Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-04-25

and gEavely, and narrow as our riyulets, and even
this slight remnant is almost obliterate, and if had
not been told that there was once river here 4
should have passed it regardless by. Mr.. C. had
letter Of introduction to Mr.. Hill, the American
missionary and school teacher in Greece. The let
ter being from Mrs. HIPS father gave it more val
ue We found that Mr.; H. was Ill with fever
few miles out Of town, ind hence we have not yet
seen him. Mrs. HIPS sistefs with her husband,
Scotchman and ProfessoE in the University has
called on US this morning. We however yesterday
made the acquaintance Of Mf. Benjamin the Amer
lean missionary here, and who is likewise fhe con-
sui; also of Mr.. King, an Episcopal clergyman who
has been resident here some thirteen years, has
Smyrniote wife, and calls himself an ancient Greek.
They called upon Immediately ON heating of our
arrival Yesterday, and This morning accompanied
ms to the Acropolis, which was a, great advantage
to have two such antiqlarians and learned men as
they both are. - .,.,...e, 81 u. ,.-,r.,. -
We were some three hours wandering amid the
splendid ruins Of the Parthenon the most be0uti7
tM 6said;ng on the most beautyM site in the
world. There too is the Temple Of Victory, with
out wings, which has been excavated and rebuilt,
piece BY piece. The Erectheum, OF temple Of Mi
nerva Polius, (the Tutelary Deity Of Athens,) and
in which grew the sacred olive Bestowed by Miner
va upon the soil Of in her contest with Nep-
tune as a pledge Of Peace and Plenty on land as
was his trident of dominion over the sea-. Then
there 10 the Odeum or Theatre Of Herodes Atticus,
erected in honor Of his wife, the theatre and gtot-
to of Bacchus, which we also visited as we entered
the Acropolis through the Propylea Mr.. King
said remember you are now treading in the foot
steps of the great and learned Athenians; for il
was by this vestbule they all assembled and enter
ed" The Acropolis is enclosed by walls, the foun-
dations of which are generally attributed to The
mistocles, and contain q circuit of 1900 feet in
length and 500 in breadth, and all this space with.
in is covered with enormous masses Of marble ru-
ins. From this height Mr., K: pointed us to the
site Of the Academy Of Aristotle-the gardens Of
Plato and we could distinctly see the little gulf in
which was fought the great naval battle between
the feet Of Xerxes and the Athenians, and the We.
ry point on which he is supposed to have been
seated to witness the battle. We have passed this
evening at the house of Mr.. Benjamin trying very
hard to make out o relationship. but with no sue
cess owing to his snorsnee Of big family sonnsH
and her husband bGd under their charge 700 schol-
ars, but owing to i'll health Mrs H. resigned her
school some two years since into the hands Of q
Greek society. Lattefly she has opened an infant
charity school, and has in constant attendance more
than 500 Mr.. B. says the Greeks manifested a
strong desire to avail themselves Of these opportu
mites az well as great aptitude to learn, and that
he never saw any where So great an interest in the
lessons themselves as ID manifested by these Greek
scholars. Mr. King has erected q chapel at his
own expense, lin which he breaches Ia Greek eve.
ry Sunday and vents to Greek teacher for school
durlng tue week. we Vert 'nSu IL to'uuayy, ous y
was during ;ntcfmission, when there were but few
scholars there. Yesterday we visited the infant
school OF Mrs Hin, bat unfortunately during inter-
mission, when there was only the hum Of multi
tude Of happy childrens voices, yet the sight and
sound was pleasant ~ , 9TH -,
}.athens, Get 1.-TWO days have elapsed since
my last writing, and those we have spent in an ex
cursion to Marathon, eth" mountains look on
Marathon, and Marathon on me sea and SO did
c. T. Cromwell and his lady, and shall from this
time fhseh dub myself heroine, nor alone thar J
nave looked on Marathon, but from the arduous
ana somewhat perliQns ondeftaking N was ior ING
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norseoack 'Wel.e t'nes Y" ny .I.e noI ynall u
dozen yeaTs, 20 Periolm .~en.y.nve m1tes cay,
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my ooneS ieel to'oay as mac pgsn IN .ne ocsuH
oattle, ana came our not qui!e ,h.M, out very oad
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scriptlon: on may magfns wnss y was wnen
taxes eign! nours 70 90 !wen!y miles, ana We Went
az as possipie 10 even: n, - y noun
tam pain 80 narrow tnat even TWO hoIses CANNOT
pass and the dohKes ana tneir ar.vers tnat we mel
nad 20 scramoie Up on Tue Dank 20 a'ioW US 70 X
on IN tne vaeys tIe roao y oyer pusny nealn
or moor ana can say now tnas h.,oso panK
hiied WIN we fragrance sem OUT ny the clusning
OF our horses ieeti byron anu 80 many o'her pens
nave described MaIa!hon snat y w11la DC Prepos
!erous TOT e s 20 a!senPi y. y. W. ony aca ny
ses.mony tnat ca.ct ~ aescl,pea pUIe Deau.
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