| Page 14sight of two members of the fair sex, who
came down and smiled upon us
and you can be sure that their
appearance was greeted by wild
cheers from the ship. Here again
there was a crowd of American
soldiers and darkies. All along the
banks of the Culebra but there
are houses, & as we went through
the inhabitants turned out to
have a look at us & give us a cheer.
These American niggers are a lively
lot, as soon as the band struck
up they would start to rag and
caper about. After coming out of
Gatun Locks we steamed out into
Limon Bay, and after a bit of a
delay we went in alongside a wharf
to coal at Christobel. This is on an | Page 14sight of two members of the fair sex, who
came down and smiled upon us
and you can be sure that their
appearance was greeted by wild
cheers from the ship. Here again
there was a crowd of American
soldiers and darkies. All along the
banks of the Culebra but there
are houses, & as we went through
the inhabitants turned out to
have a look at us & give us a cheer.
These American niggers are a lively
lot, as soon as the band struck
up they would start to rag and
caper about. After coming out of
Gatun Locks we steamed out into
Limon Bay, and after a bit of a
delay we went in alongside a wharf
to coal at Christobel. This is on an |
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