Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-21
CadiE and its rOniman.

Temple Bari
There is no place in the world
more cheerful than Cadiz, from the
brightness of its blue sca, its sky |
never Aecked by cloudlet passing,
the snowy whiteness Of its houses,
the beauty of its squares, with all
their wealth Of tropical trees and
flowers. True, Madrid or Seville
has more advertisements nf the
theater and the like, but the cli-
mate Of the first is simply abomin-
able, and the heat of the second in
summer, and its cold in winter
simply unbearable. Neither Mad
rid nor Seville can be called truly
healthy. But at Cadiz one breathes
health at every step; even to an in
valid, spirits and appetite never flag
at Cadiz, colds and coughs are un-
heard of; one lives in a perpetual
primavera, or spring. When the
strangerin Cadiz tires Of its tropi-
cal squares, of its beautiful paseos,
or seawalks, Of which Las Delicias
bears off the palm, commanding as
lit does a wide view of the blue
ocean. he need only saunter down
the Gale San Francisco, pass
through the Puerta del Mar, or sea
gate, on to the wharves and fish
and fruit markets, and he will find
himself in new world. 1t is
midday, we will say, and II slight
leyante, or east wind blowing; the
sea is bluer than the sky; in front
of him, stretching from the edge
Of the wharf to about half u mile
out into the harbor, lie at anchor
about four hundred boats, all heav-
ing up and down in the bright sun
{ light, and all painted of the gayest
!, colors, red, white, yellow, blue,
!, striped these are the passenger OF
smallest boats, each OF which car,
!, ries two men as crew and has q
/, small latteen sail they are used tC
take passengers off to the larger
vessels lying farther out at sea
. When q stiff levante is blowing, th,
" noise and motion of this it'll,
painted fotilla form Il most varieC
y and pleasing spectacle. These lit
! tie crafts are called "botes," and i
i is marvellous what an amount o
sea they will stand CONSTANT,
take my meals with one of tn
Cadiz boatmcn and his sweet wife
g This was how my habit began.
. said to him once, "My house i
! always at your disposition" thi
being the proper form of invita-
= ton to friend, and his naive
touching answer was, "And m
: poverty at yours." need hardl
say that | have felt happily an,
:, easily at home with this simpl
u fellow and his lady, and hay
+. been proud to give and receive hos
= pitality. One Of my friends,
u gathered from his conversation, ha
I, his wings little singed, if no
,0 absolutely burnt, in the flame @
= some captivating English beauty
:. " doubtless some buxom tayerness i
y one of the seaports where his YES
a u sci touched. This was the conclu
u sion to which the affair had brougE
- him! "After all, commend me t
~ ~ the Spanish girl. Anyhow, sh
!, may not have so much education q
u an English girl, but she is a MOI
thorough woman; she won't do, Q
~ your cold-blooded, calculating EJ
y glish woman will first win you
.e &c heart, then weigh your pocket, fin
Is it not quite heavy enough, and the
- alter her mind, or say she has a
= tered it, "And," he added, " OF
!! doesn't want education at all, br
SlS S what nature gave her; the wQme
= are naturally sharper, and hal
u more perception than We men,
~ lend 4 man dQllaP because /
~ says ho viii repay it in . week m
q wife looks into lis face and says
y, " me, 'You fool, you'll never get
~ at all