Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Gebhart from their
daughter, Miss Olga, VINO with the
Misses Nellie Silyerthorn and Julia
Hoeflinger, is travelling in Europe. The
PILOT is permitted to publish such parts
OF the letter as are not personal, and
the same Will prove very interesting
reading to all friends of the above
young ladies:
The AZORES. PoNTA DELGADA,
June 8, 1905.
4 This morning at nine,
our snip anchored about a mile from
the Azores and small row boats took us
aboard and ashore to that quaint island
OF San Miguel and we spent the day in
the third largest city OF the Portuguese
kingdom-PontaD elgada
The island, as L first saw it, gave me
a strange impression. Bold, Enob-like
hills in the background, penciled here
and there with hedges and in the
pockets of these hills and along the
shore are gaily colored, Stucco houses,
IN sharp contrast to the emerald color
of the island. The whole looked like
bit OF sunshine or poetry that some
weird, prehistoric age forgot to take
along with it in passing. 1T is an I'M
usual place and many people do not see
it, so we were particularly fortunate in
this our first landing. On entering the
town one soon loses the favorable inn
preston that distance gives. The peo-
pie are squalid and beggarly and their
food is abominable. The women of the
middle class wear queer costume.
Long. circular capes and immense
boned hoods, shaped like lobes. We
saw one of these FEMALES riding don
key to town and it was picturesque
sight, We went through the old
Cathedral, so CANDY in its appointments,
anC saw. a procession of natives bring
ing in their meats, vegetables and fruits
to be blessed. Some of the Portuguese
nobility live here and their palaces and
GROUNDS are palatial. The vegetation
is luxuriant, but that is because of the
moist, tropical climate. 1t all appealed
to me so strongly, for it is the first time
L have ever seen real palm, banana
and lemon trees growing Fushias are
Great vines here and vegetables are as
Iar advanced as ours are in August.
The Azores are often disturbed by
volcanic eruptions and earthquake
shocks. After our drive to these villas
we visited the barracks and the officer
in charge conducted us. The soldiers
and their q Iarters give every evidence
that Portugal is a second rate power;
great courtesy was always shown. One
thing reminded me OF home. In pass
ing one of the shops, saw displayed in
the window picture of "SunDy jim"
advertising Force. Force has new
meaning now.
June, 10th. We have once more re-
sumed and are on the wav to Gibralter.
We lett the Azores at i've last night.
Our letters were mailed there and ought
to reach you by the 18th or Goth of June.
We are now over 4, 900 miles from home
and our time, four hours faster than
yours.
This afternoon gentleman from
Minneapolis took us on the wheel deck
= see the scientist from Harvard fly his
kite, testing the wind. 1t is a Japanese
kite, but when up in the air, with two
miles of wire let out, it looks more like
a well cut pair of pajamas than any
thigh l saw. The kite was obstreperOus
today and the ire cut an ugly cash in
the mans hand before he got it up in
the air in its proper place. 1t causes a
great deal of excitement on deck.
June 18th. Our second Sunday on
board. this ship. There were services
this morning in the aft saloon at Ills.
Last night after dinner we played and
sang the old songs my Bonnie Lies
Over the Ocean,. has an added mean
ing out here.
June 18th. This morning we are
nearing Gibralter Such bower and
strength 1t embodies al that is huge
and mysterious. I'll have much to tell
you tomorrow.
On the Mediterranean, June Is, 1875.
Six thousand miles from home and the
best people on earth; but Gibralter-
magnificent, imposing Gibralter, was a
compensation for even that 1t was a
tremendous sight, never to be forgot
ten, as we steamed up into the bay
and anchored. Tenders took us ashore
to that city built on the side of the rock.
| came over in the first tender and
waited for the girls at the dock. Such
a conglomerate town. MoOrs from
Africa were there vending fresh figs
and Strawberries, to equal which | have
never seen the like. When the girls
came we took one of their queer look
ing wagons and drove up to the
Notifications where the English SOL
diers were stationed. We drove up and
up the steep rock, till | thought we
should land in heaven. Great date
palms, orange and lemon trees we saw
along the way. A guide t)ok us through
the rock and showed us the fortIfi-
cations. Great, huge galleries tunneled
through the solid rock, and at intervals
we came to peep holes which afforded
a magnificent view of the bay; the
neutral ground just bevond ana the
Spanish town of Linea, beyond where |
the bull fights were going on. The |
rock itself, while well adapted to an
cient warfare, has been very much |
by all these tunnels and pas |
sage, ways that form a regular honey |
comb inside and in modern warfare is |
not such an armor of strength. They |
say that our modern cruisers could |
come over here, and, because it is such |
an immense target, could by swinging |
around 1T pepper it to pieces at a dis |
lance of twenty miles.
Our kodaks were not allowed up in |
the Notifications, but | took some |
pictures from the steps of the barracks |
and at the Alameda gardens where we |
next drove. These gardens, while very |
beautiful were nothing in comparison |
to those we saw at the Azores, three |
days before. Next we drove from |
to the neutral ground-a strip |
of land extending from bay to sea,
where nations may come, and on that |
strip of land no one may modest them. |
v e visited number of Moorish shops |
and did so much ''dickering" in the |
last one that we just caught the last
tender and reached the Romantic five
before the anchor was pulled |
up, but we did get some bargains, that
the ships company has been envying
us, and we parade our wares lavishly. |
Forty of our company got off at
Gibralter for weeks tour in Spain,
and | wouldn't have cared very much |
if we'd been left behind, too. 1t is such
a delightful place We left |
GibraIter at p. M, and we stood on
the hurricane deck watching the rock |
far out of sight.
June 18th. This has been a gala day
for the ships company. The captain
gave his dinner tonight. We had little |
neck CLAIMS, roast goose, artichokes and
pate de foisgras. Oh, | couldn't begin |
to tell you al. In the evening a con-
cert took place in the dining saloon |
that lasted until ton and after thai