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money, by publishing an illustrated account of their 

 rambles ; and, by dipping a little into the history of 

 their native land (of which so many in Trinidad 

 are ignorant) as disclosed to them by many of the 

 scenes over which they pass, thus gaining for them- 

 selves and imparting to others useful knowledge, 

 apart from that taught at school. Many English 

 magazines would be glad to receive, publish and pay 

 for such matter. 



The boys indicated are to be equipped as " Boy 

 Scouts," and a band consisting of one, at least, with 

 a taste for, and a slight knowledge of, sketching ; 

 one with a good handy kodak ; one possessing the 

 faculty of descriptive writing, — an attainment 

 which, if practised, can be easily acquired — could, I 

 think, find such rambles a pleasant and perhaps a 

 profitable occupation. 



I know of nothing so interesting as listening to 

 a person who has a thorough knowledge of the places 

 and things of interest in his native land and who ds 

 able to converse intelligently on, and describe them. 



In order to give an idea of what I suggest, I will, 

 in imagination, accompany them as a guide, taking 

 them over some of the places that I have, time with- 

 out number, passed over and enjoyed. These jour- 

 neys can be divided into stages, and will take ten or 

 twelve trips to be successfully accomplished, and 

 may be spread over three or four vacations. 



We will begin a visit on a Saturday afternoon to 

 the 1 1 Oval ' ' cricket ground, where we take our seats 

 in the members' pavilion, takeout our sketch and 



