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they are enabled to get a good view of one another. There were no coons in the promenade, I believe, except a few old mammies in charge of white children. Once around was enough for us, & we sat down to look about. I recognized several of the trees, such as Coccoloba, called Wild Almond here, Oleander, Cassia (not the cassia bark), and so on. In about an hour we tired of the place, so we went to a bar and had a glass of limeade which was very good. Cigarets are very cheap - 20 for 5¢ - but a small box of wax matches cost me five cents. We went back to the wharf ahead of time, but did not get on shore

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until 10.30 or so. The vessel started unloading cargo soon after we got in, & kept it up till midnight, and all next day till 5 o'clock.

On Monday the 5th we went ashore about 9. The others left me while I bought a thin flannel suit and got a haircut. The barber shop was well fitted up, & the only peculiar thing was the way the barber began by powder-puffing my neck profusely. I avoided his final powder, but not his hair oil. The process cost $.35.

The rest of the party had gone off, so I set out to the east to collect some plants, not forgetting to take Chippy's bottle with me, altho I got with it was a bee.