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CONTENTS.


LETTER THE FIRST.
Departure of the "Norma" — Last Look of New York Bay — Fellow Passengers — Contrary Winds — Deceitful Appearances — Sun-set in Southern Latitudes — Seas passed over by Columbus — Varied Occupations on Ship-board — Berry Islands — Bahama Banks — Evening in a Tropical Sea — L. E. L. — Pan of Matanzas — Morro Castle-Bay of Havana — Arrival — Handsome House in Havana — Sights and Sounds, 1
LETTER THE SECOND
Havana Aristocracy — Lucia de Lammermoor — La Rossi and Montresor — Brig of War — Countess de V —— a — Dinner at H —— a's — Southerly Winds — View from the Balcony — Quinta of Count V —— a — San Cristobal — Mass at San Felipe — Erard Harp — Dinner at General M —— o's — A Desert at Havana — Queen of Spain's Birth-day — Dinner at the Yutendencia — La Pantanelli — Theatre of Tacon — Railroad — Cure by Lightning — Shops — Ball at the Countess F —— a's — Last Visit — Souvenirs, 16
LETTER THE THIRD
Departure in the Jason — Spanish Captain and Officers — Life on Board a Man of War — "Balances" — Fishing — "Le Petit Tambour" — Cocoa-nuts — A Norte — Spanish Proverb — Peak of Orizava — Theory and Practice — Norte Chocolatero — Contrary Winds — Chain of Mountains — Goleta, 26