoes and poison at him, jut linahaugh went by in his big, buriyway, and contented himself with settig on three watchmen every night dari hws stay, To this day he is pleas{ with himself! for having given the freigners a lesson in the elements of mdulity, and he does not fear their A visitor to Cuba says: Now I wish I conld tell you something abont the fair senorita which would picture her correctly in your eye- something that would tell you how attractive and allur~ ing she is In some things and how un- inviting in others, As a rule she moves along with a languishing ease that I was almost going to say reminded me of a duckling on its way to the nearest water, Bhe wears the most ridiculons small shoes, with prodigies of heels that are in about the centre of the foot. No wonder the dear creature cannot walk, The daughter of Cuba is not stylish in her bearing, she inclines too much to dumpling shape, but whatever she is, she 18 never what the Americans call “scrawny.” It is at the opera—at the Theater Tacon-—that you see her in all her elegance It is there she blooms in all eolors—secarlet, crimson, white and blue, Bhe wears no boavet or hat, Bhe ex- pects and wishes to be gazsd at and never seems conscious of it, Her fan is before her and she is going through those thousand and one graceful man- ners with it that only a Spanish weman knows the secret of. It opens and shuts, is waved, fluttered, flipped and flapped about till your head swims and you are only conscious of seeing a dizzy array of bright colors through which a pair of soft black eyes may be looking at you and through youas innocemtly as possible, I have nos seen the Havanese maiden within the sacred precincts of her home, but I have been told I have seen her at her best, under the floating gas lights of the plazaand at the opera, but 1 have heard a little gossip about them that I canuol refrain from giving you in this idie hour, They de say they are passionately foud of dress and sacrifice everything for personal adorn- ment, They will purchase costly jewels which sometimes they cannot afford and even forget to pay for. They are pas- sionately fond of perfumes and are con- tinually sprinkling themselves with ean kunivelone whit, HR OLEATE I, A Brave Naval Officer. Tharew of the United States steamer Powhsan was being exercised on the 21st ollast month while she was lying off Pa au Prince, and daring the ex- exclset a petty offiser fell from the yards, His body struck one of the guns ki shot through the porthole into the s¢ The Quartermaster, who was on dec at the time, immediately sprang overbard and brought the body along- side, 1% petty Hoer was found to be dead, the shock { tne fall on the deck having evidenwy killed him before the body fell into th water The sptain of a vessel which arrived from brit au Prince at New York, in descrilng what he had heard concern- ing the sad accident, says that the Quartenaster was sent for by the Com- mandenf the { the setty officer had been taken out ot the ‘ater, and that a oolloquy sub- stantial as follows took place: *“Doyou know the risk you ran in jumpin; overboard?” the Commander asked, “Butlittle risk, sir, I think; I'm good symmer.” “Butdid you kuow that the vessel has ben all day surrounded by sharks 7 “] di, sir,” “*Ancyet you went overboard?” “I tbught 1 might save a life, sir.” The pport of the Commander of the Powhasn will no doubt have an honor- sule motion of the brave Quartermas- ter. Te merchantcaptain who reports the inadents narrated above adds that the maz who was killed was buried with | military honors, the remains being es- jeorted o the cemetery by a guard of marines and the Catholie bishop and | his assytants being in attendance in their roves of office. The name of the {dead ran was uot ascertained by the | merchag captain, Four Bays Dia it. ’ board; I shall risk no more.’ | “Mercy me, Cap'n. { How did I know who you were? 1 see {I'm in it, you know, if the dimes are right?” “How?” { “Why, if the job's big enongh; you {stand off for a day. Go down to the | Bieeve, and hang sround, and I'll find you a customer,” “If you do, I'll pay you three hun- jdred pound as soon as his money's down,” “Done, then, My boat's not gone far, Whistle her, and 1'll go slap for Bristol. Never you mind for a day or two. How's your coals?” “They're all right, You scool now and etch your man over this way. I'll go hall-speed to the sou’-west for twelve hours, another twelve hours’ half-speed back. “You'll find us,” came back, and a Hebrew gentleman boarded the Jenny Jones from her. Af- ter a long inspeetion the visitor said: “Now look here, [ must heye a hundred per cent, margin out of this. What's your figures?” “Two thousand five hundred,” “Won't do, Say two and you pay the jackal out of that?” “Done. And how do you manage?” “I'll split the lot up among three Another pight passed, and the dawn was breaking coldly when the dirty sails of the trawlers came in might, Ship after ship had hailed Hind aud offered to tow him if hm happened to his engines, Ie knew he It was nothing-—nothing but the body {of