Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-07-11
From the New York Mirror.l
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPE.
BY n. P. WILLIS.

company VITA Iour ladies'. We drove
long the northern bank of the Arno for
four or FIVE miles, passing several Deaut
iul villas, belonging TO the Florenllne no
bles; and, crossing The river by pic
turesqne bridge, took tue road TO the vii
lage OF PeIaso, winch lies at the loot OF
the mountain, and is the farlhest point 10
which a carriage can mount. Ii is aeout
fourteen miles from Florence, and the as
| cent thence to the convent Is nearly three
! We alIgnted M the centre OF the village
IN the midst oil ragged troop OF women
and children, among whom were two idiot
beggars; and while The preparations were
nIdklos for our ascent, we took chairs in
| the open square around basket OF cher
RES auo made delicious luncheon of
| fruit and dread, very much TO the aston
ishmsnt vi some two hundred spectators
| Our c1nveyances appeared IN the course
| OF nall an hour, CONSISTING oil two large
otske,s, each drawn oy pair oil oxen
ana CONTAINING two persons, and small
Sardlnlan pony The ladies seated them
| selves with some hesitation IN their singu
la' sieoges; mounted the pony, aud we
made dusty exit from Peia.o, attended
70 The gate by our gaping friends, who
| bowed, and wished as the Don utd2 gto
| with more gratitude than three Iusca "a
| csa=ie would Buy, am sure, IN Ory other
| part Oh the world
| Tue gray oxen OF Italy are quite a
| diitercn race from ours, much h.nter aad
| gutckeF, aud liz small vehicle tney VIII
/ trot oil i've or SIX mlics III the hour, as
| freely as d haise. Ihey are exceedingly
| beauidui ne niue IS very fine, OF IA
! SOFT squirrel gray, ana as sleek ana polish
| cd often as t6at OF well gIoomed cours
/ or. W .th their large, bright, Intelligent
| eyes, hisn iiIted heads and open nos,rils,
they arc among the finest looking ANIMALS
IN the world Ia motion We soon came
to the steep path, and the facility with
which our singular eqatpases mounted
was SURPRISING. | followed, as well as
cou.d on my a,imnutive pony, my lee,
touching the ground, and my balance con-
stanlly endangered by the contact oil
stumps and stoAes-the hard mouthed lit
lie creature taking his own way. IN spite
oil every effort OF mine 10 the contrary
We stopped TO breathe IN cool glen,
| which lay across our path, the descent
INTO when was very difficult. The road
through the bottom OF 1t ran just above
the bank OF brook, into which poured a
pretty TAIL of eight or ten ieet, and with
the spray wet grass beneath and the full
| ieayed chesnuts aoove, II was as delicious
a spot for a rest IN summer noon tide as
ever saw. The ladies took out their
pencils and sketched IT, making group
themselves the while which added ali the
picture wanted
/ The pain wound continually about in
he ueep woods, with which the mountain
IS covered, and occasionally from an Open
ing we ootaIued view back upon the
taHy oil ;ne Arno, which was exceedingly
line, We CAME m sight OF the Convent in
about two hours, eme rging from tire shade
ol the timex cnesButs into cultivated
lawn. fenced and mown with the nicely
| Il the grass plot before cottage, ami Ell
terIng upon smooth, we'll swept pave
nonl, approached the gate OF the venera
hie locking pile, as anxious for the refresh
menl oi us iar famed hospitality as ever
tngriBs were
An old cheerful looking monk came
oui To meet Us. aud shaking hands with
ne laulcs very cordially assisted IA eA-
Tacuns them fIom,hel, cfamped ronyey-
ances HE then leu the way 10 a SINAI
4 q
eonvent, qlotmg sravely BY the way tn
| id~ oil the order against Tie entrance o
| females over The monastic tnreshnuid. w,
were usbered Into a small, neat paiiour
: | ,wo TED rooms communicating, and tw,
| OF the servants OF the monastery followed
: with water aud snow whne napkins, tn
, paure degi iorestierr, as they called tn
! old monk, VINO received US, talking mos
! soiuoiy ali the white.
The cook appeared presently with
: low reverence, sDd asked what we w0ui,
n lake Tor oInner. he ran over the contenS
h oi the harder before we had lime 10 an
= sweT his question, enuueratlng halt a duZ
=, eI, kinds "A game, aud variety aitoseth
that ratnef suEpIlzed our ideas vi monast
Cal severity. fiIs own rosy giiis bore les
.Imony that IL was not the kitchen oil Den
e AIS Druigruddery.
It While dinner was preparing, Fathe
n t'asparo proposed a walk. An avenue {
v the most majestic trees opened Immed
ateiy away IRON the little lawn before ia
. cottage door. We followed it for perhal
y hall miie ROUND the mountain, threadin
7, thick pine forest, Til we emerged on th
l. edge of she'll oil Gteensward, runnln
Just under the summit of the bill. Fror
le TINS spot the view was limited only by tt
> power ol the eye. The silver line of Ii
!, Mediterranean of Leshorn is seen henc
on IA clear day, between which and II
p mountain lie SIXTY or seventy miles, woun
d. INTO the loveliest fluctuations by the cour
of the Arno The vale Of tins beautit
" river. in which Florence stands, was ju
c. dis,lnguishable as mere dell in the pro
ne pect. Il was ole OF the sultrlest days
h. August, but the air was wildly fresh, al
= the sun, .lth all the strength of the {
lS' mate OF Italy, was unoPpressive. v
10 seated ourselves on the small fine grass
lot the hlll side, and with the good old mo
~ :. :. ,.sa.,ee nf his lite eninvad 4