The morning call., 1891-02-22

US, and vineyards, OLIVE groves and aloe
hedges alternate with each other. At last
IN the sunlight the Gulf OF A jaccIo lies be-
fore US.
Those who desire to obtain a comnrehen-
sive view, or the total effect of the various
beauties of Ajaccio, had best undertake. n
sail on the gulf. Gliding over the silyery
surface we overlook at our right the older
portion OF AjacciO, which embodies the mem
cries of Napoleon, and the new part which
is destined to become the great competitor of
such resorts as Cannes, Nice and Mentone .
they are separated from each other nv n
neck OF land, whose point is crowded bv n
formidable citadel. Two broad boulevards
cross each part. The northern horizon is
skirted by charming line of hills. disnIav-
ing various shades of green; that of the
myrtle and the palmetto, the almond tree
and the vine, the slverY gray of the olive
and the dark, velvety tint of the cypress
contrasting with sky of purest azure blue.
Into this ldyllic spectacle the scow-capped
SUBMITS OF ROtOndO and D'Oro throw their
gigantic shadows, while softly swelling
mounds well stocked with timber run I'M
from the shore with the open sea beyond.
From afar we can see the marble mOuu-
ment OF Napoleon executed by Laboureur
On our saunterings through the city our
. guide halted before small, yellowish-gray
house with fiat roof. Above the entrance
we read the inscription: Napoleon est ne
dams Cette Mason le 10 Aut 1861" This was
the parental home OF the ilustriuus con-
queror, and the rooms, which are furnished
comfortably in accordance with the modest
demands Of those days, have been left I'M
disturbed and untouched almost by the tooth
oil time. In room that is hung with blue
paper the sofa is shown upon which. ac-
cording to tradition, Napoleon was born.
In another smaller apartment his bed.
writing-desk and bookshelf are pointed out.
all in unaltered originality. Not far from
the house in which Napoleon was born
stands The vault Which his imperial nephew
erected in 1855 to the memory of the Bona
parte family. who are buried on the island
in one crypt, and the metallic Collins of
Nine. Laetita. one with the inscription,
Mater regnum." of her stepbrOther, Car
dinal FeSch, and of Prince Canine, Lucien
BOnaparte's son. Nearly every place and
square is adorned with monument of Ma
pUleon or of his family.
The entire strength of street life in Ajac-
clio is concentrated Oh the Place du Marche
and the COurs Napoleon Its character,
like the tongues spoken here, is a mongrel
OF French provincialism and Italian viva
city. Among the hucksters we are attracted
particularly by the pretty country girls who
sell drinking water in large dem!johns,
which is carried to them several times day
fresh from the mountains.
On our way TO Calvi, on the western coast
of the gulf, we pass among many little
houses surrounded by luXuriant foliage.
These are the tombs of private citizens, who
bury their dead upon their own grounds
As we steer toward the Sanguinairi Islands,
at the extreme northern point of the Gulf of
Ajaccio, the rocks along the coast grow
larger, and are covered for long stretches
with thick cactus hedges After passing
the island group, which, too, are masses of
rock, We come upon the Greek colonies of