The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-24


1N sheep in the habit Of follow
"a ing blindly tbs lead Of bell
Rether and It's truth is exemplihed
every winter by crowds OF mi-inVaiids
and seekers after eternal sunshine, who
rock % Aigiers and the Riyiera-passing
unnltieed thls beautiful island. which has
far more agreeable climate than either
a wen known globe-trotter recently
wrote.
n know Nf no such combination Of sea
aud mountains, Of the sylvan beauty o.
HNe North and the richness Of Southern
forests no region where within 50 small
space uatufe takes SO many different
sublime and exquisite aspects as she does
in corsica Palms. cactus and orange
groves. siayards. corn and cocoanuts the
nobie-i pine woods ia Europe, granite
peak. SHOWS ana frozen lakes. an these
brought inio the compass 81 a days jour
ne Nag are they ranged In regular Sue
- son. Here the granite plungea Ia
uas~es Ialn the sea. there chestnut for
este sweep pp the crags Of the central
rlfse ine height of six thousand feet
Ih- Atmosphere aids the scenery. The
sun unased skies have a lncdity worthy
81 Atacls herself and the c1iors of land
and sea q br.liancy which makes italy
look pale hs comparison"
Approaching Corsica from the vest
wand. across the tranquil Mediterranean
sou Sec rom ihe vessels deck only
ehaos of m alniains with steep risged
Sides rsiag to great elevations. their
saN-t.o.h niunacles tow-ing black as
ink against "a sky ~ cioudless blue. OBJ
served nart closely through a Held glass
Use mountain labyrinth resolves itself
into ihr.e distinct chains. crossing each
oiitr diaeanary and sending out spurs
and foot hills % every direetiou. From
orar angle 81 vision. fhe ranges seem
teNrldiate from "a central point. Ike
snlkes % a colossal wheel the hub Of
which is eroup ~ stupendous peaks
tail Thousand feet high surrounded by
dalk forests and falling waters. This
highest and almost Inaccessible part of
the sland q region az sublime On rs
s1i|i ide. aud as majestic ln character as
Alpine Switzerland. ana indeed lt Is a
fragment 90 the Alps, severed only hy
hundred and nffy miles from their near
est .nnUs Spurs and foothills. trending
down on all sides O. the Mediterranean.
either terminate abruptly in bold prom-
out0fics af the coast or run iaT into The
waves leaving sheltered bays between.
such is the gulf of Ajarro lprenounced
as if spelled A-jat-chol. a broad expanse
OF water between two lines 0f picturesque
ellis gradually lowering and curvins in-
ward as they advance into the sea. tiil
nei by the isles sanEuinanes SAM
eHnary Islands u D. magnificent
larbor deep and sheltered. IN which the
uavIcs of the world might ride ln safety
but the lnnesomest- looking spot eyes
ever neheld You speculate upon what
erm vendetta was accomplished here DO
dag. gone b. TO have given those pretty
islei their bloody name No villages or
hamlets are visihle-oniy here and there
. solitary tower. or lighthouse pointing
w4nng anvcr. wldlc frawnlng heights
ftE long. hiack shadows over the sea.
Wari plains Apparently deserted by man
aud bfatt. you wonder why the great
C1fsltau Was Vanished t0 ST. Helena
when ii solitary confinement was thc OBJ
leci be- might as well have been returned
g che land % bis birth.
Aiscfans are fond of comparing their
gulf in the bay OF Venice; but one re-
sembies the other about as a sianess
might resembles MONDAY This is more
ike some vast inlet in the Scottish high.
lands or gorl Ia the wnds OF Norway
Groves and orohaids nn the fertile valley
of zoe 9ravona; suburban villas and
biaoming gardens nestle among the trees:
and some curious cemeteries. or chapel
tqnhs. are passed. which excite your
Deepest interest and a scif-promise 10 IN
Nestiraie them al nearer range before
harbpr ar9ears % b. given over entirely
A. native nshing-crafi and private yachts
floating ihe fags Of every country under
the sun. Nowhere else can such coliec- f.
tiln ~ Yachts De- seen; and asking an cx.
planatlon. sou are told because this is the I
safest harhnr in Southern Europe. every
yachtmau thai cruises the Mediterranean
-nakes Ajacco bay a favorite anchorage
while be- hies himself overland 10 an the Z
show places on the continent No doubt
the twcnty-four lighthouses that are
ranged around ihc small circui. 81 the I
island-Nhlch Is only about a hundred
miles long hy hair as wide-add TO lts I
popularity among amateur naylgators
17,c ciy Or hjltco oc,dq.cs narrow /
t0e7ae ~ land ~ tn-tr- some distance /
into the bay and tipped bv an antique /
castle a wonderful avenue Of elms leads I
up from the landing ara Is prolonged /
through the Coufs Napoleon. By which /
you seek the Hotel Gsrmanla As Cor /
siea has long been province of France. 4
you naturally expect to hear some French 4
spoken in the streets. and axe istonished 4
"a learn that tne universal language
s. Italian. strangely corrupted. However
the island belonged 70 Italy at an earlier
perlud. before the patriot raon. In l715. I
melted the people 70 hght for indcpend-
enee. which they enjoyed only fourteen
years when subdued hy the French. Cor
sica lies muchl Ecarer the italian coast
than that Of France being cnly about
ninety miles from Genoa. and less from
Rome. and It's people hate everything
French too intensely 90 ever learn the
lanee2ge Though Ajncco IS the capital
Of the island. the see Of a bishop. the
rcsldence OF a project ana the seat 81 a
garrison. with considerable commerce
Ia oil and vine. and population Of 1900.
Il IS a. quiet as o country village on sun
day
By day the streets are almost deserted
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