Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-06-21
LETTER FROM EUROPE.
NAPLES, ltaly, Feb, 10, 1860,

NAPLES, ltoly, Feb, 10, 1860.
Our route from Paris WAS through
Lyons and Avignon to Marsallles
stopping to visit the principal placer
and objects Of interest. The city o
Lyons, in population, is the secon,
In France, and celebrated for III
manufacture Of silk of every desorip
ton The situation Of the town u
beautiful, being at the confluence o
| the Rhone aud Soane, which ar,
crossed by numerous bridges; many
of them wlre suspension, aud OF Gle
CANT oonstruolio Il, these, With hills
surrounding the town aud the noun
tains iu the distance, give to tht
city aud It's environs n very pio'
turesque and imposing appearances
when Vowed from an elevated po.
si,ion. What strikas lhs stranger
most forcibly here are the very
marrow sireets and astonishing high
houses. lnever before saw buildings
tower up TO such dangerous al
iitude. | am almost afraid TO as
sctt that saw houses twelve aud
fourteen stories high, with streets
barely wide enough TO admit com-
mon cart, this, however, is the usual
manner Of building In the cities oI
southern Europe; and tho reason
given Is, not 30 much tho value oI
tho land, as the protection II affords
Wy the high walls and shaded trees sc
the citizens during the long and op.
pressive heat Of summer; and the pro-
teo.io b Is elleotual, as the sun never
shines upon tho pavements' in some
places. pass.ways lead from one side Of
tho street 10 tho other over, head, and
tho inhabitants, on opposite sides ol
the streets, oNn often be seen OK
changing the compliments OF tho day,
shaking hands aud making their
morning calls, some six or eight
stories above the noisy crowd below,
II is absolutely astounding, psrilo
ularly TO the Americans who have
80 much elbow room ut home, to see
how the Europeans eoonomize epaee,
especially in house room. | have
often seen several stories added to
buildings constructed upon tho rool
Of the original dwelling, reminding
ono Of a succession Of bee hives piled
upon each other; as tho lower ones
are successfully filed with iDhabit-
ants, 10 prevent disoord, and as q
convenience, a part ascend TO the
story next above.
passed four days at Marscilles,
the great commercial pert OF Fianoe'
This place possesses no great inter
est 10 tho strangeH although II has
some line gardens aud handsome
promsnades, most desirable resorts
in this hot and eneryatipg summer
climate. The sconory around Is un.
inviting = the city is in tho valley
the hills surrounding II present moth
ing but barren and gloomy rocks
with scarcely any sign Of vegeiabl,
life. Some OF tho churches sro yer,
old and contain cherished r.lioe.
visited many and attended mass u
one Of tho most ancient, which Il
annually celebrated here for lhe ben
eft of The souls Of Louis XVI, hi
unhappy Queen, and tho other VIC
tins Of that terrible revolution. 4
ceno,apb wns erected Ia the oentr
OF tho church containing a coiliI
surmounted by tha crown and arm
of tho martyr king, aud deoora.e
with wreaths OF flowers, appropriat
symboIs and national insignia. tn
church was dressed throughout |
doep mourning, and The light exclt
ded by tho black dlapery over th
wIndows which, with tho oelemon
Of high mass, the solemn chanting
and The equally solemn music lIom
very large choir, presented sce'l
l truly imposing and impressive.
few days since, at church iete,
listened 10 q tenor OF surprising o.
collenoe, Il was positively enohan
ing. ] we'll nigh lost consciousness
every surrounding object and thoug'
| had never heard any but ordinal
singofs before, ,,s
While att MnrseilIes ] visited
ealvary frequently met With 10 cal
ollie countries. ] will try and q
! scribe IL, Tho calvary Is general,
T near OF built 10 connection Win Y
principal churches or cashedrals.