The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-02-04

as we left the door, the beggars, big
little, old and young, were holding
and poking their hands at us, mostly
women and children of all ages. A
great many with leprOsy, sores on
them from the crown of their heads
to the soles of their feet. 1t Is not
only here this is seen, but all over
the city. Tn front of the large hotels
they-are more numerous than else
where.
1t is regular robbing game from
the time you enter the city until you
leave, from the he y ar to the Iner-
chant and hotel keeper. They have
mo- regular or established price tor
anything. The hotels make 1t a
custOmtO charge you with things you
never got. Every one, without an
exception, who showed their receipted
hotel bills had Il number of items
erased which they never got. The
hotels are grand structures, but the
dirtiest, filthiest holes 1 was ever in.
Every time / moved in bed there
would come a scent from under the
cover that was almost unbearable.
The thought would run through my
mind that a number of persons had
died in the same bed with yellow
fever or small pOx.
1 could not write one-half / saw
and experienced in the three days l
spent there. 1 will tell you and my
friends privately when get home.
The. place is greatly improved
since Gen. Brooke has been in
The city, as city, is one of the
grandest built / have seen in all my
travels. 1t is beautifully located and
well laid out, with parks and walks
and drives. have photographs of
great many of the buildings, includ-
ing the old cathedral, which is over
one hundred and fifty years old. 1
think it is equal to old st. Giles, in
Scotland, which 1 thought
was the grandest l ever saw. was
In and through the whole building.
| must confess l had Il feeling some
how of reverence. Walked in with
my hat in my hand. Through our
guide l had quite a talk with an old
priest.
1 will not be able to tell all, but
give only sketch of anything. Every
house is built us fort, with court
entries, windows with iron bars.
No windows to residences opened.
Tie Governors palace is grand.
tried to get in but failed. The Cap
tain on guard told US we would have
to get permission from Gen. Brooke.
The Captain-General's residence and
ground and gardens are superb be-
yOnd anything / ever saw. All the
palaces and mansions have been
'obbed. The'Spaniards, before they
eft, took everything of any value.
What little was left has been plum
Tered by visitors.
In all of my travels, up and down
he world, 1 have never seen any
hing that will compare with the
cemetery. For beauty of location, for
work, expensiveness.
All in almost solid mass, vaults and
Ombs, and monuments of the most
'ostly. But to cap the climax the
worst of all has yet to be told. The
,aupers who die are put in a vault,
heir bodies covered with lime until
he flesh Is eaten off the bones. The
zones are then taken out and put in
heap. Again, when the rich, or
my who do not keep up their tax or
ent on their lots for five years, their
'odies are taken up and go through
he sa me operation, and their homes
re thrown out in the bone pile, Of
which there Is an immense pile. 1
would not 20 to see this; could not
tand it; was afraid of catching some
isease. l saw photographs of this
asst pile Of skeletons.
They say it is fact that people go
here and tumble the bones around
boxing for skeletons who have gold
4 their teeth, and take out the teeth
'om the jaw bones.
/ saw two men, one had the thigh
ones of a skeleton, the other had