The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-25

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4 grief over the valiant boy
D who sacrificed their lives to the crue
flames the day before. 5000 peopl
assembled ON the lake front to d
honor to this reproduction of tn
vessel which sailed from Iceland L
Greenland's frozen coast, under tn
command of Lief, about the year 100
nor did it pause until it came il
sight of the bleak coast which after
ward served as home for our perse
cuted Christian forefathers.
A reception was rendered them OF
the water, then all boarded the Vik
ing and were steered to the Admins
tration building where President Pal
mer delivered a welcoming address.
CONVENT La RABIDA.
We next entered the convent La
Rabida, whose silent walls breathed
to us the story of the past. 1t is
located on lagoon in front of the Ag-
ricultural building, and is bathed
on the opposite side by Lake
Michigan. Its sombre walls,
its antique windows stand
in striking contrast to the beautiful
buildings accompaniment. Seriously
We wended our way down its long
gravel walks to the entrance whose
front is adorned with the Century
plant. On entering We were impressed
with the "wierd and awful lonesome
ness" of the place. The walls are
beautified by various portraits of Col
umbus, Queen Isabella and numerous
explorers OF those early days. The
relics found here are quite interesting,
among which are the following: The
OLD chart of Ptolmey used and studied
by Columbus in 1856; the writing of
Columbus portfolio in gold and sil-
yer in which is kept the will OF Queen
Isabella; door from the original con-
vent La Rabida; an immense door
with heavy iron bolt said to have be-
longed to the house occupied by, Col
umbus while living on Madeira island
these and many others quite as inter-
esting are entombed in this building,
made sacred to us by its memories
THE DEATH BED SCENE.
One picture found here is worth
special notice-the death bed scene Of
Columbus. He is represented as an
aged man whose face bespeaks char
acter rich with piety and honor. His
son is PROSTATE with grief and atfec-
tionately holds the father to his
breast. The candle dimly lights the
face of the good old priest who stands
watching the peaceful passing of a
soul whose memory will ever he cher
ished by the world for whom he dared
to do so much.
We spent this evening in company
with 1901 people, in front OF the
lagoon-teeling that this was our last
evening in the City Of Wonders.
Words fail to express the scene which
the grounds and buildings present at
night-surely no artist can paint it.
The lagoon was spotted with boats
and gondolas whose red, blue and
green lights reflected tints most beau
tiful. Presently the buildings were
brilliantly lighted and sweet strains of
music fioated on the air, making the
place seem like an enchanted village.
This seemed grand-hut imagine the
scene when the electric fountain
iawned upon us with its spray OF
water twenty feet in air. 1t looked
1t first like frosted spray, then
shaded into pink, blue. green. orange
md lavende The little boats stood
n the distance beating the slow
,ulsation to the air of Nearer NV
1od to Thee" 1t was simply indie
and we stood in silent admit
alton.
THE CURTAIN.
Here We dropped the curtain on the
white City" whose origin seems like
sea nymph and whose life is but a
Law, for ere many moons more, it will
lave disappeared as suddenly as it
anne, yet it will live till the end OF
ime in the memory of mankind. /,
EMMA f. SHELTON.