The evening times., 1900-03-05
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propensity TO conceal the narrow trdll ana
10 cause an irritating scratch on those who
try TO pass it by.
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There are few roads IN San Domingo.
and the few are hardly worth the name
Everyone travels horseback. and the trail
is Just wide enough for one diminutive
burro. When q fellow traveller going in an
opposite direction is met. there is the
same courtesy as under similar circum-
stances as in the United States. Both
minds are intent on one purpose, that Of
passing, and there is a scramble into the
brush along The side, or lodging into Z
clear place until the thing is accomplish
ed The widespreading panniers which
carry ali the mar ketable goods make this
sometimes a difBcult undertaking. To the
west from san Domingo runs a road OF
some pretensions. 1t is a hundred yards
Of n narrow gauge horse car line and a
string OF electric lights. Outside Of these
improvements the road itself has seen
none. All has been left 10 nature. Some
times there are ragged coral rocks to jolt
over. At other places il is just sand. Oc-
sionally a perennial mudhOle seems we'll
nigh bottomless.
Along this road for Rve miles out Of the
city the wealth Of the capital has gathered.
Beyond this the highway loses much Of its
dignity. crosses the Gayna River on d fer
~ and loses, itself In narrow paths wind
ing through the San Cristobal Mountains.
on either side out from the city for five
miles are magnificent tropical homes. The
houses are modern, Of the usual West In
dian chi,ecture, one story, with wide We
randas, and windows that are really doors
devoid Cf glass and opening on hinges
Twenty or thirty acres OF verdure sur
round the homes. There are cOcoanuts or
anges lines and mangOes in abundance.
The almond tree the royal palm. the cac-
tus and the laurel add their foliage TO the
beauty of the scene. Wide drives lead from
the highway to the homes, and hedges
adorn the roadside. At the rear Of the
houses. on the left. the Caribbean Sea
dashes against the rocks, throwing the
spray into the air fifty feet or more. 4
balmy sea breeze catches il and carries ii
till it disappears in the mist
The tourist wonders where could be
found more ideal spot for home and hap
! piness. Many OF the homes cost a fortune
| The furniture, Of the most expensive sort
| came from Paris The piano is of the Paris
make, and almost every home has a sol
| or daughter in some Partisan school. Blu
| the life OF luxury and comfort does no
seem to give the happiness all are seeking
/ for. and the occupants OF the beautiful
homes tire OF the endless monotony apC
quiet and long for home next to bOilel
shop with a fire engine house just acros:
the street. The complaint at the tiresom,
mOnotOny OF the life on the part OF those
who have lived elsewhere is almost univer-
sal
The electric light plant which lights thi,
road and the homes and the city seems not
10 be amenable 10 heaven. to the municipal
ity or TO the private consumer. Apparent
/ ly the owners are the leaders Of fashion
/ and IL is the proper thing to use the light
/ But the advantage that the company has
/ Is that the consumer pays for his light
! whether he gets 1t or not. Coal is not one
| Of the products Of the island. When the
| company forgets to order coal the light zoe,
| out. and stays out until an order is SEN
! and the coal. In the course Of two weeks
arrives. But the bills go on forever. Fol
I two weeks last month there was no coal
/ Then the moon came and relieved the mu
nicipality Of its pail Of darkness, but IN,
/ monthly bills were not diminished. Th
/ light is fairly good but the cost is large