Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-10-06

ward OF the g8pers Out OF the house and bolts The
door in their faces. Then comes the bill Of fare
what, meat in the housed No signore, replies
the landlady; as if surprised that any one should
imagine such Thing. What have you then =
Beans and maccaroni. Ia bali an hour after ima-
CINE seated around rough table, with huge
wooden dish Of maecsroni smokiag in the middle,
hanked BY TASKS Of wine delicious wine tool and
sundry Ioayes Of brown bread. I've seem hungry
mems eyes sparkle over worse dish than this same
maccafoni with cheese grated over il. Sometimes
we would light upon one of these eagles nests,
which turned out better than il promised.
Once having called at the miserable Osteria end
requested entertainment, the lsndlady scanned ns
narrowly, we were dressed shabby on purpose,
and then replied tina, there was nothing 10 her
house good enough for such gentlemen, but that
there was an old palace where many years
ago dwelt cardinal and where travellers Of the
better order were sometimes entertained. We
we're conducted s;raight~sy to the palace, and
were kindly received by the family who occupied
| H. Th. palace would have been paradise for
an anfiouary. There was the old hall, with the
gliding and tapestry Wondering on the cracked
wols---rows of portraits showed the faces and rank
OF the family which ouce possessed the palace;
some had been generals, bishops, cardinals-apd
one, we were assured by our good hostess, was af-
forwards pope. 1t was delightful to wander about
through the old apartments, and see the furniture
and sisle of by-gone centuries. took peep into
dark, supersti,ioss looking nook. which startled
me as if had been reading the mysteries Of IDOL
! pho 1t was what once had been the private chap
eli but ii had been dsused for many year, and
the altar and ornaments crumbling into dusi.
| On the next days journey, we began 10 see i'm
mense ranges Of mountains before US gittering with
snow and from Subidco where passed the next
night we had fine view of these. On leaving Su-
| biaco there were two roads by which to reach the
lake Fociao; the lutte travelled, and the other
impracticable. OF course chose the impracti-
cable route, which nothing more than sheep
path winding along the brink Of torrent that boil
ed and foamed between two craggy hills. This
was 10 continue for about twenty miles, and then
we were to c, the snowy mountains, II we could.
/ We were now nearing the famous Abruzzt and
there was something said about banditti-bah! we
gave our kuspsacks a hitch, changed our pistols
from the right pocket to the left, from the lief, 10
the right, as it happened, and with three hearty
/ American cheers dashed into the gloomy pass As
for robbers, either of US would have given his best
sketch TO have met a gang-provded the numher
did mol exceed three. The mountains here become
more wooded and more savage; and sometimes in
many miles We did not human Initiation
A. night drew on we began to look about more
snxiously for one of the eagles nests. Fortunately,
we encountered peasant who directed US to the
only one near, which was situated on tho summit
Of the Hill around the base Of which we we're then
passing and which would have missed but for
his timely information.
Two miles and half of steep zigzag path
| brought us to the town of Yenne. Many thanks
10 some cardinal for having sent his old drunken
servant Yenne that particular evening, other
wise we would have been obliged to sleep in the
street The old fellow, seeing making vain in
quires of the gaping citizens, stepped up and offer
ed hi. services to End us place of entertainment
Tavern or locanaa there none; but the card-
malls man. who was ndefatieabe, finally succeeded
in getting us shelter. This time our hostess hap
pened to be inatured, and insisted poker in hand,
that she would have no strange people under her
roof. The husband, who WINS afraid to say word,
looked very good notured nevertheless; and the ne
cessi,y being strong we forced our way in and de-
posted our knapsacks in defiance of the good wo'
man | am persuaded however that the cardinals
livery was the only thing that protected u.s. Find
ing further resistance useless the landady gradual
" subsidized, and was finally induced to set about
preparing us some dinner. Meanwhile we walked
out to look about more particularly. There vas
not much TO be seem besides fine view, and the
remains Of castle which was being demolished
by tie people themselves for the purpose OF build
inc church While we we're listening TO an old
man Cabling some tradition concerning the castle,
7 observed a long train of women and girls winding
up the mountain. They were so or go in number,
and each had keg of water on her head OF size
which appeared extraordinary. This we were in
formed was the manner in which the town was
supplied with water, and had been from time i'm
memorial. Every morning and evening these peo'
pie perform this "trip descending and ascending two
miles and half of steep rugged road, carrying
these kegs upon their heads. never saw a man
engaged in any such labor in this part of Italy
Do YOU see those ruined walls on that bill to he
right I" said the old man who had been talking;
and following his objection, we observed the traces
Iuf what bad once been town on hill about
half mile distant.
Many years ago, sometime early in the middle
ages il must have bees, but the old man did not
know the precise date there was village there
which was the rival Of YeHae. The most bitter
feud existed between the two villages, and trays
between the men were matters OF continual occur
renee. This state Of things existed for long
while, when it happened once that the maidens Of
Yenne. who had gone down to tho river TO get wa
ter as usual, were insulied by some youths OF the
o,her village. young man Of Yenae, who was
Derothed to one of the girls, resented the insult,
and was slain in the combat that followed. That
night the cirzens of yenRe, young and old, all TO
man, armed themselves and sailed forth to wreak
their vengeance on the enemy. Fisding them en-
trey unguarded and mostly asleep, they obtained
an easy victory. All the men who fell in their way
we're put to the edge OF the sword, and the town