XVIII. THE JOURNEY BY NIGHT FROM MEXICO CITY--OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA COAST--THE ANCIENT CITY OF VERA CRUZ, 198
XIX. VOYAGING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF YUCATAN FROM VERA CRUZ TO PROGRESSO AND HAVANA, 210
XX. THE CITY OF “HABANA”--INCIDENTS OF A DAY’S SOJOURN IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL, 220
XXI. CUBA--THE FORTRESS OF LA CABAÑA, 236
XXII. CUBA--HER FERTILE SUGAR LANDS--MATANZAS BY THE SEA, 247
XXIII. CUBA--THE TOBACCO LANDS OF GUANAJAY--THE TOWN AND THE BAY OF MARIEL, 259
Facing Page THE SIX COMRADES OF CAMP FLAP-JACK, 1881, 3 A VISTA OF MEXICO (_Frontispiece_), 15 LOG CABIN OF KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEER, 19 PICKING COTTON, MISSISSIPPI, 21 JACKSON STATUE, 28 THE CABILDO, 30 HAULING COTTON, NEW ORLEANS, 32 ALONG THE LEVEE, NEW ORLEANS, 34 ANCIENT FRENCH PAVEMENTS, 39 THE ALAMO, 41 OLD SPANISH CONVENT, 42 THE DESOLATE PLAINS, 46 AWAITING OUR TRAIN, 49 MULES CARRYING CORN, 51 A CARGADORE BEARING VEGETABLES, 53 PATIO, HOTEL ITURBIDE, 55 A SNAP-SHOT FOR A CENTAVO, 56 CARGADORES TOTING CASKS, 57 MY PROTECTORS OF THE MARKET, 58 ERRAND BOYS OF THE MARKET, 58 A RANCHERRO DUDE, 60 THE CATHEDRAL--MEXICO CITY, 62 LA CASA DE AZULEJOS--NOW JOCKEY CLUB, 64 PLEASED WITH MY CAMERA, 67 VOLCANO DE POPOCATEPETL, 69 A PULQUE PEDDLER, 71 A FRIEND OF MY KODAK, 72 DULCE VENDER, 73 VOLCANO DE IZTACCIHUATL, 74 SETTING A BANDERILLA, 76 TEASING EL TORO, 78 THE GARDENS OF CHAPULTEPEC, 81 MANZANILLO’S FATAL THRUST, 83 JUAREZ’ TOMB AND WREATHS OF SILVER, 85 THE TREE WHERE CORTEZ WEPT, EL NOCHE TRISTE, 87 LAKE PATZCUARO, 90 OUR DEPARTURE--FONDA DILIGENCIA, 92 THE DISMANTLED CONVENT, PATZCUARO, 94 IZUS AND EL PADRE, 96 THE HIGHWAY TO THE PACIFIC, 101 NEARING ARIO, 103 A MILK RANCH NEAR ARIO, 106 THE AUTHOR--PLAZA GRANDE, ARIO, 108 THE DISTANT CORDILLERA, 113 BEGGING A CENTAVO, 115 THE JEFE POLITICO AND SOLDIERS, 117 TRANSFERRING THE PRISONER, 119 COOLING THE HORSES--RANCHO NUEVO, 121 A WILD FIG-TREE--LA PLAYA, 122 VOLCANO DE JORULLO, 124 RANCHO SAN PEDRO, 126 IN FLIGHT FROM MY KODAK, 128 THE ANCIENT STAMP MILL, 131 COPPER ORE DUMPS--LA CHINA MINES, 133 MOVING A MANSION, 135 BRINGING OUT THE ORE--LA CHINA MINES, 137 WASHING COPPER ORE, 138 AN ANCIENT DUMP OF COPPER ORE, 140 THE LLANOS--HAWK POISED UPON AN ORGAN CACTUS, 142 ARRANGING A BATTLE, 146 THE VICTOR, 146 VAQUEROS CROSSING THE RIO DE LAS BALSAS, 150 THE LANDING, RIO DE LAS BALSAS, 154 THE MIGHTY CORDILLERA, 158 A FLOCK OF SHEEP NEAR ARIO, 165 A STREET SCENE--PATZCUARO, 167 A VISTA IN MORELIA, 170 THE CATHEDRAL OF MORELIA, 172 A WILD OTOME IN FLIGHT FROM MY KODAK, 181 A DILIGENCIA--TOLUCA, 183 A SNAP-SHOT THROUGH A DOORWAY--TOLUCA, 186 SUSPICIOUS OF MY CAMERA, 188 MY COCHA--CUERNAVACA, 193 SHRINE OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALOUPE--CUERNAVACA, 195 THE BORDA GARDENS--CUERNAVACA, 197 AZTEC INDIANS--MEXICO CITY, 199 VOLCANO DE ORIZABA, 202 THE MUNICIPAL PALACE--VERA CRUZ, 204 THE TAME VULTURES OF VERA CRUZ, 206 A NOBLE PALM, 208 A STREET OF VERA CRUZ, 211 THE LITTLE BOYS LEAVING OUR SHIP, 213 OFF FOR PROGRESSO, 215 THE HARBOR OF HAVANA, 218 A SPANISH HOTEL--HAVANA, 220 CALLE OBISPO--HAVANA, 222 THE CATHEDRAL--HAVANA, 227 THE FIRST GREENSWARD--HAVANA, 229 SELLING VEGETABLES--HAVANA, 231 A CORNER OF THE MARKET--HAVANA, 234 THE FORTRESS OF LA CABAÑA, 236 THE ENTRANCE TO LA CABAÑA, 238 WHERE PATRIOTS WERE SHOT--LA CABAÑA, 243 A SPANISH PARK--MATANZAS, 247 THE WRECK OF THE MAINE, 250 A GLIMPSE OF MATANZAS, 254 DRESSED FOR THE DAY, 259 ALONG THE MILITARY ROAD--A CEIBA TREE, 263 THE BAY OF MARIEL, 266 WRECK OF THE ALFONSO XII, 270 KEY WEST LIGHT--THE SOUTHERN EXTREMITY OF THE UNITED STATES, 277 MAP OF MY JOURNEY, 283