Opening
OUR
ARTIST IN CUBA,
PERU, SPAIN AND ALGIERS.
LEAVES FROM
THE SKETCH-BOOK OF A TRAVELLER.
1864-1868.
BY
GEORGE W. CARLETON.
"Let observation, with expansive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru."
NEW YORK:
Copyright, 1877, by
G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers.
LONDON: S. LOW & CO.
MDCCCLXXVII.
OUR ARTIST, [Illustration: colophon] HIS MARK.
AN APOLOGY.
The Author of these unpretending little wayside sketches offers them to the Public with the hesitating diffidence of an Amateur. The publication a few years ago, of a portion of the drawings was attended with so flattering a reception, that a new edition being called for, it is believed a few more Leaves from the same vagabond sketch-book may not be intrusive.
The out-of-the-way sort of places in which the Author's steps have led him, must always present the most enticing subjects for a comic pencil; and although no attempt is here made to much more than hint at the oranges and volantes of Cuba, the earthquakes and buzzards of Peru, the donkeys and beggars of Spain, or the Arabs and dates of Algiers, yet sketches made upon the spot, with the crispy freshness of a first impression, cannot fail in suggesting at least a panoramic picture of such grotesque incidents as these strange Countries furnish.
The drawings are merely the chance results of leisure moments; and Our Artist, in essaying to convey a ray of information through the glasses of humor, has simply multiplied with printers' ink his pocket-book of sketches, which, although caricatures, are exaggerations of actual events, jotted down on the impulse of the moment, for the same sort of idle pastime as may possibly lead the reader to linger along its ephemeral pages.
NEW YORK, Christmas, 1877.
I. CUBA
CUBAN SKETCHES.
SICK TRANSIT. THE SPANISH TONGUE.
TWO BOOBIES. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
A COLORED HERCULES. AN AGREEABLE BATH.
THE CUBAN JEHU. A CELESTIAL MAID.
IGLESIA SAN FRANCISCO. A STATUE ON A BUST.
A CUBAN MOTIVE. A TAIL UNFOLDED.
AN INFLUENZA. MONEY IN THY PURSE.
FLEE FOR SHELTER. SUGAR AND WATER.
THE RIDE. GREEN FIELDS.
A COCK-FIGHT. A SEGAR WELL-LIGHTED.
RATHER COOL. SHALL REST BE FOUND.
TAKE YOUR PICK. ALL ABOARD.
A SPANISH RETREAT. THE MATANZAS CAVE.
SPIDERS AND RATS. HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
BELLIGERENTS. A SHADY RETREAT.
MATERFAMILIAS. A SPANISH GROCER.
CULINARY DEPARTMENT. COLORED HELP.
A BUNDLE OF CLOTHES. VERY MOORISH.
A BUTTON-SMASHER. CHACUN A SON GOUT.
WHITE PANTALOONS. NATURE'S RESTORER.
CARNIVAL ACQUAINTANCE. AGRICULTURAL.
BEAUTY AT THE BALL. A COT IN THE VALLEY.
A DISAPPOINTMENT. A COLORED BEAUTY.
DOLCE FAR NIENTE. CORNER STONES.
LOCOMOTION. A SUDDEN DEPARTURE.
THE START.--THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA. AT SEA.
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
ARRIVAL AT HAVANA.
STREETS OF HAVANA.--CALLE MERCADERES.
VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW AT THE HOTEL ALMY.
STREETS OF HAVANA.--CALLE TENIENTE RE.
AT THE CAFE LOUVRE.
THE [WICKED] FLEA OF HAVANA.
Part II
THE NATIONAL VEHICLE OF HAVANA.
A COCK-FIGHT IN CUBA.
STREETS OF HAVANA.--CALLE LAMPARILLA.
THE CUBAN TOOTH-PICK.
THE CAPTAIN GENERAL'S QUINTA.
THE DOMESTIC INSECTS OF HAVANA.
