The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-28
For the IuiellIssneer. 1a
Leaves From MY Note Book.
PORTUGAL.
M AxN1r MAnduEmrE DE zAnA.


After pleasant winter passed in Lisbon,
we thought, before leaving the country,
we would like to visit some points of in
terest in the North. Leaving by IN early
train one fine morning In April, we reach
cd Corinba, famous for its ancient univer'
sity. Before leaving the station at Lisbon,
was stopped by porter and told that ]
could not take my dear little canary and
cage into the railway ear. Thrust go into
the baggage cur. He added, however,
that the station master could give me per
mission II he liked. accordingly started,
bird in hand, to the office. He was very
obluntc; it took me ten minutes to soften
his ilinty heart, and believe that his con-
sent was only gained by my having been
able to address him in his native tongue.
He took sheet Of mperand wrote that 81
was to be allowed to take one cage con-
tanning one bird into any carriage / liked"
| keep the paper to this day as u sonSen-
nier.
coRISDA.
Corinba is very charmingly situated
on the banks OF the river SIOndego. We
strolled along in the cool OF the evening,
and thought the peculiar dress of the stu
dents (oi which there are 1000, very
picturesque. They wear q long black
clonk. thrown in careless manner over
one shoulder, and reaching to their leet.
As they go about bareheaded, they carry
your thoughts back to the ancient Romans
in their "togas." We walked as far as the
Quinta, or country house OF q gentleman,
possessing nine names, OF which the Inst
Is D'Osorio. In his grounds is the cele-
brnted ''Fonte dc las Lagrinas,. fountain
Of tears), where bona lnez used to sit
with Don Pedro lst in the 14tli century and
the common beliefs, that she was murder
el there. The fountain is only interesting
from lis associations. II is overhung with
large cedar trees, which date. from the
same fine. II is drcary looking spot,
and we'll named. The cedars were inter
spersed with orange trees, OF which ] car
rict, away some leaves as remembrance.
THE CHURCH OF SANTA CRUZ.
The next morning wc drove to the
church Of Santa Cruz, which belonged to
one Of the richest converts in Portugal;
II WINS built in the 10Th century, still
though the beautiful carvings outside are
crumblinc TO decay, you can judge OF their
former beauty.by what remains. INSIDE
thc church ii II fine pulpit, remarkably
fine. and the stone has retained its white
NOS. In n wonderful manner. A model was
,OLon from II for the French Exhibition OF
ISi7, 4 beautiful specimen Of Gothic ar
cbitecturc IL the tombof Alfonso lienrieo,
King Of Portugal. His figure is recuinbent
and he must, Judging from It, have been q
mint I feet high at least. They told me
Tint his sword was formerly there, out
WINS taken away to 0porto, and that men
of the presens day cannot WELD 1t, We
nossrd through some fine cloisters TO the
Sanctuary: Il is circular room round
which arc nine richly ornamerted slrines,
each one containing seven or eiSht rellcs
OF departed saints. Between each OF these
st,rines is piIlar,-on which rests a pyrGi-
mid ornamentcd in the same way, anu VI
30 containing relics. Over the door Is a
chcrub supporting glass case, now empty,
but formerly it contained piece
Of tho true cross, mounted in gold
crucifx. which weighed two pounds OF
solid gold. This was stolen, together with
many other valuables, paintings on cop;
nor etc. in 1884, when the monks and
nuns. by nm act OF the greatest injustice,
were driven from Portugal. The effect OF
Ills sanctuary il rich in colOring, and gives
Won tLo idea of belonging to the middle
noes. We then looked at the choir, which
has n row Of chairs, or stalls, like those in
n Cathedral of finely carved wood, and over
them i also carved the whole history. OF
the discovery OF India. II is in q perfect
condition, perhaps attributable to inc
thick coat OF gliding over all, which has
cxclnded the air. The carving Is quaint,
with its tnrretted castles and vessels riding
the waves.