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30 LET PERS “RO OAs (ORCA: By CHARLES W. Woop, F.R.G.S., AUTHOR oF **‘ THROUGH HOLLAND,” “UNDER NORTHERN SKIES,” ETC., ETC. \ X JRITTEN to a very near friend in Eng- land, these letters occa- sionally contain personal remarks that may seem of little interest to anyone without the ‘ charmed circle ;” an inevitable fea- ture in all correspondence not originally intended for ine Fe } publication. Where such s ee (aes a S| passages may occur, it is S mee 2) USS O™ONy” "=€X-MWYYA7Z@>_ oped that the indulgence of the reader will be freely given, On the other hand, im- pressions recorded in the present form may, perhaps, prove somewhat more en- tertaining than the more direct manner of noting incidents of travel. Be this as it may, it is thought better to issue the following pages almost as they were first written, rather than, by pruning, deprive them of any little life and virtue they may possess. For the freer and more intimate tone adopted, every allowance must be made: and if the writer seems for a moment to be “ taking the reader into his confidence,” he prays for the exercise of that charity which “ beareth all things” and “is not easily provoked.” are et Mth men Phe hey ; *| Heel il : | te hry | bee [Hig ‘Vee eee tN igs 8) iH. fy ‘ AB —- r y ¥ 4 ee Se 1. aah. 4 eset if = J ile’: 4 4 s it Pi \ PALMA. Palma. Novy. roth, 1886. My DEAR E.—At your own request I promised to send you a true and faithful account of my visit to the Balearic Islands, minute in all particulars and details of description. If, therefore, my letters should become to you a weariness to the flesh, blame your own indiscretion, not the shortcomings of my pen. “ Ferdinando, Ferdinando, no man COMMICEOOOKS.E@ im eS eeEOOeeEEOEeEeE—EeEeEeEeEEE