CHAPTER XXVII.....424

From Matanzas to Havana--Buzzards--Description of El Moro Castle, A.D. 1519--Captured, 1619, by Sir George Pocock--El Moro like the Venetian "Bridge of Sighs"--Havana a century since--Its harbor and fleet of ships--Architecture of the houses--Narrow streets--A view from El San Carlos Hotel--Beautiful moonlight on the bay--El Paseo--French coaches--Residence of the Captain-general--Ladies shopping in _volantes_--Market-house--Mules, panniers, etc.--Working-class receive an early supply of grace--No Sabbath here--"Lottera"--Beggars--Description of the cathedral--Bishop--Acolytes--Organ--Tomb of Columbus--Santo Christobal--His life and mission as Christ-bearer--Cemetario de Espeda--Its walls, vaults, tablets, inscriptions--Three bodies for sepulture--The poor without coffins--The Protestant dead not admitted in Catholic grounds--Fragility of promises in Cuba.

A Ramble into the Early History of Florida.....439

Florida Gazetteer, etc.....481

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