, 1890-03-20

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ful panorama OF headland, beuch,
forest, pllttering village and noble
bay, backed along the ragged hor-
lion by the etornal peaks Of the
Atlas heights, which even under
tropic suns soar above the clouds to
the region of sllcnces, ghostly and
phantomful with their crowns
OF snow and Ice. The very air at
balm. The fancy, qulckened tradi-
mysticisms builds wondrous crea-
most fabulous tales OF the arabian
Nights Snug In u steamer-chair
one rcclines and dreams. Subtle es-
scnces us from lotus flowers mingled
with subtler rose affairs touch the
sense and bind In sleep. The deck
stewards are no doubt similarly en-
thralled, for you are not rudely dis
turbed; and through all the csiress-
full night, while the stars grow and
glow above, and the silent, phos-
phorescent sea pulses and throbs In
pale flames beneath, you near this
radiant heaven Of this radiant land.
Then for u time all Is still. The
.iens anu siceP anu hlguofo'us Gus
uuopio nus eli'o''' anu ny, nolu un.,i 'ie
with bor silent engincsv softiy tu0-
cling at her anchor chain has drifted
with the tide, until her stately prov
mods gracefully TO the white city up
on the heights. Your chair hap
, ~ns "a ~ s'ar., III nn.usnips upon .ne
plaving fbrnnah ire ,ia,,inss ~ ;hs
nuinberless caft ,,non ibe bav
These kiss your face until your ewes
open lazlly' as one who resorts to
awake and dispel n pleasing dream.
And yet they open as though YOU
are but knowing another dream.
They awaken upon morning In Al
gicrs; morning SO really dream,
40 dreamflil "a reality, that no pre-
tentious art, which so far has daw-
died only with terrace, fountain,
court, or woman's limbs and eyes,
has ever caught for canvas II single
recognition of its glory.
pryoSn ts pAIrsrrxr
cVer 10 ,he e''stWaru us u from
bed OF crimson-purple lava, the
great, red sun, here seemingly
tremendously larger than I'm north
ern elimes hursts from a flaming
orasoo,; TO- gar,,;n .,a,,a .i,.,'o
~ - A., go
'ne I'M .. .he sea' peyonu, ~ fai-
estlne. Like Hash the thought
links the coming of the glorious orb
of semblance of that undying flame
of Christianity. lindled in the holy
land xyhjcb ~ ,his snni,uht ralts
- i'.. -, ,r",'s |
s,,,t,, ""u to",ua ,,..,, ,,'' III o"s, ,i s,i"
s"e'y Pc'io''''o WIN ,he Eioryoi
,he cross, 10 ,ie DARKEST places OF
the earth. but Tor TINS, the very |
sea walls, otlIt ny groaning Chrls-
tian slaves, would not now oiler
sniety 10 the ships OF the worlds
ohristiah nations But what Won
urous magic comes WIN TINS sun OF
an Aigieis morning. Here between |
the seas bed oil crimson ana the |
awakening city are swaying on the |
gentle tide hall thousand ships, a
curious cohglornerate oil the worlds
marine architecture, their yellow
spais, put moment since IKE giant
reeds above the gioaining OF shad-
oWy marsh, now Pinked from TIP 10
socket py the sunlight, whlie "
hints, In It's play upon their coloriul
ensigns OF the Tar lines where their
waiting heavens lie, These hags-
iiags OF ownership, hags OF courtesy,
nags tnat convey the etiquette OF
sea ana port, iiags oi all nations both
kissed by these morning rays give
wonderiui ME movement and color
to the nasts and rtggingi while the
vessels beneath them, from all quar-
,ers OF the globe instch quaint and In
lerestlng variety as you VIII scarcely
ilhu III other port, To the thought,
In their iar-coinillg ana far-going,
are strong ana impressive thread
OF circumstance woven into the
woof OF the worlds mutual rela-
tons, Here, ranged side by side,
are the great rench, English,
spanish ana ltallan steamers. Be
y9id are huiilpers OF the odd little
Algerian coasters tiht Know the
coNes anu inlets OF every mile OF
coast from ianHier To- the Suez canal,
ana Wiich nfng hlther rom tho
coastWlsc Villages the products and
iiavor OF remote ana simple life.
Here are frehgh brigs ana barl<s
WITH merchahuilse from Mursellles.
-NShT thenl aic ieW american
with fish from Gloucester
ana New Bcdiofd: 1hey VIII carry |
DICK cnrgoes OF rock salt or
3i rags TO- American ports.
from Halifax are schooners
WIN cargoes OF apples, flour and
iish' Heavily butt brigs and brig
nntihes are mere from Brazil with
wheat tiss'90 or jerked beef, sweet
OIL olives and trtlit-tropical prod