A LITTLE EPISODE IN THE CALLE BARRATILLO.
STREETS OF HAVANA.--CALLE COMPOSTELLA.
AN INTERIOR IN HAVANA.
HEADS OF THE PEOPLE.
PRIMITIVE HABITS OF THE NATIVES.
WASHING IN HAVANA.
CARNIVAL IN HAVANA.
A MASK BALL AT THE TACON.
LATER IN THE EVENING,
STREETS OF HAVANA--CALLE OBRAPIA.
STREETS OF HAVANA--CALLE O'REILLY.
FIRST HOUR! SECOND HOUR!! THIRD HOUR!!!
BED-ROOMS IN CUBA.
SEA-BATHS IN HAVANA.
HOTELS IN HAVANA.
HIGH ART IN HAVANA.
LOCOMOTION IN THE COUNTRY.
SHOPPING IN HAVANA.
THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF HAVANA.
THE LIZARDS OF CUBA.
SMOKING IN HAVANA.
THE MUSQUITOS OF HAVANA.
PUBLIC SERVANTS IN CUBA.
ONE OF THE SENSATIONS IN CUBA.
THE GREAT CAVE NEAR MATANZAS.
THE OUTSKIRTS OF MATANZAS.
ARCHITECTURE IN MATANZAS.
A CAFFETAL NEAR MATANZAS.
THE PICTURESQUE IN MATANZAS.
A SUGAR PLANTATION, NEAR THE YUMORI.
A BED-CHAMBER IN MATANZAS.
ECONOMY IS WEALTH.
THE SUBURBS OF CALABAZAR.
PLANTATIONS NEAR MARIANAO.
ARCHITECTURE IN HAVANA.
LAST NIGHT IN HAVANA.
II. PERU
PERUVIAN SKETCHES.
FRIENDLY COUNSELS. GOOD FOR DIGESTION.
A DISAGREEABLE BERTH. AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
A COLORED RECEPTION. WHO KNOWS? (NOSE).
THE NAKED TRUTH. DISCRETION IN VALOR.
A PANAMA LAUNDRESS. BLACK WARRIORS.
A MAN FOR A' HAT. MUSIC HATH CHARMS.
DOMESTIC BLISS. A CHARIOT RACE.
A BIT OF A CHURCH. AN ANTIQUE.
HOT WEATHER. FAMILY ARRANGEMENT.
WHAT AN ASS! HEADS OF THE PEOPLE.
A HAPPY FAMILY. BY THEIR FRUITS.
LAND AT LAST. A BEAST OF BURDEN.
CALLAO CATHEDRAL. A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
A BAGGAGE TRAIN. A RUNAWAY.
CATHEDRAL AT LIMA. THE LIGHT FANTASTIC.
A WATER-CARRIER. A ROOSTER.
A BAG OF CUFFEY. A CHIME OF BELLS.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER. DOG-DAYS.
A CHINA BOWL OF SOUP. PORK BUSINESS.
THING OF BEAUTY. WHEN SHALL WE THREE.
FONDEST HOPES DECAY. UNHAND ME!
RAT-IFICATION MEETING. NOTHING VENTURE.
A BACK SEAT. A GREAT SELL.
AN EXCELLENT VIEW. A BEGGARLY SHOW.
BREAD-BASKETS. A DEAD-HEAD.
THE START--STEAMSHIP "HENRY CHAUNCEY." FROM NEW YORK TO ASPINWALL.
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
ARRIVAL AT ASPINWALL.
ISTHMUS OF DARIEN.
A VIEW IN PANAMA.
AN AFTERNOON AT PANAMA.
A STREET SCENE IN PANAMA.
IN THE BAY OF PANAMA.
STEAMSHIP "CHILE." FROM PANAMA TO CALLAO.
PAYTA--A SEAPORT IN PERU.
NATURAL HISTORY IN PERU.
ARRIVAL AT CALLAO--THE HARBOR.
ARCHITECTURE IN CALLAO.
