Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-16
OnAiz and MS RoatInea.

There is no place IN the world
more cheerful than Cadiz, from the
brightness Of its blue sea, its sky
never fecked by a 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 of theater
and the like, but the climate of the
first is simply abominable, and the
heat Of the second in summer and
its cold in winter simply unbear-
able. Neither Madrid nor Seville
can be called truly healthy. But
at Cadiz one breathes health at
every step; even to an invalid,
spirits and appetite never flag at
Cadiz, colds and coughs are un-
heard of, one lives in u perpetual
primavera, or spring. When the
stranger in Cadiz tires of its tropi-
cal squares, of its beautiful paseos,
or sea.walks, of which Las Delicias
bears off the palm. commanding as
It 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 wharyes and
fish and fruit markets, and he
will find himself in a new
world. 1t is midday, we will
say, and a slight levante, 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 a mile out into
the harbor, lie at anchor about four
hundred boats, all heaving up and
down in the bright sunlight, and
all painted of the gayest colors,
red, white, yellow, blue, striped ;
these are the passenger or smallest
boats, each of which carries two
men as crew, and has a small lateen
sail; they are used to take passen-
gers off to the larger vessels lying
farther out at sea. When a stiff
levante is blowing, the noise aud
motion of this little painted hotilla
form most varied and pleasing
spectacle. These little crafts are
called "botes," and it is marvellous
what an amount of sea they will
stand. / constantly take my meals
with one Of the Cadiz boatmen and
his sweet wife. This was how my
habit began. said to him once,
"My house is always at your dispo-
sition," this being the proper form
of imitation to a friend, and his
naiya, touching answer was, And
my poverty at yours" | need
hardly say that l have felt
happily and easily at home with
this simple fellow aud his lady, and
have been proud to give and receive
bQsDitality. One Of my friends, |
gathered IRON his conversation, had
i lis wings a little singed, if not ab-
solutely burnt, in the fame of some
captivating English beauty-doubt-
less somo bpxom tayerness in one
of the seaports where bis vessel
touched. This was the conclusion
70 which the affair had brought
him; "After all, commend me to
the Spanish girl. AnYhOW, she
may not have so much education
as an English girl, but she is a more
thorough woman she won't dl, a'
your oold-blooded, calculating Eng
iishwoman will--frst win your heart
then weigh your pocket, Gaa .i.,e. i It moi mol
quite heavy enough, and then alter
her mind, OF SOY she has altered it,
| And, added he, Gone doesn't wan
education at all, Int what natur,
lgaye her; the women are naturally
Sharper, qpd h9Ye more perception
than We men. ] lend a man q dol
lar, because he says he will repay
Iit in . week; my wife looks into his
face and says to me, you fool
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