Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-26

This structure was built for magazine Dy
the British government. and is rented to the
Bermuda Biological Society for a tr1ning
amount with the understanding that the gov
eminent may take possession upon short no
tice, at any time, in case Of necessity. Here
one may see the wonderfully colored fishes. as
vivid as jewels, and many curious inhabitants
OF the sea. Some Of them are hfdeous 10 iooh
at, like the octopus, and some of them see"
grotesQue replicas of land animals.
Bermuda is garrisoned by a regiment OF
British Infantry. On Sunday mornings the
garrison parade followed by music OF the MIN
tary band tempts thropg Of people 70 fros-
pect Barracks. The band Is exceptionally me
and gives a concert twice during the week In
Hamilton, the capital Of the Islands
The Dockyard is one of the show places, pc
ing an important naval station. and G1DD's hin
Lighthouse, whose long fight OF winding steps
It is worth while to climb, Is another FroM
here there is an unforgetable view of the whole
of the little world Of Bermuda, set in the vast
glorious ocean, and chance to see at close
range the great lamp.
Fut what pleases the child OF the BUSTING.
modern. changing States" most of all. is the
ouaintness Of the old towns. AT st. George
the former capital, everything it seems re-
mains about as it was two or three centuries
aoo The Oldest church. st. Peters, still uses
its silver communion service the gift or VIII
lam III. The Governors pew and the Ao-
yniraI's pew make us smile at their antiquaeed
attempts at pomp but the beautiful tablets on
the wall lead the fancy quickly back to the De-
Ginning of things for us. There is SO much
S,er;tv and grave grace in the language OF
tribute to "Alured Popple Esq. The Good Gov
ar,or and on other tablets setting forth the
virtues that we still delight to honor AND
hatween the lines on many, or In a single
~sr,,s lis betrayed the longing for home and
rrryland which in those days was so very raf
away.
think of the courage necessary TO race
eco VOYAGE which might last few months!
rblnk OF it especially after the usual expert
ence in sailing from New York to these Iair
sslas IN two days on a fine modern steamship.
All those smartly dressed ladies and brisk,
ral,ant looking men who came aboard the night
,afora where are they the morning after?
Thav are wishing they had a tablet erected TO
.tair r,emory-anywhere. Everybody gets sea-
stck on the way to Bermuda, and 1t Is never
$50 better coming back-its worse But this
- a mart of the play and considered so bene-
acial that to be exempt entities you to feel
that you haven't had your moneys worth
There are number Of things. besides the
delightful climate and the ola duck1ng stool.
which we would gladly bring back to these
United states with US. Among them are the
gentle manners and voices OF the people and
their high average OF education Everybody has
to 90 to school there). and. above ALL the
general tidiness of everything and everybody.
There are no unsightly scrap-heaps there. The
only things near them are few old. disman-
tied, sailing boats, moored in quiet bay, sor-
rowfully waiting to be cut up into hrewood.
Their day Is done long ago and that OF the
Lusitania Is here. But sailing craft still trans
port freight in Bermudian waterways and fer
rymen carry passengers in row boats between
the villages. It ~ very charming, this glimpse
Of Anticipated, leisurely. cheerful life. within
easy reach Of u.s.