San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-17

| deathllke myers ana taps une lule uleSinier'
he wakes of a sudden and reaches for his
wealth, but it has vanished. He will not have
it thus, and, as we do in sleep, turns on the
other side and dreams it all over again We
will leave the idle sleeper and return to Es-
| condido AS its name implies it is hidden;
hidden away from the noisy world, and some
| think hidden from prosperity. 1t, like most
of Southern CALIFORNIA; small towns is
strictly prohibition, and quiet reigns to such
an extent that strangers arriving here lose
track of the days and begin to count their
fingers to try and make it Sunday when the
week is but half spent. If this be like Sun
day it makes one sad to think that Every
dayll be Sunday by and by" | will want
that occasional Saturday afternoon" won't
you'
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.
There are charming drives all around here.
! Within half an hours drive you can reach
the San Pasquale and Bear canyons, alike as
to picturesque scenery. Here are the live
oaks. so numerous in the southern states, and
all species of ferns grow in profusion. The
mountain streams glide down over beds of
rock and moss, and now and then leap down
a tiny precipice forming a sparkling water
fall Are you aware that nature is little
freaky in Southern California; The rivers
the Los Angeles, the mighty San Gabriel,
the Escondido, etc.-are all, as the children
say, turned upside down. We thought Rider
Haggard little extravagant in his discovery
of an underground river, but it is fact.
Rider, go to the head of the class!
The air we breathe is laden with sweetest
melodies Birds, bees and bullfrogs unite
their voices in praise of this 'sun kissed" vale.
One of the ladies from our hotel, while driv-
ing the other day, suddenly exclaimed: All!
isn't that lovelyl Hear those sweet little
birds singing, just like spring." Congratula-
tons are in order for Mr.. Froggie. l.fancy
heard his wings sprouting then and there. 1t
is needless to remark that it was the lady's
first visit to California, and she was from
Minneapolis
Fifteen miles from here is the old PGla mis-
sion. Right here let me say that Ramona
had nothing to do with this mission. Al
| though | amIed to believe that her lover,
| Alessandro, attended mass here during his
| boyhood, for this was the nearest mission 10
the Femecular canyon, where he and his IA
Their lived. Perhaps you are not aware that
! Californians ar so devoted to Ramona that
they have the poor child, living, being mar
ried, and dying in every part of the state.
Time has dealt harshly with this old monu-
mcnt of the faith and its crumbling arches
| echo the inceSsant screech of the owls that
have for years sought shelter there. The
owls are not the only inhabitants of this old
mission, the roses have here found home,
planted no doubt by the good old fathers
CENTURY ago. They have, like true soldiers,
J stuck to their post, and none can call them
| deserters. They have grown in such profu-
sion, that, not content with climbing up the
old adobe walls and clinging to the ruined
arches, they creep in through the paneless
windows and scatter their fragrant petals on
the earthen floor. Natures incense to her
ever present God These are the old fash
toned roses whose praises Whitcomb Riley
has sung. In one of his poems he says: Il
like EN- cause they kind o sorter make fell
Ter like 'em."
TRIP TO SAN DIEGO.
Not long ago | took a trip to San Diego,
which is thirty-fve miles southwest of here
What is now called "Old Town" is over a
century old and is interesting, in way, to
tourists. The old mission, where Ramona
was married this is positive fact, | saw the
records and group of date palms are the
only attractions. The present city was
founded eighteen years ago, and is situated
on the mainland side of San Diego bay, hav-
ing one of the finest harbors in the world.
Directly opposite this city is Coronado. Two
years ago this was wilderness, and now the
residences are numerous, and Hotel del Cor
onada, Of world renown, graces the PENN
sula Having crossed the bay on the ferry
you drive to the hotel. AS you approach the
entrance you are impressed by the peculiar
architecture 1t is partly Queen Anne style
and partly that of the Elizabethan era. 1t
is built so as to form a court within, which
is $50 by 80 feet in dimension Tropical
plants were blooming in perfection, aAd laden
, the air with perfume, while fountains play
increasingly. The interior of the hotel is
simply charming will not try your pa.
thence by describing it in full There is q
lovely beach here and surf bathers have
every opportunity Of enjoyment in that line.
, The climate is warm and moist. Indeed
everything looks CHEEKY about Coronado
save the managers who seem to be decidedly
blue You ask the TeasOni 1t is simply this
The help outnumbers the guests The truth
of the matter is, all Of southern California is
as dead as Hamlet's father Don't be alarmed
l his ghost can't como bac. He was a rea
estate man, and necessarily differed from
, Little George" in one particular mere
full providence won't permit his return, bod
uy or otherwise
If yoS are ever tenn -. - 80 TO San DIEGO
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