The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
FROM GIBRALTAR TO MALAGA AND
THENCE 10 GRANADA.
UNPLEASANT RECOLLECTIONs
or 4 SPANISH DILIGENCE.
AT MIDNIGHT on TOP OF A NOUN.
TAIN
Dinicnliv Of Mining aud Sleeping In a
Nsnta-Oid Wines In old bottles
spanish Life in ~ Prend-
tiveness, Ac.

II seemed q cruel fate that hurried us
of from Gibraltar The steamer took rs
away nj 10 o'clock 40 night. while the
ripping Mediterranean was rejecting
F tine great Rock the city and its thousand
/ lights. We seemed 90 bee standing still
as the brilliant scene slowly retired, un-
/ III az last a Wrinkle or two. and no moro
was LEFT 10 view Early next morning,
/ being the Goth of December, We arrived
at Malaga, the seaport ol Granada We
were IN time 10 see IL. picturesque mar
ket 40 IFS best found 10 filled with
people. The Representatives of almost
+ every nation on thc Mediterranean
/ traders and mule,ecrs. mOunflinecre, ush-
ermen from the African and European
/ coasts, all i'm their several costumes.
adding the charm Of novelty 90 our WOn-
dering eyes We bad Away associated.
/ this place with the delicious grape.
which. in our country. bears iis name.
and. of course. expected Oh md it here
/ in abundance and t0 enjoy 10 accord
inglg To our surprise and reggie. not IS
/ bunch was tO he found This not being
The season tor &c. In Spain 20 rs ne
+ White Muscatcl grows far away 1p ou
+ the mountain stones is gathered Green
4 brought io this place and packed for
t foreign shipment and hence called
" Malaga grapes NOW. however NOT
only this. bnt Che Ia,.'c in most of fhe
/ products of the country are being lprro-
/ Driaied by the four.-hna ciiy of Mar.
settles We remained hut one day at
/ Malaga 10 was now only aye dag- ho-
/ fore Christmas and we were anxious to
reach Granada. 0riy sixty miles north of
lus. in time to witness ihe festivities oI
| the season af that place. Nr lll seen
I and tasted the fruit. ~ AuUalu.l af Dos
chief SEAPORT f.reciallr ns iel.0u
orange and sweet lemon. ifs lines .i
francs and if-pameannaffs Ihe latter.
lifi0ugh beautiful SD behold. +. selirrlr
worth fbe trouble uf eating n is The
dude anon. fruits rav and cnfic'n.
Recommending itself Drf fo disanu0inf
T Nalara ssh hasa csnsidrrgi.. Commerce.
. T. famous t0r Dos mieiu- au4 other pre-
pared fruits t0r JOS arcl1gv paste and
other fish, j. especially noted for the
richness and variety oft the naive wine.
which are sold in great quantities SIS bale
sherry huf there really h r0ta dr0u az
than rare and luscious u'.e .n them Nc
Jirej an "a necrli.rly fsinfr ffrI % we
,iof,.. of ,rhaf 100 e.ff ef l.n... ff.. rarf.
,s4-. hst urliea g.. t..,r. rr.,.fIr the
ami a. me orfr, In seemed about .lau-
6le fle liz. or our ramr bind FL. color
being pa oravi.l llue with narrow white
bars running oiiIaueif torn f.. .idc-an
back. has whiu-a breast. aud wears "a
graceful tuff of blue feathers on ihe Top
of the head. OIcvnga few of Them
confined I'm casa. and rrno.ai for safe
flu7 imprisoned 49,. r.r. lrrlou. fo
snow whether the, were accounted
valuable las nets. or had musical attrlo-
lions. Imagine our surprise upon being
told that those $50 saw were trained dc-
coys When taken out ihe calc- they
sill trait0fonsly heIay their slid bU
innocent companions by whistle. in-
stead OF q "k.ss So intelligent are
they that they learn tO obey their owner
when he gives them Ile signal fO lct
opt of the range of Dis gun when Dr.
Is ready to Kill their uuNarv comrades
This bird was ori1img ft,,os .nf
is nov' 80. . 10 '',., .i... .l,,ti az ~r.in
49,, o,-al,.J ~ t,,,oi al. ,la ri.f nf
ia ni,Lt o,o, ,nonnt,ios whore fhora
80 n5 t.,,,is ,ro ,,it,.,ii tl,e otber ms.