The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-04
a LITTLE GIRLS HNEFEsES.
SION OF MADEIRA.

1t was beautiful clear day in
October when had my first view
of Madeira. The high blue noun
tains, the green shores, and the
white city of Funchal cleaning
in the distance, looked very love-
ly to US as we approached the is
land. About noon we anchored
1T q little distance from the city,
and swarms of rowboats came
around the ship. Some Of them
were full of half2naked brown
boys, and if we threw pieces Of
money into the beautiful blue wa
ter, they would dive down and
catch them before they reached
the bottom. Some Of the other
boats were full of men, who came
on board bringing fans, canary
birds, parrots, feather flowers,
basket-work, fligree jewelry, and
many other things to sell. We
and some of the passengers got
into a rowboat, after good
deal Of trouble, because there is
always a heavy swell there: so
one minute the boat was very high
up, and the next very low down.
When We had managed to get in
we rowed to the city. There were
great waves dashing up on the
shore, and four or FIVE bare-leg-
ged men rushed into. the water,
and drew the boat on land just as
q wave came in. What was our
surprise to see waiting for us,
instead Of q horse and carriage, .
great sleigh drawn by bullocks.
This is called a bullock-car in
English, and. a caro- in Portu-
guese. We got into one of them,
with great deal Of laughter, and
drove to the hotel. The driver
walked by the side Of the caro-,
and threw the end Of a greasy
rag first under one runner then
under the other, to make it run
more easily. .
When We arrived at the boteI,
we found it was a great white
building, with a lovely garden
which contained mango, guava,
banana, custard-apple, and many
other trees. Among them was
what was called the moon-tree =;
it was covered with great white
bell-like flowers, and was very
beautiful. There were. q. great
many gorgeous flowers and curl
Gus plants that we do not have in
this country. The garden was
surrounded by a wall eight feet
high, and there were some fish
geraniums which reached above
the top oft. There was little arch
covered with the night-bloomlng
cereus, and that evening, when the
buds had opened, We went out to
see them in the moonlight. They
were beautiful white blossoms, as
large as a mans head, and had a
faint perfume. Next day we took
q hammock ride about the town
and surrounding country. Each
hammock was fitted out with a
mattress, pillow, and canopy, and
slung on a long pole carried by
two men. We reclined lazily
against the pillows, and enjoyed
the ride very much. The men,
when they went up hill, carried US
feet downward, but once they for
got, and carried US feet upW ard,
and as the hill was very steep we
felt as if we were standing on our
heads. The houses Of FunchaI
are low, and covered with white
stucco, which looks very neat, but
those of the poor have only one
window without any glass, and are
very dark and dismal inside. The
streets are narrow, and some OF
them very steep. We often pass
ed gardens surrounded by high
walls, over which hung lovely
Towering vines. Out in the coun,
try there were lantannas, geranl'
ums, and fuchsias which seemed
to be growing wild, and great cac-
tus plants everywhere.
Bright red hair is to be fash