Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-21

ostaye IL the soil there being now spring ol wa
=. bubbling ut. from the lower side. The deviation
f,om the pefpendicular is now fourteen feet, and
Iii. i said TO increase Perceptbiy every year; 50
we can conclude that il must fall one Of these days
This being the case cannot help feeling sort Of
self ejaculation that my wish Is over After haS-
ing visited the tower in which Count Ugoiino end
his family we're starved to death--and seeing Gu
rious and beautiful miniature Cathedral Of white
msIble--we have done with Pisa.
met with the young Italian physician here Win
~hom | was formerly acquainted 10 Ne" York
He returned home, after an absence OF eighteen
months, as thoroughly dsgusted ~i'h bis enter
prise and The Suites as can be imagined Indeed
{ don't wonder al him should think these lus-
cans would end their homes TOO pleasant and their
mode OF living too sof 10 mix with our energetic
population.
Six miles from Pisa We pnss range OF hills and
enter the Quietly Of Luccs. IL reminds one Of
western country farm in size, not being more Than
twenty miles square Il contains. howeveii about
1000 inhabitants, and is cultivated to degree
that is almost incredible. he peasaniry are dis
linguished for ,heir neainess hosesty aud Industry
The capital Of this niaiature State Is gem woi-
thy Of its setting Il contains about ten thousand
inhabitants, and is the perfectly neat sud ele-
CANT little city that can be imagined. tits Defend
ed by rsmpaIts thee miles If circumference, with
eleven 5astions. THESE planted with trees and
covered with grass, each Of the basiions being a
q owe OF flower garden, and tie whole, a. prom
enade or drive, forming Of the most delightful
IN the world. The peculiarly Of Lucca is that
rsom without the city is notwithstanding complete
ly overshadowed b, tue grove which surrounds it.
Madame Stark has aptly observed Of it, that it re-
sembled a walled Wood. Like the other capitals
of Italy, it has lis sonJriI pet and from the disn-
gushing traits Of its population is called Laece
Fiadustriosa. But the Lucchese not so foru-
nate in their ruler as their neighbors the Tus-
cans, or as their good character deserves. Their
/ Duke is a young man. aud great spendlhrfi: and
to support bis Wastefulness he Expresses his Peo-
pie For this reason, although their country is an
earthly paradise, they scattered over all Italy
as iinerant musicians, pedlars, &c. When the
Duchess of Modena dies the present Duke Of Lue-
/ ca succeeds 10 ueF gONeFnHents auu l>uCCd comes
under Tuscany anevent which is deyoatly wished
| for by the people. Like all AittIe things the city
Of Lucca is jealous OF its dignity, and travellers are
more annoyed about passports here than at the
more important capitals. Near here is celebrat-
ed watering place, which is frequenled by the ltal-
ian and foreign nobility during the summer espe-
CHILLY The English, who flock there in great mum
/ bers
1 wish very much that had time to write often
Ell and more. but find it impossible. My profess
sion requires my whole mind and attention, and to
turn from absorbing occupation 10 others is
difficult, | have the hours to spare, to be sure,
/ but cannot command the current and direction OF
my thoughts and although there is enough around
me to ill volumes, yet frequently sit down do
zen times in succession, with pen and paper and
the resolve TO write to some Que, and do not touch
the paper | see some lines in picture--some
effect Of Ugh, and shade--some pictorial idea
/ springs up, and then-adieu to writing.