The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17
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When the French Tried to Die the Panama CanaI
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little prayer then ran away into the night. They
searched for her through many weary days and wneu
they her she prone upon her race. with a
little crucifx clasped tightly ia ner dead hands
the green fingers OF the jungle were outchng at her
LITTLE STORIES OF DE LEssEps
very well, indeed do I remember Monsieur de
I4esseps. the great promoter. lie was grand man.
and you have my solemn word for II that ne was IN
way responsible for the wretched failure OF the
great canal Not one franc of the squandered mil
lions found its way TO his pocket lie was pfered by
those in whom he put his trust. While u
Panama he went among the poor and gave aims TO
all who asked of him. He "A plain Every
morning would be of TO ride MS horse by 8 ocl0cb
L recall the fact that [ once desired 10 speak with
him. and was told that must call very early al the
house OF the bishop, where he was staying at the
time or he would be away on his horse 1 called too
early The good man was not out OF bed I4e was
polite that rather than keep waiting ne
eeived me neglige, and I make The statement in ala
truth that he was Just as aHabe and engaging as if
he speaking banquet table. uttired
in full dress with the red ribbon of the Legion OF
Honor across his breast instead of standing there
before me In his night shirt
As you may well believe. he was great
man in Panama at that time. and it an
honor TO be him and many people were taken
on the launch mat was 10 convey aim 70 the ceiS-
mOny that it very much OvercrOwded. Great
delay experienced in getting under way, ard
before we knew II the tlde WAS going Out fl steam
applied but ] am sorry TO say it. sir, we were
stuck il the mud. Row boats came to the rescue
and the distinguished parsonage was inal5- con-
veyed TO thescene of the festity. bottle OF
had been brought from the Atlantic ocean. and at
the conclusion Of graceful little speech m which he
referred other great enterprise the Suez canal
as shining ribbon stretching across the desert sands
the bottle and mingled the of the two
oceans Then he went away, and we OF old Panama
were not permitted to look upon his face again
am told that when he arrived in your wonderful
city York. he amazed the unusual sights
When he street cars and the Brooklyn bridge
he shook his head in profound thought and then ex-
claimed, The audaeity Of these Americans. TO do
things like this Is it not strange sir that after all
these years. the -audaCious Americans, as he very
properly called them coming mere 10 tear down
our mountain and let the ships of all sail across
our isthnus? How much rent do you think viii be
able to get Cor my house?"
YANKEES WILL NOT FAIL
I could not have the heart to tell him that the
sanitary committee might tear his mouse down in the
search for the breeding places of mosquitoes This
garrulous old man. " talks so smoothly and eiO-
quently Spaniard has little idea Of what
the has in store for him and his rotting.
crumbing city If the American government under
takes the task completing the giant ditch that De
IesseDs began il VIII do things that VIII make aim
open wide his eyes in wOnderment. 1t VIII not scatter
gold gather but Il VIII start crusade of
place to him. In litte-whiie it VIII have him. and
all his neighb0Ts clean that they viii feel uncom-
Portable They have neglected their surroundings 50
long that they do not appreciate how bad they really
are They are sanitary backsliders Of the SORT
But they don't think The people Of Colon viii tell
you that Panama is where all the fever comes from
tlreadfuIe yUaevE theiEe the chose
people Iive?" another Of the mole in the
eye except that in each instance the said mote is
about big a brick
II is very true that Panama VIII see no more such
days as when the adventuTeTs of France were here
More millions win be spent. and more men viii die
but there win be no failure this time. The audacious
Americans viii surely complete their task once they
start upon it. When I made this last statement to
the old sitting with in the cafe. he briskiy
rubbed his withered hands and said That IS good
upon my word il is: and when you write about Pan
ANA do the favor to say that have a house to
let