CHAPTER xiir. 



Battle of Cerro Gordo — Jalapa — Vanilla Plant — Convent 

 of San Francisco — Playing the Bear — Mexican Courtship 

 — Lover's Guide — Ancient Population — Village of San Juan 

 Primeval Forest — Lj'copodiums — Giant Trees — Paroquets — 

 Return to Veracruz 133 



CHAPTER XIV. 



City of Vera Cruz — A City of the Dead — Population — 

 Plaza — Alameda — Zopilote — Poor Harbor — Coral Reefs — 

 Abundant Invertebrate Life — Crabs — Mullusks — Sad Accident 

 — Journey Home ^ 139 



