The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25

ana the French onfcers. and iariy by
Lord Keith. After the boat had showed
on snd got tho distAncs OF about thirty
yards from the ship. he stood up. pulled
his hat OF and bowed nrst to the ofncers
and then TO the men. and I'm m sdiately sat
down and entered into conversation with
Lord Keith. with a. much apparent com
posurs a. II he had been only going from
one ship to the other to pay a visit"
Emperor to the end! Too bad that
the most willing chronicler can only
record the bowings and scrapings. the
polite words. while the thoughts in
side the tremendously uncovered i'm
perial head are lost. Who knows what
dreams OF yet another return from
exile may have teemed in that busy
brain2
The little island of st. Helena lies
Just below the shortest line between
South America ana Africa. the line
connecting Pernambuco and Sierra
Leone; but that line liz nearly 5000
miles long. II lies between 10 deg.
81 min. south and Is deg. south Init
tude and 5 deg. SO min. west and
6 deg. IS min. west longitude. II .s
about the same size as the Isle Of
Jersey, being ten miles long ana seven
In. It's greatest width: forty-ssven
square miles to Jerseys forty-nve.
Elbe has eighty-nve. st. Helena II
4,4o0 miles from England.
From the sea 81. Helena appears
as a big barren rock. rising sheer:
the boundary cliffs rise from 600 to
] 200 feet above sea level. and the
landing places are hidden from the
view OF approaching s~eafarers. There
are half a dozen Of them on the north.
east and south shores. but landing is
never easy. The island IL OF volcanic
origin; the great crater IL In the
southwestern part. and the various
peaks range in height from 1900 to
nearly 5000 feet. They bear fanciful
names. such as the Asses Ears, Lots
Wife, High Peak. Diana's Peak
The settled part of the island re-
calls the cosey prosperity Of rural
England; in other parts the island see
merry. is. or a small scale. grand. The
view from the central ridge is a
striking range of farm land and forest.
In the unsettled parts there are sand
Mills and rock formations that would
delight the g~eologist and to the rowing
eve suggest the exaggeration Of
stage scenery" with strange and
striking Juxtapositions Of contrasting
areas.
About a quarter Of a mile from the
landing place at jamestown on the
north are the ramparts behind a moat
spanned by a ~drawbridge. The Gov
ernor's town house. called h Castle.
was nearly destroyed by white ants
sixty years or 80 back. and has been
rebuilt of stone. with iron stairs and
teak trim. The Castle stands in a
square OF its own. with a small public
garden adjoining n a church on the
other side. In front runs the main
street of the town. lined with stores
and offices. Near the Castle stand
the remains Of the house in which
Napoleon spent his first night on the
island: destroyed by IRE a few years
ago. II has not been rebuilt.
A ladder Of 700 stone steps,
built in 1929 by Governor Dallas. gives
access TO Ladder Hill fort, which may,
however. be more easily reached by
means Of a road that zigzags up the
hillside. The fort commands the an
chorage. Since 1905 II has been gar
risoned only by a small detachment
OF marines. Back of tho fort Is High
Knoll. once strongly fortified but now
abandoned; here some Of the Boer
prisoners were kept In 10000. Not
quito tour miles from jamestown IL
the Plantation House. nee headquar-
ters for the East India Company in
g vya1a- Ero- n -N.A, .-n -,A
to the various settlements. Mr.. Young
describes the island skilfully and at
tractively, and sketches its history.
When Napoleon landed. ono hum
dred years ago. the population of the
island, including 1000 soldiers. was
nearly 1000. Aside from the garri-
son.. there were not quite 800 white
folks, 1853 slaves and 447 free blacks;
$50 Chinese and 10 Lascars. During
the former Emperor's internment the
normal population was nearly
doubled: THE presence Of q naval
squadron and frequent arrival of
store ships caused a traffic which ben
Gifted workmen. producers and shop
keepers. The prices of all goods rose.
with increased rents and higher
wages. St. Helena was a very dear
place in the time of Napoleon"
st. Helena is an odd combination of
contrasts, with many beauties and
many plaques Of it's own. Its climate
IL temperate. The air Ia moist, but
there is no fever breeding area. II
IL anchored In the track Of the south
east trade winds. The climate in the
lower parts Is not agreeable in the
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