The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-03-23
Naples.
The Naples correspondent of the New

1uo NapieS COrFeSl l'Ouueut vi tuS A>0"
York Erpress thus writes:
The gayety of Naples-the gayety Of
the streets--is beyond American imagina-
tion The rich live in the streets, in car
riages, all they can--in drives upon the
Chiaja, to Pansalippo, or the coast, to and
from--and the poor in the streets. They
cook, they wash, they eat, they work in
the streets. Isabella there, is combing
her boy, Giacomo's, hair, or studying nat
ural history in his greasy. netted locks;
and there Madalina in stretching out, in
cards, her ringlets and her curls. The
toilette is performed in the open streets
as coolly as in the boudoir or closet. You
stop, and you stare at the fair Madalina,
and she only thinks you stupid to stare at
such common thing. The pot is boiling
here for her dinner and there Carlo is
stringing uaccaroni longitudinally down
his long, lubricating, and now luxurious
throat. A restaurant, if you want any
thing, is on the spot; and you can sit on the
pavement, if you wish, and see cooked
what you have ordered to eat. From all
sides come NJ the perfumes of fried fish,
or we'll CREASED maccaroni. The pot is
hot; the fire is bright. Fo: about one
cent, SO they cry, "you can drink, you can
eat, you can wash your face" did not
try to see if it was cheap or dear. Tnen
they empty the dishes and pots all before
your eyes, and throw on the pavement the
skins and debris of things. What the un
swept streets are in early morning, where
all these things are going on, 1ave been
trying to rise early enough to see, but l
have not succeeded as yet. In such
streets, however ladies cannot walk; nay
in none of the streets can they properly
walk, except on the Chiaja or the Toledo.
This turning of every thing in great city
in doors, inside out, is what the Devil on
Two Sticks saw on the steeples; but it is
not exactly the thing to see every day, or
to talk about with any precision. Imag-
inc ten or twelve of the New York wards
thus living, all indoors out-of.doors, and
you have an idea of Naples, more especial
ly of the Stradi di Parto.
The climate of Naples admits of this
out door llfe-and the happy, joyous sky
and nature seem to invite it. Hence,
the people gossip aud prattle and laugh,
and learn to bear with each other. A
crowd gathers and blocks up the narrow
street. The rough, rude gutterals of the
Neapolitan dialect threaten a terrible
row for the moment; all bear and forbear
and the distanglement of human life
peaceably takes place. Where Ameri-
cans or Englishmen would scold and bel.
low, or scratch, or bite, the Neapolitans
laugh and joke. A string of maccaroni
makes the man happy. A carline day
(about eight cents of our money! gives
him not only life, but luxury. An or.
ange can be got for one penny, and tha,
will serve as grand desert to the mac
caroni. Happy climate, ifnot happy
country.
The value of newspaper has been Wig
orously impressed upon my mind, since
4 reached Marseiiles, and came to Italy,
All along the road we were told some
thing terrible was going on in Naples
In Florence, as high an authority as Lore
Normandy was half convinced that tn
King of the Two CSicilies had been as
!, sassinated. ,12
Rumor there, acquiring strength b
going, pronounced civil war; and mar
tial law everywhere was prevailing
Some travellers turned back upon thi
, portenteous news. Others held back
, Naples, concluded. in the spirit of tn
journalist, was the very place for mo,
all this were happened, and so / hurrie
here. What was my establishment to fin
Naples as calm Gag summers evening
the people all as lively and as full {
frolic as ever--the King breathing, ar
preparing for the marriage of the heredit
ary Prince with an Archduchess of Ba
!. varia, and aprogramme all out, of til
: wondrous things to be done en- the wee
: ding day--but not soul knowing, 6
yet, when the day is to be, as the Kin
: didn't intend to give "the assassin" an
= : time for preparation. The news, howe,
er, beyond what I could see with m
own eyes, it cost me much trouble I
!" learn. Nothing scas in the Ne,cspape
= Indeed the newspapers here only exist
q name. The official paper here is an evel
: ing paper. The editor promises it sha
: come to you all dried' and under sea
n n--his Office opens at nine and closes
n three, p. M.!--but. as lie has to-ds
+" to seal it, you have to wait for it gene
. ally till next morning. I tried my ma
d tire d'hotel, who speaks good English,
IS worm some information ont of him, b,
J. he would know nothing in English ever
% I assailed the Wallet d. place, but
;. was in like manner, SUB silentio.
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