The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-15

hats will put "ilrs. kilburn's styles all In
the shade. They have a particular fond
ness for jewclry and from the appearance
of many of them | am inclined TO think
that some jew has in days gone by tray-
elled tbr, ugh this section and his receipts
must have been large. The linen folks
also like to appear as well as they can Sun
days and really look "stunninq," they
generally appear in white suits. twirl n
cane with all the ease and grace imaginable
and must say that some of them do ap.
pear well But to their appearance at
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
They are well behaved, orderly aud APP
pear to be very anxious to learn. They
are good singers, and under the instruc-
ton of the rector and Mr.. White, who
takes much interest in the school, they are
rapidly learning many of our old and ia.
miliar tunes. / don't know that ever
heard that song, so well known to all your
readers, There is rest for the weary"
sang with much better effect than IL was
last Sunday. OF course they have no cul-
tivaton and sometimes one will get ahead
of the others, but the melody is good, and
as they are easy TO learn ! expect soon to
hear some fine singing. One can hardly
realize the Ignorance IN which many cf
these people were in regard to the Bible.
One of the teachers told me, last Sunday,
that when the school was first started he
took n class composed of half dozen lads,
aged from eight to twelve years. lie asked
them If they knew the ten commandments,
to which they all responded Eyes" He
then asked them to tell him how many
there were After few moments silence
one of them replied, (prompt as a major
three, sir. 1t is needless to say that the
-, a.,
was dropped for the rest of that day.
MONUMENT.
Directly in front of the church. and in
plain view of the bay, stands an elegant
monument erected by the railroad com
pany, to three OF the founders of the road.
II is Of clear and varicgated granite and
white marble The die is triangular in
form, trimmed with heavy buiresses on the
end of each triangle. Above the die is
granite sh #, round and handsomely deco
rated a; the base and top with bntresses to
match those on the die, the top being deco
rated with carving. Above this is another
shaft OF variegated granite supporting an
elegant superstructure of marble carved in
cornlcc work. On TIL due, one on each
side, in large raised letters are the following
names. in whose honor the monument was
erected John l.. Stevens, Henry Chaun-
cey and William III. Aspinwall, under each
name being marble bust al the person
whose name is engraved over ii The mon
ument is finely gotten up. is about thirty
feet high and / understand cost some where
near $4,000 and is fit memorial to thrr
men who III spite of almost inslrm' iln,hbie
difficulties pcrsevcrcd in thrir undrlt king
until the Panama railro 81 Ma- built, equip
ped and in running order. while the bene-
fits which have resulted to commerce and
the interchange of the products uf our
South American coast with those Of our
own country cannot begin to be estimated.
and the names of those who originated and
completed this road will live long after
this elegant monument has crumbled TO
| the ground
WASHINGTON HOTEL.
Close TO the monument stands the Wash
| ington House, large two-story building
erected by the company and where most Of
its employees board and room. On the
ground floor is the dining room, a room
about forty feet square opening from this
| is another room, about twO-thrds as large.
well supplied with chairs and settees and
containing a billiard table, which the en-
ployees have the use of free of any ex-
pense. Above are twelve large rooms,
furnished, every one containing good
bed, table, arm chairs, and most of them
rockidg chair, a wardrobe and bureau,
shelves and 4 closet Every room has two
windows, and the doors open out on to
verandah some six feet wide, which runs
around the house and on which we spend
most of our time in the evening. The win
dows are all supplied with blinds, and /
have been in hotels in Vermont that were
classed among the best where things were
not as convenient as they are here. Over
every bed is large mosquito bar, which is
the one thing essential, as mosquitoes are
quite plenty here, and it is one of the i'm
possibilities TO kill them. The rooms are
| kept clean the bedding is clean, and every
thing is owned by the company, who take
q receipt from the occupant of each room
| for all that it contains. thereby making him
responsible for the safety of everything.
At present the house is run by Jamaica
| niger, and one who is not believer in
civil rights.
He has charge of everything, furnishes
the table, takes care of the rooms, and in
return, we pay him the m0derdte sum of
thirty-five dollars. He sets very good
table, although chicken legs and wings are
very frequently met with when we call for
chicken, yet all things considered, we do
not complain much at the price. The
house fronts on the beach, and from 1t we
have beautiful view down the Caribbean,
sea, and all the time have the full ben
eft of the sea breeze. In front of us are
number of large coo oanut trees, and in the
rear is large garden in which are found
many choice and beautiful flowers In adj
ditlon, there are several cottages, all of
which are not occupied at present, although
l hope to occupy one next winter. One of
them on the extreme point, and near the
| light house, is the one occupied by Mr..
| White, adj Ling him is one occupied by
the rector, the others being occupied by
persons in the employ of the company who
have their families with them. The
houses are all furnished throughout, and
no rent is charged by the company for the
use of them.
| STATUE OF COLUMBUS.
The only real object of interest in the
town not owned by the railroad company
is large bronze statue of Columbus, which
was presented to the government several
years ago by the Empress Eugenia OF
France. IL il a large and splendid piece of
work, representing Columbus apparently
trying to soothe an Indian maiden. who
has fear depicted upon her countenance,
while Columbus with no arms or accoutre-
ments, but in the plain dress of civilian,
displays good nature and benevolence in
| every line of his face. The statute stands
near where Columbus landed when on the
third voyage made by him he discovered
this place, then inhabited by Indians. But
as yet have not seen an Indian in the
place.
THE CLIMATE.
In this communication will only speak
further of the climate which since my ad-
vent here has been perfect in every respect
neither to warm or to cold In this re-
spect | am more disappointed than in any
thing else. Thus far the heat has not
effected me in the least but at times /
have been too cold and needed more cloth