The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

chIldren-are Indicated by the half dozen
beAdstones that are legible In whole or IN
part. But by far the greater number OF
monuments are furroWed and scaled by .
century Of torrential rains and toTrid sun
shine. 80 that not . Sign or . letter that
affection once sraved upon them remains.
The most recent Of the Inscriptions 70 back
TO the beginning Of tho last century. 1915
20 so. perhaps In . quarter Of . century
moro not one will be leEibls
Going still higher up The hall. passing tier
after tier Of ha'tlemented works. the great
reservoirs become an object Of attention
They are still fun % water. for the rain still
. falls a. % old when they we're built % capSc-
I ity 20 supply a division Of troops through
months Of siege. but the water 10 foul and
| Shiny. covered With unhealthy vegetable
/ scum The tanks are replenished still by
l the great collecting basins Of smooth stone
/ work. carefully cemented and s,uccoed
\ There are severnl Of them. each an are in
extent. and funnelling down TO sluioeways.
when the rains come down the great catch
Of thee basins swiTis IN oA'aracts into the
/ great echoinR chamber hollowe for tts re-
| ception In the native rock
| Then there IL the chapel never seeminGly
a very ornate structure and nov the most
rlinous SPOT Of all. There are covered says
/ which open on almost subterrAnsan cham
I 0er- IN witch stores were probably kepi.
and on absolutely SubterrAneAn onss which
doubtless we're the magazines nnal
sharp climb Up a long ssmi-circular night
OF stone steps In semi-ruinous state brings
! the visitor IN the central citadel. q massive
stone structure surrounding . great TAGGED
court where an invading palm tree rears
it.elf In the socke, where the great flagstaff
oncs few the English standard. Around
the court in the depth % the vail there are
again thoss vaulted chambers more like
caves than human dweliinEa Probably
the~s we're The ofncers' uuArters The outer
ones get . little more light from the open I,
court than thoss further down the hill. |
but the obscIrity Of the inner rooms 10 only
tempered by the thin rays from the rhe
embraslres
II 10 from the s,ons roof 81 these cham !
bers. where the gun platforms are sill
clearly married. that there may Be seen. In I
the golden radiance OF the midday sun. one |
Of the most enchanting pictures that the \
world Anords- There 10 the long sinuous
island coast line for many miles. with its
wealth Of life and color. the town Of Sandy |
Point ard 'hs Government laKaretto. red /
rooted. nesting an palm groves. the fields
OF cane or cotton With the homes and huts
and grinding mills Then there 10 the pur.
pie blue Caribbean with lie mother Of pearl /
sheen. and far away in the ofing the
isie's Of Statia and saba. not looking like
earth and rock masses rising out Of the
water. but like slight painted things sue
pended IN the air and lowering IN the Eos-
samer mis-, tina, the suelter in the air draus
up lazily from the so.
II seems Incredible that theee Islands were
for 81 least . century the headquarters OF
smuRRlers and freebooters that their golden
era was that time when cruelty and plumber
ragged all over the surrounding seas. and
that their prosperity vas snuded out. per-
hAps forever. By one Of the mos, gigantic
49, n9s 1t.ea a.. 80
Rodney SEIZED Port Orange and connscated
81 ooo On worth Of merchandise
FROM this reflection II ~ only . short step
to a consideration Of the troubled history
~ ~ Kits tseli. . dot Of land on the sur
face Of the globe hardly bigger than our own
Staten Island. yet shared by too great en-
pIre-. France and England. a. such times ,
a. they DID not hEht for u. for . period iust I
short ~ two centuries. FROM 1879 20 the I
end Of the Napoleonic wars the island vas ,
fought over al short intervals IN the con ,
test for supremacy IN the We,i Indies
Millions Of treasure we're expended no, only :
on Birthstone I'm but on other minor forti.
nDatlons here and there through the island !
And IN the long run u has all come to this \
-cene Of run
ENGLAND has had undsputed sway "a the
ISLAND for a hundred years. and nearly that
long ago she discovered ths' The grea' ;
fort ress she had built vas good for not hing
highway ~ ships. Indeed With old fash 7
oned guns y was practically out Of range c
% the sea altogether A. stronghold 10 4
-ecure Possession Of ~. Kits It was eA-
'ensive out Of all proportion 10 the prize
So early in the last century the big garrison
= az reduced TO single regiment or 80 !,
hen this Was cut dOvn 10 a company the =
ompany dSindled to q caretaker. and some ,
= here DetWeen lsS0 and 80. as the island
traditions say. even the caretAker wA. dis 4.
ou'inu~d. The Gibraltar 81 the West y
indies was given over 90 the monkeys tbs, "
haunt the woods surrounding u and 10 sheer =,
le-olation n
But a. you move the shrili Laughter ~ d
Aes, Indian girls brings you back 20 the "
resent Down below there - = vAriegated
rroup. both a. 20 complexion and costume +"
iarefOoted. bandannA turhaned armed with .
'ilihook and rake cutting away the weeds :
ma brambles and tidyinE up the place no, :
ery enersetically and With infinite chatter
NJ aHf cscchinatlon They are the hene-
iciaries OF your saxpence In the lAss year
" tao the local administration Of -, kits
,as called 10 mind the existence Of the Old
or. and a small appropriation. eked out by D.
he tar on the rare visitors. has been made OF
o clean It up and keep u in some sorI Of N
rider. Just az matter % human interest "
rhi- IL why the old graves are 80 tidy and Ia
he flowers grow upon them b
And as you wander down and our OF thi. Of
frange monument 81 mans Abortiye plan. N
Iings the workers drop their tools 20 gree,
on ol
Where you come from, saari- ?,
Gen Imam. beg you q penny, sAAri- -
You come from Moo lawk. saar' Tab. -
~ hack Weeth you. Ah'm a good cook, =,
aAr-
4 distribution OF q few balfpsnnse. about -
ne each. With q penny for the one or two Nc
omsliea. will -end you back to the an. =, In
itts high road with a chorusof -Gawd bre.. N
Oh. mANs'er. Come again. sAar.- TO cheer Al
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