The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-09

burgeoned with all the gold Edward has
called his own. He is now using 1t, how
ever, more like a shepherds crook
as he herds this rather hilarious
ghost party In the vast rotunds under
the dining room Of the hotel Before entering
we have seen traces of a well-marKed cart
road, corn-cobs scattered around and foot
prints of oxen. The cart must have bean
taken apart, brought in and then put to-
gether. The oxen also must have been led
in slngly. Explanations are heard not
upon the beauty, but upon the awful i'm
mensity of the dome. "O!-O!-OW ejac-
ulates young enthusiast. 20, whatF in
quires another: Isn't the cavity big
enough without you opening your MOUTH
81 was merely completing the suit Of apart
ments"
Here, while depositing canes and UNI
brellas TO prevent depredations, a lively
guessing match takes place The state of
the atmosphere not only causes the lamps
to burn more brightly, but oonfuses our
ideas of measurement. While we are thus
held in quarantine, a single light is seen in
the distance, rising and falling like signal
OF distress. Now another comes to view.
Some one is seen descending the Corkscrew.
One by one, like ships at sea, they come out
of the inky vastness and arrange themselves
on the upper ledge of the rock.
Skirting the Kentucky cliffs, which are
perforated with queer little pigeon holes
made by the action of the water, we enter
the Methodist church, where the guide pro-
poses his first conundrum: why isn't this
a Baptist church, gentlemen While pom
derIng the question we seat ourselves on the
pipes and logs where the miners used to con-
gregate to listen TO the gospel preached on
sunday. "Give it up" replied the crack
guesser OF the crowd. because 1t is so dry
here" Wandering Willie's spring, where
q blind boy musician, losing his way, Is said
to have been found asleep, does not suggest
itself to the guide as being just little far
Their on.
30, how lovely" exclaims one woman.
''Isn't she sweetn namely asks a second.
Gould toll better after tasting her," says
the would-be funny young man. Now,
where have seen that faoer' remarks a
school teacher, Hs IL vainly fumbling among
her historic recollections. The practical
joker draws out a silver dollar, suggesting:
Isn't the likeness strikingW NOW, that
you have mentioned it, reoolleot," the
school teacher replies. ''But, beg pardon,
Miss, l haven't mentioned it That yonder
isn't the goddess, but the bust OF Lady
Washington" What really looked like
sculptured Parlan marble was q shadow
profile formed by the guide throwing mag
nesium lights upon the projecting Dut-
tresses.
Having restored to us our torches, we pass
through natures portrait gallery, Watching
the giant and giantess playing the battledore
and shuttlecook with their little papoose,
comment on how Barnum's fat girl Is oil
size and no shape, II that black patch over
head is faithful likeness, and become
fascinated with a whole menagerie Of wild
cats, buffaloes, monkeys and anteaters
etched III stone Everybody can see them
as plainly that is, everybody that has a
vivid Imagination. Now, we stop at the
giants coffin and speculate upon his dimen-
sions, Too noisy to learn them from listening
to the guids "Was he Goliath" mo, Goliath
was a Philistine. He could not let even his
coffin stay in one place 30 long, Was he
Samson9 True, Martha's Vineyard was on
the Long Route, into which he might have
let loose the foxes with tirebrsnds fastened
to their tails. But the grapes are still almost
perfect in form, if not palatable. Mas he
one of the Cyolops9 II so, he must be No
man. Whoever he was, he was immense.
as his sarcophagus equals in size one of the
famous blocks of Baaloek.
Love in a cottage echo a dozen fresh.
young voices as we approach two roohess
stone structures. Yes, and love is taking
up its usual amount of space,n interrupts
the cynic; you see they are empty"
There were originally dozen; the ten
frame ones have been torn down. explains
the guide. Fifteen oonsumptives. perhaps
having read about how healthy the inter
diggers became, consented to be buried alive