Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14

bered with cargoes OF lumber, pitch,
oak slaves, molasses- barrels, rum
puncheons, sugar kegs. fish barrels and
similar articles Of export and import
lately unloaded from some passing
ship. or waiting to be put aboard OF
outgoing yessels-that pedestrians can
hardly pick their way along II and
carts and carriages could not pass at
all. The principal stores are also In
Bay street; and IN most cases the
families OF the merchants reside In the
second stories, above their places Of
business. A pathway-payed with flag
stones, blistering hot In the sun--ls
covered from end to end OF the street
with a gallery; but though its wooden
roof affords some slight protection from
the frequent rains, 1t does not prevent
the sun shining under all day long,
Its binding glare intensified by rehec-
ton from the mirror like sea. So stupid
are the English In simplest matters,
despite their acknowledged prowess on
land and seal The slow going Cubans
--even the Mohammedans of Feg--are
wiser In supplying shade TO all their
markets and business streets, either
with canvas curtains or trellesed vines.
Having walked about Kingston half an
hour on q summer day, you no longer
wonder that the sailors who frequent
this port are seldom heard to swear
by hades, but have habit Of remark
ing Hot as Bay street"
Next to the market place Is the po-
lice station and jail, fine stone build
ing which Is said TO be the best Of its
n Ind
not excepted. Its doors always stand
wide open. as II inviting passers-by to
some In and partake Of its hospitals
ties In the line of treadmill and whip
ping post-neither of which obsolete
methods OF punishment are out of date
at St. Vincent.
The retail shops are mostly on Mid
die street, where colored people have
scanty stocks Of ribbons, hats and la
dies goods. Many of these smaller
merchants" hucksters," in local Brit
ish parance--are women. whose hus-
bands are masters of small vessels
which trade between the other English
islands, or with Martinique, where
they procure luxuries such as French
slippers, Kid gloves perfumery, pre-
serves and sweetmeats, for their wives
stock in trade. Middle street Is also
the seat OF retail liquor trade and
therefore Is a favorlte haunt Of sailors
ashore and the scene of many brawl
and murder.
Back street the arlstooratic quarter
OF Kingston, has no pavements OF any
kind, but contains the handsomest
private residences and public buildings
OF the island. The courthouse-~a large,
substantial structure OF stone--has a
lodge and an iron gate In front. The
council Of assembly--composed of elect
ed members and as many appointed by
the crowil-holds It's sessions In the
mornings; and In the evenings fashion
able society dances and INDUCES inmild
games Of whist and bacarat Before
the churches were built, the assembly
house also served the piously-indined
for sanctuary. Now there Is an as
tonishing number OF churches, consd-
ering that the .Sp1lation Of Kingston i
less than 5000, and that OF the whole
island only about 10000 English Epis-
copalians. Scotch Presbyterlans, Ger
man Lutherans, Wesleyan Methodlsts
and Roman Catholics abound, and each
sect has Its commodlous church. II is
said that missionaries, OF whatever
creed, ism or theology, thrive better In
St Vincent than in any other island
OF the archipelago.
Except few stone structures erect.
ed by the government, the buildings OF
Kingston are mostly Of red prick. The
lleutenant-g governor resides on Back
street, In a yellow brick mansion with
a gallery around It, under which armed
sentinels constantly pace TO and fro
His excellency Is also favored with a
suburban residence, mile or two from
town, at the base OF the hills, In the
mile Of what used TO be very credit
table botanical garden, For some rea-
son on other, most of the plants that
had been collected here from all quar-
ters OF the globe were sent to Trinidad
about a quarter OF centur ago Some
magnificent specimens Of teak and ma
hogan trees remain, together with the
whole families Of palms almonds, malac-
ca apples. bread fruit, vegetable butter,
silk cotton, and cannonball trees. and
all the spices ever heard Of, nutmeg,
cloves, cinnamon, pimento.
BY the way, the freak Of natures han