Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-04-03

that made cur grandfather : homer
so charming Think of a city vi In,
a reservoir or fire department. whose
streets are lighted with old kero.i,,s
oil lamps-sOme OF which are set on
short wooden posts planted souarsly
in the middle of the street: think of =
city which draws it's daily water ann
ply from old fashioned wells and
pumps, OF city without draws, with
ont car lines, without noise. without
commercial strife, without heavy wa
CONS ana eurslng drivers, without ON
niDusses, without factories and smells,
and without ehimneys and smoke.
such city is Nassau the capital of all
the Bahamas, delightfully."- quaint
and restful place to be, away from the
madding, jostling crowd and beneath
the balmy skies OF perpetual tropics.
Here the foliage never leaves the
trees and hundred lncious fruits hang
ready to be plucked. Oranges
sweetest in the world. grape fruit the
largest, guavas, sapadillas, memars,
cocoanuts, bananas, and dozens OF
other fruits that | tasted, but never
! before heard Of. Nor is the weather
too hot-that impression is a mistake.
1t is an equable climate. In the winter
the days heat will show thermometer
record of so degrees, while at night
the mercury drops to "A. just pleasant
for an out Of door existence In sum
mer (which is the wet season. the DAYS
are hot like our own, but the after
noon showers, of daily occurrence, re-
duce the temperature and bring it
within the seventies before night fall.
| have heard tourists complain that
the islands were so different from our
own country. OF course they are, else
why should we spend our time and en-
ergv to visit them. Nassau and its
surroundings are never ceasing
source of entertainment and wonder TO
the observing stranger Every sight
that meets his eye is different from the
way we have it in our own land and it
is all very refreshing and novel. If
We take a stroll, it is to wonder at the
long legged men astride the short leg
ged little mules, the diIninutive donkey
to the small cart, the women vendors
of fish, vegetables, etc who carry their
burden on their heads and balance the
big hampers with skill BETTING a
the singing negroes, and the
boot biz cks that Call you "Chief."
old. Nassau is sill new, de-
new TO the tourist-and with
a camera for company, one never grows
weary, but brings home to bis board |
ing house at night ii dozen snap shot !
trophies of the day, to amuse the other J
guests and to bore his friends with |
when he returns TO America Indeed |
q sojourn into this domain of the King
is such a unique experience that the |
Traveller is apt TO run wild with his
subject, and forgetting that others are
not so much interested as himself,
weary them with lengthy descriptions |
Of it.
However far removed from us geo
graphically, the islanders take a live
y interest III American politics and
,olicies-the tariff, government of
The Philippines. and last but not least
,ur relations with Cuba. What this
country will do for Cuba and what 1t
Will do with Cuba, are subjects of
greater moment to the Bahamas than
What His Maj King Edward VII
will do for them. They do not hesitate
o make fun of our 'Sanguinary war;
With Spain. calling our engagements
he battles of squirt where nObody's
Tiled and nobody's hurt"
A. s. MORTON