Litchfield enquirer., 1845-04-24
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 s1hsn e1 intend lb s1Il iron T0ulrn ioF Alsiers1 returning lhsacu, ws hspe sto reach the pol. q 1'nr,sill and fheTe take sleamel, and call along he c1.1k 5f Span visiting such cities asfhe siss-
 f luuchs, at without Fsiufning in the present dis tngbed state of lhe country into the interior,
 Wish ihs {. E.suElan Atbehs' ws haxs Sssn S:s,.. prepared loconcidt Wilh the assertion, thnt as It. ny s the garden of E1Eopss Co Tuscany is tie gar dsn0f Italy, and flufencs the iaireM lily 1f Nhe Rarden. The city seems placed in the bottom uf a huge buwl iIe faeh and doping hills flat environ it, are the sides. and the pnints peaks nnd eppfs of the APPsnines e9closiag the wllole, ics4 2 follinR and hnlnlasihF. and besides hting covered with groves of olive. hg trees and viheyaFds. 4te studded all oyer with the beaili5it villas 0l the nobility, and the lpyely village Cf Tpseapy 1hese snowlcsp1ed n6unsaihss fearing thsiF heads dp- wards into the clear blue sky bounding 1s they do
 the horizon on every aide, the lovely Afno winflpg itself in graceful bends through the centre pi ne bity. wtk is mans heaatifnl lighfsarched bridges crossnv it ai frsauent intervals firm altagethef, when spread before you from the heights af the "Bellas Guardas. as lovely picture as the eye could wish to dwell on. Leaving Florence you pass through these pretty vilages, and view more closely the handsoine yillss; and @ which way yen will, alI Tuscany seems one heaptiiul gaFaes. TheFe all the old and large cities Oi the Con-
 fnent but especially of Italy. Inc roads leading io
 the neigh6ofnx villages are lined with hntsess so that you scarce perceive the termination of one. oe
 beginning of ths other. There is another striking
 pecuiarify, that hoth in the palaces of the rich,
 and inc dwellings of lhe poor, all the windows 0f inc lower story are guarded bys heavy iron cross
 bars. like those Of prison; and as if this were
 not sufficient to keep out the most formidable housebreakers. many af them have beside 2 close net work of wires This lshave nu doubt. was adopted as defence in feudal times but is still
 felained from a we were told, the danger pf thieves and sburglats. The dwellihgs of the poor are large. affording accommodations to many taml-
 lies; but they have nothing attractive in their ex-
 terior appeasAnce, like she English cottages and farm houses, of our own small. bat comfortable
 houses of the poor, q those h moderate ciFcnm-
 stances. The view lof lshelr Interior. when ynn
 obtain i passing, is any thing but inviting, from
 the disorder and fifth that seems anivefsal. and the palaces themselxessre without more extensive and
 grand thai, beaGtifut and though within they are
 lofty and spacious, and filled with marks of Iux,i
 ", are mostly comfprtless and drsaFy. Still, what
 meets the eye of the passing traveller. seems very besutiiul. Inpassing through the village between Florenee and Ps,. we saw gfoupes of the peasant girls and women sitting round their doors, their
 ingsrs busyin plating the straw for the honnets, for which Florence and g.eghorn aress0 falnohs.--
 Possessing peculiar fancy for bright colors. their costtIne s beautifully picturesque, when viewed at
 little distanee. though it may prove coarse and somewhat dirt, on closer exafnination The dress h usually blue or green st ockings of blue. apron of bright red. with akerchief ~ some gay colos, lmeeting the skirt before and behind, About their houses they generally wear red shawl over the head, tied under the chin. but, in the streets q broad hrimmed keghorns with bright gay stream err. ' Yellow seems the fayofite color, and with ti,eir bright black eyes beaing beneath. look Ike 60 many gipsics. So msich for the people The e6nhsiyais chsFpingg You ride huudreds cffniles through groves of oisss which even at ts,s s zen seonirasting sirangely wish sheis snasled, knolty ard time worn trunks. insoontrast fo theses are the 6s trAes These growsto thesize of our peach styees their trunks sin0oih and well shaped; thfoaShout branches flie most ctaggy. knotty and inis,hapen that it iis pcsyible to imagine. They reaIly seem the hnpch back among trees (thoqgh made sO. bslievs from the 'nsanner ot pruning aas esss. sx5oss al fks;f hese 9s
 tergare planted atsreguIar intervals afiordne a beautiful support to the grape vines planted be- side then, dt conp4nions. with stheif scrabbed. knatted trunks and swigs, and they tsine and wind leap ftom tree to tree, forining canoTy that art can in no wise surpass. They grow here too Indian corn. and immense fields af wheat, The. last sis sown in hads and fhe 6elds look beautifully. The beds are termed by ditches for irsigating tbe land, and m. either side of the ditches enclosing the 6eid afe plansed the sinss and 6g sftee.s Gan You imagine . more beautiful fence oF hedge where with tt enclose these lovely fields 1f green2 Ihe staw, too; a this 1t iss that makes the bean. stifui bonnet II lot this another CsHaan, or land cf cora, wine and oil Then to zee the lOselssil. slas clothing every knoll md decliyty, and along the yer3anf hill sides Resides these. the whols eosntry seiudded wifh tuFfetted towers ard rpin. ssd caatless tesgaias of the !eudal age. snl they have ever striking peculiarly Of appeaFance that makes them m inter6stings q well ass beautiful
 Every villags Church. too, bssides its tower. has generally. its tall canpsnile, huge square tnwer, ,seafinx ilself to eqial.s and sometimes greater height fkan tiie: tower of the Church. This con. dians in ifs summit the bells hat call the Chris.
 .n .sa e gssyss saS sssgs'ss ., .l9ns S.d sheirIappssent height is greater than sheirreal4 nj Then too the unountairs, with their sum1ite en- iiveluped ih sn6w. and their oasc n . beautiful blue bhnzS, add additiobal beauty tct the wlolss Tome aII was charming md can but regret, that ny description tsy so tas shott ei the reality as NJ afosd you sr aeqpsie idea of its exceeding inveli
 inaaination, fo siiIl ip Inc de6ciencies. Winding round and round, as we made some steep assent .she sarae beautiful view would meet us lak ma X y { tufn. till .in much too short time, M en srtered through The por ol thc ancient alls of RI esa. once c6ntsining 20.000 inhahitants, th0ngt now but 20 900. ss sgaaHI 1; N. The square eueompss5ing shs Duomo. ths bap' ania, ars vefy beautilul, and certainly eyidehcs she bye gone power. and greatness Of Pisa. The Duofno tower and BaptistFy gre all built mostly o hpoiIs taken from Faeian and yptiah cities