India rubber world . roof, andwhile they were not as poisonous asmany thought 1 might not care to sharemy couch with them. I slept under ablanket, it was so cool, and awoke tofind awaiting me, at the end of a palmthatched corridor, a fine shower planters have them, but Mr. Har-veys English blood, so it is said, im-pelled him to build this before he hada roof on his house. It was certainly agreat luxury, and one to which mythought often turned when later Iawoke from a nights alleged sleep in apassenger coach or native hut. The day was Sunday and we had coffee and rolls soon afterrising
India rubber world . roof, andwhile they were not as poisonous asmany thought 1 might not care to sharemy couch with them. I slept under ablanket, it was so cool, and awoke tofind awaiting me, at the end of a palmthatched corridor, a fine shower planters have them, but Mr. Har-veys English blood, so it is said, im-pelled him to build this before he hada roof on his house. It was certainly agreat luxury, and one to which mythought often turned when later Iawoke from a nights alleged sleep in apassenger coach or native hut. The day was Sunday and we had coffee and rolls soon afterrising, and breakfast about 12, as is the custom of the the afternoon many neighboring planters rode over, onhorses or mules, and discussed crops, asked the news from theouter world, and were most cordial in their invitations to meto visit their places, and it was with the greatest regret that Iwas able to avail myself of only a few of these privileges. It was during this social Sabbath that I renewed a pleasant. ?» LA JUNTA. CORNERYEAR acquaintance with the two Fish brothers, Wisconsin Yankeeswho were looking at land in that region and who, I believe,finally purchased the La Florencia estate, said to have theoldest cultivated rubber in that district. They were hustlingabout, seeing things in a jolly breezy fashion that made themmost welcome, and they helped me exceedingly by giving meexcellent photographs of nearby estates that I did not have anopportunity to visit. When first I struck La Ventura I must confess that thelanguor of the climate, or else my own innate laziness, led meto take things very easy. The ham-mock in the family room was most in-viting, and in spite of the fact that Loro, the green parrot, watched untilI napped and then climbed down fromthe rafters and gave me a friendly bite,I luxuriated —but only for a couple ofdays, and they were far from wasted, asI drank in lots of information from myhost. The second day we started out tovisit the neighbors. I
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