The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03
A WEST VIRGINIA LADY IN
AUSTRALIA.

"ltis better 10 be late than never" IL II
noL2 and though have been long time
in sending my promised letter from Aus
tralia, have by no means forgotten IT,
When last ! wrote to you, we were going
down the Red Sea, on our way 10 Alden.
Since then we have visited Alden, and
teen the ''lions" Of the place, including
the wonderful tanks. III Is naval sta.
ton; the city being seated IN deep cany.
on in the centre Of 4 group OF volcanic
peaks. The entranCes 10 Il are through
deep deGIes cut out Of the solid lava
rock, or tunnels mined through it, Its
a. bare, rugged, uninteresting place,
| lie population being mostly Arab,
with some pure African. Remain
ing there onIy few hours, We left
in the evening for Gale, passing
en- route between Cape Gauidafu, a high
promontory in full view on the African
coast, and Sacatra, volcanic island.
Gale was reached without any event OF
interest. We reached that point at day
break on bright and beautiful morning
in February andl of for the pilot. We
entered the harbor at 6 o'clock. ! got up
early to sec the entrance Just at sun.rise.
The effect Of light and shade "a the
liking Of Day" rose over the palm.clad
hills 10 the far distance was most beauti.
full; the anchor dropped into Its coral
bed, whilst "Ceylou's spicy breezep wait.
ed softly over the waters the perfume OF
the tropical foliage beyond. The picture
was very lovely, with the gracefully
dropping cocoa nut palms bending over
their dark leaves until they dipped into
the sea, all sparkling in the sunshine. No
sooner were we still than the "thinly-
cladn natives swarmed over the bull.
warks, crying "Me Washee you, y meaning
they would wash our clothes for US. 1t
was a most amusing scene. Breakfast
over, our selected party embarked In
"Catamaran" or cocoa.nut.truuk canoe,
and on landing drove to place called
Wack Wallp,-=I most beautiful resort
about three and hall miles from the
port. We took some luncheon Of bananas
and pine apples, and native climbed a
tree and gathered cocoa nut fresh,
which he broke and gave me the milk TO
drink. We drove through cinnamon
gardens and rows Of nutmeg, camphore
and banana trees, and saw the famous
tree known as the travellers delight"
1t has broad green leaves, from which
streams Of fresh water run when cut.
Numbers Of beggars locked after our
carriage, singing, cracking their bones
and gesliculRting in the most wonder
full manner. | told one Of the little fell.
lows to sing, and much to my surprise
and amusement be commenced 10 shrek
at the top Of his voice, John Browns
marching along, glory, glory, halleIgGh!"
We spent a most delightful day on the
island, which isyery, very beautiful. The
quantities Of gorgeous tropical flowers
would have delighted the hearts Of every
lover Of flowers in dear old West Virginia.
We were two weeks from Ceylon to King
Georges Sound, and they were two weeks
Of intense heat. We found the Sound a
dry, barren looking place; We went on
shore, though, for the day. Five days
from there found US safely landed at
Glenely, and right glad were We set foot
on terra TRINA again. A long sea voyage
is very monotonOus, though we had very
agreeable fellow-passengers and had
several concerts and Christy minstrel
entertainments while on board TO
relieve the monotony. ] shouldn't like
to live on the sea, though l am very
good sailor-was never really sea.sick
from the time we left New York until we
landed in South Australia. We have
been here now four months, and l like it
very much. The city Of Adelaide is
beautiful and about the same size as
Wheeling, but very clean and white
looking. The buildings have fiat ap.
pearance as few of them are over two
stories high and most Of them only one.
The city il surrounded by spark landsn
which add much TO its beauty. 1t has
also six large squares planted with trees
within the city proper, thegovernment
buildings being mostly grouped around
the centre one, Victoria square. AIDE.
laide is situated on rise about $50 feet
above the sea level, and about four miles
from a beautiful range Of hills, which
form back ground as it were to tho city.
1t is only six and half miles from the
sea, so that it has the advantage Of hay.
ing both beautiful and healthy situation.
1t is within half an hours reach OF two
sea side resorts, 10 which trains run
every hour through the day. The hills
afford many beautiful and pleasant places
Of resort for the summer season.
am told they are very accessible. No
country can boast Of bluer, SUMMER skies;
and some Of the sunsets have seen were
most gorgeous. There seems TO be no end
to the fruit and vegetables. We came at
the end Of summer, the dreariest part OF
the year, and yet the market was filled,
and is filled with almost everything one
could wish for, water and musk melons,
pears, apples, figs, grapes, oranges, lemons,
pine apples, cocoa nuts, pomegr1nales,
medlers, beans, tomatoes, caulillowers,
radisheS, peas, and almost everything in
the vegetable line you could mention or
think Of. r..
MEAT AND FISH Markets.
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