Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-12-19

Immediately extinguishsf, repeating tia number
Of times. always with thu sameeaect; Wilde. when
held aloft 1t burned fraely.' Thesmoke caused by
the burning torch SOON ssttI6d in that part of the
grot WHARF, thegas was most powerful, and cover
ed the ground foot in depth, having very singu-
lar appearance. i loadedg gun will not 70 off at
all, and this closed Tire series of experiments.
have seen something of thiGkinds when attending
chemical lectures, but meter from natural causes,
and haNe'read Of them almost 20 fables. This ter
minated the dates the days andone other excursion
will close tbs chapter. Early on bright and
beautiful morning in December, We set out for
Paestdm, an excursion TINT was to occupy three
days The weather was clear and cool; We were
well provided for the inner man with roast chick.
ems, hard boiled eggs. and Lachryme Christi, and
for the outer with plenty of cloaAs and sosun,
bloUket, the travelling companion Of one Of our
party Our way was along the water side, the same
described on cur way to Vesuvius. We alighted
at Portici, and were shown through the Kings pals
ace. and its beautiful gtounds, once the fayorite
residence of Queen Caroline and Mutat, the gar2
dens Of which she did much to beantify. The FAM
eiful and pretty fort, where mimic tournaments
were held, was of her creation. The palace con-
tains some fine old painting and antique mosaic
pavements from Pompei. We passed through
Tore del Greece, which has been once Coveted
with lava, the present town being built upon the
site Of the buried one. La Nunzata at the foot Of
vesuvlus. where are the Neapolitan powder mills
and magazines, rather dangerous proximity, and
La Cava, one Of the most picturesquely situated
towns on the way. 's1t is Swiss valley with
olives, the set, and the sun of Naples" all the
country around is beautifully inserspersed with
ard terraccd vineyards, beautiful villas
with hanging gardens and orange groves, and
perched on the many heights are fine old ruined
castles On the side ofths mount Ferrestra is the
Of La Trinita, formerly one of the many
asylums OF letters which Italy contained, it is em-
powered in woods and groves enclosed by high
and still contains historic documents,
charters, titles and deeds Of g II those soveregns
who not only themselves, but whose Kingdoms have
passed away. II had also acquired the title Of the
Of antpopes fos having been the asy-
um Of q number Of discarded or exiled legates.-
We stopped at the little village Of Nocera, and
walked some distance down a by-soad to church.
some fine marble columns brought from
Paestum; they were however only interesting from
their antiquity the greater part Of their beauty had
departed. A peasant gill presented herself as our
ricerone through the church, bat when we came
out fat old priest stood ready to take the fee
The major gave him the csistomofy fee, but this
did not content him, he followed do gtumbling and
begging for more. Upon This one II the gentle
men turned, and taking II from him, gave It to the
gill this was Of course rank heresy, aud have no
doubt Of our accommodation. The girl however,
did not dare keep the money, but handed it again
to the priest, who was obliged to be content. We
arrived at Salerno about P. M. The country be.
fore reaching it,;was beautifully undulating. and
richly cultivated, and there were a great many
high round towers scattered over the hill tops and
ieclixities, concerning which we could obtain no
Information from our ve.turino, andcould therefore
only surmise, they were used IN former days, as
watch towers to espy the landing Of our enemy,
and in modern times, as guard stations to look out
for smugglers. Salerno and its fine port looked
very lovely from the heights we descended just be-
fore reaching it, the beauties Of which were enhan-
ced by the light haze which softened the glowing
light of the setting sum- There 10 fne walk on
the mole which follows the shores Of the gulf, and
it was filled with crowd Of people Of all classes
enjoying the fine air and evening. as well as the
beautiful prospect. We mingled ourselves with
the motley groups, and entered its ancient cathe-
dral, which is almost a museum. So numerous
are the fine bas-reliefs and columns taken fton
Paestum; it has also an outer court, lined on each
Of its four sides with arches, supported by double
columns Of various kinds Of marble, and different
styles Of architecture, also from fPaestum. Long
before light, the next morning. we were on our
way; 1t was clear and pleasant, but quite COOL
The country through which we passed to-day was
not so beautiful or interesting, though fruitful and
well cultivated. Large fields Of peas, beans and
artichokes we're growing thrifty, and looked like
ours in the summer months, but the people have to
work very hardy to raise sufficient to pay the bea-
Wy land tax Of thirty per cent their productions,
and secure to themselves any profit; and at the
early hour in which we commenced our journey,
we could see them working in the fields and along
the roadside by freight, 90 early had commenced
the labors Of the day. We reached Paestum about
noon and spent two hours in wandering around and
gazing on the ruins Of its three beautiful temples.
one to Neptune, One to Ceres, the third basilica
or temple of justice. The wonderful preservation
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