Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-01

iou VIII itiuttlutlt lnotutIt Antl
when left England in my yacht
intended to cruise about the Mediter
ranean for = few months aud thon
come back. Wen. / started aud car
Rod out my programme to some ex-
tent putting In whenever ! thought
there was likely 20 be anything
amusing or worth seeing going on.
stopped at Bordeaux and Lisbon on
my way to Gibraltar where | met a
lot OF people who know me But !
soon got tired of wine parties and
soldiers talk and garrison girls, and
so started away again in search OF
novelty. wanted now scenery, new
pooplc-in fact, 20 sec Il di1orcnt life
altogether from that which was
used 10 in England.
I'VE ran up TO Nice, but that was
worse than Gibraltar; and then |
ramblod through Corsica, a dirty
hole. with poor shooting much
Dragged about and spent n dull fort.
night After that / went 20 Palermo,
and enjoyed myself vastly, and then
made up my mind TO visit Greece aud
all the little Islands round about But
! never got to Athens. We were
cruising about the pretty little islands
Of the archipelago, Milo, Scrpho, 81.
phanto a day or two at ono or an.
other. according 10 tho weather or
tho interest Of tho place when one
iino day we anchored ut Mo, and
thcro met my fato.'
by which you mean my daughter
in.law. | presume. slid Lady Ken.
sngtowor dryly, as her son paused
in his narrative.
quito 30; but you shall hear.
"Nio is n quaint primitive place,
ono of tho smallest OF the islands,
with u pretty bay and with what the
inhabitants arc pleased 10 call a town,
behind which thorc is q barren, tree
less country. which, however, pro.
duccs oil, honey and plenty Of cotton.
wanted 10 sec a plantation OF the
latter, and rs soon rs | made my do
sircs known was pointed out q
large, spawling, barnlike building.
standing in it's own grounds, which
apparently extended half across tho
island.
Fancy my surprise when | found
that the proprietor Of this place was
an Americanl told him my nnmo,
aud no received mo most cordially.
We don't often catch any Of your
countrymen here, Mr.. Eousiug'
tower no said, with what sounded
like rather an offensive omphasison
tho Mr.. Lord Kcusingtowor, |
suggested. Wen, that may be- no
replied, but wo don't have no lords
here nor yet in tho country where l
come from, 10 II you don't mind, Mr.
Kcnsingtowor III just call you Mr.
konsingtowcr 1t will mako mo feel
moro comfortable
"Of course laughed, and be point
cd out all tho ouriosities OF tho place.
Men. women and children were busy
picking the cotton and preparing It
for transport, and happier looking
lot Of mortals | never saw. My host
whose name, by tho way, WIS
Thnddeus Clugg mo he had
lived on the island for thiityhyo
years and seldom left his own
grounds. i hayo everything want.
no said, and perhaps some dollars
put by somewhere In case of ucci.
dents, And as for society, now and
then traders put in here, and We deal
and exchange and what not besides.
That IL not bad lot OF humanity to
pass your life with, Is IT. he added,
pointing with evident pride 10 his
employees, who We're here, there
and everywhere all over the place.
IL was bound 10 admit that I
thought him n very lucky man, and
we went into dinner, which, though
n curious combination of fish, flesh,
fowl and vegetables, was most pala.
table; and he produced excellent
champagne, clarot, and what aston.
ishcd mo still more, capital cigars
After dinner young girl, aged
nbout fifteen, came in and without
saying a word, sat herself down in a
corner and began making coffee.
Your daughteri asked. Not n bit
Of It, said ho; same IA tho others.
oh, an omployeei Do you find labor
plentiful in this country Devil Il
bit Of it; my lot are all importa'
tons, ho replied.
II grow quite interested; for It
seemed 10 strange that this insigniii'
cant island, of which | had never
heard, should havo to Anploy
Foreigners 20 pluck it's miserable pro
auctions, and | asked further ques
tons, My host, warmed with his
own wine, was inclined TO DO com
municativo.
lyon See, he said, I'VE get LOT
Of boats hero ono way and the other
Turkey amt so very far of, moi
Gambia, nor Africa neither, for the
mnttor Of that, and there's goot
deal of trading in n small way.
"'nlicit tradingi' ! suggested.
"Mnybe 1t be and maybe it bent
that all depends ON the law of thu
country and we amt troubled mucl
with law here. Now that gal yo,
speak about-Frangipanni we ca!
her
"'What n curious nnmeN said l.
"'May he, no replied You see,
once swapped some merchandise, an,