Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-07-06

not a monument OF CrufnDung and mOulder-
ing 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 cvldent but few per-
ished, and they are brought to our notice
in manner that renders their fate more
impressive and affecting.
Here in this va,-his skelcton-hands
grasping coins, and jewels, and his coffee
key,--was found the perlshcd master,
stricken in his fight, and a slave behind
him with silver and bronze vases;--then
flew the shreking family below, o subter-
ranean passage, and there perished, slow
ly, perhaps, of them, mistress,
and handnaids, and faithful servants.
Here is sadder thing: In little circu.
lar rooted scat by the wayside, 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 antiquary write, moth
er,--and two children lay by her side; pre-,
cious ornaments were found oh all. Per-
haps she waited for her lord she loved, or
for her poor handmade, or perhaps the car
was to return and take her.
Here again, under portico, 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, was
found other skeletons Of men who stand in
guard or worship her rcyered image; and
lastly, at prison or guard house were found
skeletons fastened and secured in rocks.
However, an attempt to describe Pomp-
eli comes not within the compass of my
plan of ability. Here we follow the anti.
quarian with silent and thankful attention
We are taken by him into the ancient o.
mans, their temples, schools, tleatres-led
along their streets, introduced into theil
houses, and shown the distribution and use
of their baths, their places of feasting, and
that ofrepose.
You stand before their shops, and put
your hand on their little counters of marble,
one whereof has the stain of a goblet bot
tom, and where you lean, hundreds of men
have leaned, in their times, TO take drink,
perhaps of vinegar and water, draught
common among them and most grateful to
the thirsty. You walk along the raised
footway, and mari; in the carriage road the
worn wheel track; you cross at the step
ping stones and think of the togn; you stop
at the open spots where the streets meet
and cross, and look for the damsels who
came crowding with their urns to the con-
venient wells.
The bake houst the wine shops, and the
cooks shop exactly similar in plan TO those
have seen in the Macho, and Djidda, with
stoves and large vessels of boiling and pre-
pairing food, are all to be found in this ST.
lent city. You pass among the columns Of
many temples, you enter the hall of jrdg-
ment, and walk up between its Corinthian
columns, and look with suspicion on the
raised tribunal, and think about impartial
DEGREES; you 60 into the theatres, and then
on across vineyard, to the noble amphi-
theatre, anil then 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 Roman
sat smiling; while the Numidian lon tore the
frame of his captive foe, perhaps the brave
blue-eyed Dacian; or frowning upon his
youngest son, who at his first visit to the
games, would look at times pale and with
an eye dlmmed by tear, but not degraded
by allowing it TO fall Scenes and impress
sions in Haly.