ARRIVAL AT LIMA.
THE CATHEDRAL AT LIMA.
DOMESTICS IN PERU.
A PERUVIAN COOK.
STREETS OF LIMA--CALLE JUDIOS.
CELESTIALS IN PERU.
DOLCE FAR NIENTE--A DREAM OF PERU.
THE SAD REALITY.
BEDROOMS IN PERU.
STREETS OF LIMA.--CALLE PALACIO.
STREETS OF LIMA--CALLE PLATEROS.
OCCUPATIONS IN LIMA.
CARRIAGES AND PAVEMENTS IN LIMA.
COSTUMES IN LIMA.--THE SAYA Y MANTO.
HEAD-DRESSES IN LIMA.--THE MANTO.
REVOLUTIONS IN PERU.
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
MARTIAL MUSIC IN PERU.
FINE ARTS IN PERU.
DARK AGES OF PERU.
LOCOMOTION IN SOUTH AMERICA.
HAIR-DRESSING IN LIMA.
A FRUIT-STALL AT CHORRILLOS.
SHOPPING IN PERU.
THE FLEAS OF LIMA.
THE LLAMAS OF PERU.
TERPSICHORE IN PERU.
CHURCH ORNAMENTS IN LIMA.
THE BELLS OF LIMA.
PERUVIAN BARK--IN THE ROUGH.
TRANSPORTATION IN PERU.
PRIESTS AND FRIARS OF LIMA.
ENTOMOLOGY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
LOTTERIES IN PERU.
CURIOSITIES OF PERU.
A COUP D'OEIL IN LIMA.
LAST DAY AT LIMA.
III. SPAIN
A SPANISH OVERCOAT.
HACKMEN IN SPAIN.
A CITIZEN OF VALLADOLID.
A MADRID HAT.
LOTTERIES IN SPAIN.
SIGHT-SEEING IN SPAIN.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
A RAIL-ROAD OFFICIAL.
ARCHITECTURE IN CORDOVA.
BALCONIES IN SEVILLE.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
A BARBAROUS PROCEEDING.
A CAFÉ IN SEVILLE.
TYPES OF SPANISH CHARACTER.
SPANISH STAGE-COACHES.
LOCOMOTION IN SPAIN.
THE SPANISH GUITAR.
BEGGARS IN SPAIN.
THE ALHAMBRA.
THE ALHAMBRA.
A SPANISH VEGETABLE MARKET.
IV. ALGIERS
LANDING IN AFRICA.
AN ARAB BEGGAR.
AFRICAN WATER CARRIERS.
BED-ROOMS IN AFRICA.
ANOTHER ARAB BEGGAR.
LOCOMOTION IN AFRICA.
COSTUMES IN AFRICA.
SOLDIERS IN AFRICA.
A STREET IN ALGIERS.
MANUFACTURES IN AFRICA.
MOORISH SHOP-KEEPER.
FINE ARTS IN AFRICA.
JARDIN D'ESSAI, ALGIERS.
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=THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO.=
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The annual statement, submitted last January, and accepted by the State Commissioner of Insurance as correct, shows the assets to be $4,654,274, and the surplus, as already stated, to be over $800,000, or more than twenty per cent, of all the liabilities.
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Its officers are among the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of New York. JAMES BUELL, Esq., the President, is the President of the Importers and Traders' Bank, a man whose name is a synonym for integrity and skill in finance, and its stockholders are men equally well known in business circles, and hold an equal share of public esteem.
=Organized 1850.=
=JAMES BUELL, President.=
C. P. FRALEIGH, Sec'y. T. H. BROSNAN, Supt. Agencies.
HENRY W. BALDWIN,
Supt. Middle Department,
Office: Drexel Building, cor. Wall & Broad Streets,
NEW YORK.
OUR
=ARTIST IN CUBA,=
PERU, SPAIN AND ALGIERS
BY
GEORGE W. CARLETON.
Price
50 Cents.