The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-10
a Former FFedefieksbUra Boy Writes
lntvrestiosJ OF Places Neltea
N htIaon ". -. = = Raetqh.


| ifum Pu-rtu Curtez. IL is one % ,ur .iet-
/ tir-t placrs ever INV. IL ii.v DOB "a i'Au.
I ulul valley rurrounded 10y muunt'iu-.
Whu-e tops tuw.r away bt4u.u To-
clouds Ca a clear day tnrf iur..rh "a
picture ~ which one ruu.I never -f'
iuuking TIE natives near tac rt-1in.
ton spanish cuttume, cphs'- "' i"
blouse. Dstgy Ialtr. "llh rii'cr d tnl
trimmings. bOJts HaI iAfE. r"ubi'iD
60 this II auueI -iis -ahn, i4rI-i .il
costing more than iA. uAltn,s tiu.- ~
nO. ii-d iuur-iy arIuud uI- Waist itI
iOng hJwing end.
Inc, seem e. Dr. happy .n tho.r Nal
ami tAkr lie very easily Nvr rpHut .rrr
daysat iiuIillA AuI lfJm tA.lc ~ 60
la Ceiba. neor one couiI hrar COOS lit
hung, indicating that -0m- un' oe-
burning cun.i.rraOle po~d'r ta.ht'
would have erl pei thr tNcit -uruf
caused los the sound ~ booming c,Llnu
aud rafting sinai hfin7 tchDinS nct so
the water Iu tne rtl.ine-r 90 th' u-h
Ne boys diI. ] eau t.I you, an we
would not have OtI -rttd hhd w8ltr. uf-
der-d 10 taAr - hand 90 thc lracl-.
Ih- second hlghl ul our stay thrr Sc
lancet our XIX WITH gunutr 0h"tri
who Wa u lu the i Ka- n5 w. %
nurOra A. ~ Approached i1r rh.r-.
from out Of the 1nrAur,s ram- thr com
maud. Holt Mhu gUrs thrrr' ihrfr
vas a iittlr talk Oacs au1 i,rIh. tlil.-
~ our b,ing AllOWeI tU $50 as we 1fr .c.l.
Uncle Sam Stands pretty hieh nmul-
n 80 Southern pope aud ih-5 srru O..
tnink hr II d. tti mInrd tu 30 h- Dee pi .f-.
au,huw We aislrI rIp-Uenced a er u
tropical storm at tuis purL Il ilt''''
zbuut three hDnrs aud dufiug toe rh.i %
iue VT dragged Aucnur-. II was tnr
real thing Ui its tiad.
Nr rrturmd Go Puerto CurtI fn
thenct T. san Juan, i /, rrarhius %,
last named place GA April 5 Here We
Nere given -nure ieayr, ont ui1 uut no.
much To- iutere-t W.. Al the mu-eun
-aw thurd spanish SOlitr Wno Boo
be-u deal mary years anu wh"s- BOG
nad become pvtfiird
an Aufil . We -ai..-i for Porto d.. ir-
20, Portugal mere ! raw - rreunu
loadeI with IN grams, bound ivr We"
York. toe " Iity al Nations Iaen
wa- much weeping aud thecrowd ON tht
dwk was very lArge aud Ne hal tim.
difficulty Ia landiug
ur sIay here wns hri.i aud alter al
ing by natives We steamed away iur
Gibraltar.
