The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-08-04
Summer Tour in Europe.

North, in the way by Northerp Italy to
Geneva .n SwiizersnA. with some re-
gret the land route was reliaquished IN d.
ference to the limited time and lateness of
the season, as it was thought,ior strangers
in Italy, more perhaps to the bias OF the
course of modern travel from modern I'M
provements, which points the way, in the
spirit OF the age, to the steamer at ClVi'a
Neceha. FOR tins distance % ln''eT'
railroad is IN progress the construction oi
which 1t IS said VIII deprive the 'raVe''er
OF little that can interest OF Instruct
There they were TO try lhe hcN'c ocean
again, grave a. ITS steadll'ess has peeh
for ages, stu 1t Is mlscohceVen,-""hlch
Tor once put on It's best moou' an" per-
mitted us to glide over 1t to leghorn IN
perfect comfort Inns was 1t" o'en'"S
ana nlght tf'p oil LOU miles, 'ocNeu pJ
the hillows Oh the "e'p' inc 'ii''e maze ny
! the steamer from !. NJ TO . a. M'' 'ne
I"''tr OF June "a
i''shor" Is 'o' on'e' PoI' Vi 'noi'i"
''.''''J' next 10 O''o' Ps'"'L'' '"e 'e'
o"' o' lt"'y'--N PPro"'''c'' VII" III e!u''-
o1al lee''ns o' curiosity '''' ''sP''' ~
mixed party ol Iao'es anu ge"'ie"en'
whose carly associations had placed her
at the head OF mari''me towns even inter
than Venice in some respects to be the
bride Of the se1, what should have been
the impression OF the party Il instead oi
the courtesy they mleht naturally expect
approaching her hat ia hand' they were
met ny the rodeuess oi the petty dcspot-
ism Of an Italian Duke, an unlimited So
yereign to be sure who dominates, 1t
seems, over other people IN the ofilcials oil
the custom-hou7e -" We landed, passed
comfortably through the police inspection
and thought ourselves fortunate. when 10 !
We We're brought to the custom-house' our
trunks opened, ransacked, rummaged'
turned upside down and down-slde up;
they acted like sharks that had been fast
ing for a month. One of the young la
dies had purchased silk dress IN Iaris'
lad it cut, but was hurried away before 1t
could be made Inc vampires lounu
that carly IN the search 1t was ike 'ne
taste OF blood to the tiger 'hey Passeu
1t from hand TO mana ana Sce'neu 10 gioa'
over the prize as II they had detected
smusslers. They dove deeper and deeper
into the trunks, determined to turn over
the last shred little paper boxes hllea
with lava or gravel stones, Or other little
relics OF Naples or Home were greedily
uncovered, then dismissed and lett IN
state Of beautiful confusion. When sat
is6ed with the search one trunk was LETT
in perfect chaos, so that 1t could not De
shut In the best Italian | could COM
mand, | directed the official to replace the
articles in order am sure he did not
understand my language but my manner
was probably impressive; be that as 1t
= may, the most classic Italian would not
have secured a more prompt compliance
with my wishes" \ duty was exacted
for the dress, 4 protection for the silk
weavers, We suppose, up the Arns.
Except for its government, Leghorn has
pleasing commercial aspect developing
the spirit of commerce in growth of its
own, and offers an opportunity of leaving
il by ears on the railroad to Pisa.
The distance is Is miles. The older
city has its recollections of republican
prosperity and jealousy, its remnants of
better days. its cathedral where they were
enshrinel rather than secured, and its
marvellous leaning tower, which was any
thi,,, lint sr,plolicol of wavwordness of