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Show uo TAKE A TIP ON " CUBAN TRIP! 4- HAVANA, Cuba A welcome bird is the American tourist, the rarer ho becomes, the more rare his welcome. Cuban hotel proprietors lie in wait for him. They also lie In their bait for him. But tho tourist Is wearing his new sleeve garters on his wallet. Tight? Very except when he's very, very tight. Speaking of swallows the tourist comes to Cuba by way of the alimentary alimen-tary canal. The geography's wrong Cuba isn't an island: it's an oasts. Snakes seom to thrive In an oasis Cuba is full of them cafe cobras and the Garden of Eden variety. And the woods are full of stumps j for political speakers. . In Washington they talk politics. In Cuba they perform polities. Ranting runs to revolution. A tourist no longer knows what "Havanother" In Havana means It might mean a mint Julep. And again it might mean a revolution. Tourists are afraid of revolutions. Thais why they slick so close to the bars. i Nobody goes to see Morro castle any more. When day breaks the lonely pilgrim calls a guide to help him find his hotel. He tips the guide In proportion propor-tion to his previous tippling. Senorltas go to tea dances without a chaperone now. They also want to vote. Maybe Cuba Isn't what It used to be. but Florida Is Jealous. "Get off before you get to Havana!" That's Florida's battle cry now. Maybe you can get It In Florida, but you can't rest your foot on the brass rail there. |