We arrived there Nay Let, and wer'
saluted 10y the tort al The rock. W. ai-
rhured 10 bacs 81 the brras " atcr, WHICH
vac nearly twO-thir - a. the way 90. os-
/ the harhor. The swell here Is siInttt il Z
great ani mases ones liie on snipD"..rf
| nnyihing but pleasant, auf we were YER.
glad when We started for Win Fra cc,
France. We found this a ne ighdll pie
and the girls are very preuy. but c01iH
not hip cOmpaii them wiih the fr'd
rrlrsrburg girls, aud the latter wun nu'
By long odds
We were given considerable shore liher
" and yl-ited Monte Carin. wher son
may lose u million or win one. iH-i a.
yOu Ike. did not try my Ines, but t1ok
the trolley to Nice, here spent - ni,.
time | visited the \. VI. q, one 81
the many places II r-nOwu iu that rit,
Here We lined the Eurup- idrDn
as follows: the lagrhip thcHg1, tl,
Nachiss, Albany and Cincinnati, 600
Sere just congtgtulating our-tiyr- ui
such promising outlOOa iorRood umes
ben we were ordefed % iJiu the Atiati
squadron.
". went TO Narsailles for repnirs ouT
were given chance 10 see some oi tm
beauties oi the city.
visited the art gallery and pir.pr'
gardens. TLey were both exc,edirsi
I s.,H I sfs I'll I.
ol them when come hume
~ returned 10 VII. Frame and t1tl
+ away on the deep blue sta 70 Port Sold
IN. European entrance tO the NJ Z caiiB
u = g were at sea about one week Hnn iI~
.efore reaching the port we pa--eH I'D
EnEiish rqUgGron coming OUT ea'nth
, ,lons ~err exchanged, tue Albany e. ih
the huuOrs iur our side. We wtr iu
% allowed any lraYr a. the port ou ncf' 10
D i the sics ness then prevailing. We %
, told that a native wuuli kn.i' -"
quicker Tor a DOLLAR thRu anf other iie
u would Tor one hundr,d dollars.
Our stay at the port wa- s1oft 80
] irum there we went - l-mallh, sltu 't
' IN Bitter Lake Gar trip tbrodgb H
eaual was altOg a oi-nl rcraJlt
.nd very warm. ! took two days an
y night t. 40 through W. amused uu
elves by throwing hard tacs O. the =
D liver along the babks. who followed
u .ud CONSTANT, a-ked for more chow
resshtd 4 en- very weary and niue
D ~ need Il rrpalrs. We remained thel
,ue month an were given ample nppo
y cunity to eee everything worth srtlnl
: ,den sits back from the sen ana ~
p rrach it through q tunnel aug out
Dr. .olid rock lorlufty kgt. There i-hOthin
u much To s-e fhr muri ihtrI erting pa
>. ~ the Tamil Market. Ship" are CONN
,nd goirg all he time with these ai
y mails aboard.
+ Our irx sail WAS 20 Colombo. whe
y We remained threr days -aw n"thiI
b. her. tu iutrresJ uP except the sight
= ne natives taxing the pace II h"rrr-
~ N Kinds OF wors r,qeirilg theee al
A. mails
y me Foo was orr A al de-tinstio
* shich We rsacned by way 4 Signsp
y md dong Kong We had a ua-if q
u q the last named place We were o
"r inc days and were unable 10 W.
Fl Iecks a. aay time. 80 you can sc ihi'
~ gere very lively.
ie' AtHnng Kong cur chip went in
ne lock No shore leave vas allowed. t
I rty.Hve l45i oi the boys jumped a
~ came back 70 face summary cnuetm
>, tial. The Chinese men don't seem to
D any worS. They sit at h"me snd sm'
gi dope while the women row the oosis q
.. Ash
m. Che Foo ia the diFtiest place lever sa
% There are many beggars here and WI
inp they line up 20 beg the pas-eT'by u
present a revolving sight 10 their dl-ea
ask misery snfssq1alor. W. have bad i"
cen isknou n as the ad mirars inspection vel
ere here and had the honor OF Drirg de'
" natad ns being the olegnest ship IN
one feet. Admiral Cooper inspected
no well. this is all can write you now
tor have los 10 tell 700 al at hpme Nhe
nty come back. AN 10 nne bealth. j..
e Is,s Forsick headachetr try harnberlai
4 . stomach and Liver Tablets; they =
"a yard off the attack II taken Ia til
FOR sale by n N. Lssis, druggist.