The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-08
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This structure was built for a magazine By
the British government, and is rented to the
Bermuda Biological Society for a tri1ln6
amount with the understanding that the gov
eminent may take possession upon short no
q 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 hideous to look
at like the octopus, and some Of them seem
grotesque replicas of land animals.
Bermuda Is garrisoned by a regiment Oh
British Infantry. On Sunday mornings the
garrison parade followed by music of the mill
tary band tempts throng of people to Pros
pect Barracks. The band is exceptionally hne
and gives a concert twice during the week III
Hamilton, the capital of the Islands.
The Dockyard is one of the show places, be-
ing an important naval station, and Gibbs Hill
Lighthouse, whose long flight 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 a chance TO see aC Gloss
range the great lamp
Rnt 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 1t seems re-
mains about as it was two or three centuries
ago The Oldest church, ST. Peters, still uses
it's silver communion service, the gift OF Will
lam Ill The Governors pew and the Ad-
miral's pew make us smile, at their antiquated
ottenpts at pomp but the beautiful tablets on
tho wall lead the fancy quickly back to the be-
ginning of things for us. There is so much
dignity and grave grace in the language Oh
tribute to "Alured Popple ESQ The Good GOV
ernor" and on other tablets setting forth the
virtues that we still delight to honor And
or
word is betrayed the longing for home and
england which in those days was so very far
away.
Think Of the courage necessary to face a
GOA VOYAGE which might last a few months!
Think of it especially after the usual expert
once in sailing from New York to these fair
isles in two days on a fine modern steamship.
All those smartly dressed ladies and brisk,
valiant looking men who came aboard the night
before. where are they the morning after!
Tbev are wishing they had a tablet erected to
their memory-anywhere. EVERYBODY gets sea-
sick on the way to Bermuda, and it is never
CIV better coming back-it's worse But this
ie a mart of the play and considered so bene-
fetal that to be exempt entities you to feel
that YOU haven't had your moneys worth.
There are a number Of things, besides the
delightful climate and the old ducking stool,
which we would gladly bring back to these
limited States with u.s. Among them are the
gentle manners and voices of the people and
their high average of education Everybody has
to go 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 sov.
rowfuly waiting to be cut UP into frcwood.
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 is very charming, this glimpse
of antiquated leisurely, cheerful life, within
easy reach of u.s.