Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-08-20

on the bosom of the deep sea- This
time we steer out into waters Of the
darkest blae, indicative Of great
depth, and quite out Of sight Of land.
A merciful Providence has brought
ua safely through thus far, and real.
izing Gods hand-sreat and good
more than at any period of my life.
1 lay me down in my narrow berth in
peace and trust.
On the 4th Of July. our national
holiday, at 6 o'clock in the morning,
while hundreds of church bells were
Ginning muaically for early mass,
Bahia, the second city Of the great
Brazilian empire. shone before our
wave weary eyes in all it's superb
beauty. The lovely bay Of All Saints,
like a ripping lake, lay before ua,
thickly dotted with shipping Of every
cline. The greater part Of this bays
semicircle is occupied by the old Por-
tuguose city Of San Salvador, called,
in these present times, Bahia, which
means bay. Viewed from the water,
it is Of magnificent proportions, and
picturesque indeed. 1t is DIVIDED into
two distinct parts. The upper half
stands upon a we'll, wooded elevation,
reached from the lower half by steep
crooked streets, and also by means
Of a gigantic modern elevator. Upon
this elevator you pay 4 cents lift.
Here was another novel and pleasant
episode. Going up from dirty -busi.
ness city below, to an elegant and
airy city above, in an elevatorI The
lower city is devoted to business and
the lower classes. Its characteristics
are stores, wharves, immense ware.
houses, and a badly paved, dirty street,
4 miles long, extending the whole
length. III the upper city are hun.
dreds Of elegant residences, govern.
ment buildings, colleges, convents,
churches and promenadea. Bahia
contains 100000 inhabitants. Among.
other public works. we looked at a
monument to John vi, first royal gov
ernor of Brazil. The churches and
converts ere enormously costly. Here
we got delicious seedless oranges-a
specially of the place. Another
specially is the use Of the old. fash.
ioned sedan chair-in lieu Of car
riages, many Of the streets being steep,
crooked and almost impossible. l
took turn in q sedan chair, and
tried to imagine myself belle Of the
time of Queen Anne and George lst.
The Bahian negroes is also pictur.
esque. She wears a costume like sen.
ator of ancient Rome-s toga.
At Bahia, the fear Of yellow fever
again hurried our movements; and
again, as at Para, looked with lcng.
ing eyes at the great and handsome
opera house, brilliantly illumined on
account of some extra performance.
Not only French, but often first class
Italian troupes, come here. But we
must not spend night in the midst
of yellow fever. Consequently we
again tread that mo'otonous gang.
plank, and are soon rocked in the
cradle Of the deep"
Between Bahia and Rio we draw
veil-because the monotony of sea
life is uninteresting alike to narrator
and realer.
On the 18th July we descry banks
of beautiful blue and green noun
tains, which denote An early arrival
at a haven Of rest-Rio Jsneiro, the
capital of the great western empire
where we nee,i have no serions fear
Of yellow, fever. and where, after u
Y my gRs slssR; o. y
feef sfhcsfe regret at having to sepa
rate 30 soon from the pleasant pas
sengers, Of variou. nationalitics. will
whom we have been brought into
such close fellowship of late. Oul
ships commander, Capt. Beers, his
daughter, and her accomplished
friend from Brooklyn, Miss Risk, have
contributed vastly to the leasure OF
a voyage which has seemed more like
a pleasure trip than q journey oil
6.000 miles. Our life on the Advance
has been ono of luxury and lappi-
ness.
But now We ronnd the rocky pro
montory Of Cape Frio. and will soon
enter the Bay of Rio Janeiro. Here
we rest several days before smiling
southwark To Montcvi,leo. And do
yon not think that this magnificent
imperial city deserves separate and
distinct letter in the ADVERTISER?
r. G. B.