The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-21

voice by a guitar, Iie played exceedingly
well, And In very sweet voice, sad and
mouFHful air, 90 appropriate 10 the spirsl
ofthe place, that il fairly charmed na wa
i's'd i'i''' vs-J willingly t'oaFh it rather
clipped the fringe from the hem of the ro-
nance, 10 know that hIs notes we're slysry In
more senses than one.
will not attempt 10 describe the tithe Of
what we raw after we had returned 10 the
city We lrod the Iayemenis, wheel-worn
and foot~worn by those Who had traySrsed
them centuries ago. Wssaw the namas paint.
I'd upoa the Outside % diIssoat DWELLINGS.
which had oauAsted he owners by hundreds
ofyeAn. There were the signs over the shop
doors, she vessels for oil aud wine, aud the
marks upon the eounter.
saw tlis Court Of Justice, which had hae..
an elegant edifee. Many Of Ia columns were
mArred and -hrnksn many pcrh,ci AZ sxer.-
At one end was tho elevated seat for the
Judges, and beneath was an underground A.
Partment-a prison. But nov Il was silent
aud deserted, for the Accuser and the accused
the advocate and the Judge have long since
answered the summons which none may treat
with contempt
There we're temples In abundance Of Ju-
Piter, Of Hercules, OF Mercury, OF Fortuna
Augusta. There was also the Pantheon.
where are seen the bases for stAtneA of the
twelve greater diyinities. And not alone had
been imported from Eppt.ber products aud
manufactures, but Also the religion aud wor-
ship Of Isis The temple was built and the
priesthood consoented of those who were the
rSemplars &c virtue is profession, the sypon-
ytHs. of Eioa is. i,'~0tiee. The e.liRee Is we'll
preserved, and now after % long burial has
the hagrant hisehood had its resurrection.
and the secret staircase aud concealed aper-
turo boon disclosed, by,which lying priest
hood played upon the eredulity Of a supersti-
tious people. Each house had its PonAies.
and temples where they dwslt There were
temples 70 all but "Tbe Unknown Go1.- Aud
withal, morc corrupt and lieeutious people
cannot east be imagined, The city has Jeon
disentombed 10 tell the story Of his own burn
.ng disgrace. In one OF tho rooms OF the Ma
plies Museum, kept locked by order Of gov
erumcnt there are pictures aud monuments
most superb in execution lAnd nioutsrotten in
designi such as might bo expected from Prnx-
iioles or AiichAel Angelo, possessed Of the
devil. In thc rhoiee rooms oFthe houses. and
exposed to public gaze, were picturrs that
would have disgraccd brothel. Art ioipod
hands with vice, and none forbade the unbo-
ly bans. Aud no wonder that tho two cite.
should have experienced fate akin to Sod
om's when tho lust and passions OF thrir pop
s'iatios. sssss skaGssyP PiGs.lsls, Gl4sfAeiAs aaa
devouring elements of the volcano that con.
sumcd them.
By lar the greater part Of tho statues, in
Scriptions. implements and ornaments of var;-
Gus kinds have been removed, and now form
one Of The chiofcst. attractions OF the museum
At Naples, while exposure has somewhat in
Jured what remains. One of the houses is
lel unAltered, and by its statues and mint.
ings, gave as AN idea OF the beauty OF the city
when first excavated. One Of the statues was
small and beautifully wrought, in the odd do
design OF Pan having his foot measured by a
shoemaker.
The houses arc rarely more than two sto-
rics high, and entirely different from any
modern ones Entering vestibulo, YOU pass
into an open court, having in the centre tho
"impluviam, or reservoir Of water, Upon the
sides of TINS court uuti bgyUud IT wuru tho
dining rooms, chambers, the chapel for the
household gods, bathing rooms, kitchen. &c
The apartments were small, paved with mo-
Saic and painted in fresco. There were no
wiudowg upon the street, and very Few OF
glass. Before the house Of the Tragic Poet
are the words '4Cavc Cancmn and of other.
."Salve."
Saving tho APPian Way, the streets are
for the most part narrow, with narrow. side
walks. The walls were about three miles in
extent 1hPIshowcr of ashes mingled with
water, by which tho cityowas covered, did not
bury toa greater depth than fif(een feet, so
the excavations were made with comparative
ly little difficulty, and every thing is above
ground. Il is thought that few of the inhab-
itants perishcd, since 50 few skeletons have
been discovered OF these, there were senti-
nels found at their posts, and priests in their
temples. In tho wine cellars oftho house of
Dioued, which are the only places whore
candles are necessary, seventeen skeletons
were found. They had probably fed thither
for safety, hoping 10 escape the fearful show
or that "turned day into night, and night into
darkness" and their retreat being cut oil, had
periahed together. Near the garden-gate OF
the house, two other skeletons were found,
supposed to be Of tho master aud servant
Tho first held a key in one hand, and in the
other, gol1 ornaments and coins The SER
want, If such he were, had vases Of silver and
bronze. What a melancholy instance Of the
love oflife, fighting with, and falling a saeri-
fec to- tho iovg-of gold r saEet Ear from the
hotse Of Diomed, a seat u shown where were
found the skeletons Of a mother haSing an in
fant tn her arrrrs, end t.ko- -othar children