Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-11-14

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We entered from this broad street,.
lined with shops, against the walls OF
which were paintings in irescO, and IN
scrptions in deep red paint, representing
the occupations and recording the nane
of the occupants. In one orthem wac
found piece of salt fish, smelling strong
" after seventeen centuries! In small
lane leading from this street, the guide
led Us TO a shop, decorated with pictures
of fish of various kinds, and furnished
with a stove, marble dressers, and EARTH
EN- jars, supposed TO have belonged 10 u
vender Of fish and olives. A little fur
tier on was bakers shop, with h well
used oven, in which was found batch
Of bread burnt to cihdcr. Near this
was the house Of midwife. In il we're
found several instrume nts Of n simple and
excellent construction, unknown TO tbs
moderns, a forceps, remains Of medicines
in wooden box, and various pestles and
mortars. The walls were ornamented
with fIescoes Of the graces, Venus and
Adonis, and similar subjects.
The temple of the pantheon 10 mag
nificent ruin, and must have been one OF
the choicest in Pompeii. Its walls ara
decorated in exquisite paintings in fres-
CO, arabesques, mosaics, &c. and ITS
court is one hundred and eighty feet
long, and two hundred and thirty broad,
and contains an altar, around which are
twelve pcdestals for statues Of the twelve
! principal daities Of the ancients. Gut
! ters of marble are placed at the base Of
! the hiclinium, ~ carry away the blood
! of the victims. A thousand coins Of
! bronze, and forty or fifty Of silver, Hero
, found near the sanctuary.
II We passed on to the Cured, a scmicir-
cular building, for the discussion of mat
ters Of religion by the mag istrate; a tenn
pie of Romulus; the remains Of temple
of Janus; II splendid building called the
chdic'dicum, constructed by the priestess
Eumachea and her son, and dedicated
as temple Of concord, and came at last,
by n regular ascent, into q large and
spacious sAuare, called the forum c;rils.
This part of the city of Pompeii, must
have been extremely imposing. Porti-
!, Goes, supported by noble columns, en-
:. compassed its vast area; the pedestais Of
colossal statues, erected to disting ui.iled
citizens, are placed at the corners; at
the northern extremity rose stately
, temple Of Jupiter; on the right was u
mother temple Of Venus; beyond, large
, public edifice, the use Of which is not
known; across the narrow street which
bounds it stood the Baslica, an immense
building, which served as q court ofjus-
= tice and an exchange.
! We passed out at the gate Of the city
: and stopped at u Gentry box, i'll which
Il was found skeleton in full armor-a
; soldier who had died at his post. From
hence formerly the road descended di-
!, rectly to the sea, und for some distance
, was lined OH either side with the magni-
u ficent tombs ofthe Pompeians. Among
! them was that Of the vestal virgins lett
- , unfinished when the city was destroyed;
" and very handsome tomb, in whic'.
e : was found the skeleton Of d woman, with
>. a lamp in one hand and jewels in tho
. other, (who had probably attempted 70
. rob before her hight and very hand
;, some square monument, with beautiful
:. reiero on one Of the slabs, representing
- Gas emblematc Of DEATH ship furling
- y her sails on coming into port. Near
: one of the large family sepulchres stands
a small semicirc ular room, intended for a
funeral feast after burial, and here
= were found the remains Of three men a
: round a table, scattered with relics of
meal. They were overwhelmed ere the
: feast was concluded over the dead!
The principal Inn Of Pompeii was Just
:, inside the gute. We went over the ruins
y Of il. The skeleton Of an ass was found
:. . chained to ring in the stable, and the
! tire Of wheel lay in the court yard.--
Chequers are painted on the sides Of the
, door, as a sign.
Below the tomb s.nnds the "surbur-
: ban villa Of Diomed," one Of the mort
!, sumptuous edi6ces Of Pompen. Hers
y was found every thing that the age could
furnish for The dwelling Of man Of
Il wealth. Statues, fescos, jewels, wine,
9 household utensils Of every description,
), skeletons Of servants, Of dogs, and every
. kind Of elegant furniture. The family
o was large, and in the FIRST moment Of ter
e ror, they all retreated TO q vine vault
a under the villa, where their skeletons,
eighteen grown persons and two chill
r drep) were found seventeen centuries al
ter! There was really something start
ling in walking through the deserted
rooms Of this beautiful vilfs-more than
+ one feels elsewhere in Ponpeii, for it 10
more like the elegance and taste Of our
own day; and with the brightness Of the
}, preserved walls, snd the certainty with
, which the use oI each room is sseertajss-
; ed, il seems ss if the living Inhsbasnt