The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-17

delight an antiquary, and the lintels and
easements of hewn stone are painted in
colors to match the doors, while the walls
are dead white.
There are two good inns, in both
Of which the English language is
spoken-the Hotel Central and the Hotel
Fayal. The fixed price in all the Azorean
hotels is $50 refs day-a large sum,
you think at first sight of the figures, but
it is only $1.19, American money, for fare
fully equal to that for which our hotels
charge 50 per diem. The floors are bare,
but frequently washed, the beds trifle
hard, but always clean, and the attend
ance good enough-after you get used to
going out on the balcony and clapping
your hands while shouting, ''Ho! JOSEF
exactly as Don Quixote summoned
Sancho Panza. The Hotel Fayal has the
advantage Of being nearest the landing,
and of having very large garden sur
rounded by high walls, it's broad avenues
lined with trees under which are rustic
seats, orange groves and banana walks
and smaller fruits in abundance, such as
as guavas, nespras, figs, pomegranates, etc.
Here are flowers, too, in wild profu-
sion the whole year round, exhaling de-
lightful perfume, while the little olive
colored canaries fill the air with song.
There are long hedges Of ca mellias, and
bowers covered with passion flowers, AGA
cias rosy with bloom, stephanotis. ipomo-
eas-and such roses They grow on trees,
many feet high and one single Cherokee
OF Banksia rose bush entirely covers one
of the walls for the length of so feet.
Like all the other gardens of the island,
this is enclosed by walls of lava stone, Is
feet high and feet thick Tall mimosa
trees guard the entrance, fanked Nv
palms and immense ferns. Ivies and flow
ering creepers fairly run riot, and the
broad avenues are shaded by incense
trees, the leaves of which are aromatic
and the nuts are burned as incense in the
churches. In this charming place an in
valid or a wearied traveller may swing her
hammock and indulge in all-day siestas
and every night be lulled to sleep by the
music of old ocean grandest symphonies
Directly opposite to Hotel Fayal stands
the old fort san Juan, where the famous
cam on, Long Tom is mounted. 1t
is the 42-pounder pivot-gun which be-
longed to the privateer, General Arm
the Armstrong was blown up and for
many years her wreck lay on the beach
before the castle of San Juan. The de-
fence of this vessel on the Doth of Septem-
Der, 1911, is one of the most gallant ex-
PLOTS in the history of American naval
warfare. Captain Reid and his officers
ported that an English fleet was off the
fort san Juan. Though he had only seven
guns and 30 men, lie repulsed three at
tacks of tlotillas sent in by the English
squadron. destroying many boats and in
ficting on the enemy a loss of 800 men.
Finding that he must eventually be over
powered, Capt. Reid caused the nuzzle
Of Long Toni to be pointed into the
hold and fired, thus scuttlng the Ship,
when he escaped with his crew to the
shore. Long afterwards 'Long Toni
was tished up and mounted in the fort
where patriotism mpels at least
every American conner to make it visit.
There is nothing else very warli1e about
the ola castle. it contains a few rusty
gums and pyramids Of cannon balls, and 4
squad Of soldiers, whose principal occit-
patton seems TO be the peaceful one Of
playing cards. FANNIE b. WARD.