Iron County register., 1901-09-26

asked if there were saconcha.n She
said II am English at which / re-
ioiced for no one here speaks anything
I can understand. She said there were
no shells except very rarely when q
strong west wind has blown. She is
fifty, does not look more than thirty
FIVE. has almost forgotten her English.
She came with lady from England
% years ago and married Corfu man
who plays the violin. She lives by the
water IN q bit of cottage She says
it is healthy here. This hotel is the
cleanest place / have been in many a
day The floors are bare and of wood.
There are no curtains up. All the
paint and plaster has just been re-
newed. Water ia served in porous
stone or clay bottles which are set on
plates to catch the drips. 1t really is
cool from evaporation. Last night /
ate alone in the gravelled court, at 8
O'Clock. The landlady and landlord
with kindly faces and ways hovered
just beyond the light of my two can
dies. These candles were sunk in
straight nice looking brass sticks with
an oval glass globe about SKA inches
on each. When the candle burned too
low some mechanism shot it up q half
inch. This morning / was again
served alone In an airy dining room.
The guests OF the hotel, note By the
register, come mostly in winter and
spring. Yesterday afternoon 3 car
riage load OF people called; gentle
man and lady and maid and three girls
who looked as il they might be triplets
twelve or fourteen years old. The
lady and daughters were brought up
to my balcony to see the view. The
lady said in English every nice" and
with many smile and bow departed.
Very nice" seems to be the stock
phrase of non-English speaking people.
The carts here are painted in q fancy
style not noted elsewhere. Vegetables,
figs and grapes ] have seen sold by
venders carrying scales and walking
behind basket laden donkeys. Albani-
an costumes are in far greater proper
tion here than in Athens. Ny opera
glasses enable me TO see street scenes
With clearness. Some pretty, we'll
dressed girls pass. The Greeks are
more like Americans, We all think,
than are French or Italians. 1t seems
queer not to know ones letters. When
I tried my glasses at the opticians in
Athens book of six languages was
handed me of which / knew the char
acters of but one, and that, French, Il
could not read. really would like to
stop here some days, as it is 80 quiet
and restful. This is not the Corinth
Paul knew, but he must have seen
these waters and Acro-Corinth. Old
Corinth has been destroyed by terrible
I think. G. has the
Baedeker and l can't be sure.
On the Bulgaria. Anchored at Corfu
11:3o A. N. We have just oreakfasted,
having had coffee and toast earlier.
A little after twelve almost all are GO
ing ashore to bathing place to try al
bath in the Mediterranean. It is very
here SO think I'll stick
by the ship. We saw bit Of rain
bow early this morning-7:30i We
had good night, smooth sea and good
breeze which gave US plenty of fresh
air. We had very pleasant railroad
ride yesterday afternoon. Showers
were threatened, and the panorama of
cloud, sea, cliffs. vineyards, and olive
groves was charming beyond descrip-
lion. It was interesting to note the
in the currant felds since We
we're here ten days ago. In many
cases they seemed to be almost through.
There were many bare drying places.
In others great heaps were ready for
boxing. A good many lots were COW
cred with sheeting, or crates were care
fully stacked and covered with 9 roo:
TO prevent injury in case of rain. |
saw old women cleaning the scatter
ing berries still clinging to the stems.
The sunset was unique. There were
fiery trails like fire on mountains, over
an expanse of cloud and the colcrs
thrown on hills were lovely beyond
The difference In the
natural color of the soil Is striking.
Some times bare sandy almost sand
stone hill of white is capped by 9 red
sand. Some cliffs are dark and some
great gorges are green with vine. But
no matter how bare or forbidding the
soil or cliff, the atmosphere which en-
velops them so ideaIizes and changes
all, that the scene is sure to be Of
wondrous beauty. It is marvel what
keeps the vines IL green. All the
streams, we crossed yesterday, but one
were dried up. Great expanses of
gravel where the bridges cross show
what the rainy season does. Ia this
respect those who have been there are