The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-30

dust, every plant scorched, but sending
| forth new shotos. Then he gave us the
| description of the first eruption with
which this letter began. 1t was impor-
tant as being what cultivated man
| had observed. and disproved the theory
of ''les geologues," and other that the
side Of Pelee had opened and shot the
fire thus upon st. Pierre. The fire
had come from the summit, had risen
perhaps sixty meters high" then. ex-
plodng all the way, had suddenly
slanted down and consumed that city,
OF which Morne Rouge was almost a
suburb, the fashionable summer re-
treat.
All the fields were blue and desoIate
Nearly all the dwellings were closed;
the village was neary deserted.
Where may we find odgings?" we
asked, after hearing the now old
story.
Pere Marve laughed. Come, 1t is
now the time for the Angelus," he said
You will like to go to your room, and
rest during the Angelus. Then we
will dine"
He had an old black woman show us
to rooms in a house by the church.
We asked her to fetch some water
ut is ready" she answered: when
l saw YOU arrive I knew mon pere
would have you stay; so prepared the
rooms. These are tho rooms OF the
Seminarists."
There were clean, sweet beds. bare
walls and floors. crucifix in each, n
candle, a few religious prints, and a
book on Living a Good Life The
Angelus commenced to ring, causing a
pause in the village.
A Rapid Retreat.
We had a simple dinner OF soup.
black bread. beef, clhret, coffee, and a
pousse cafe made of rhum and syrup,
the drink Of the country. And besides,
the kind old man hunted through
closet and brought out one cigarette
which some traveller had left there.
IL was the best he had that he save
up.
1.-TWO nights ago." he said smiling,
II entertained two other Americans
geologues or journalistes. I don't
know. We had but just taken soup
when lie volcan-bcomi new explosion
and the Americans fed, got right UP.
and ran back TO ode Fwunce. They
left everything; threw away their cam
eras: abandoned their horses in the
stablel"
We had heard about the flight. The
men fastened afoot with several
guides, back thirty miles to Fort de
France. In fear of the stored fer
defiance serpent one kept swinging
a stick in front Of him to clear the
way. The cure was highly amused.
"But why do you stay in so peril
Gus placer" we asked. Nearly every
one has gone
"A hundred and fifty remain. They
are my people. stay TO minister to
Them feed them. and and to say to
them be not afraid"
do you believe that ST. Pierre was
destroyed for its wickedness?''
Then he told us Of the extraordln-
airy immortality there. OF the growth
of the worship Of the devil. OF the
public blasphemy, OF the Increase OF
socialism.
And would you say the people were
destroyed for all that?" we pursued.
He shook his head and answered
briefly;
"Dieu Punitl"--God Furnishes.
"Ten us--is IL true that the only
person IN 81. Pierre 10 escape alive
was q prisoner IN jail2"
Yes. II IA true. lie has eaten AT this
table since. This IN how Il was.
nan named Leon cypress, black, had
cut another with his machete nt a fair
in PreeheuF, little way down the
coast beyond ~. Pierre. While labor
inR on the road with other prisoners IN
81 Pierre one day he ran away, ran
away 10 Pfeehepr. Yes. the quarrel had
befn over = woman. Perhaps he ran
back 20 her EQi they caught MIN, and
On the dag Ff Pierre penshed BE- had
one more day ~ serve. because he bsa
fBn awaF fre ialifTe had pot bin in
e solitary. Underground CELL which had
nt i8e top q gefF small MinaDHs lis
beard fhe eEtioFions. d. feif fhf great
sfat Waf nafnef a Hftlh nnd TIRE
gees eamf $50 ffe Hifif NingpF, ~