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The Captain informed me that we would reach Santiago, Eastern Cuba by Saturday night or Sunday morning. There is about 100 crew on board the "Resolute" one of the Old Dominion steamers, but the "Resolute" is quite modern and a beauty.

 There is a Cuban Doctor on 

board. I have not yet learned his name though he has raised his hat to me. One of the nurses is applying herself to the study of French. Her name is Packard and is from Iowa. After she had studied a while she turned to me and said I guess I'll teach you Spanish now. She said something which I said