Show oporto seen front from ROME across the douro from the heights of 0 ilia sorra convent the tha irregular liuo line of cf iti river froula go bomea sharply anti inti bew boldly una A bizarre bizar roin in coloring incongruous in form stretch before ue u iti ili fur far us the oyo eye can reach high narrow boutes lerling each other steeply up oil the iho kill hill crowding overhang ing and oil grudging every toot foot of ilia tortuous street that zigzag amongst them or plunge p precipitately like turbid torrents tor reuta into the river it ia a a city ol of rickety toppling with wilb jiro look into the spacious arched corridors and shaaol gardens of u band handsom som palacio pi lacio smart modern buildings ablaze with gaudily COl colorow ortia tiles press the crenel wall of at a time lino line of fortifications la alio towers the slender of the Cle cherigos Clori rigos goi and the pretentious joma dom a of 0 the iho crystal CB tit balace the iho n briggo throws its bolcato dol cito cato across I 1 the I 1 is gorge of the ho douro rua the tha thip plug 0 g fills to m the moo mouth th of tho the river crowels of gayly dres soil p poa ou sauta swarm the quay mud form sp 1 ill a and glints of bright color a an they prom to and buil from tile tho little boats beat that ply from either shore it is is a scene of infinite variety rind aud anima anisun tion lion a of changing light bail and int interest orest oporto is in essentially u commercial a try city its palaces are those at 0 merchants roero hnata R and id have hare nil an tile air of a newness and of mod load orn improvement id in the tha order of the lay day rail nod paint ond and whitewash ore are not absolutely unknown now new building bail dinga sare are constantly cons tautly tp aging ringing up und and wo can scarcely find a quarter cheru chero the clink of th the trowel and sharp blow blew of the iho hammer fia era not lioard board tho the citizens havo have a busier und and more oner fotio air air than those of lisbon the spirit of trade irude pervades all classes oli iBsen the ibo children bitter barter their toys and boast of their gool bargains tho the old oil comora haggle BUI and wrangle over orar the tha exchange exo hange of a piece of salt codfish cod fish for a bul adful of plums the beggars bagg itra will defer dater the ol 01 a of already hiitt 1111 lay tu mi an nostril or pause in the midat of a mumbled ave ava maria to follow folio i you yon down tho the church a tepa and across the tha bonuro insisting stating in on a toward fur their trouble with far more in ore persistency than their lazier brotherhood of the south A quaint old oil town of oe toil and la it a t tracts the sympathies oft ol 01 tha he average american more than linn the proud idle name and lann lil elegance ulo ganco of at tin the cap tall LW chamP BOY in ia ll arl magazine |