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anco ~ we might think reasonable, an arrangement
by which Of course he great gamer for doubt
less our payment to him on their account was much
larger than he actually Taid them They seemed to
think so too, for Mt every change Of poston( they
change about once in ten milos) were bcsct with
nckadasicol and bc,ecchng politcncss for the buo-
no mono, while their brigand looks suggc'tcd CON
stnntly to some Of the passengers tho cSpcdcncy of
paying, lest the fellows should cut ncross lots and
join band to rob ". However did not pay but
once or twice, and crcpt slowly on, md entered
Rome while the evening sun still bright on the
dome Of 81. Peters, close by the court Of which .
great temple We were stopped mn hour to get our
passports into the hands Of tho police, and get
certificates ofrcgularty and right to reside, Tel
for on entering steamer On the Mediterranean or |
any OF tho towns, your passport is taken from you
aud kept till you ready to get it r','d for your
departure. We were then tumblcd along into the
heart Of Rome, to the Office Of the Diligence, and
thence we provided new means Of transportation to
our hotels.
The road from Cvia Nccchio to Rome runs
through Nat country, tucrably well cultivated,
and as you approach Rome quite well. observed
there what 'ingulur,-sny IS or 100 persons to-
gother in hcld, hoeing corn planting potatoes,
long line Of laborers and sweeping across an m.
mensc field, all Mt the same work. The effect WINS
strange, but concluded there might be advantage
in having all the seed planted at once the whole
| field put in the condition at the same time, so
that the crop should be uniform. passed through
! the market place Of Rome on Sunday, and such
din of hammcring and ringing Of iron and steel os
l heard, made suppose Mt first it was some great
tin, copper, and sheet iron factory but crowds Of
| th,.ir
plain food aud tho hsmmerng perceived came
from many men seated each by a small anvil, and
with a small hammer, bringing to thin edge
scythe, and enquiry, | found that here in
that manner the laborcr. get their ,cythe, brought
to an edge, which is afterwards manageable with
mower. whct stone. The .eythe i. short and nearly
straight not than 30 inches long, and is about
8 inohe, wide at the heel from which it taper to a
point Tho snath i. also straight and rather longer
than with u.s. and tho purpose which answer by
tho bold and graceful curve, is here answered by
peculiar arrangement, Of tho handles shove and be-
low. Tho look of the thing i. much more awkward
and ungainly, but Judging from the mon Mt work. it
would seem to be better than Moving with
us is hard back breaking labor, but here tho now
er nnds almost erect and seems to walk over the
fell more At case with the command of his muscles
and hi. joints. at their full advantage. II could
have found good opportunity should have liked
to try tho instrument myself, md compare its work
, ing with momoric, now than thirty year. Old.
The idlcrs in the market place were men waiting
to be hired. The farmers of the country around
como here hire their labo;ors and thu, it is that
they have these large numbers in their fields nj
once. They keep few or no permanent laborcr', but
when piece Of work is to he done. go and seek and
hire men enough to do it at once, VIII" do it, and
then wait for another job. 1t brought forcibly t,
my mind the parable Of tho lnborcrs in the vine
, yard where the master Of the vineyard went on
carly in tho morning to the markct-placc to hir,
laborcr- for hi. vineyard. The practice SO famia
, then to the people of Jerusalem, still exists in il
primitive form at Rome.
, The OK is here in constant use, md the Roman OF
isa beauty, large and we'll proportioned, always o
nmou'c color, shaded into dark line on his back
and with lighter belly, and with deep ruf1c o
frll extending from hi. lower lip to his bri'kct,
such pair Of horns, white, with dark basis AM
y tips, starting from his brow aud winding mo.
perfect uniformity and regularity, with graceful
and really majestic spread to sometimes three fee
apart at the points Such fine looking animals.
{ never tired Of looking at them. Such teams, sue
h drove.. all alike, and clean, they seemed lik
n = noble Of animal. whose blood for general on
. common or pcbcan breed /; and such contra,
/ with the tattcricmnion, ra.callion banditti beg
. gars that drive them, in .louched hats, old cloak'
ragged shirts and jackets trowscr., with one leg
sheep skin, wool out, and the other of goat Skin
hair out, and all other thing. to match The
drive their teams during the day when travelling
a