The Argosy . Nothing can be more Eastern-looking than the scene. Far away ^ stretch the white houses with their flat roofs. For miles you cantrace the Island, barren and rocky. Across there in the distance,the great hospital stands out conspicuously on its sandy height. Farout and around stretches the deep blue sea, always flashing in thesunlight. Round there is St. Pauls Bay, where the Apostle was I shipwrecked, and of which he gives so graphic an account in theActs. A statue was erected here to St. Paul in 1845. It is certain 148 A Day at Malta, that this birds-eye view of Malta from the Bas
The Argosy . Nothing can be more Eastern-looking than the scene. Far away ^ stretch the white houses with their flat roofs. For miles you cantrace the Island, barren and rocky. Across there in the distance,the great hospital stands out conspicuously on its sandy height. Farout and around stretches the deep blue sea, always flashing in thesunlight. Round there is St. Pauls Bay, where the Apostle was I shipwrecked, and of which he gives so graphic an account in theActs. A statue was erected here to St. Paul in 1845. It is certain 148 A Day at Malta, that this birds-eye view of Malta from the Bastions is one of themarvellous sights, one of the great panoramas of the world. The streets were hotter than ever as we rattled through them tothe Governors Palace. Here there is a splendid collection of armour,which seems to represent all the eras and vicissitudes of the is full of wonderful guns, shields aud helmets, whilst completesuits of armour once worn by the Knights of St. John stand in rows. Palace of San Antonio. against the wall, and look something like the skeletons of the oldmonks in their mouldy crypt. I once read a story of these old skeletons to the effect that a •,young fellow accompanying a lady into the crypt thought he wouldplay her a practical joke, and quietly pinned her dress to a skeletonmonks cloak. As she moved away the hideous thing fell forward *and its rattling arms enclosed her. But the shock and horror weretoo much for her and turned her brain. It nearly turned ones brainto read about it. The horror came back to me as I had looked at A Day at Malta. 149 them to day. To have those horrible arms about you would surelybe enough to scatter the strongest senses to the winds. Amongst other relics in the Armoury of the Palace we noticed,carefully guarded under a glass case, the deed, dated March 24th, 1530,by which Charles V. made over the Island of Malta for ever to theKnights of St. John. Nothing, however, lasts for ever. The deedremains, bu
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