The Delaware herald., 1854-03-22


| from oming nearer So l arose and went
| little higher up, she at once crossed over, |
thoupt, with a grateful smile. A little while
aftermrds she called to me, and asked If l
wouldbuy some of her curiosities
! Thre was evidently no sordid motive in this;
for wen came near, she made no alluslon TO
Ii bar,aiu, but said r-had chosen place where
therewas rot sufficient shade. l asked her a
few d,estions about the lava, but got only vague
answ;rs. What conversation passed was
random kind of talk about the difference OF
Italv nd foreign countries. Itwas evidentthat
| in the girls eve "Napoli which she pro-
nouncd with magnificent emphasls-was the
only PACE in the world worth admlrlng. She
| had sen no other. The people, however, were
bad--ery bad. | thought upon this observa-
tion, nat something like story was coming
but tn; throat and face of the girl only dark
ened With rush of blood, and she grew utterly
silent Suddenly she arranged her lava hastily
in heI basket, started up, leaving piece which
had been holding in my hand, and lad not
paid or, and ran away down the street
maturity ran after he- to pay for what mad
bought; but she turned round with flushed
cheeks and flashing eyes; and while was In
dulging in the hope Of being able to explain
my intentions, felt blow on my breast from
stone launched with no weak hand; and be-
fore had time 70 recover from my surprise, the
girl had disappeared.
A curious termination to an interview which
had begun to persuade myself had something
of romantic character! rubbed my thoraX'
tried to laugh at the little slut's vlvaclty, but
could not get rid of the uneasy annoyance
peculiar to misunderstood people. F0r2afs
had been taken for a rObber-perhaps some
thing had said in my broken Italian had been
II IL. tor hnl Z
of nothing else all the afternoon; was set down
as an ill-tempered fellow at dinner; ard on re-
firing to bed, could not help stating this ques-
tion-"Why should that pretty girl, toward
whom my heart had expanded, have left me III
so abrupt manner; and on my endeavorlng
to restore her property, have made target oi
me I" All night as | slept, felt as If hot
coal was lying on my breast; and the place
indeed, ,oaS black and blue in the mOraing.
An excursion had been proposed to Ncsuvius
and we started at three in the atternoon-my-
sef four Americans with Mr.. Jenkins and h''
wIe-all crowded into what, believe, is called
a torricoIO The sea, along the brink of which
We went, was still stormy, and the waves wash
ed With Il siushlng noise up INTO the very street
The drive was Lcautlful to Portlcl, the white
hOWcs and vne-wreathed porticOs of which
notied with pleasure At portc after SOM
tran:.trrcd to horses and dOnkeys; ana off W
went first up hot lane between stote walls
and ten along q fine paved road. The part
was merry, and not unpicturesquc, but out {
character with the scene. Not one o. lis wa
subduh by the tranquil beauty Of the littl
IN Landscape, the bright green hooks that opene
here and there. Our temperamcnts were stl
too n(nthcrn. We were not soothed down b
the sunny sky and balmy sir of Italy and 60
stared at, in consequence, with contCmptuou
- curiosity by the languid peasants in the fields
At length zig-zag road commenced, and u
; We weIt turning round ever and anon to vie
. the expanding bay, softened down into apparel
calm By distance. Green gullies and ravin'
ia Of lavabegan to be intermingled; but tranqu
al observation was soon interrupted by treme
ile dous gusts of wind that came roaring down q
ca sides d the mountain, ard envelOp'd us
ria whirlvinds of dust, sometimes mingled wi
ew pebble, at every turn Of the road. ltwas ha
le- work u get on; and we were glad enough
an reacL he Hermitage and Observatory, whe
lt we tossed off glass of LachyrnlG Christi.
les restore u.
nd The rest of the road was along 4 narro
our ridge o the foot of the great black cone. {
ne either side were gullies of green, and bcyo
gh great led fields of lava. 1t was not remarkal
us safe riing, and by no means cOmmodious.
IcG Sometimes ones nose touched the horses
RED ass nG;k; sometimes the back of ones he
ped was wtsked by the tail. 1t was sort of roc
oi ing-hore motion. But we arrived safe at
eet dismouIting place; and, must confess, look
hg, rather dsmayed at the desperately steep CO
OF up Whicl we were bound to scramble But
MS travelling, "on, on" is the word; so on
d went, stumbling up through the triturated a
black law, as if fame, or something else equ
L., III L. L.
len Jenkins vas in an open palanQuin, borne
IN eight men who gruntcd, staggered, ctawled
my or slid ba,k, shouted, laughed, anG belabo
the one anothr with their climbing-po.es, wi
rees the undanted lady as coOlly as in her dra
mo- ing-room home, making observations on
cry scenery, Which we could scarcely hear,
ngle were too bfathcss to answer.
sat In about IN hour we ncared the summit,
vi got under avast canopy of sui phurous smO
-!he which, blOwp by the furious wind, rolled g
leu and black Over the serrated edge, stretched
iutl- impenetrablemass between us and the sky,
ana then swoOpct down toward the bay, and
ther' persed in vst mist Most parts Of the pli
De- too, were covered with a low gronId-fog.
then was a grand sight as we passed and looked b
I, and before the lastefiort. The whole sweep of
"een bay was visibh from Sorrento to Bin, toget
ed at with the islans, scattered like giant sentil
on Of nt the month :eut ali Hooked strange and
~ hOutA 'flui uii lOOhtu dhu
tastic through he sulphurous vapor The
ttion, was setting in n hath of blood and gold,
when behind n straist line of ebony clouds wit
the sharn rim. like, wall oe bIack na,.ble
, loot white houses o. the slopes of Castel-a-M
once were already Looking ghastly in the twiligh
way, Our temples nrobbed with Gtigue hut
who guide cried "Fofvard," and we soon cam
was the most disagreable part of the busnes
gar The smoke was foced by the wind in kin
and cascade some fifty'ards down the declivity,
u tne as soon as we gotnto it an awful sense Of
halt, location came on. The gn;de sworp and 8
inued of US talked of re+eating. But the majC
sum- were for perseverik; and, painting and COZ
, and, ing, we dashed uEvard, reached ihe sum
on the got into the midst II fearful torrlnt of b
Q was smoke, like that wbeh is vomittedhy ste
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