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TRINIDAD : THEN AND NOW. 



say this was an immoral proceeding ; perhaps so, but 

 the immorality — if immorality there was — consisted 

 in the act and not in the telling of it. If the children 

 learned a portion of history that day so did I. 



But to resume, as a guide to my visitors enjoying 

 this trip. The steamer passes from Toco down the 

 coast, most of which is in that ward, and ships the co- 

 coa, which forms the chief produce, at various places. 

 We will not land, as we are close enough to the shore 

 to thoroughly enjoy the scenery and admire the 

 hardihood and bravery of the boatmen as they toil 

 through a not at all times smooth sea ; how they 

 overtop the mighty rollers must seem to you, as it 

 often did to me from where we sit, an almost impos- 

 sible task ; but they do it and do it well. There are 

 many places of call but I do not advise a landing as 

 we can see all there is to be seen from our safer seat 

 on deck. I will, however, name them in their order, 

 Sans Souci, Grand Riviere, and occasionally Petite 

 Riviere, Matelot — the scene of the school story, Blan- 

 chisseuse — the White Washerwoman, on account of 

 the white rolling breakers, Las Cuevas and Maracas 

 Bay both of which are majestic bays and described 

 in " Casual Wanderings No. 2," and the ship generally 

 passes the night in one of them, and if moonlight it is 

 sublime. Leaving one of these bays in the morning 

 we gently steam along the north coast and come in 

 sight of the coast of Venezuela, the old Spanish 

 Main, of Buccaneer and Freebooter's times, and pass- 

 ing Macqueripe Bay — the intended site of a hotel, we 

 enter the boca, passing the numerous islands and at 



