living. And I think nearly all the milk the inhabitants
of the city has is goat's milk for I saw plenty of them
and no cows. These goats had bags as large as cows,
some of them came within an inch or 2 of the ground. We
came into the town and what first caught our eyes was a
cricket ground. Then we saw 2 very large hotels ~ one
really looked like one of our modern fine frame buildings
in Monroe ~ something like Dr. Brewer's house only much
larger. It made a beautiful appearance in contrast with
the low stone houses & shops all around. Then we came
to a nice large garden where was a very large house and
we were told that an Englishman lived there. We saw in
one small field corn that had already ripened and in
some others joining corn that looked like it was 2 or

3 weeks old. Then 2 very pretty little parks with nice
geraniums in full bloom. The climate here is the most
delightful I ever saw. I would like to have my best
girl as my wife and stay here 2 or 3 months during the
winter. I would like to climb those beautiful mountains
and stand on the top and look down on the clouds. I saw
the clouds gathered about 1/2 way up the mountains and
in some of the hollows up the side and still above were
the tops of the Mts. It was beautiful ~ Oh, my! We
went to the post office, but that place would not be
opened until 6:30 and so we went around to a market the
which was all alive with people, and there Morrison & I
laid in a supply of Oranges, apples, bananas & Figs.
Fruit is very cheap, real nice oranges just from the
trees and with a green twig or leaf on each one. Then
we came back to the P. 0. & posted our letters and took
a cab and went to a hotel and had a real good breakfast,
about 11 o'clock a.m. Then we went to the pier and I
gave the fruit to M. who went to the ship & I stayed on
land awhile longer. I wanted to go to the top of one

of those peaks but was told that the ship would start
out again about 2 o'clock and did not dare risk so after
walking out on that enormous sand mountain & came back
to the ship myself. After dinner I thought we should
start every minute but we did not get stocked up with
coal & water until 5 o'clock pam. I had plenty of time
if I had only known it. Our ship was crowded with
people who had oranges, apples, nuts, canary birds, etc.
One boy, naked, except a cloth around his loins, would
dive down into the sea and get a Frank or a sixpence
which someone would throw in. It was wonderful how he
could dive. He seemed to be only about 12 or 13 years
