The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
CRY Of BEGGA.RS
IN THE HOLY LAND.
Mr.. j. S. Moore Writes Of His
Experiences ii, Jerusalcnnand
Other Sacred Cities.
CAMEL RIDING IMPRESSIVE.
Not Pleasantly so-1iltercsting
Letter from Eternal City.

Mr.. j. S. Moore, of this city, who
t5 Inst wee,. returned fsom IN extended trip
4 abroad, wrote Tho Times Dispatch INC
following exceedingly interesting lettef
lust before leaving Rome:
" Rome March 81, 1906
Editor OF The Dispatch:
8G Sir-yvl,cn / left Richmond l promised
h so,nc of my friends to let them hear from
me occasionally through the medium OF
your valued paper; but the fact Is, that
Il when we were aboard tho good snip
"Arabic," had nothing to write about,
md when ashore We led SO busy and
strenuous a life that l had no time to
write When we got through our day
sightseeing, we dropped down into our
! hotel and sang "How tired l amir we
have been alternately frozen and baked,
according to the cline in which we found
ourselves and sometimes my fingers were
so stiff could not write, and again SO
limp with Precipitation that Ike BOD
Acres, courage oozed out at our fingers,
ends. Huic lilac lachrymc!
[ wrote you first from Fernchase. and
I doubt not that my friends are making
the same EXPLANATIONS that the Governor
Z Of South Carolina made TO tho Governor
q Of North Carolina; but the fact Is, that
we have made SO great tour and covered
SO much territory, both historical and
i sacerdotal that it Is impossible in 4
letter to describe it, except III purely
superfcial manner--a bird s-eyo sYicw--a
mere epitome.
From Madeira our good ship plowed her
3 course TO Cadiz, SPAIN which Is the fa-
nous seaport from whence Columbus set
forth on his hazardous voyage OF discov-
+ cry. It Is a city of about 10000 1nhhblr
tants, looking snow-whitc and quite pic
turesuue and being sea-begirt is some
times called the Spanish Venice" but
resembling the ancient city only In that
name From Cadz we went to Seville
\ by train, and On route passed many salt
3nyram!ds Tho land Is flooded with seal
water, and cvnporated, and tho salt
gathered and piled in pyramdicnl shape
and covered with sand, for future use.
The land IS very fertile and separated into
lots by fences or hedges OF immense
q cactii. We visited many places OF IN
terest here-thc, Museum. the Picture Gal
q lery and the Kings Palace. Amongst
4 the most Interesting buildings here is a
reduplication of the house of Pontius
PLATE, being the only one in existence,
the original at Jerusalem having been
destroyed many years ago, and soon after
this was made. We were not shaved by
the famous BARBER of Seville. cele-
brated by Rosini but were shorn by the
fakirs.
The land In this part Of Spain Is very
productive, acres OF olives, barley and
wheat. The scarcity of timber, however,
H is emphasized by the fact that worn out
Ii railroad ties are utilized In making fences.
{ The houses at Cadz thaveno chimncys as
sit supposed to be warm and comfortable,
but at Seville the people are moro sem
sble and have chimneys. but no fires.
The people of this city arc very proud
and the proverb has arisen God gives
the one whom he loves n house In Sc
Vile" There are many places of interest
here, which time and space prevent my
mentioning. From the gay city Of Sc
4 Vile we journeyed to Granada ma the
Alhambra, SO beautifully described by
the facile pen of Washington Irving. We
y were led to believe that we would en-
I JOY fair and warm weather on this trip,
y but our experience has been quite to the
contrary. On LEAVING New York and on
our trip across tho sea, II was cold and
uncomfortable. We found Spain Very cold,
so much so that we had q lady to re-
mark that she enjoyed the scenery ana
behcld many things beautiful and rare
but the most pleasant and ngrecabls
sight she saw n Spain was the steam
arising from "a singing kettle! We found
the Dons both at Cadlz ana Seville, very
y polite clothed In their long cloaks with
capes lined with red green or purple
velvet thrown over their shoulders they
presented quite n move! appearance. Their
CHEF occupation seemed to be in parading
the streets and smoking cigarettes.
The railroad service is slow. the
street cars at Seville and Grenadn very
accommodating, stopping when asked for
4 the passenger to get out and got a drink
or buy cigar. The Alhnmbra has been
described so beautifully by Irving that
IL refer all interested in this grand .uin
ITO him. We were led to believe that We
would hear the nightnEales singing in
Its ambrosnl shades, but 1t was 100 cold
to admit of their presence. Tie Alhnm-
bra Is very beautiful in it's ruins and one
can conceive of It's grandeur and magni-
fcence when in its pristine glory and
can imagine the agony of soul Eoabdill