The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-17


beautifully kept box hedges and prin-
cipally white flowers. Tho floors In the
building arc stone and kept very clean.
just now In the royal apartments they
are covered with mating, but when the
royal family comes they put down mag
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MADRID. 'tsarfa
We reached Madrid after two hours
journey from Escorial Our landlady
met us at the station. She Is u genuine
Spaniard, mantclla and al, does not
speak one word OF English. We arc in
the fifth story OF an apartment house
and arc huddled into queer littlo rooms
but arc very comfortable; have good
beds, fare excellent and abundant. Tho
house has tiled floors throughout, and,
as for heat. | have experienced more
discomfort often ut home in July.
Here thcre Is good breeze.
This morning wo spent two hours in
tho gallery, and 1t was II treat. There
are some lorty.six pictures by NIurillo,
perfect gema. The whole collection
numbers two thousand paintings. We
had not time for the sculpture to-day.
The, tram, or street railway, furnished
us tho means OF visiting the suburbs,
and VIC walked through some OF tho
principal streets toget what impressions
We could OF Madrid during our brief
stay. It, like Paris, seemed gay, bright,
white and lively, the streets full OF men,
women, children and beggars, all OF
whom were actuated by the liveliest
curiosity in regard to us; even tho grand
politeness and dignity Of tho hidalgos
yielded to tho spell. Tho populace
stopped near us, surveyed us from head
10 foot, then gazed at our retreating fig.
ures. Wc were told that tho newsboys
were crying their papers with, "All
about tho Americanos.
Why, in the name OF all the womap's
rights associations did tho advent OF
this body OF peaceful pilgrims awaken
such interest? Was it tho contrast be.
tween these American women travelling
independently in, pursuit OF culture and
enjoyment, going out OF tho usual route
tovislt cathedral and convent, Moorish
palace and castle, celebrated in history
and poem; and the languishing dark
eyed Spanish beauties. content within
tho limits Of their fair city, knowing
little and caring less for the New
World, in whose discovery their queen
OF hallowed memory was so largelyin-
strumental? Probably the Spanish hus-
bands and fathers, while accepting the
fact that there are different types OF civ
ilization, reloiccd that their wives and
daughters were keepers at home.n
We found Toledo the quaintest city
We have visited. The streets arc SO mar
row that, when driving through, you
can extend your hands and touch the
houses on either side; : and suchwind-
ings and turnings! It would beimpossis
Bile to find yout'way alone. The;cath-
edral is much more ornate than that a5
Burgos, and has much magniticentWork.
IMPRESSIONS. OF STAIN,
The choir hns sort, ofsfrieze Of sculp-
ture, dono in alabaster, supported by
columns OF jasper; then comes the ex-
quisite wood work. Weosaw beautiful
specimens OF old Moorish stucco and
fret work Much sto fEouri surprise we
found them restoring AM old scloister;
they had all the old saints down from
theic pedestals. and were busil Y engaged
in repairing broken legs, arms, heads,
noses, &c The old Moorish palace, the
Alcazan. was also in, q state OF restora-
ton. was yteinpted;zby ..a-,beautiful
dagger at the mandatory OF Toledo
blades, but was rcfrained from indulg-
ing in the purchase Of an unnecessary
article by the price thereof.
"Eor though on pleasure she was bent,
She had frugal mind
Unjust acknowledge thass.s Toledo wos
,carm, but We were very well;. glept and
ate comfortably. Ono pleasant surprise
in Spain was to find pure, good water.
Q4r farmers would no; cut such wheat
as grows in Spain, only.a loot and half
high, and so scans, but there were no
abundant crops in that barren region.
The methods Of farming arc-mostprimi-
tive, reapins with aasiclslc; thrcshing
with a fail and hauling the grain away
in small wagons drawn BY one diminu-
tive donkey.
Begsars besiege you at every step;
even children with their legs and arms
tied up to mako itIIappcar. rs, if they
were broken, follow, you everywhere.
Some OF them are horrible Sights but We
had to shut. our eyes and pass right
along, recalling tho comfort inAmcrica.
We failed to gain admittance to the
the royal palace as tho Queen wasthere:
Immense, iron chains, were hanging
upon the outside sof onez church in
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