PUBLIC GARDEN. 
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about. There is no lack either of noisy children 
or of mangy curs ; Indians in straw hats are occa- 
sionally met; and from time to time stalking 
solemnly along are priests in sable garments. Not 
the least characteristic and interesting personages 
in the crowd are the gay chattering Negresses, with 
gaudy handkerchiefs bound round their heads, who 
bear large baskets of bananas, oranges, and guavas. 
It is really quite refreshing to leave the Kue da 
Eieta and stroll into the public garden, on the right 
of the city, by the water-side, where the rather 
pretty walks arc shaded by umbrageous theobroma 
and mango trees, and where you feel the comfort 
of a cool and quiet retreat after the heat, noise, and 
bustle of the crowded streets. 
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