The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-24
;fe in the Azores Islands.

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~ correspondence Of The Journal.
r,yrA FAYAL ISLAND, Sept. 18th.
koreans, like other peasantry Of
| hem Europe, are very early risers.
before the sun has climbed the hills
/ y environ Horta, you are awakened by
.ranqe incessant clatter, ssthe sound of
wooden shoe beating tattoo upon
nayenients, mingled with the softer
..ar et donkey's unshod feet and the
N. hearted chatter of many people
ding their way to market, to labor in
| Acids. to the orange gardens for fruit,
| n the upper heights for firewood.
..antlv the church bells begin their
.,ar the reyeille sounds from the bar
n. and guns from the San Juan fort
answered by prolonged echoes and
| IVA blasts from the other Notifications.
si- tme the drowsy god is effectually
AN iighl and you conclude that it is
" taln out into the street with the
[stof tlis little island world. The prop
lfre tt DO, after the mug of choco-
| and rusty roll that precede break
NJ several hours, is to stroll down to
.sags usi before sunrise and see the
Mr III from Pico, the sugar loaf
a0ss the bay, which, having no
s,s anchorage of its own, serves as
Iybaafg TO Fayal. Taking his morning
III tn lAQ clouds. Pic0 gives no hints OF
i 900 foot crater cone. Rising in
+nmelisEl proportions, its top is per
krall7 }siloG in mist, while half mile
Sa its snli- washed base the sea is I'M
+loma}flc; but on its edge You see a
! r5N the OF white houses, and farther
| .amlens aud fig trees. vineyards, and
b.. 8i oranges and apricots. Scream
! bulls desert their resting place on the
! 4, aeas The coast and swim about in
| e.
Aa trle brown canaries that fly away
+ Ei0 II every night fall fit overhead
nosntess numbers on their way back
I the eds Of Fayal. Fleets of Pico fer
tboatS large. open wherries, each carry
| t9U lateen sails, looking in the dis
he like other tiocks of white winged
IDS come skimming across the bay,
len w the gunwale with peasants and
lit produce, on their way to the Fayal
kIkeis Arriving on this side of the boist-
3us 4llannel, the boat is run upon the
b. beach, or moored along side the
Ry r0 be unloaded. Then the barefoot
| w00den-shod or sandaled men and
tHeu Hoist boxes, baskets and bundles on
n Leads and trudge away up the middle
tleStreet erect, careless and chattering
nagples, no matter how heavy their
lel, Many OF them are bowed be
qads Of wood that would stagger a
IN, Tha bundle bound around with an
0Y, ike an overerown caltwheel.
gesldes this burden resting on the
5nd shoulders basket OF something
ri4aa 10 each hand. A few If the
ar5 dressed entirely in dark red,
hoe COW hide sandals on their feet,
atly Of fhcil own lnanpfacture,
Eea at the toe and With the lair lett
The Pico peasants, VIC are told,
Az wear red altogether, and have
ehs NJ their own, distinctive from
M lia Qilier islanders, but Of late
silaa many foreigners visit these
Is the teal Of rdicule has caused most
tleM ~ discard the costume Of their
" Keep away from Holta. Now
Va tile Older people, too old and
le 10 bother with the Eagaries Of
apa, appear ia red from tip to toe.
OF the most picturesque figures
] saw was an aged citizen Of Pico,
y long cray hair and beard. dressed in
QT Jacket of red linsey woolsey, waist
and knee breeches of the same, red
TEL puttoned over sandalled feet, the
es Of The pointed end of his cap dang
at one side among his wind blown
EE locks.
relI u ~
Pa PIN, an excellent little haven adjoin-
Tie main port, or rather it would be
tllent we're there no westerly gales, to
se fall sweep it is exposed. 1t lies
around the corner OF the headland
fd Monte da Guia, whose base is con-
sa With Monte Quemada by a high
y q slittering black sand. The open
between these two peaks makes a
alo setting for the huge volcano be-
Whleh has many times shaken up
stand, Da Praya de Norte, whose
IF y said To be |, 500 feet deep. The
~ o. the side toward Porta PIN, is
ed 5s Spanish fertilization, erected
lures ago as a defence against the de-
r # eelsairs, and is entered by me-
'a' gateway. Beyond the gateway,
lnllls swing their mighty arms, tents
pitched along shore for bathers, and
y children frolic among the bleaching
ers Of stranded wrecks upon which
Aaye been spread to dry. Fishermen
1sl up from their boats, carrying
ly Woven baskets of fish that show all
F0lpis Of the rainbow, red predominant
ald Women plod downward with huge
''es OF cane stalks on their heads. or