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in every stage of dilapidation, brim- 

 less crowns and crownless brims, caps 

 of various materials, one even of fur, 

 were among the head coverings we 

 noted. The women often wore flower 

 and ribbon -trimmed hats over turbans. 

 Whenever the conditions were not 

 favorable for us to go ashore we never 

 ceased to be amused by watching the 

 loading from the vessel's deck. The 

 streets and footpaths leading from the 

 surrounding hills and mountains to the 

 little coast village near which our vessel 

 was anchored were sometimes thronged 

 with carts of fruit drawn by single 

 mules and pairs of mules or oxen, or 

 donkeys with deep panniers hanging 

 from each side, a negro woman or child 

 perched on top guiding the animal with 

 a single rope fastened about its nose, 

 and pedestrians, men and women, also 

 loaded with bananas, the men carrying 



