The Elbert County tribune., 1912-07-26

This structure built for a magazine by
the British government and is rented to the
Bermuda Biological Society for trining
amount with the understanding that the gov
ernment 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 hideous to look
at. like the octopus. and some OF them seem
grotesque replicas of land animals.
Bermuda is garrisoned by regiment OF
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 fine
and gives concert twice during the week in
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
II is worth while to climb. is another From
here there is an unforgetabIe 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.
But what pleases the child of the bustling
modern, changing States" most OF ALL is the
quaintness OF the old towns. At St George
the fofrner capital. everything It feems re-
mains about as 1t was two or three centuries
ago The Oldest church, st. Peters. still uses
its silver communion service, the gift of Will
lam Ill The Governors pew and the Ad-
miral's pew make us smile at their antiquated
attempts at pomp but the beautiful tablets on
the 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 of
tribute to "Alured Popple Esq. The Good Gov
ernor" and on other tablets setting forth the
virtues that we still delight to honor And
between the lines many or In single
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 n
sea voyage which might last few monthsi
Think OF it especially after the usual expert
ence in sailing from New York to these fair
isles in two days on 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?
They are wishing they had tablet erected to
their rmemory-anywhere. Everybody gets sea-
sick on the way to Bermuda, and II is never
any better coming back-its worse But this
ia n part OF the play and considered so bene-
ficial 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 old ducking stool.
which 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 go to school there). and. above all, the
general tidiness of everything and everybody
There no unsightly scrap-heaps there. The
only things near them few old, disman-
tied, sailing boats, moored in quiet bay, sor-
rowfully waiting to be cut up into frewood.
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. 1t is very charming. this glimpse
of antiquated. leisurely, cheerful lfe within
easy reach of us.