The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-25
WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
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Great Lakes Naval Training station
where he was in training two months
after which he was made a company
commander and later made battalion
commander which place he filled for
thirteen months He was made quar-
ter-master on ship and sent over sea
and is now at Cardiff, Wales. A let
ter from Stiles to his mother follows
herewith
MY Darling Mother: 1t is hard to
realize that this is the middle OF the
winter Then also we have just come
from 700 miles due North of here
and the change from the cold rain
and wind to the beautiful sunshine,
flowers and warm winds blowing in
! from the Gulf stream is wonderful.
II there be an Eden on the earth now
why, St. Jean de Luz must be the
place 1t is supposed to be the great
est winter resort in all Europe, and
man who has been there can read
lily see how it may be so.
Describes St. Jean de Luz.
If you can follow me in my des-
cription do and will endeavor to
show you the most beautiful place |
have ever seen:
Just imagine a long, exceedingly
smooth, white sand beach stretching
in long half circle; the water clear
blue and the long waves coming in
and breaking over the break water in
great clouds of spray making through
the sunshine the effect of million
rainbows. After striking the break
water, they come rolling up the beach
in a succession of little waves. The
water is so clear you can see to a
great depth.
Beautiful Villas.
Then on the beach are some won
derful villas of the wealthy Europ-
cans. White crushed rock roads are
running all around the places. Two
magnificent hotels are located in prom
inent places and they have innumer-
able bath houses running down to
the beach. On the beach, are many
chairs with sun shades over them
where one may sit and bask in the
sunshine.
Over at one side is a great castle
placed on the brow of a precipice.
Its huge towers are. to be seen from
far out on the Bay. 1t looks to be
what it no doubt was in the old days,
veritable tower of strength. Then
If you will consult your map you will
find that it is in the center of the
Pyrennes Mountains which separates
France and Spain. You can see all
around it,, as tho back ground for
the picture, the great mountain peaks
are all covered with snow. The sum-
mits are surrounded with white feecy
clouds, and when the sun shines they
appear as huge diamonds in the sky.
As far as the eye can see these huge
peaks rear their majestic domes to
the heavens.
At Early Morn.
| happened to be on watch this
morning as the sun was coming up
over the mountains, and let me say /
have never seen a more strikingly
beautiful picture. Then at $50 from
the little fishing hamlet up the Bay
you could see some small boats, row
boats, gasoline launches, steamers
and every other type represented. In
the evening the fishermen come home
smiling even tho the days catch may
have been poor.
Nothing Compares With This.
Mother, l have seen England, Ire
land, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain,
Portugal, Italy and Sicily, and / have
never yet seen or yet witnessed any
to equal this scenery. Now l have
tried to put on paper what / saw in
ST. Jean de Luz but l never can, for
after reading over the description l
have just written, can see why it
takes poet, dreamer or author to
pen words worthy of the marvellous
scene. The only thing in the way of
simple description can give is this:
1t looks to be a masterpiece of the
most famous painter which has stray
ed from its gallery and is now real
ity.