New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29

tall narrow house than tower, because ns.. .ad
of the ordinary machicOalions. 1t was surinountou
by gable ManifestIy it was very ancient ~
spread ont somewhat towards the base. so tnat tne
lines that should have been vertical, WeIts $780,
curved. IL had once been covered Ml9n pia1I;sJf
ON which arahesques had been mouluel lh iolIcI,
but this had fallen of long ago. save IN one or Two
spots; and had probably been added al qa'd lohs
subsequent to the first erection Oh rhe ,r,Ione
window at which the face had shown Itself ana
much larger window below. now choked up WIN
vegetation and rubbish. In the space Ret"een vas
an heraldlc device. carved IN store OF uoIS ~
during texture than that used I'm the Ouik ol ,no
building 1t was probably the arms oil the la'h1I{
but Ambrose unable To decipher tneh. Inc lno
actual height of the tower might have been hity
feet and standing high above the road, IL CON-
manded prospect of singular lOvehness
The conformation of the harhcr was Ike an II
regular horseshoe one limb communicating WIN
the sea. while the other prolonged ItseI u' Il
broad tidai high. rugged prom.,nitoIy
divided these two branches steep anu lofty h,iIs
surrounded the harbor, amphtheatre-Wise tle
town was at the apex OF the curve, the hphsoS
mounting. as 1t We're on one anothers shn'hurIs
The site Genoa-like upon small scale; but
there were no palaces and no marble. Inc houses
were built of grey stone; the roofs were Oh grey
slate grey was everywhere the prevailing Tone
Yet Ambrose had never beheld sccne III WnIch the
glow of color was at once so intense so Yarl1ua 30
soft He determined henceforth % base All ms PIC
lures upon grey. Nothing else gives enects ol s,lcn
tranquil and tender brlliance or admits so wde
gamnt of hines. The scene was Ike fragments s ~
rainbow reflected in silver mirror; or the a'itunha
foliage of Owens native land ECHOED IN the stiffness
of lake OF the revelation Of splendid faculties IN
quiet nature
Lit by the westerly sun. the hillside on the rght
lay warm in green and brown. and the lounglng
contours of the activities met at their highest point
in the sharp an gularty Of square church-t0Wer'
relieved against the sky. In sheltered hooks below
nestled white-faced cottages, drawing the brim OF
their snug tbatches low down over their wi1d0ws.
Mean hle, on the molten bosom of the harbor nsh-
ing boats like mighty birds with swarthy wings
folded. lay moored to their own shadows IN the
liquid calm their spars like rods of gold IN the sun
light the ropes aud shTOuds cleaning like threads
of precious metal. And when the boats swung
slowly round with the turning tide the sails that
had been dark in shadow started at once lnto
breadths of light aud color. and thu swarthy hiIs
caught sheeny CLEANS White seagulls sailed IN
long flights above tho harbOr. or huttered Win
scream and chatter the surface. Above the
town was a barracks. inclOsng square, III which
a red appearance, severely rectlnear thouSh
constantly in movement; in fact. the Engiisn gar
rison on parade. And now, from the midst OF that
scarlet array streamed forth splendid strain OF
music 1t thrObbed along the still atmosphere, ana
the listening hills suffered not note to escape IL
expressed the soul and secret of the scene ~ 100
was redOlent Of color and harmony Ambrose
beard it to the end and sighed with pleasure.
% It's almost too much for mortal man, sald ne.
When. before now, was music gwen IN Such
concert hall a. tbisH After all. that face could e1-
list nowh here but here. She is the genlus-the hu-
manization-of the placei And to think that II
should be reserved for Inc to discover lreland-and
herr