Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-07-19
LETTER FROM EUROPE
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ROME, March 1, 1860.

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the happy Consciousness OF Being
the Imperial City OF Rome, on'
tue proud mistnss Of the clIilizs
world; the place Of all others sFa1gI
with toe greatest int rest. aud arodn
(which cluster recqlleetiops of grei
men and greater eveaj ., TITS
The Climax OF I.a.ian trayel.-
Rome is shs,ellnlatsiag pl u |
which ceaTe the 5rigbtesg eopes gu
iexPec;aiioas OF adsenl0reFs iTos
eyery Cline; and, icr searS; il ha
been my cherished hope 10 See til
iay Sben / might enter toe gale
OF the city Of tie C.EsARs --yieu In,
tworld- renoGned WouIers al Two tAou
SAND yeas. and hold cenyeIsa .uiti
places aqd r0ipa leHGered immoE,a a
! by tae iliusirious dead. Aud 'Leis
/ aln in the midst OF tbem. ia,
busiest and the hpppiest OF nor.qls
We afa rp early aud alaie, making
the mos. Of our lime.
| haye visited Seu;lNrn IisIi tho!
early in the season, fer Use reasons
Iviz: 20 enjoy the eiiEete OF earl,
spring; but more particularly 10 be il
Rome during the fsas. OF the CarniFaI
.ahd the deeply interestiRg csf, menies
oi Holy week, Walca you know, is the
last week in Lent, snd Immediately )
preceding Easter TEis is the seaton
when Romezis crowded Siih foreign,
erS,snd is bow luminosity Americaus,
wi!h comparatively i,W Engiish.-
ISseems strange 10 see SO many Of
our eoun;ry men SO .far i,om Lonio
We meet in every street, at every
p.aceo OF resort and in fact, een;Iibaie
mostly tothe Iifs andeuterprise oftbe
cily. 1T tbs fine. The oniy Ameri-
cancel bri,iesl have heard ofare. Char
.otte CUsbman and Theodore Pdfhrr,
the Bostonian tl.riesa fara,ic; the
latter is seeking the restoration Of
bis health, and the iragediane, har-
ing retired from The stage, seeks
-Ae climate Of Isaly as a source Of
enjoyment.
As al item OF Information, ]
should, palhsls. say something as 70
he tgayeied reaIes ol the Msdi;erra.
lean. They are tie mest disagrees-
jle | have ever passed oy,r beside,
he fsres ase the most exhol bitaat:
'osts mean and dirty, accU m6dati9Rs
5ad, ard The lisifg, oiien oxoerstie.
10 give you an idea OF changes on
hese steamers. TIE piies IF passyge, !
u the secosd cabin, IS more than
louble a first class ticket in gr mG..i
ste mtIs. in The UHiied
5tates. 1t is a downright imposi-
ion the result Of monopoly.
Every time ] 90 on board one of
hese wretehed pig stys, | long. for
he comforts of American travel and /,
be lrxuries ofa Mississippi steamer. I
'hich, beyond dsubt, possesses
more conyenienee, mere home eom-
OTIS, snd combine more sceoInmoda- !
ions Than any liDs Of travel on eaIlh.
This is saying much; bat ! am fully
convinced of it after travelling the /
principal European lines; for example. +.
n the Rhine, one Of the most fire. /
Iuented Ioutes in the We I'D, the boats I
re small and dirty, disagreeable, /.
wen disgIaceful-loohing more like |
toE-boats or old tugs
han passengers packets. But J.
must qait abusing the aptiqusied .
nd time honored usag ges OF tLe Euro
'eaDs, and return to passing events. |
! will give you sketch Of our
utrauce and frat day in the Eternal
jiiy, Ws FASTENED TO this place to I
njoy the exciting aud strange I
y novel tcsnes Of Carnival week
We arrived oa the 18th Of February,
ook lodgings, and aalliad out to sse
he fun. The Carnival in Rome is
rare institutions time Of feast
ng, masking. merry makipg, fun and (
roIic; universal ex;ravaganey; a
ind of national jubilee, previous to
he forty days,of fesstipg and absii.
ienee. We entered the Corso. the
,reat Broadway Of Rome. about, two
niles in length,and perfectly straight. |
Here is located the theatre, and !
ocus of the renowned Carnival, which /
vs found in full blast Ths street
vas crowded With carriages and pedes-
rians: the doors, aiadoWs, balconies