New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-19
ROME.
LIFE AT ROME.

Prom Our Own Correspondent
ROME, Thursday, Fob. 81, 1856
There are charming nothiDes here which creep
upon the attention in it, lIstless moments, and VIII
the affections BY their habtual presence. AZ hrst
they are novelties, sometimes agreeable aud some
mt . not, but finally they fit into our everyday
life and help make us feel that though na strange,
we are in delightful land. Whether riding on
the campagns, wandering among the ruins stroll
ing IN the Piucio. winding the dirty streets, or
loungiDg in bis easy chair, an American feels that
bis native land, which he loves but regrets not, is
A half hemisphere distant from hun La Winter
tie charming contrast of the climate conduccs to
bic comfort. 1t offers no impeachment to his move
ments The sky is pure the fields are green,
spotted with daisies roses and various Towering
shrubs and trees are in bloom by turns all Winter
in the gardens; oranges resign their places on the
trees TO new buds and flowers; the whole Winter
is a constant ea1ly Spring. The air is genial and
bracpg, except when the south wind blows, bring
iDg Iain No time is lost or ILL humor bred Va
shaking and ,hivering from the cold. We depend
little upon artificial heat, consequently dress
warner within doors than is hab'tudl in our CT ,se
houses at home At this moment the embers
ere smoldeIDg on our hearth opposite large
open window, through which lie pouring in flood
of glowing sunlight. The flowers on the balcony
are sparkling with drops, for Ill April shower has
just passed
You may repose in this delicious air all the after
neon without fear of chill or cOld-dreamlng, II
You will or looking, if you like, with US at the
chaos of nothing around and beneath our balcony.
There are no views or vistas to exc.te eloquence
CT win ordinations; it is only small panorama
q bit Of Roman cal-cOiored mosaic which we are
inclined to inspect with care. We look the long
est Oh the roofs. To an EnglishInan their extent
must seem l. des,rt neglected space. There are
DO high chime! =, belmeted with pots, standing III
thick groups over them; 30 blue blankets OF smoke
hiding the sky from view; but only curl now aud
theL floating IN the air, or resting on the bosom OIL
the sky. These chimneys are low rooted, with open
sstltd tlos grown over with moss ana inoin IKE
the tiles Il at root in ribs the houses fi0wer-p"ts
instead OF chimney pos parade on the hogse-top''
and take our sympatt, captive 10 their p'nnac"s;
Some buildings ore covered over with green and
flowers Ike hanging gardens. CoDser'atories 81
tender p,snts soem to seek these high places lbry
ore gardens in the ar for garrett people, extremely
serCtaile IN any land-0r rather rocf-scape. but
wter have made note Of them ana LOOK up
again, something grinimer greets my eyes. IL IS
the n naming part Of the round oil Augustus
tomb. There is new only the back OF 'er torso oi
TIE immeDse monument left. and this grown around
VIII warts Of modern buildings ike gnomes st
tie feet Of the ruined throne OF the spirits OF the
EnIeIo.s Tie smPhthe.ter is become CIRCUS
The teluchrs chambers horse-stans, aud the
y1se thst contained the dust Of the Imperial
CTfsrs a curiosity ut tho Vatican. Thrones and
ttmbs en- brace each other IN the dust OF Roue.
Ina .iDstinn r, stores these colossal ruins, super
rot ~ three immense circular stories, lihe c'Si
feur en- coliseum Gaping the lsst by dome and
finishing this b, bronze statue OF Augustus
Il eutiing al with the purest marbles and leaving
tie wonder Incomplete till living evergreen cy.
presses ale planted around aud upon the edlhce IN
circles from the base To IL top. From the Mauso-
leIm along the 1ibor, retrospect sees the sacred
weed where tho bodies OF the Emperors for a
hundred years were burned. Like most OF the
zen aims Of antiquity in modern Rome, this Is butt
into the present. end supports the other Close
arorrd the seni-anpl'theater statues stand at ir.
regular Intervals they are grown timr-coloIed
and bltld in with the worn and wartsd walls. and
The green tGd yellow 'snd brown Of the messed
Ties VI the roofs. These hues Of hoUsc-tops ale