Litchfield enquirer., 1845-01-09
! fslIsn from Abroad. !. NJ. XIV.

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z II asa = e RoaeE, January, 1874. \
eprxh h. Il no sooner despatch one letter than
euAsmence another ;sfor these long epistles Of
mime are not written all at one times lean assure
strange snd take note Of them IS they pass g
%. kthink they viii most interest You. My hus-
band laughs, and tellsm they will never be read
BY any III you; but if you find them too puzzling
70 deeipher, or tedious 70 peruse, leave them for
me whenI return. should not, perhaps, Be half
sopbseeying things; or scfutinize them so closely
those have LEFT Il home, and whom wish should
share che pleasure Tam 30 much ENJOYING e
sersesstec toimpress things upon my uaind. which
would otherwise be- coon ebliterated BY the con-
stant srccesion IT novelties, and will be A ai II
memory when review them Afterwards.
We will go now Dsthe Vatican. the splendid
pontiical palace from whspca issqed the thundsrs
that Commanded and o7ef4Wsd a former times.
the whole III ChTisteud8m. II il said % contain
ii yDo0 To6ns4 eight iiacipel. snd Two hundred
s q Il. f He ssn .ss greater es
part being appropriated Il the various collections
81 art md anii0diti1s. II contains wonders and
marvsls enough for many I; days delight and adj
rairaticn. The library occupies q good portion,
and contains. y yoe may imagine; many literary
wise. You would hardly fancy the Vafican,a re-
positofy raj love letters YET its library contains
seventeen. written By Heuxy 0tf 10 Ann Boleyn,
nine ii French. and eis6f IL English. II has been
said by soEe osae, that there were IN ancient Rome
more statues than inAaoi aud It is calculated
that there have been dug up ii and about Rome at
lsaat d. 900 and xafy many of these stone sha-
dqs4s6 aHmanity now people the Vatican. Of
faas< fH4 L&1cocn and the Apollo Belvidere are
ml1; ia< A 1@ne, II least, to All the world. am
Hof 4zIi5ic enough TO praise o. cyiticise, but %
ad.aiFs 1he.s hsrs i the Hall IF Animals, which
e6llectien every thing here seems s. true e m
fUrs and % life not only the anafenY sfd aetiou,
bnf even tho spots and stripes afe H6n4tjEsE8 repre-
scented in The marble, you would lAl44 8if@t0-
luisI3. Fhsre i long gallery. 80. 3|I<3 &I.9
6eauiiial csndeiabra IA bronze and z'ss*s s1'z'1z
snd modern- -one suite If rooms dexozs4 d 2z<.
I'm Antiquities, another 70 Etfusssn 4< IS
he long galleries are ornafnenfed ii ancient Ee.
s,aranical maps, painted on their :x with
bS;~Rt .-s .v,r rrascoAs from Inc Flowing psnci
~ a,,i.els ~ athers ~ na ,e;f II tapesfy ~
e1rted n de flemish towns from his designs Be-
s;Ses ti,ese are rooms. the walls and ceilings ol
,yh;cb. are covered with Representatives 81 the
$3.50 .rt;st ana n. r,niIsl ! .rain az civ of
49, al,s,svs -ef,erled him here. The Vatican
sa.ss;ns ss,y Ya;nfigs. but-amon9 these few, are
IN mater pieces II he world. The Transigura-
slon; y .re 6rst The Trs,.,gufas;on (
one ,sest;nsd to remain 10 the memory 81 fi,e o.
% $500. sh.n anv other of the great chef isosl.
80. Tg,s Madcrra Al Fol;eno. by Ranhael. 4 eyr
c.,;sita Il, Madonnas he excelled-his Madonnas
srs always . spiritual. # ever 70 be enthroned %
M %ssysn rom M own beautiful imag;uincs
~ hnw exouisitelv beautiful they afe !! treaty
csI - ~ tI;nhosv ereaf Iepr;rafiau IL win 81
Il, 40 49,, dear lands nof IL have nv 81 fss
sx1,,;sts nrniurfions 81 fs rlaisel ai os,cif n
look upon--ose does % Lore p dwell and lineez
yvhere they are / have heard Il e.(iIn5Isd. f6as
the corridor leading from lis entrances a fke V.f
;esn ~ thaf 81 fhe Museum. Is from I3If q i62<e
r,,.rtesrs I'M i mile: with thfS I6&S walk lid
ssc.f;,sc IA hours uuon marble d6rS. amid {IsSe
zone fienres that seem Is rasls cold, a. tue sun
does heat, YOU may fancy, notwithstanding we are
surrounded by things most wonderful and beauti-
ful. the animal quite overcomes The mental and IN,
feiiectual of our nature. The base alloy of our
composition begins to be pefceptibie; cold and
hlsfex drive sss home, and d we found, on our exit
from the palace, that il was cloudy damp and chilly
we were glad enough to be at home, and within
reach 81 creature comforts, fire and food
Friday was the FIRST day that we really made .
hnsi,ses9 Of s;ght seeing and when II have rlose|
INV acc0arf At he DIV Won viii saw we have ;in
dcea explored 4 wids neid, and have accomplished
muchs I'VE went inst % the Piazza del Popolo,
where il an azIcient Exyptian obelisk We visited
hoTe two charekes, IL ways rslnsrkai,ie, except
tlsaE they sefye d places u sanctuary 10 crmnals
from this. to tie Piazza di Spagnia, on The pinea
Hin. whencs yosa obtain fine view -next 10 The
Monte sCaballos where are two ,collassal statues,
one BY rFaxitiiess angl. The other By Phidias The
latter d more generally admired but the FIRST
pleased me mos. hen 20 the beautiful fountain
in the Piazza del Tesmini. We visited the church
Of 81 Bernard, supposed 70 have formed part q
Dioelesians baths, and that Of Santa Maria della
Angel, said 60 have been the place where the
wrestlers exercised Ia bad weather; but now con-
verted intoa beautiful church, and containing some
exquisite paintings ana some saupendops pillars q
oriental granite: Tn: church .isc formed part q