The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-15

the word 'Salve' (welcome) on the sill at its t
entrance. In one of the largest and most cle- t
CANT houses, were marble dining tables. f
The king keeps intelligent guides at Pom 4
peii for the two fold purpose of showing Wis
itors through the city and protecting its treas
ure. We were fortunate, in addition to the
given l. guide, having Mr.
Morris, our representative to this govern
ment. who knows Pompeii as he knows his
own city. of Philadelphia, with us. Having
wandered for three hours. which took us a
bout two thirds through the city.we sat down {
upon the broken wall of the Tribunals in view
ofthe Pantheon.thc Theatre &c. our lunch
moistenng our bread with Faernian wine dis
TILED from vineyards growing over city,
whose inhabitants. eighteen centuries ago,
held this beverage as fit for their gods. llav-
ing discussed our viands, we resumed and
completed our pilgrimage, passing ont of the
city at a gate which opened upon an Appian
Wav that led to Rome, on either side of
which for some distance were tomh>. | wish
it were possible to impart to friends even a
faint idea of the sormnitv and impressive
ness of Pompeii. Though walking literally
among the tomhs all the aspects of Pompeii
are cheerful The streets are clean, and "a
round YOU is stiffness in harmony with the
scene and its associations. You look upon
smoking VeSuvius, down which the burning
lava ran. making for itself channels which
still remain.
Having thus explored Pompci, we repair
ed to the Museum where its recovered treas
urcS are deposited; and here agan mingled
amazcment and admiration, with even in
creased INTENSIVE are awakened These
treasures (belonging in part to llerculancnm)
fill eight spacior> halls. each devoted TO elias
scal articles. The room visited first con-
tanned kitchen iurn ture of every conreiva-
ble description, mostly i'll bronze, and bear
ing a strong resemblance to articles now in
use In this department of domestic life tn"
PompeianS were not behind those Of our ,lav.
An adjoining room is devoted to Etru>ran
vases of beautiful form. In this room. also
are several maGnificant mO>arS. Then comes
a room devoted to glass in various color~.and
for nearly al the purposes for which il is now
used And vet while this knowledge belong
ed to the buried inhabitants of Pompcii rear
" two thousand wears ago. It's uses and its
existence were comparatively unknown IN
ENGLAND thousand wears afterwards An
other room is devoted to sarriiirial vases and
other appendaces ofhea'hen worship. among
which are vessels for incense. idols, dpifeS.
&c. &c. Then comes room devoted t"
weights. measures. scales LAMPS canh"1hraS.
&c. among which are STEWARDS with the
name of Augustus inscribed under ioureS
Romulus and Rcmus. These artirles show a
higher state of civilization in this respect
than existed in ENGLAND during the rcign of
Elizabeth and prove that the are. that sue
, crcd wcr. indeed dark ones Two rooms
Il are devoted to miscellaneous articles in"lnl-
( ING iron stocks found in front Of a prison az
u ricultural implements, vases. essence bottle.
- found in the bath houses. helmet with hi,
has relief representing the confagration of
Troy; bells of various descriptions. and those
for cattle precisely such as are used now:witl
" fiat irons similar TO our Own:ettcrs for stamp
II ing bread. so like type that the art of print
: ing ought not to have been comparativel,
modern discovery: mirrors. opera tickets mum
Is bered to correspond with the seats; musica
l. found in the mouth of a skeleton horse paints
Il including rogue, SC. In another room is
he vast collection of memorials belonging to th
d amusements revelS, &C.. of the Pompeilans
T. These indicate a very great fondnesS for tes
III tivals masqurades, and kindred amuscmcnts
H. Among the divnitie> to which they sacriticc
IS, it is quite evident that Bacchus and Venu
Ct were most popular.
re The statuarv, arranged in rooms of grca
er magnitude upon the ground floor, present
nc objects Of profound admiration. In lookn
u at these marble and bronze prescntments,yo
he cannot doubt for a moment that you have tn
he face, head, features and expression Of illu:
mt trious persons who sat for them. In man
b. instances these heads indicate clearly til
re qualities, good or bad noble or ignoble, fc
r. which the originals were distinguished. An
by in this description of art Pompei and Hcrcr
IL laneum were far in advance of an age whic
sc supposes itself fimmeasurablv ahead of the al
he clients. Even the statuary Of the palmie
he days of Rome fails to surpass that which h3
In been rescued from the ruins of these burie
ID cities. And the extent and variety of thcs
raj works of art is truly amazing. There W;
'p- more fine statuarv buried in these two sma
om cities than has been produced throughout IL
lat world during the last three centuries.
,ar Among so many hundred statuary gen
m, challenging admiration, it is difficult to di
lu- crinnate, though there are some figures TIL
le' t;sten themselves upon your attention al
OIL memory Such, for example, as The Wou1
ded Gladiator" The Mother of Balbus
- "Arippina the Mother OF Nero," Titus
ma "Caligula," "ClaudiuS," Caesar" ''Marc
sts AureliuS," The Hunter" A Fawn reposil
Az on q Skin of Wine" ''Au@usttS," '.lnta