Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-11
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
FLoRrNcE, Italy, April II. is

FLORENCE, Italy, April IL. 1910.
The time we had allotted to spend il Italy having
nearly expired, qn nur studies week ago and have
been spending tie interval in interesting exrur.
sons aud seeing what else worthy of attention in
tins place. Oar first rip to Z and Leg iorae-
We left Flnrenep in NetPrno aud pr ceedtd far
Nrterno and pr, ceeded far as the Ilue village of
Penlerrr " here took he cars which in half hour
landed us al Pz,. was So struck with die strong
sembance il held Ia Florence, built on both sides OF the
ARM, with It's costly aud splendid bridges. | at
,hrugh was AT hume. and looked for window, and
little Eliza "ar faithful servant, WHO always watched
our con ing aud rrn !" the door In let us in. Il is true it
has none u" thai galey and cheeriuness for which the
alr capital Of Tuscany is so noted We took walk afs
ter dinner aud of course our steps directed 10 the
Leaning Tower as the object of greatest attraction
EASING through hue large street, Which looked quite
deserted, the even growing mp in the pavement
for such is the state el Pisa, city OF about five miles in
circumference y hose fleets during the middle aues COW.
cred the most distant known seas carrying both the fame
Of their prowe>s aud the benefits Of their commercial
enterprise and >klIl-bu tanning more Than
twenty 'h usand inhabitants and apparently desnate
mid their palaces, the seats Of power and spendnr
reached the square which sllua ted the tower
the Dnomo and the Baplisiry. The Tower ia indeed
one u" the curiusji.s in The world-so lsarniuu
that one ihtks every must ta--s,lll II has
thus stood here for ages and known whether il
originally built with this inclination or has attained
by sumo cause since. lis beauty as a tower is une.
quaiied. being adorned with more than Two hundred
columns OF granite and marble and looks as tbo,I,h i
had been erected but a le years. We did not ascend
that evenng-deerrHg II I'LL we visited and retnrnt
from ghurne. After viewing the towpr we enie,ea
the Duomo, which is considered the second finest church
IN Italy II very simple yet beautiful in the interior
The Priests were at their devoons and TIE peasants
tending them. They, however, looked very gay and
cheerful and laughing being Snnday-aluays with
them privileged fesla day This was all worth see,
i6g IN Pisa; and f the leaning tower would
not be much visited by slranges-houah The climate i,
considered the finest in Ialy and naturally attracts
great many invallds. We left the mex, morninp At
IN the ears, for Leehone and after half hours Meas
ant rde having now and then a view of the Medi era
mean, we reached that place which can lin few wnds
uescroe TO you. II is like most eaports place If Ju
Nhess and commerce and possesses few objects of TASTE
Ut ART To interest The traveller and the numerous teered
e"hV'cs employed in the streets tend give melan,
choy air TO every thing around These miserable beings
chalned two three together and compelled to labor
"'oer The strict Surveillance of guards and task masters
presented objects painful to view. We saw great ma
ny oil our old acquainiances, the Greeks and Turks
VINO eked quite natural. dressed 10 the uniform OF ihe
respective countries. The stores filled with or
"a' suits and Persian goods. but fitted up with IIttIt
"se' ana like the Turks show their pretty things
We went into several wih The irsnlion Of making
'ne purchases, but found he prices 50 exorbisnt We