Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-09

tie Persia. Propelled by strong
at the oars the little craft fair
danced across the moonlIt water
untn It lay alongside the Manchuria'
Then the ladder vas dropped. the
Jap boy. only sixteen years OF age,
brought aboard, and then the usual in
terehange OF words-"Ships that pass
In the nlght"-amoug the passen
gers; the AFOREMENTIONED mail sacks
tossed in and the lighter was
off. The ships officers signalled and
slowly the Manchuria began TO gath
er speed, until in a few minutes
the only tangible evidence that we
had passed another vessel was the
fast-receding lights astern. The Per
STA was only one-third the size Of
the Mareh--la So Won can imagine
how tiny she looked by the side Of
our monster ship. It was a wonder
full experience and one that doesn't
occur in sometimes a dozen voyages
so Captain Dixon told us. Our trip
through the Inland Seas from Kobe
to Najasaka was the most beautiful
part Of our voyage for here we asw
perfectly magnificent scenery all the
way. / hated TO even go down for
meals for fear OF missing some grand
sight.
About daylight, on the morning Of
Dec. Gath, we sighted land and It was
then obvious that our long but short
voyage was at an end. As we slow
ly came into Manila Bay, a more i'm
pressive sight ! never saw. friends
on board who we're coming "Home'
we're busy pointing out places Of in
terest in the distance. We came
alongside "Pier Five" at the three
p. m. and we we're soon ashore.
Thus we came over the Sunshine
Belt" to the Orient and it 10 well
named. Now a few words regarding
Manila and I must close my letter. IL
is indeed a fascinating old place and
the four months we have been here
we haze found many friends. The
climate is ideal with the exception
of a few hours during the day,
when the heat grows very intense,
but the nights here are perfectly
beautiful, so delightfully."- cool, and
1t is always this way the entire
twelve months Of the year.
There is so much to see here and
each day we are shown some old way.
or spot that figured prominently dur
ing the days Of the Insurrection
Shortly after l arrived here. !,
with a party Of fifty, visited the
volcano "Toal" and while It was a
very hard trip, It was an unusual ex-
perienee for 1t gave us IN opportm--
ity Of seeingjust what the provincial
roads were like before the Ameri-
cans came to the Islands, There are
! dozens OF wonderful trips to be TAX
o en- all around Manila and the roads
. leading to these places are ideal fol
j motors. all being made under Amerl-
5 can rule. It's interesting to go ou'
a among the native ''barrios" for vol
9 see all sorts of funny sights. Theil
T houses are made Of bamboo thatche'
0 with dried nipa leaves and all tn
Q narts arc hound together will
strands of the rattan or "bejuco,"
u Transportation here varies fror
that of the motor or street car :
the heavy cart drawn by the sloN
. but faithful caraboa. Manila has som
very beautiful buildings among thos
IS the Army and Navy Club, the Eng
10 fish Club, and she Is proud to sa
e the very finest Hospital in Che ia
n East. all modernly equipped and IN
N nurses have all been carefully trail
I'd ed and educated for that purpose
10 under NEperican administration. ma
Is Mia also boasts one OF the finest no
re- t~eleries In the Orient, the Manila
to and It stands on the new fill ON
ut spot that was far out in the 81
a when Dewey captured the Spani'
all fleet. Here is our home and 1t
re- always delightful for It is so bea'
Ter tifully situated on the Bay. II u
MT dertook to tell of all the wonde
In. I've seen here my letter wou
be an "endless chain" so but "
ri things remain to be mentioned, 7
lrs old Spanish homes, which remint
The one OF the old castles he reads OF
a hooks. "Malacanan," the home OF
for Governor General being n OF I
the sights of Manila and lastly and me
led important OF all are the perfec
'wn wonderful sunsets here. In the
big ening when everyone starts
the for his days airing, hundreds ga
'ko- err around the Luneta for the pa
eby concert and the sun is slowly ere
Iore ing down behind Mt. Meriveles "
the all the beautiful changing trees
Isa- beautiful tropical moon Just G.
With ing up, the phosphorescent glow
did the Bay, the little boats dotted 2
ices and here, swaying with the wave
Ding Il is really a sight that makes
the think Of "Fairyland'and wonder
few II can all be true. It is though
the words fail me when | try to
the scribe the mag%nificence of Il.
put concert closes at ven with
to dear old tune that binds us q
light homeland and everyone IS sta
iauti- ing at the first sound of the piece
us We are all well and happy as
the ~ thoro arc Zines when I
70 to be back in the dear old U. )
-. and Mexico. (Mo.).
on With kindest regards to all
lions best wishes for your continued
.mers cess | beg to remain
lie of Sincerely,
It out MARGARET CUNNINGHA