The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-17
BERMUDA.
The "Disgusted Tourlst'' Taken to Task Accused Of Being Bachelor, Wearing Blue Spectacles, Etc., Etc.


 Accused Of Being Bachelor, Wearing
 Blue Spectacles, Etc., Etc.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The article on Bermuda in the Mon day morning edition of the Journal and Courier" by 'disgusted tourist" cer- tainly deserves a reply. We have no idea who the writer IS, but judge he must be some poor forlurn old bachelor whose digestion is not par excellence and who undertook this trip alone and evidently made few friends while away To one who is seemingly accustomed to wear "bIue glasses" continually, we fear the beauties of Paradise Win only partially appear to him, and he will long for the better climate of Connecti- cut and the better scenery of New Haven"
 The writer spoke truly when he spoke of the rough passage to this island, but wto is not willing to undergo few hardships when such a reward awaits one?
 None undertakes the trip without knowing exactly what is before him. The trip to Bermuda is acknowledged to be the toughest one can take, and he who decides to board the Trinidad or Orinoco for the two days voyage does so with full knowledge of the discom- forts of the Gulf stream, and should ac- cept the situation in philosophical way, if not at the time certainly after his feet are firmly planted on terra firma
 Our "disgusted tourist" has not put aside his disgust sufficiently to mention even a few of the many beauties that charm the majority of the visitors The color of the water he touches upon, and that beautiful blue really never can be scribed. It comprises almost every shade of blue with the green and deli cate rose tints, constantly changing and every moment more beautiful. Then the wealth of flowers, roses, vio- lets, geraniums, Gen and fifteen feet high), lantana growing wild in great profusion, immense oleander trees, and best of all the acres and acres of Easter lily fields and the air heavy with the fragrance.
 Bermuda does not boast of a tropical vegetation, and any person who knows anything of the place before going there expects to find only semi-tropical growths.
 We own that it does rain In Bermuda, but who minds a five or ten minute shower when people are only too glad to shelter you in their house, and two ninutes after the rain has ceased, one does not need rubbers?
 We fear that our "disgusted tourist" has poor circulation of blood, and would recommend Scott's Emulsion or Hoffs Malt, for he certainly exper- fenced the most remarkable changes in temperature on his drive to St. Georges | and we are inclined to think it due to l chills creeping down his spinal column | and the fever flushes incident to such |  One who loves nature could not tire | of Bermudian scenery, for the variety | of walks, drives, interesting points to | visit and the charms of the ever vary | ing sea calls forth the highest praise l from almost all visitors. Our "disgusted tourist" evidently | could not have made the acquaintance | of many of the first families of Bermu- la, been entertained in their delightful | houses and imbued a little of their | ove and loyalty to this beautiful island. | To the majority of visitors Bermuda | Is a land of sunshine and flowers, and | t is with a sigh of regret that the fare wells are said and faces turned toward 1 the colder winds and more frequent storms that await one in the States" We fear that our "disgusted" friend
  lid not reap much benefit from his long Bermuda trip, and would advise him lever again to follow a Fashionable 'ad," but instead to discover for us jome new winter abode where the "cli- nate and scenery" exceeds that of our ,wn Nutmeg State.'' SOITIS.