Cuba with Pen and Pencil. By S. Hazard. (Sampson Low
and Co.) —This is the work of a quick, intelligent tourist, without a grain of thoughtfulness. Considerably lessened in size, and with Mr. Gallenga's " Pearl " as a preface, it would make a really useful volume. It will be most useful as a sort of Cuban "Murray," though here, again, it has neither maps nor index. It has some rather neat and amusing draw- ings by the author which enhance its value, but we cannot help regret- ting that Mr. Hazard did not ask some literary friend to put it isto a readable form, and make good use of the mass of information which he has collected. If, however, this were done, Mr. Hazard would have to correct his grammar very carefully. Theifollowing is a specimen of his grammatical care when he becomes animated. The scene is a cock-pit, at the moment when "the chickens," as he terms them, have been placed in the ring:—" Good heavens what a racket I While this is going on, from upstairs to downstairs, and vice verse?, from one side to the other, from back to front, they are all bellowing and calling like mad, gesticulating their fingers, slapping their hands."
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