The broad ax., 1898-03-26

oze e CIR party uho lad vI.ltsl
MauDolh cave sid. fume6iatsly
This b nn<h more beautiful. thoa<l
~ - exfEnzfEe
OR guide uas infeIII<enf ana entsr.
t.iainE buf Ee ucuI1 rafhe< IN sisene<
tr1versed these u1nd halls and wind-
M pnths. where each u0msnt 4
seened some elGn-lfks erezfures mnsi
appear. and eifher drive - iron then
realms o. beguiIe n further On % m
explored pzrfz
1hs electric Light last reached. and
buf eimly portrayed the -Speeter Col-
znn- and human bones lying petrtled
n one q he DARK ckaEzG
i had tr5ed 70 imagine the appear
aree q staiaetifes and stalagnites -
Described TO ne. but soon found that
o. cave beauties With their great Halls.
wonderful arches. AMI fafry-Hke ELECTS.
! had no idea
Once, after leaving = long passage
OF han, ne entered a large. brightly
lighted chamber. with spacious room.
frqu which hung in every direction.
sparkling staIacfifes- Locking hack.
ne could at once take IN the large room
In which ore stood and n the end Of the
hall the Arabs tent" around which
the cave formations hung in many-eoI-
ored folds. - II bright draDerJ had
been used IN its construction; behind
these folds lights we're placed, 20 that
the colors In layers Ike the comedian
or agate we're seen At distance From
above. in every direction. we're hang
ing stalaetites. and from the floor arose
stalagmites In majestic proportions II
required hut little effort Of the tmagina-
ton 70 fancy they were statues worn
With age, or perhaps with water, tls.f
was frequently seen falling lightly over
them We wondered II some Of them
had not found their way into the De
CesnolI collection Of museum notoriefy.
The Empress Column. a. our guide
called II. resembled closely q statue Of
graceful proportions. the clear outlines
Of which were slightly dimmee By
snow.
The last chamber We entered was
very large. and though called the ball
room. did not suggest to any Of our
party q thought Of dancing: but Ss We
sat resting-for our walk had been q
long one-a sweet voice. clear and bird
like. with fust touch Of sadness m II.
arose, singing the Swiss Hsrdman's
Song" and a. its echoes died away
from NJ. we faneied they had been
canght By some mysterious influence
and carried aIong-away-where new
wealth Of beauty awaits the future ex-
pIorer. and finally blended with heaT-
emily sounds 70 which our ears are rot
Jet attuned.
We left the cave reluctantly, and
started on our way to New York Our
young Acquaintance had enjoyed IL as
he did everything else. in a quiet sort
Of way. We began to think regretfully
Of parting from him. He compelled one
TO think Of him. though certainly not
from any efforts Of his own The in
teIIigence, gentleness and absence Of
discovered in him during
our short acquaintance made me won
der that We could have thought him
an untutored. inexperienced youth. and
aroused q lasting interest In him
A short time before we reached New
York our conversation led to remarks
upon the almost universal difference
great men and their sons, and
ZnIarging upon IL, We cited many In
stanees- He asked that We should not |
make our remarks too general, adding.
With quiet humor, MY father Is a great
nan"
The solitary person with whom We
began our 5ourney-the inexperienced
Youth, who was husband and father
lad trayersed the whole globe, and was
he youngest son Of General Grant!