The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-02

Teneriffe!
. What delightful memories crowd In
ito my mind as | write the name OF
that beauty spot In the Canaries, for
the recollection OF the six weeks
spent there will always be- an abiding
one with me.
In campaigning one naturally ex-
meets things to go awry. but when
holiday-making one demands that ev-
erything shall go smoothly Happily
for me all did 20 weIl-from the mo
ment went by the London and
North Westerns famous $50 to Lv-
erpool. until disembarked from the
steamer at Santa Cruz. where was
met by my friend Adamson, repre-
senting Messrs Hamilton. Thus !
set foot on the Fortunate Islands Of
the ancients, those isles whose
beauty brought to them the name APP
plsed originally to a land that was but
q myth-the Fortunate Islands, Is
lands Of the Blestsor Happy Islands,
set In the western ocean, on
which the souls OF the biest
were made happy. And very glad
was that jealousy of the charms
OF the place Is not as great now as il
was when the men Of the fleet OF
Carthage. under Himilco. found them
SO delightful. and described them In
such glowing language, that the sen
ate. fearing a general exodus from
Carthage. forbade any to visit the
Fortunate Islands on pain Of death
lest. seeing them. many should be
tempted to stay on them.
Apropos Of the healthiness OF the
climate. may remark on its eqnaDle
nature, for during whole year the
maximum temperature was "a deg
in August. and the minimum 55 deg
In February and March, while there
ii never any rapid rise and fall of the
thermometer to produce so many oi
the illnesses which are due to this
cause at home.
Many lines OF steamers call at San
ia Cruz, so that the pleasure-Seeker
finds Teneriffe almost as easy OF &C
cess as any of the near continental
cities, while so pleasant are the con
dffinns Of the voyage that It might
easily be regarded as yachting trip
santa Cruz itself il one of the mosl
delightful places in which anyone car
desire to spend holiday, for 1t Ii
picturesque, full of handsome balloon
while the "view-towers" placed on the
roofs prevent uniformity in the ar
chisecture. This beautiful town ha:
been the capital Of the Canarie'
since 1891, and this year celebrates
its Jubilee as city. Were dis
posed to do so, | could write with en-
thusiasm OF the churches. squares
and gardens, the many public build
ings, to say nothing of the pleasur'
excursions which may be made D.
means OF the electric-tramway or eth
er modes Of conveyance
The city contains many matters Q
historical interest to the Englishman
one of the most striking is undoubt
edIv that connected with Nelson, VIII
attacked the city in July l7sT. an
met with the only defeat recorded Il
his career. Santa Cruz is remark
able. too, for the fact that it wa
here that Nelson arm was shattere
hy cannon ball Having anchore
some two miles OFF the town on Jul
"a. he made feint to draw the ga
rison away from the fort, and at mi'
night some seven hundred men
boats we're directed against the Mol
where they arrived within half a gul
shot before the enemy discovere
them.
F1rty guns at once opened iir
The cutter. containing some two hui
dred men and several boats, was sun
and many Of the other boats We