Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-23

ucuce ABOVE, IDuS giving tue appear
ance of Bible lands and times. Roads
also are built OF stone, and we saw
crushed or broken stone hauled in
carts and put on the roads and
packed and covered much like our
best streets at home. 1t seems that
to use stone for everything in the
way described is one good way OF
getting it out of the way of soil cul-
~tivation for it is everywhere.
One would be inclined to think
| such an island could not be fertile,
but not so. | am sure ! have not
| seen any other place so finely and
successfully and thoroughly Guilt
waited. All available space is taken
up and there are no woodlands.
Crops are gathered as soon as ready
and others Immediately ~replanted,
and we saw all stages, blowing, SOW
ing and harvesting. The island is of
a beautiful green color, because of
| vegetable growth, which as one looks
seems to be encased in frames of
stone and the reader can easily
imagine the effect. Flowing is done
with the rudest plows, with OK or
mule attached. The ground is then
worked deeply with hoes and p%ulver-
lied exceedingly fine and is remark
ably fertile. Beautiful anemones of
various colors and other flowers grow
like weeds and housewives have an
easy time for nice floral display in
this island paradise.
In the country as we passed chill
dren they ran after our carriage ask
ing for money, and little girls would
run a half mile or more even after
being given a penny in the hope of
receiving more, u driver meal
while keeping up a good trot.
Through such scenes we passed to
St. Paul's bay and back to Valetta.
At st. Paul's Bay we employed a
boatman to row us about two miles
across the bay to St. Paul's island
on which is erected a statue of St.
Paul, but by whom it was erected |
sents him with book in hand, the
other extended, and preaching or
teaching. The only inscription upon
the pedestal is Shooting forbidden
and the rabbits must not be mo-
Tested. A few minutes later we saw
one of the rabbits aud suppose they
r sole occupants OF the island. Be-
sides the statue there is no other
structure except n of the typical
stone houses and stables all of which
it should be remembered are as fiat
on top as our floors.
Here is the place where ST. Paul
was shipwrecked. There is no doubt
of it in my mind. The description of
it in the 9th and 2Sth chapters of
Acts suits the locality. Here then
was the scene of the thrilling disas-
ter that befell him as he was carried
a prisoner to Rome.
About nine miles again we rode
through scenes already described to
Valetta. As is u custom we found
the post office and mailed letters to
our dear ones at home. There were
other objects of interest in the cities
that we might have visited but SINH
lar ones we may see elsewhere, but
what we have seen are found only
here. Benjamin Johnson called on
the United States consul who is from
Massachusetts, and had an entertain
ing conversation with him.
Again | repeat it, here is the best
cultivated garden spot | have ever
1t is the farthest possible
from a barren island. All We're sur
prised at what we saw. Another
vivid impression of unique scenes has
been received and we are having
variety of scenes that makes our
journey exceedingly pleasurable.
When we went back to our vessel
there was a great British transport
ours. filed with redcoats
who had come to man the forts and
those now there are to so into active
in the Transvaal. 4 band of
Maltese had come out in a boat to give
some good music. and closed
their Serenade with America, >
set both the soldiers and our
passengers to enthusiastic cheering.
Then began an exciting scene. To
imagine 1t, picture in mind, a great
white passenger vessel with decks
all crowded with British soldiers,
every one wearing his bright red
coat. Suddenly, with tremendous
volume, there rang out from their
crowded ranks, God Save the
Queen Our vessel responded with
America, and flung out q hundred
American flags. Then followed
Aud Lang Syne, Star Spangled
Banner, and other soul stirring
and after each there was tire
cheering. Meanwhile trad
were on our vessel selling their
wares and all was confusion and noise.
hundred boats were in the
water all about us, while British
lay near by, including an
r~rlr-iDpElpr -p~,oaI1 h,n+ n.,r *Tr,a I
vas up and all at once u unearthly
wildcat whistle shrieked out an6
The Britons tried to cheer but their
voices were wholly lost in the
successive screams OF our terrible
whistle. Soon our engines were NOV
ng and We left behind US the island
If Malta with our ideas of it changed
brewer.
ELLwooD Q. ELLIS.