The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
experienced when he shed tears Al lcnv.
ing SO lovely a place.
A Fire of Fagots.

AFire Of Fagots.
rho ho,els at grnnndn ware cold and
comfortless: no fires and very iiiadeo ,late
recommendations, and, In fact, these are
yencraiiy tho conditions TINT confrolit us,
for oven here, iii the Eternal City, 1t Is
cold ~, uncomfortable and ain writing
III. n miserable fire Of fasots. At Aron-
dn, rs elsewhere. we saw the roman
cu,,ctt,lct, which certiflcs the former. &C.
cupation and CONQUEST Of TINS people
The country from Granada to Algecirns,
our ppint Of einbnrltnent, Is very rugged
and grand In scenery, like our sierra
Nevndns We cnrlc across acres OF cork
trees and this timber belt Is the finest
In SpaIn but still timber Is so scarce
Tint the common railroad tie cost $lOO
each and the government ,cxncts from the
railroad u tax OF 20 per cent. upon me
fare ofgeich passenger and per ceht
on hill freight or lilerchiutdise. 70 lie -
potlt we reached In our itinery was I'll
braltnr, Which rises up from the sen !, IN
a graid aid massive shape, Ike y mig n
tyElionSin stone, crouching to spring upon
nj, Invading host. We roach Gibraltar
FEBRUARY 22d, and found severel Amer Al1l.
lean ships decorated in honor or ivy n tsil
sngton's birthday. n From Gibrnlt az ar 5sW Y
went to tho shores OF Afric;la ana stoppeu l
ut Algers. Here are seen a Pm
5tect,1e;S Il THO population Is composed OF
Arabs Is Turks, Ntoors 13edoltins negroes G.
ana Ainltcse. with a. sprinlsling from \ ING
other.F nfitfons. 1T has about i15O 0oO IN
hnbitahts laid we were greatly re ~, ~
to find mo bcgga1:s-no not ono gyAlsi q
lis q city set upoli& q y liill ma presen ~!
O splendid appearance Us ~ =, = !,
from tho scar The baznars are tla = '.l.s,
for.their displays offevery variety OIL l1ler'-
chnndise. ST. B n 4 = ID
Wa mex touched at Malta, landing at
yolatta fa-sJ II ere I've etriltc-Sthes-pc IN
thr midst of their carnival and are del
ured with confetti and varicgatcd stream
ers Of paper and u gay and jolly croWu.
Here. we visited tho famous Church OF
Bones. containing several thousand NJ
man skeletons, ARRANGED IN various
sha pes. forming curious and Wonderlul
combinations. This island is Famous US
Ethe former stronghold OF the hnlghts OF
Malta. From Malta we proceeded TO
Greece RI, liz
"Clime Of the unforgotten brave,
Whose land. from, plain to mountain
Was freedoms home, or Glory's grave
living Greece No More"
But otis Greece. but living Greece no
more Her people aro no more ike
the Followers Of Leonidas or Socrates OF
tho other great soldiers and orators VINO
have passed away, yet in the hearts OF
her neople there still burns the fire OF
libcrty that may yet be kindled In "a
Game that will arouse the m from their
humiliation and make their affairs plaae
with their wonted fires. No visited Inc
Acropolis, Pantheon, and stood on Mars
Hill, twhere st. Paul spoke : to- the Atm
cnlans Of tho unknown God. we VIII not
attempt, In the brief space allotted 1o
describe tho ma gniflcont ruins OF Athens.
we could write volumes on. the neon
nnrable ruins and their still remaining
beauty and magnincence Leaving iAth-
ems. we steamed through tho Dnrdanelles:
.passlng the site Of ancient Troy ana
across the Sea of NIarmora,3 ana arrived
at Constantinople, the dogapolls Or the :.
world, where many lSdog-matic PROPOSE
t,ons are presented In tho shape Of can
ines 5of every age, Size nnd condition,
living I'M the streets on the asideWa KS, tof,
tho porches--everywher Constantlhoplo
is the dog gonest town we have ever
struck. The city contains 100 oool OF these
dirty animals, who sleep all day ana
howl and bark alltnight. I would Tdesig
nate it the city OF the three ID 8, signi-
fying dogs, dirt and darkness. The emu
via. fennnating from these dogs and the
nth dumped in the streets Is sonnet thing
fearful. At night the city Is 'enveloped
In darkness, there being q no A electric
lights and but few, gas lam ps. y ne pun i
shment for killing n4man In this CITY l., IS
imprisonment for Three years for ~ llIs
a dog. avon years; hence the dogs con-
tro1 the }city. The Chief sattrnctlons here
Is the Mosque OF ST. Sophia, How the
thirteenth century chronicler ever could
have designated this city MS ~ the eye
of tho world tho ornament OF nations
The falrests sight on earth is BEYOND
my comprehension.
The sail Through the. Strait Of Darde-
nolle,s, formerly called tho Helespont,
where the unhappy 1Iclle met her death,
was delightful. On this shore was Hero 8
Tower, TO which Lennder swan tosmect
his love, "Towoa, and Lord knows what
besides" Here Byron performed ilslafelt
of swimming across, the lIellespoil &c
cordng to legend, Mohammed Wien no
captured the city, rode into Sanctasophih
on his horse and the point OF his bloody
hand is pointed out to the traveller high
IN on one OF the pillars. 1t strikes one
that the horse must have been a. very
stnll one to have admitted his touching
so high up The trip through tho Golden
Horn, presented a scene of panoramic
beauty. The fe2 Is In evidence everywhere;
the code of the AIohnmmedan requiring
It's use and the faithful believe In obey
Ing the law. The Turkish ladies are also
REQUIRED to cover their faces, but an 4oc-
cusional glance convinces me that at Is
not to conceal their beauty but, in many
Instances to hide their uginess. The
Turkish carrier carries the heaviest bur-
dens ! have ever seen imposed upon hui
man beings they are veritablc Leasts
of burden. Whilst at Constantinople, tho
Masons on hoard hveer the guests OF tho
NIasons On board were the guests of tho
work as done >in3the Orient, and wero en-
tortalncd at u fine banquet, where the
health of His Majesty, the Sultan was
drank also that of our President and
the King of Engand-the lodge entcr-
tanning us was English. The places of
interest are too numerous to mention in