Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-13
CHAPTER J.
The Valley Of DELIGHT.

the Hermitage Of Montserrate, for it is
there that the cocheros drive you.
There you overlook the fairest sight in
all Christendom-"the loveiiest valley
n the world" as Humboldt called it
for the Yumuri nestles right at your
'eet vale Of pure delight a glimpse
If Paradise that bewilders the eye and
| ills the soul with ecstasy.
Standing beside the shrine of Our
Lady of Montserrate, you will see be-
yond the cleft through which the river
energies another hill, La Cumbre, from
which the view is wonderful, and your
driver may tell you about the splendid
homes that used to grace its slopes
in the golden days when Cuba had an
aristocracy. Your cochero may point
out certain grove Of orange trees,
now little more than rank tangle
and tell you about the quinta of Don
Esteban varona, and its hidden treas
ure; about little Esteban and Rosa, the
twins; and about Sebastian, the giant
slave, who died in fury, taking with
him the secret of the WELL
The Spanish Main is rich in tales of
treasure-trove, for when the Antilles
were most affluent they were least Sc
cure, and men were put to strange
shifts to protect their fortunes. Ger
tain boards, like Jewels Of tragic his
tory, in time assumed a sort of evil
personality, not infrcquently exercising
a dire influence over the lives of those
! who CHANGED to fall under their spells
| 1t was as If the money were accursed
for certainly the seekers often came
to evil. OF such a character was the
Varona treasure, Don Esteban himself
other men Of his time. and although
part of the money he hid was wrung
from the toll OF slaves and the traffic
in their bodies, much of it was clean
enough, and in time the earth purified
it all. Since his acts made SO deep an
impress, and since the treasure he left
played so big part in the destinics of
those who came after him. 1t is well
that some account of these matters
should be given.
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