CHAPTER V 



Santa Lucia to Azucar 



Thursday, May 14th. At a very early hour in 

 the morning, Torre, Simpson, Clapp, and I left 

 the schooner in the auxiliary amid a salvo of 

 shouts consigning us to the care of God. Our 

 equipment for the journey to Azucar, reduced to 

 the very minimum, was all packed within one 

 canvas bag that could be thrown over a saddle. 

 The personal allowance for each consisted of one 

 complete change of clothes. There were also some 

 bags, small boxes, and bottles of spirit for speci- 

 mens. We took neither provisions nor firearms; 

 they are not required in Cuba. The food problem 

 in most islands of the Antilles can only be solved 

 in one way by the wanderer from the beaten path 

 and that is by taking the essentials along. In 

 Cuba there seems to be no region so remote but 

 that some natives can be found, and wherever a 



native house is met, there is always food to be had 



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