The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-23
LADY ESTELLE AND MISS
RETTY


right bank Of the Tagus rlver, which 10
six miles wide, and from there, blends with
the waters OF the ocean, forming a sea OF
eighteen miles, and mingling It's water with
the ocean, ana the situation OF the ctty re-
minds one OF New Orleans. though the
river Tagus 10 much wider than the Mia
sissippi. This city has one OF the finest
hsrbors in the world, and lie protected by
strong fort, but the city itself is unwalled,
and without any ioru6cation at all.
The most beautiful part Of TINS city is
called the new town, and stretches along
the Tagus, and is crowned with palscee,
o. squares as we call them. The princi-
pal palace is the Praco de Commerce., on
the Tagus, 56S feet long, and $40 feet broad,
surrounded on three sides with splendid
o Itces. The most conspicuous public
building are the church Of the Patriarcbs,
aud the Monastery OF the Heart OF Jesus
with q cupola Of white marble aud the
ioundliuR hospital receiving aa-
nuAlly about 1000 children, and st
ames hospital capable OF receiving 1870
sick persons, and there is the Royal Palace
OF Adjuda. and the city has numerous
educational and scientific institutions.
The most n otable object in the city 10
uqueduct. eighteen miles in length, and in
one plac1 $50 feet hi b and remained un-
Injured at the great earthquake. 1t is the
greatest piece Of bridge architecture in
the world. The city has many ship build
ing docks, silk manufactures, jewelry and
many other establishments, to please the
eve OF the visitor. 1t is said to be founded
by the Phoenicians, and was q iourIshing
city when first visited by the Romans,
when home was the mistress Of the world
This is historical and iactE, what follows
may not be 80 true 10 history, OF actual
living persons or live city like New York
today, for the ideas are based Oh such ~
may live, or exist. in the past or toe fatu Q
yet TO come. Now we will drink and toast
awhile to the girl I'm England. she was
fair, q blend OF Saxon and Norman, hand
some, true and brave, with the determined
qualities OF saxon, and the gay heart of
the Frenehman. They say Norman blood
never runs out after 1t once get into the
fountain mead, and under proper training
and cultivation, make the finest people on
earth, and the Anglo Saxon, and the Nor
mar French. blen 1ed Ia one almost rules
tue world today. not In pewer o. govern.
ment, but in Inventions, and tricks and
devices, that would surprise old Moses, or
John Wesley, or Martin Luther II they
would wake up to life again and forget
their past In heaven where they have keen
for some time, and come back 70 this
world. and had to start life airesh again.
They would be fresh indeed, In the com
mon parlAnce Of the street boy today, ami
the boy would be suite to sing, "Where did
you get that hat, old man; where did you
! ct that cap" a. they came walking down
he street. OF course, We mean II ihgV
were resurrected 10 clothes, caps and hats
rhey were buried in when then we're in
TERED.
was standing at an open grave once,
when an old LADY asked me II
thought the lady just buried, this
is actual fsots) on resurrection
moru would rise with ''them" same
Clothes on. The lady had money and was
buried In silks and satlns. l said no. Then
sue said the lady would cou.e up naked.
like 70 laugh, but not in . Graveyard sur.
rounded by tom bstones that remind me that
might be the next one there to sleep. But
| said: Mrs Grimes, read IN my Sunday
School lessons few Sundays ago, that
they would rise up, dressed In . whiterobe
that Gods dressmake had made for each
one dressed to shine in glory iB Paradlss.
You see Milton on that subject, for be
seems to know more about It than any body
else. Many Tina has Mrs Gnmss given
me . cool glass OF buttermilk oa Q gu M
mer's day, whils stepping with her . few
minutes on my way 10 old Princeton. She
hao II or Is daughters. they were all doing
very wsll In life whea last heard o.
them. She had no sons.
How we'll do remember, though . boy
only II years old, my mother hearlog Of my
Angling at Mrs Grimes witty remarks,
and she came near Furnishing me for
breaking IN on solemn funeral ocsasioa
and It was kind OF bleak hawk fro m the
tomb kind Of looking day, for # was
l tie IN the evening In q country church
yard, and was afraid OF Ghosts and Hob.
COLLINS ard looked on either side OF the
road TO find spirits, on my return home.
! think MIRA Grimes IL still living, ana II
you doubt tails story, will write to her
and she will corroborste the statement,
unless like some old people they forget
details, fer | think tie old lady must be
about 80 years old now.
Bot they say that Mr Gladstone remem-
bered nearly at 90. when he was
= boy, young man. middle
age man, and In his old ags
bis intellect was still sound, but he was
Tery temperate man in eli things, in all b :
fe, which perhaps accounts tor this mar