Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-07

cannot wholly shake off the early dream, and he
cannot believe that what rises before hun IS O. oil
that about which he has dreamed long. But
the very desolaieuess Of the Campagna around
Rome which every traveller so deeply regrets, Is
after all great relief TO ones feelings. 1t har-
monies moro with their mood and speaks their
language. Bright fields and thrifty farm houses
and all The life and animation of richly framed
country would present too stro0g contrast 10
the aIeH GLORY Of the world" But the sterile
earth, the ruins that lie stTewed over the plain
and the lonely aspect all things around II wear
seem to side with the pilgrim he muses. over
tho crumbed empire. Beside, his faith is not so
grievously taxed, and his convictions so inces-
sanity shocked. lie is not compelled to Dig
through modern Improvements TO read the lies
that move him SO deeply. There they are, the
very characters The centuries La.. ~rl1- Il
gees The foot prints OF the mighty ages, and lays
his hand on their Wondering garments. As We
passed over this mOufntul ttact, esery stone that
lay IN the sunshine seemed history. We were
on the Applan way, over winch tho Roman lc~
gions had Numbered so oiten,-tn the very PLAIN
where the Sab,nss-the FD!sct-lhe Pelasgi had
IN their turn strjveu 10 crIsh he infant empire
As We came near tie cay wo passed PIC
turesque rui1, which has ling been considered
the remains If the Temple a.. Fortuna MulIebrts,
but which Is 81 evidently tomb Of the first
century of The Empire. Near by ia also the
spot where Milo and Claudius qUarre!Ied aud the
latter
pro HioHe. which every school boy IS tamllinr
with. A. leugth we entered inc gates, rolled
over the CeliIu hill aud descended into tho heart
Of modern Rome.
The sensation one experiences in passing
through the streets odd enough. HIS feet
dead empire, AMI here #n ancient obeli-k
and there fountain or fuIu keeps up the mystic
~ and awe WIKI hich ne frs, contemplated the
CIV Bl: Id5eny an obje passes between hi
and that rAin-he looks, and 1t Is modern belle
"a Roman, with her French hat, inery and bish-
up rushing by. lie rubs his eyes ami looks again.
1t cannot be- for upon that proad marble front
stands written 10 naughty characters, s p. q Il
SENATE AND PEOPLE OF ROME" lie turns; the
blacl, eyed Roman has lrlpped by. bat right
among those grim old columns, IS biaCksmlt h
quietly shocing a Romans horse. Thus You 90
on; one moment reminded Of C;esar-ihe next Of
tobacco-one nome n, imagining the mighty form
Ihat one passed beneath that arch-lhe next sec~
ing a beggar crouched in his rags beneath il.
After had become domIcilcd, the first object
| sought vas St. poter's, ard every body SAYS
that the fist view disappointed them-that the
admirable proportion maintaIned throughout d
u1inisncs Iho estuess~of tho wh5le. 1t was not
so with me. Although IN general every thing
is under my anticlpatluns, this was beyond them.
As stood IN front OF the noble area with the
ancient obesk rising the centre and the snow
white fountains sendiuy UP their foam against
the coi0nade that swept GoWo IN semi circle On
either side to where stood, surmounted by their
ono hundred and ninetv.two statutes, and looked
up to the front of 81. Peters, rising ma es,icaily
from its nobIe flight Of steps, lifted up my hands
/ 10 amazement.
! Nv establishment WAS only increased rs | as
ccnded INTO thu vesIibule and entered the main
body of The church. Inc rich marble floor
the lofty uave-the stupeu5ous columns, and the
wealth Of statuary that Tears out on every side,
make it appear more like artisI's dream than