Washington sentinel., 1901-05-11
The Island Of TriuIdad.
MaAchesket Gnardfnn.

The island OF Trinidad is not "tno
brightest level in the English Crown. -
ont travellers know It tor one OF the
loveliest places in the ha5itable world.
Trinidad, apart from its possible
iuture as an opening for British capital
ana home tor British emigrants, has
a particular claim upon our interest in
the Tact that it is so closely connected
with Detoe's great romance. There is
popular impression, indeed, that Tuau
FERNANDEZ was Crusoe's home. as il
was that OF his original in real seafaring,
Alexander Selkirk. A little acquaint.
ance with the large scale maps which
Lord Salisbury recommends to the
young would show that this IS an erro
neous view. Crusoe's solitary home
lay over against the mouth of the "great
river OF OrOnoolue," which does NOT
agree by the breadth of a whole conti-
nent With the situation OF Tuan Fernan.
dez. The inquiring mind can easily
satisfy itself that CIusoe's island must
have been TobagO, and that Man Friday
was stolen, not, ''as the heathen in his
blindness" believed, from the mainland.
but rom the larger island OF Trinidad
That IS far more interesting fact about
Trinidad, to the right minded person.
than OF the statistics OH which Sir
Hubert birmingham founded his Isage
Prognostlcations. 1t is a curious and
not easily explained accident that
smokers have transferred their allegi-
ance from Trinidad to its neighbor. II
was pipe Of your right Trinidado''
which afforded the worthy CAPTAIN
Bobadil a text for his most exquisite
sermon on the uses and divine virtues
OF the herb nicOtian," ," and why Tobago
should have usurped the place Of god.
iather is no more easily explained than
why America should have been called
after that mere journalist and globe
notter Amerigo Vespucci Trinidad
itself, OF course, was first sighted by the
Admiral Of the Ocean, on his third
voyage IN 1893. He had already
to call any new land that he might dis
cover alter the Holy trinity, as be had
given the pious names OF San Salvador
and Dominica to the windfalls OF his
former voyages. The fact that bis tirst
sight OF land revealed three distant
peaks, which, on a nearer view, proved
to be, like the Eiidon Hills, parts OF a
single mountain, seemed a heaven sent
confirmation of this design,
Court Ceremonies at HOlyrooa
Palace.
1t is generally understood that after
the period Of mourning the King and
Queen Will renew the old custom OF
Court ceremonies iu Holyrood Palace
The statement has caused much salts.
faction in Edinburgh, as the renewal of
the royal functions will do much 70
T sstore the splendor of the capital. Tba
last visit to HolyrOod was that Of George
~. IN IS22, when the King made his
State entry into Edinburgh in presence
OF a vast concOurse of spectators. who
covered the slopes OF the Carlton Hin
and even crowded ehe distant heights of
Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury Crags.
The ceremonies were of the most gorge.
Gus aud picturesque kind, and the whole
nation held high holiday. Holyrood.
was originally convent, supposed 70
have been founded in IG73 by David i.
The legend IS that the King was hunting
In the iol est Cf DIumsheugh when he
was attacked aud would have been
killed bY q stag that mad gone mad but
tor a miraculous rood or cross that sud-
denly appeared and caused the animal
to hee. In gratitude for this deliver
ance, David endowed the church OF he
Holy Rood Tor the Canons OF St. Angus
tine, giving them the privilege Of erect.
ing borough betwixt their Church and
the city gate, nov known as Canongate.