The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-06

.p mere as they reach a high hsf. the
spiendld glories OF Bantry bay barorna
casar to them. There IL lies Ike a t,ss,I,ff,,l
.aHe, surrounded BY its high and stately
1iltains-she waters so still. SO calm TO-
Gay that scarcely they seem alive. and the
Aurora' anchored in the middle of il. rc.
minds one CT nothing so much a. C,o,a.
ocean"
See thin two islands. miss" saws the
otfFen- turning 20 Lillian, whom he has f,
Noreo from the beginning with his instric.
i've conversation tbeauty is dear 10 the
heart or the Irishmzn), vivid the sthrtn a.
sand Joinin' this? There's a story shou,
tnirn- It's married now they are. they
says, but whin the high tide comes IL d.
Woes thin. 'Tis the Daily Divorce they
cais thin. Fegs. they must be Protes-
tants, anyway"
lie is garrulous but kindly Jehu, filed
VII curious anecdotes and legends which
Tor the last eleven years he has been instfll-
ing INTO the ears or his clients; nor does he
indeed today draw breath until, having
chmbed the highest hills ne now brings his
nofses carefully down and down again.
.t'ioush an exquisite descent OF WOODED
foao: 10 the very door OF EecIes hotel
On, how loyelyi" SAYS Lillian. softlv
as IL afraid 10 speak too loud. she and
Aifs. Musgrave have climbed down
the little step-ladder brought out to help
them from their elevated position on the
open coach, and are now looking around
them- Here is the door Of the hotel. an
oad-iasnloned, homely entrance, more sug-
eesuFe or Inn than hotel, and, indeed,
with the parts OF the house on either side of
IL evidently very old. and would no doubt
contrast strangely with the long Tow of
new buildings that have been tackled on
70 them In later years. but for the fact
that flowers and clinging, trailing green
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new with an Almost riotous growth
IL Is now late In September, but roses
and passion flowers In full bloom are stu
Crawling UP the walls wherever they get
a chance, reaching the upper windows
nay, the very roof itself. On the left,
magnolia is covering the space between.
two Of the drawing room windows, its
white and fragrant cups Chat 50 strange
ly resemble the water lily) cleaning
through the tender greenness OF its leaves,
whilst geraniums show their pale pink
and scarlet brightness from even higher
Up. Such luxuriant gsraniums, growing
up and up. and ever up. until they stare
out at you from under the very caves
To the right some Dion roses are hanging
their pale and fragrant heads.
The roses at home are all gone" says
Lillian. as If to herself
But look at the bay, dearest" SAYS
Aunt Bessie. AS If reluctantly, Lillian
turns from neT contemplation or the e&-
quisite flowers. but when she turns It is
only 10 give way to fresh admiration.
Only the narrow ROAD runs between the
fi0wer-crowned hotel and the water. with
It's wild wealth Of beauty: its purple
mountains, that cast their shadows deep
into is depths: its islands. clad with
cleaning verdure. and the soft. delicate
spell OF mist and silence that hangs over
all. Who-who can describe that spell
the glamour OF n. the desire the longing
10 sink into II and dwell within its eternal
calm forever?
Aunt Bessie, We must get q boat to-
morrow. and go out as far-as far as We
can" says Lillian, some hours after.
Dinner is over-an excellent dinner In
the long and handsome saloon, and she
and Mrs Nusgrave. having gone upstairs
10 put on some wraps with view 10 sit
ting out on the esplanade and watching
the growing moonlight deck the waters.
are now going back TO their rooms. along
tho narrow corridor.
We'll. dearest, l dare say boatman
can be found" says Aunt Bessie, to whom