New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-18
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her queenly heart. But let us enter Tivoh, once
the Ecadquarters of the Ghbelline chiefs, and af-
terward of Rienz, IN his expedition against Pal
estrina. 1t is dirty, contemplate little city Of
900 inhabitants. Its situation Is highly pie
turcsque, but its climate SO unhealthy that the
popular distitch runs,
i" Tivoli di NAL confofto
o. Piove tra vento, moro,'
which perhaps might be renderd thus
Oh Tivoli! small comforts in thy climate dw ell
Whore blows The wind, tolls the funeral knell.
The morals of the inhabitants may be gath
cred from the fact that in the year 1888 out of a
population Of 1900, there were brought before
the magistrate of the district 500 cases of
fights, IN which $50 persons were dangerously
wounded. and % killed.
The same ratio of crime in New ork, putting
the population at half million, would give
$4,000 fights during the yeHr 5,400 persons dan
gerousIy wounded, and $50 murders. At home
this would be headed HORRIBLE STATE OF FUB-
Lie MORALS" and it would not be far from night.
But beg pardon: / came here to see its wa
ter falls the most beautiful with the exception of
volians deserve this exposure for the villainous
dinner they gave me. will not bore you with
the description of the ruined villas and temples
that attract the traveller to Tvoli. ] will men,
ton but one-thc Temple Of the Tiburtine Sy-
| bill, pcrchcd on cliff overhanging the valley Of
| the cascades. 1t is circular temple surrounded
with an open portico of Is columns, ten ofwhch
remain. Standing on that cmincncc, with It's
| fine proportions and ancient classical look, 1t
forms one of the most beautiful images | ever
contemplated. AS we emerged from the narrow
path on to the platform of rock, which forms It's
base, VIC saw a table spread and an English com.
pany sitting around 1t, who had ordered their
dinner to he brought to this picturesque spot
| There they sat eating under the shadow of the
Temple Of the Iiburtinc Sybil, with the gull
beneath them, and the roar Of the water falls in
their ears English like they can eat any where
Standing on the edge Of this cliff. the chief wa
tcrfal ofthc Ano is full in view little to the; left
on the other side Of the gulf Right out from the
green hills II leaps, 100 feet into the mass of ver-
durc below. From the moment it starts it shows
a belt of foam, and from the dsordered rocks
where it strikes springs rainbow, like beng oi
light, starting for the skies. The form OF the
hills-lhe deep verdure contrasting with the RUNS
around--the classic air lowering over all; COM
bine TO render it spot Of singular widness and
beauty.
From this Sybilline Temple, winding narrow
path descends into the gulf and mounts the other
side to the top of the waterfall. Adown this we
ulc To tcb
glimpse of the foaming track of the /" Cascatel-
la and hear the roar of It's vexed waters. AT
length we reached the grotto of Neptune black
cavern into which the cataract formerly empted
itself from the high wall of rock above 1t. The
inundation Of 1896 changed the course OF the
river and now dark wild stream alone hurnes
through it. From this deep gulf the view of the
Sybilline Temple standing In its beautiful proper
tons high above-ln the portlco of which, look
ing down ON us, were gathered a group of Eng
lish ladies', twrling their bonnets in their hands,
and looking as if they might be the ancient Sy-
bills returned to their homes-the massive rocks
around, and the singing of the waterfalls in our
ears. with the wizard-like names of the Syrens
and Ncptune's grotto, attached to the caverns
over which we were leaning combined to render
it for the moment a scene of enchantment.
The water, before it takes its leap, passes
through two artificial tunnels cut side by side,
through the solid rock, In which the English lady
and myself awoke the echoes with our mlrth. l
do not know why II is, but never can get INTO
cavern or dark hideous hole without haoolng till
all rincs again From this point we took don
KEYS and rode around the semclrcular hull TO get
a view of the series of cascades unseen before;
that come sprnging one after another INTO sun
Echt rioht out from the bosom OF the green TO-
laqe. As we passed along first spray, like mist
boiling up from, the earth would appear, hoverng
in the air-and then the laughing Iris bowling to
the green banks beyond and then the rapid shoot
of the stream. 1t was succession OF surprises
Returning we fell in with the suite of a Vene
,ian Prince that had haunted us ever since we
left Naples--dining where we dlned-sleepmg
where we slept, and by some strange fatality visit
mo galleries and ruins the same day we visited
them.
Speaking of the donkey ride reminds me that
have omitted curious specimen OF this mode
of travelling which witnessed this morning near
the famous Plautian Tomb. On little mouse
colored donkey, trihe larger than a Newiound-
land dog, shaggy and meek, were mounted
burIy man and his wife, both astraddle, with the
,roman before and the man behind. The docle
little fellow went ambling along, picking up care
fully his slender feet, and with his long ears flap
ping over his face looking as UNCONSCIOUS and
innocent as a lamb.