The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-02
Tho Famous Writer'S Wanderings
in Foreign Lands.
A TRAMP IN POR7UGAL-NQ. l.
Lisbon's Charms Arc Those Of Divers
ity Rather Than NIagniflccncc.
Spirited IInrDor Sccncs.-The Streets.
Parks and Architecture Of the An-
cicnt City.
Icorrmolr. rDoAnL. wAKEnAy, lso..l


from southampton, England, to reach
Lisbon, the seven.hill city upon the
broad Tagus.
Tho first land you will sec is the
grand promontoryoi Roca, the lastupon
which Columbus looked when, nearly
400 years ago, hc sailed away from Lis
bon with his three miserable little
ships and his 100 men. Like white
dovo's Wings spread upon M emerald
scarf, fair Cin,ra CLEANS against old
Roca's sides. Shortly your steamers
course Is changed to the ease. CGscas0
is passed. Iou have entered noble
bay which is alone rivalGd By that OF
Naples, and tho horn OF whose south
ern crescent terminates in lofty and
sombcr Cape lspichcll. Mountains
rise pic:urcsqucly 10 tho north and cast
behind this crescent, purple and far
and suggestive OF illimitaOle landa bc.
yond, where tho great river makes rs
way through the heights from its
sources round about the Spanish CAPT.
tai; emerald or puCe where the sun,
from its liouid he'd in The wcsl, lirhts
Tho ior inrcsts mud flames tho serr;nI
hnirhts
Quaint old outlying forts appear; for
tresscs OF defenses and salute. Then
the outer bay narrows 10 the Ria dc
Lisboa, Lisbon's mouth, and narrow
mouth and throat they are; bristling
with iOrts, capable Of pcriecs defense in
after nnssnoe of nerhons six miles
through this deem and narrow channel
vou have entered mn inner hnrIor
fwepty miles long and from three to
seven in width where 90 GOO shins
could rids at anchor in war scarcely
stirred Inv wave or rinnlr tbc whnlr
yrnr Ion.
Iishon ia act unon tbo hills along ,ho
northern ghore Tho ent;ro cstrnrv ia
EDGED with VILLAGES and villas IInIe a
church, gray ana old, han shows IRON
on'o ne.'uic sIsS ueilie t'eLc u Ls.i-
taGcs and splotchcs Of drvinr nnts
Wonder half ruined monastery, with
Its little hamlet OF houses creeping mp
toc. 10 ""lis d l ainp . .ai oS,s iot pro-
nrcssion and conversion to workadarv
uso Hero and there ore ouoint ond
ancient docks. remindcrs ot whnro the
olden pollcons were huilt which hore
Tho most intrcnid Of nil mon IN conomeet
and discovery Of utmost lands Whnt
wondrous chanro mon thc whole
worlds surincn, what miohtv ,oyoIn.
lions in civiIizot;on wLof rolnmos 81
history had their humble orinin bore !
MOI to Rome, nor to England. shonId
Americans come reyerentiaIIv md
with ruidc-booEs like pravnr.bools in
hand. rs TO the cradle-snot nj orr raca
We we're horn IN the shoras ~ ,To
lordlv Toms W. oro portn"reso IN
incention and convention orr hohw.
hood was rockad in thn throo nld tnhS
which hore Columbus from Rio do
Iishoa n inr San Salvador ' "
IEARnoR SCENES.
The harbor scenes OF Lisbon are full
nj color and charm Towo-s ON; o,r
A.. eh...t ~ ''''' '''3
ICES churches ana hiohasterles, SHOW
from all tho surrounding heights.
iNe Guy i'set, Utmost rs Whits ana
!umIn Gus as Algiers rising from the sea,
tions ,ro hero In III rom%l, ,% -' Dc De-
Ga I;sboo tLe w.st vivid T. sno .,G w.. :"
ileet OF iish!i,ng'smackl and ieiuccas:
Inc !atecn sails are Oh every color and
tint in the yellow sunlight. Heaps OF
sllvery sardlnes flash and glitter be
meath the sails. Myriads OF lowering
Gul!s bear the vast fleet company, for
their wise instinct tells them the fisher.
men never begrudge them Z share OF