The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Beauties of the Inland Sea Present n
Dream Picture of Glowing POsey and
Magic Charm; an Irrcdiscent Glitter
and Radiance-A Day In Riclxshaws
at Nagasalxi
Inland Sea and Nagasnki

Inland Sea and NngasnISi
From Kobe the steamer went its way
to Nagasaki, leaving just as we sat down
to dinner in the evening, and going
through the wonderful inland sea all the
next day.
/ Madge drank in the whole sea and all
of its islands, with an Incorporate avdi-
ty for its beauty and charm, which left
her in a high state of eloquence.
/ I. poor thing who was blinded by a
hideous attack of neuralgia in the head
and eyes, and would have refused to
make the effort to look at heaven itself,
had the view of it been offered me. was
laid low or rather high, since l was
stranded in the upper berth and could
only blink now and then at some of the
lovely points of land which glided by the
portfolio.
| I have concluded since, however, having
seen it all, via the enthusiasm of Madge,
that I would deliberately bandage my
eyes, If ever again the chance of seeing
| it should come to me, for surely could
only lose a great part of It's irridescent
glitter and radiance. No reality could
live up to the dream-p picture of glowing
pcesy and magic charm which Madge
managed to conjure up in my minds eye,
even with the benumbed and sluggish
| Imagination left me by the ravages of
neuralgia. I hold it in memory, and can
see it at any time | wish by shutting my
eyes and going back to our stateroom.
There stands Madge, with that uplifted,
inspired look of hers, and tears in her
voce at the thought that such things
as she had seen had passed me by. Then,
softly, Madge and her voice faded into a
sea- such a sea of tender green and blue
reflections stretched all around me. and
l glide smoothly over 1t, while wonderful
slands-gems of many hues-rise out of
the water come toward me- and then
pass on.
Off in the, distance they stand against
the sky capped with shining white but,
nearer, they are pinlsish, purplish blue
ish golden, SWEEPSTAKES and colors
which blend into and overlap each other,
and softly change in the most Elusive,
luminous mysterious and completely en-
trancing way.
Some of the islands are tall and ma
!so' 'o s - ,
30, , 80 ' -, So 90 tha
others, little one, come partly into view
| jutting out of the FURNISHED waters, with
pare rocky ansies' VIM $780, ,,on
wrapped IN their luNurian, en,eraiu se.
oure' terraceo ana cui,iNa'eu 10 .ne,l
| very tips, pass serenely on, as though
following some mission of kindness.
picturesque Japanese shrihes snow
themesievs mere ana there' anu aiiiiapie
Japanese peasants group themselves ooi-
siderateiy just wnere ,ney are nus, neeu-
ed to give the essentlai 'oucr OIL human
interest," 10 the pic'uie , no
| 1t Is not however, 1or such as me
to speak of 1t In foolish words-get Mage
to show 1t to you when you see ntr'
And, by the bye, wniie taihihe OF
Madge, l must diverge from our 'raVe,s
long enough TO say she mas won i'esn
crown of glory from me by her more ,lan
womanly generosity ana her eNuu's,'s
tact. She has deiiperateiy ana WIN inc
utmost skill ana oipioihacyLih iau'' So
artfully sweet was sne aoout IL, una.
alone saw ana understooo.-fresen'eo we
young Britisher as gracious eht 70 .ne
widow. She MADE the onerins SO peau,
tifully that 1t might tru,nluiis pc caieu
an anonymous present. Inc wfaoW 10
jubllant over her new acqulsitioh anu -
so far unconscious Oh no" she eanie W
1t that THINK she Is sure .ha' she
snatched him, unalued' right from uiiuei
Madge' 8 clutches. she SHOWS TINS soi,ie-
times' ps niue no.e -
she seems unable TO reseraii.
AS for Enghshmeh-on' wen, eoil | PIE
tend to have any Understanding as 10 nov
far man may De conscious OF .hs .a,n ~
mss tm.s"ts ~ a, sei,a,,a 49, nfadge
own heaft. put / oo eeheVe u'ai l 49,.
mas actualy centfiyeu To hia.1e mn .'i,n
thet It's nfst ieaniiiss ~ nei -
were simply nlisintefpretso pS Vs oyns,,
anu that the WIDOW ali sioHs mas 80
the one You see, the zes. " Ioe 49,
had al gone OUT OF 'ne o'hel ana, 9in 4oo
the MISSISSIPPI man hau eacgunieeq wv
utterly 10 ao9ece slavery me ,, iloS
Kong nao p ioNsn 80
hopeiessiy iachins IN suseeplipiiits' a,,u
IT was httie more ina" ,ne Wiaow , sUu.u
stand TO see the oliy oehe. poss' 9il',
going TO someone eises one gre" eap',oaa
and unpleasant anu Woai1 pieaA nv
Madses pest STORES WIN az so'.s u an. IN
terruptions 1hehs "neh Aause "'u 'ne
British BOY were "a,hins On .ns e'.
sne wooi" ms ~ - .att,,.r horaa
of Madge Everyone was BellhS poieu