a laboring man suspended to a limb | of a tred on Seventh street, moving like apendoum as the night wind swayed tit. A roman who was returning from | the groary caught sight of the ghastly | spectach and dropped two bars of soap { and a paind of candles on the walk and | ran screaming away, Two boys came { along ani took a skip through the mud jand raid a yell, and the driver of a milk wagon stopped his horses and rang his bell in a way to bring a dozen househollers out doors. A half circle was forupd about the tree, a policeman sent for, and a sudden hush fell upon the crowi, “Prosbly out of work and driven to it,” whispered ona, ‘No doubt be Lad trouble with his wife,” sighed a second, “Looki to me hke a man who had drained the cup of sorrow to its dregs,” said a third, By aadby a policeman came hurry- | ing along, pufling and blowing and fol- lowed by a crowd of boys. “Stand back! All of you stand back!” eried the «fficer, Nobody stood back, of course, “Now, lomebody get me a step-lad- der!” Fifteen or tweuty persons suggested that somebody run for the coroner, but no one sarted, A dozea others sug- gested that it was against the law to cut a down unless the coroner was present, ut the ladder came and the officer moanted it and opened his knife de cologne, spirit of lavender, ete., and | when the lady of the house wishes to sliow particular attention to her visitors she offers them perfumed waters, drop- ! ping it iu the bosoms of the ladies and on the handkerchiefs of the gentlemen, | They are usually good musicians and | most of them play the piano and guitar | and sing when they are not eating fool- | ish little sweets and bon-bous, Daring the sultry hours of mid-day, as they langmidly swing, swing, in their ham- | mocks, I have beard that they indulge | in their pure Havanas, rolling from out their ruby lips pretty little rings of smoke that quietly float away sad dis- i solve in thin air, it is when the dark- {eyed Cuban maiden falls in love with | some gay Lothario that your heart gosh out in pity for ker, She must always have some elderly dame with her—the inevitable duenna must be in constant | attendance upon the streets, When a i Cavan lady becomes a wile she is do- mestic, faithful and patient, devoted in | every word and thought to ber lord and | waster, to an extent! unknown among northern women, You never heard of | a woman's rights convention cr a Dor- | cas society all the fair island of | Cuba | Inthe streets you meet all manner of | strange-looking people. Spaniards, negroes, Cabans and Chinamen mix | hilariously together, It is hard to teil whether the white, the black, the black and white or the genuine and unaduliter- ated yellow are in the majority, The whites of Cuba are bBpaniards of old Spain, or Cabaus, sons of the soil, very much diflering from each other in per- son and political belief, yet alike in the general coaracteristics which come of blood and race, The Cuban of Havana is a born dandy. He pinches his feet in agonizing shoes that run out toa point and turned up like a butten-hook His shirt collars are prodigies and his whole head is sunk down and hidden within them, while the little display of bosom is plastered over with jewelry of the gandiest nature. On his hands are rings set with high-colored gems, while the nails of his fingers grow long like those of a Chinese nobleman. When you shake hands with him you feel as if you had grasped some damp, wet peany- a-grab cigars, with ciay mouth-pieces to them. His coat, which seems te have been made for a taller man, always has ths appearance of trying to creep over the back of his neck, but his pants are his crowning glory, Commencing small at the top, they continue to enlarge as they run downwards, much after the style of a cornucopia. Each leg looks like a couple of long belle, Altogether, be is a tropical dude. 1 have spoken of his general appearance as farcical, and so you will find the largest number of them in Havana, for there is no city in the world that has so many youths engaged exclusively in smoking paper cigars and fondling canes, and to whom personal adorament is the sole ambition of their lives. Yet with all his vanity he is courtly and elegant in manner, for he comes of a race among whom courtesy and deference and amiable demeanor are oardinal virtues. When he enters the dining-room of a hotal be salutes all, even those who are strangers to him, with an sir of defer- ence and courtesy. He coaverses with a lady on the street and Lis hat is always heid in his hand. He is never obira- sive or noisy, but moves about in the calm mauner of one to the manner born, ———————— A Bisse avenue child tried to say yesterday, "A little of that is " but said, **Too much of that is enough.” Then, somewhat disconoerted at the laugh this raised, sho corrected herself, and said, “*Evsough of that is too mach,” Mus, Pisarmon rhein a man “holding his seat in or thirty yoars,” and shecan’t understand why ete he 1s an member will steal it if he takes his hands off it. mn sid
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