, 1876-02-20
AT SEVILLE,

Written for 1he Ch1cdgo 1T1ouHe.
| Apart from the Intrinsic merits and picturesque
ness OF Seville itself as point for the observing
! tourist, the neighDorhood, for miles around,
presents continuous scene OF tho most pleasure
BILE interest. Historical tradition and classical
| association decorate. "a with ger1ands, almost
every portion OF this region Of Spain. Here
ras tho Tarshlsh OF the Book OF Job,-bY many
commentators held to be the most ancient Of
Biblical writings. It Was for this very locality
that tho Prophet Jonnh took ship. 'and went
down into it to 60 with them unto Talshish
from the presence Of the Lord" when
the mariners, in their fear Of the
mighty tempest, "cRst him forth into the sea"
After the destruction OF Carthage by tho younger
Scipso. the Romans took possession; nnd, hold
ing it until tho fifth century Of our era, they
have left many substantial evidences Of their oc-
cupation. At the time OF the Gothic invasion,
Roman rule 8as subyes:ed. and the country
overrun by the Tandals under their King,
Geuseric, who held 1t until the successful In
rasion Of the Moors. 800 years after who, in
their turn, became virtual masters here for more
than twice the period just named. And it
was not before the latter paxt Of the
fifteenth century that 6paio, under the
reign OF Ferdinand aud Isabella, in the
very year iu which Columbus set ont On
his ever-memoEahle voyage Of triumphant dis
coyery, Was entirely able to rid herself Of her
swsrthy jut1ude1s, and send them back to their
native Afzica.
SuiourniDg in 4 country whose history ls
marked By 90 greot antiquity and SO many vlc!s-
STUDIES, the desire TO visit every locaitJ whose
name has found q place in. story ia natural
enough; and fortunate it il for the traveller tha.
the facilty Of access to tho nunberless sceuea
which have excited his curiosity ia SO greas. Tho
spring and autumn are tie most favotabia peri
ods for internal tours in the Province OF Anaa-
lasia, for then the excessive heat which between
these seasons peryades every part, except the
mountainous-distncts, is avoided But the visit
ing Of tho towns on the coast may be compared
to nothing so much III series OF holIday-ex-
cu.eious Of the most agreeable character. From
Eadlz which ia not much morp than 50 miles
distant from Seville in crows nighs, steamers
arc ready to convey passengers to all tho Allan
tic AID Mediterranean ports; whence, to their
respective interiors, as across country (always
executing the mountain districts as afotesaid),
transit IS easy and pleasant Tue botanical
range il extensive to degree rarely found elae-
Uhero. Fog, While the crests OF the mountains
aso covered with perpetual snoW, vines. and
engar-canes. and tropical plants Of great Va
r:etT, are found lour1shini, il the plaius Yet
how sau d thing it il to sea the inLabitapts OF
country 30 ahouoding IN beauty, go fertile in
productiona. and so rich IN everything which
so little Inclined to appreciate the privileges
which, under come other and better system Of
social, religious, and political management, they
conld not fall to value mud to oployi Verify,
Ignorance, lnd1aerence, procraBtinatioo, and
superstition are the ruling demons OF the land,
amid ali its scenic aud climatic beauty and ex-
ubetaucet
In turning owe. in ones mind the reco1Iections