Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-06-11
POMPEII.

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monument of crumbling and Wondering
decay; it is only forsaken city. That
the inhabitants had time to fly, and bear
with them the greater part Of their posses.
sions, is sufficiently evident: but few
persisted, and they are brought to our no.
tice in q manner that renders their fate
more impressive and affecting.
Here in this villa, (his skeleton haAaB
grasping coins and jewels, and his Golfer
key, was found the perished master, strick.
en- in his flight and slave behind him
with silver and bronze vases /; then flew the
shrieking family below, 10 subterranean
passage, and there persisted, slowly per-
haps, seventeen of them,-mistress, and
handsmaids, and faithful servants.
Here is sadder thing-in little cir.
cular rooted seat by the way-side, kind
of travellers resting place, or spot where
friends would walk and sit chatting in the
shade-here was found the skeleton Of a
woman, and an infant skeleton in her arms,
(safely may the antiquarian write, moth.
err and two other children lay by her side !;
precious ornaments were found on ALL
Perhaps she waited for her lord she loved,
or for her poor handmade, or perhaps the
car was to return and take her.
Here again, near a portco was found
some miser flying with his heavy, strong
wrapped hoard--the guide tells you it was
priest of Isis; and here in her temple
were found other skeletons of men who
stand TO guard or worship her revered
image and lastly, in prison or guard
house were found skeletons fastened and
secured in rocks.
However, any attempt to describe
Pompei comes not within the compass of
my plan or ability. Here we follow the
antiquarian with a silent and thankful Mt.
tcntion. We are taken by him, into the
forum of ancient Romans, their temples,
schools, theatres-led along their streets,
introduced into their houses, shown the
distribution and use oftheir apartments, the
laying out of the gardens; we see their
baths, their places of Teasing, and that of
rcpose.
You stand before their shops, and put
your hand on their little counters of marble,
one whereof has the stain Of goblcts
bottom and, where YOU lean, hundreds of
men have leaned in their times, to take a
drink, perhaps of vinegar and water, q
draught common among them. and most
grateful to the thirsty. You walk along
the raised footway, and mark in the car
riage road the worn wheel.track; yot cross
at the stepping stones and think of the
toga; you stop at the open spots where
streets meet and cross, and look for the
damsels who came crowding with their
urns to the convenient wells
The bake house, the wine shops, and
the cooks shocs exactly similar in plan to
those | have seen in Mocha and Djidda,
with stoves and large vessels for boiling
and preparing food, are all to be found in
this silent city. You pass among the
columns Of many temples you enter the
hall of Judgment and walk up between its
corinthian columns, and look with suspi
con on the raised tribunal, and think about
impartial DEGREES you 90 into the theatres
and then on cross a vineyard to TIE noble
amphitheatre, and, ascending to the top
gaze out, and forget every thing but the
bright beauty of the scenery; turning to
descend, you see where the civilized Ro.
man sat smiling, while the Numidian lion
tore the frame of his captive foe, perhaps
the brave blue-eyed Dacian; or frownine
upon his youngest son, who, at his frs
visit to the games, would look at time:
pale, and with an eye dimmed by tear
but not degraded by allowing it to fall.
The sun declines your coachman look:
impatient, you may get in; take off YOU
hat to let the softer air come in and calm
you, and reclining back with full feeling
Of delighted satisfaction are driven home
Scenes and Impressions in Egypt ana
Italy.
BURIED CITY.-The captain of an A
merican vessel, named Ray, has lately dis
coversd on the coast of Peru, in the envi
rons of Fruscillo, an ancient buried city
of considerable extent. Following tht
course of some excavations he had made
he found the walls of the cdifce still
: standing, and many of them in q complete
state Of preservation. He infers from thu
] number and extent Of them, that the pop
$ ulation Of the city could not have beer
less than three thousand souls. Grea
4 numbers of skeletons and mummes, in
perfect state of preservation, were fount
' among the private and sacred ediices
and n oraat number of domestic utensils