OUR
ARTIST IN CUBA,
PERU, SPAIN AND ALGIERS.

CONTENTS.

• An Apology.
   
• PART I.—CUBA, Page 5
   
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Peruvian Sketches.
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• PART II.—PERU, Page 57
   
  • 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'œil In Lima.
  • Last Day At Lima.
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• PART III.—SPAIN, Page 109
   
  • 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.
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• PART IV.—ALGIERS, Page131
   
  • 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.

AN APOLOGY.

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.

PART I.

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CUBA.

THE START.—THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA.
AT SEA.

First day out.—The wind freshens up a trifle as we get outside Sandy Hook; but our artist says he is'nt sea-sick, for he never felt better in his life.

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

A "Booby"—as seen from the ship's deck.

A "Booby"—as seen on the ship's deck.

ARRIVAL AT HAVANA.

A side elevation of the colored gentleman who carried our luggage from the small boat to the Custom House.

STREETS OF HAVANA.—CALLE MERCADERES.

The first volante driver that our artist saw in Havana.

VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW AT THE HOTEL ALMY.

The old Convent and Bell Tower of the Church of San Francisco,—now used as a Custom House.

STREETS OF HAVANA.—CALLE TENIENTE RE.

A Cuban Cart and its Motive Power.—Ye patient Donkey.

AT THE CAFE LOUVRE.

Manners and Customs of a Cuban with a Cold in his Head.

THE [WICKED] FLEA OF HAVANA.

THE NATIONAL VEHICLE OF HAVANA.

Manner and Custom of Harnessing ye Animiles to ye Cuban Volante.

A COCK-FIGHT IN CUBA.

I.—Chanticleer as he goes in.

II.—Chanticleer considerably "played out."

STREETS OF HAVANA.—CALLE LAMPARILLA.

The cool and airy style in which they dress the rising colored generation of Havana.

THE CUBAN TOOTH-PICK.

Two ways of carrying it—behind the ear, and in the back-hair.

THE CAPTAIN GENERAL'S QUINTA.

View of the Canal and Cocoa Tree; looking East from the Grotto.

THE DOMESTIC INSECTS OF HAVANA.

Agitation of the Better-Half of Our Artist, upon entering her chamber and making their acquaintance.

A LITTLE EPISODE IN THE CALLE BARRATILLO.

A slight difference arises between the housekeeper's cat and the butcher's dog, who has just come out in his summer costume.

STREETS OF HAVANA.—CALLE COMPOSTELLA.

The Free Negro.—An every-day scene, when the weather is fine.

AN INTERIOR IN HAVANA.

Kitchen, chief-cook and bottle-washer in the establishment of Mrs. Franke, out on the "Cerro."

HEADS OF THE PEOPLE.

A portrait of the young lady, whose family (after considerable urging) consents to take in our washing.

PRIMITIVE HABITS OF THE NATIVES.

Washing in Havana.—$4 00 a dozen in gold.

WASHING IN HAVANA.

I.—My pantaloons as they went in.       II.—My pantaloons as they came out.

CARNIVAL IN HAVANA.

A Masquerade at the Tacon Theatre.—Types of Costume, with a glimpse of the "Cuban Dance" in the background.

A MASK BALL AT THE TACON.

Our artist mixes in the giddy dance, and falls desperately in love with this sweet creature—but

LATER IN THE EVENING,

When the "sweet creature" unmasks, our Artist suddenly recovers from his fit of admiration. Alas! beauty is but mask deep.

STREETS OF HAVANA—CALLE OBRAPIA.

The Cuban Wheelbarrow—In Repose.

STREETS OF HAVANA—CALLE O'REILLY.

The Cuban Wheelbarrow—In action.

Our Artist forms the praiseworthy determination of studying the Spanish language, and devotes three hours to the enterprise.

BED-ROOMS IN CUBA.

The Scorpion of Havana,—encountered in his native jungle.

SEA-BATHS IN HAVANA.

Our Artist having prepared himself for a jolly plunge, inadvertently observes an insect peculiar to the water, and rather thinks he won't go in just now.

HOTELS IN HAVANA.

A cheerful Chinese Chambermaid (?) at the Fonda de Ingleterra, outside the walls.

HIGH ART IN HAVANA.

A gay (but slightly mutilated) old plaster-of-Paris girl, that I found in one of the avenues of the Bishop's Garden, on the "Cerro."

LOCOMOTION IN THE COUNTRY.

A Cuban Planter going into town with his plunder.

SHOPPING IN HAVANA.

THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE OF HAVANA.

Our Artist indulges in a panale frio (a sort of lime-ade), at the Café Dominica, and gets so "set up," that he vows he won't go home till morning.

THE LIZARDS OF CUBA.

Our Artist, on an entomological expedition in the Bishop's Garden, is disagreeably surprised to find such sprightly specimens.

SMOKING IN HAVANA.

An English acquaintance of Our Artist wants a light for his paper segar; whereupon the waiter, according to custom, brings a live coal.

THE MUSQUITOS OF HAVANA.

A midsummer's night dream.—Our Artist is just the least bit disturbed in his rest, and gently remonstrates.

PUBLIC SERVANTS IN CUBA.