The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-30

we uiSL luis mOruluS on the
streets Melton and Earle, who have
Just returned from trip similar to
ours. Both are well: F..
Sincerely,
~. W.. Babcock."
Senator Tillman's account of his
trip follows:
"The two weeks which have elaps-
ed since our. landing at Gibraltar
have been spent in rather strenuous
fashion. The long rest on the boat
had brought such improvement that
the morning after we -recahed Glib
raltar and found a good steamer
about, to start for Tangier, 40 miles
southwark on the West African coast
in Morocco, we yielded to the sugges-
tion of two Columbia friends,
Messrs. Melton and Earle, who had
just come in on the German Lloyd
steamer, and put off for Tangier
without seeing Gibraltar at all,
reaching lit about p. m. After
resting at the hotel saunter of an
hour and a half through the narrow,
filthy streets, from seven to II feet
wide and all crooked, gave us all
the idea Of Mohammedan and Moor
ish life and civilizations that we want
ed, and there was no difference of
opinion about returning to Gibraltar
next day.
"After taking view Of Gibral-
tar, through which we drove with
the American counsel, Mr. Richard
Sprague, and whose courtesy was
much appreciated, we crossed over
to Algeciras,0 Spain, on the opposite
side of the bay. where we spent two
nights and a day resting and enjoy
ing the magnificent view of the fam
Gus Rock of Gibraltar. and the most
gorgeous display of flowers that it
has ever been our good fortune to
see, hedges of geraniums five feet
high white daisy bushes of even larg-
er size, with other flowers too numei'-
Gus to mention. These are in the
garden or park surrounding the we'll
English hotel, the Reina Christina
and though it was the 1st Of June
we had to sleep under blankets,
which has been necessary through
out our trip in Southern Spain. Fri
day we went to Ronda, an old Moor
ish fortress, in the midst Of the
mountains. with most magnificent
view. Part of the journey upwards
was through the corkwoods. Most
of the way the fields are filled with
olive trees, wheat and barley occupy
ing occasional stretches. The wheat
in most instances was very good,
some of it exceedingly fine. After
a night at Ronda and walk through
the old Moorish town to the cathe-
dral We started for Granada Sunday
morning, and although the Spaniards
are perhaps the most devout people
in Europe, there was no evidence
that the people remembered the
Commandment, as they were at work
everywhere in the fields.
1--WE spent two whole days in
Granada and then left for Seville,
taking nearly all day for the jour-
nev, though the distance is less than
200 miles. l will not attempt any
descriptions. but will only say that
we were not disappointed in the Al
hambra, though our expectations had
been raised very high by what we
had read, and in Seville there was
repetition Of this experience. The
cathedral, with its numerous master
pieces of painting. and the Moorish
place must be seen to be appreciat
ed and then seen again and again,
while the little chapel in La Carload
Hospital will undoubtedly linger a
10Y forever in our memories. Here
we found the only evidences in Spain
Of prosperity and modern city life,
and undoubtedly. for we all agreed
on this point. our Columbia friends
Joining in the verdict, that the Sevlll-
ian women as a whole are the hand
soonest we have ever seen or expect
to see.
FRIDAY evening We went to Cor
dova, famous for its Roman bridge
built by Augustus Caesar and for
the Moorish Mosque, considered by
exp -rts as the most wonderful archl-
tectural triumph of the Moors, who
conquered Spain in the Sth century
The Spaniards marred in many ways
the dignity and strength of this Won
derful building, but again l must
not undertake descriptions.
1--WE got back to Gibraltar last
night, June 7. we'll tagged out and
realized for the first time that it is
lust a month since We left Trenton
without having any news from nome
or seen an American newspaper.
have stood the strain much better
than I would have thought possible
and attribute it to an entire change
of. view, and the absence of anything
to excite. and the admirable sleeping
that the conditions have brought