The sun., 1894-03-15
FOR 0RARECLUSE OR AIOAFER.
a HOME ar ToLE WOULD HAZE
soSB ATTRACTIONS FOR BoTH.

| II there is any one among the readers Of
| THE Sun who would like TO find home in a
part OF the world where he would he undis-
| turbed by the rush and bang OF civilization. a
place where life may be passed In m meditation
or contem plation Of beautiful scenery or some
other occupation we'll suited to gentle natures.
let him try the interior Of the Isthmds Of
panama-Tole for instance. The founders Of
| Tole selected the banks OF q tiny brook that
with its fringe Of green trees wound it's way
across one OF the thousand upland parks
OF the 1sthmlan plateau. It was park on
the edge OF the plateau. whore one could
| stand out on the natural lawns and
| look away across two or three leagues
| OF wood covered lowland to the shining waters
OF the Pacific. with couple OF green islands
In the offinR to add beauty to the broad exc
panse OF the sea- and then turn Inland and
ook over the tumbled rou nded h Ills. and away
| to the naked cordlllsraa No more charming
house sites can be found Ia the world than
| about Tole. Nor are they attractive solely be-
cause OF natural scenery. for the town lies 80
that every breath from the sea must drift
through the open portals OF Its houses. II is a
tiny hamlet forty houses all told. and all
| OF these. save two. are OF the picturesque
thatch that abounds every where south OF
Mexico. Indeed. part OF the charm OF a
homo there would be In the character which
tneSo houses' Win thelr oNerhenginR palms
anu oIanke trees "ou'u give 10 tne scenery.
ana YET tne place IS not perfect even TO tho
eye. It is at least a weeks journey from Pan
anna. however that journey be made; II Is even
three days away from that ancient interior
capital. Santiago. but the rude hand OF CIV
ihzauon mas come 10 destroy the symmetry
the n'ness OF each part oil the loVey picture 10
the resi-. A priest has erected q new church.
using unplanod. whip-sawed plank placed
VerucaHy ior the walls ana roonnR IL with
aInc-pia'eu ccfruRateu IRON. IL IL ooAoo ieet
10 ,nree anu aoout : iee' hiRh 10 tne saves.
'ho eye an sAaee counterpars
Vi 'he hIs1 h'ery s'"oIe ouilc IN 'reene'
coL. ana very good imitation OF
canee mouse In cripple creek. imagine
.no eneot OF the white glare OF that
iron roos where the rest!ui coior OF the DARK
rec tiles might nave been had. Imagine one
trying 70 hoid religious services In the culver
ing hot atmosphere within those thin. unbst-
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o, auooo m,en. nave oeeh naa Ior less money
.na,nan ,ha ,i,.. wh,,h .o., 49,. =, ce., ' hn.
are ohsapsr % in nth the " Ionr run run T will be- ~ sab,t. nj
tut.d. % Meantime % a wv would.b. M ~ reciu.e c % can
flnd plenty OF house sites on the hills from
which tho church could not be seen on ac-
count OF the trees.
l lei. Las Palmas bound for Tole at ~ in
the afternoon. The road was eight leagues
long; 1t crossed divide three leagues or so
vu' 'ioH. is ",a t,' noi y" auu ,u nou." ia.so
Una, runs eway aowh 10 .he mountains on .he
h,v ., p,n.ma EroO th. .r.s, =, .his Siv,ds
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Of the Isthmus to be found anywhere. out tho
nIctura soresd ont hs,ors the ave vas univ ona
of thousand almost as beautiful to be seen
In the journey.
Not house or a field was to be seen. but
dozens Of columns OF blue smoke rising from
among the hills showed that homes were
saeu ''.f ~. eu,ousy
enough these columns o. ,n smoke showed
.s. "oio ,oIs sms w wer' o'ear'hE 'nv u'er from from
'he lahu 10 MAKE reaay lor planting 'nelr
prairie land were within sight. The praIrI. !
japJ 4. nave, cuI,ivatad .bars br,Is oiIowaJ |
to lie untouched ior pasture for the cattle,
In the course OF the tourney We f9rded three |
taais f down the banks Of taSse Streams s are the
steepest ! ever saw. even sleeper than that
into Jackson,s Hole. wyoming where they
hitch hlE trees 10 tne wagons going
running the horses The way the, mules
hustled up the NgHag Iaths Wouiu nave
pleased even Ihe most ppessimistIe Rocky
well Of the mule fittings. My cruppeE broke
twice and the elnch three times. But didn't
In The Sun. 10 always made asa ditch 10 the
hillside. and l commonly had 70 hold my
knees pretty well up toward my chin to keep
the ditch walls from tearing my shoes SO
when the einch or erupper gave way. gpt my
feet on tho ground and stood up Then |
called the guide to make repairs: PEOPLE
bound on an overland Journey anywhere
among the Ladnos are advised to carry their
own saddles. The banks S OF the trail ditch are
not always conveniently n located for receiving
The rivers Of the isthmns are remarkably
beautiful aud interestlnG sireams-especialy
Interesting. More than half OF them show q
color OF gold to every painful OF gravel; And
then they are full OF fsh and game OF all sorts
comes down TO the pools TO drink during tho
dry season. At any but the dryest season
tho rivers have fashion OF hllinR up at the
most unexpected moments. The traveller
enters the gently rippling ford and stops to
let his mule drink. While he Razss at tho
deep. white water pools above or whistles at
the chattering monkeys that mako faces at
him from the biG-branehed trees hard by
roar as OF n prairie tornado comes around the
next bend above. and wall OF water. maybe
higher than his head. comes frothing and tear
ing down upon him; The mules in terror