New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-04

RowE, 20.h March 1913
Ia, long since | have written; nay health entire
ly gave way beneath the Roman Winter. The
rain vas constant. commonly falling ia torrents
from the 1871 December 10 the lg.h March. NJ
thing coad sorpsss the dirt the gloom the desoation
Of Rome Let no one fancy he has seen her who
comes here only in tho Winter. u is AN immense
mistake to do So / cannot sufficiently rejoice that
| did not fret see Italy in the Winter.
Ths climate Of Rome NJ this time Of extre me
damp have found equally exssperating and weak
euing. | have had constant nervous hesdacl e
Sitaou, strength to bear it, nightly fever want q
appetite. Some constitutions bear it better, but
the complaint Of weakness aad extreme detection
Of spirits is general among foreigners in the wet
season. The English say they become scclmated
10 two or three years and cease to suffer though
never so strong as ~ home
Now this long dark drshm-to me the most idle
and most suffering season Of my Hfs-seems past
The Italian heavens wear again their deep blue
the sun shiacs gloriousiy the melancholy lustres
are stealing again over the Campsgna, and hun.
dreds Of larks sing unwearied above it's ruins
Nature seems in symosthy with the great events
that are tSanspiriag; with the emotions which are
swell ing the hearts OF men, Tie morning sun is
greeted by the trumpets Of the Roman Legions
marching out once more, bat now not to Cypress
but 70 defend. The stars look down on their jubi
less over the good news which nightly reache,
them from their brothers Of Lombardy. This weeb
has been one of nobler sweeter feeling of better
hope and faith than Rome in her greatest day ever
knew. How much has happened since | wrote -
First TIC victorious resistance OF Sicily and the re-
violation Of Naples. This has led us yet ony TO bali
measures but even these have been Of great use 20
he progress Of Italy. The Neapoliians will, proba-
by have TO getrid last oftbe stupid crowned head
who is Al present their puppet but their bearing
With him has led 70 the wiser soveregns granting
these Constitutions which, if eventually made
qus.e to the wuots Of Italy, will be so useful. are
Dneeded, TO educate her TO seek better, comploter
hrms Of administration
10 the midst Of all this serious work came ths
pay Of Carnival Ia which there was much less in
ierest felt than usual bat enoagh to dazzle and
esPtisate a stranger. 0ne thing. however had
been omitted in the description of the Roman Car
niysl c. that 1t rains every day. Almost every
day came on vioen. rain jast as the tide of gay
masks was fairly engaged in the Corso. This
would lave been well worth bearing once or twice
Tor the sake Of seeing tho admirable good humor of
this people. Those who had laid out all their say
ings in the gayest, thiones, dresses. on carriages
and chairs for the Corso and found theselv, a and
deay drenched. their finery spoiled and obliged 70
'de and sit ,bivering all the afternoon. Bat they
never marnured never sco!ded, never stopped
throxiog their fowera Tnei- strength Of conssi.
'aton is wonderful While ], in my shawl ADD
Boa was coughing At the open window from the
moment inhaled the wet sepulchral air, the ser
vu, girls OF the house bad taken of their wooden
sOzss and srrSyed in white musins aud roses, sat
a the drenched street. beoeath the drenching RAIN
cutie happy aud have suffered nothing in conse
qaeDee.
I've Romans renounced the Taoceaite,tt, ostensi-
Sy"" expression Of sympathy for the suiFsrings
ihe lhs.ese. bat really because at that time,
mere was greatdisiurbanco about the JesO,s, and
"eo0Te'nmcnt fesred that difficulties would arise
10 the excitement Of ne evening. Bat, since we
ave had this eDtertSinmept ia honor Of tho Revo-
la'oo' a France AID Austria, aud nothing could
% Hofe beautiful Toe faa usoslly consists In all
ee people blowing one aaolher's gb;s out we
Ssn Hf nus al the little tapers were leit 10 blsze,
NO '0e oog CoTso swarmed with tall Ere Aies.-
Iso" cfept out over the sohsce Of ell the houses
'Ao such merry little twinkling lights laughing |
@a lisksrIRg with each slightest move roept Of