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Beautiful scenery—associations, 81
Discoveries of Columbus.—The island groups, 82
The shores of the continent, 83
The Columbian sea, 84
The common lot of genius, 85
Sufferings of the great.—Cervantes,—Hylander, &c., 86
Associations, historical and romantic, 87
Shores of the Columbian sea, 88
Wonderful changes wrought by time, 89
Peculiar characteristics of this sea, 90
Arrival at Vera Cruz.—Peak of Orizaba 90
Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, 91
The harbor and the city 92
Best view from the water—houses—churches, 93
Suburbs—population, 94
Health—early history, 95
The old and new towns of Vera Cruz, 96


CHAPTER VI.

Santa anna de tamaulipas and its vicinity, 97

The old and new towns of Tampico, 97
The French Hotel, 98
Early history of Tampico.—Grijalva, 98
Situation of the new town—health, 99
Commerce of the place—smuggling, 100
Foreign letters—mails, 101
Buildings—wages—rents—tone of morals, 102
Gambling almost universal, 103
The army.—The Cargadores, 104
The Market Place—monument to Santa Anna, 105
A national dilemma, 106
"The Bluff"—Pueblo Viejo, 107
Visit to Pueblo Viejo, 108
Its desolate appearance.—"La Fuente," 109
Return at sunset.—Beautiful scenery, 110
The Rancheros of Mexico, 110
The Arrieros, 111
A home comparison, 111


CHAPTER VII.