The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-01-14


From Rome Of Today by EpxuyD ABovr,
We gather the following psrs.,rap illustrate va
OF pie biesn life among the Ronaos. Afer short
description Of the manner In which the bNbsrs
puruc their daily avocstion, he says The
public Writers alternate with the barbers. Lsttsrs
which have been received are brought to them |;
tley read them and write the rep,y-to,.,
three cents. As soon As q country fsil,y an,
Iroaches tsble to dictate any thiog, iva or ak
curious neighbUs press close v round him, Tor
the more psIfect bearing. There iss Ger ssiu
good nature In this indiscretion Zach puts 10 q
word, each gives his counsel. Thou ssho oald,.
have said this = "Ne, b,'er say that; /" /" Lot
him speak for bimssl;," cries third, "h, knows
what he wants to wiite better than you
O the brave manner Of facing death he SAYS
The Romans look upon natural death a. d,bt
10 be paid they dislike everything which may
hasten the lime OF | $ falling due. They cay
with . very original simplicity, 81 don't like
ride on horseback, one might fall I shall not
go to the war, one might 10 in the way Of A
bulle'." But when old age or sickness givss
them the signal f departure, their knsp,acks
are soon packed.
At the Trsstcvers, beyond the Tiber, the
most Roman quarter Of Rome, speahing OF
the difficulty u obtaining awitne to testify
agsitst the guilty. You might raise the mur-
dored man himself from the dead and he would
not to the name Ct his murderer"
In the same country, smong the same people,
,,pessant ol.cove,s that hi. pig has been stolen.
lie citints the guilty msn, runs to his house, and
tnds tie spim,l tied before tho door.
witnesses! he exclAims, Holy Madonna,
send me wi ,n.sscs r.
by and by man passes; he ilis, at his thros'
"iou SEQ this pigl"
Whist pix ?" says the other, who at once Do
tected an odor u tss iimopy.
zig" ''''''
''No, there's no pig"
''fou don see pig thore beiore that door p
II 500 no pig. Good by; | an Off to my bu.
The puEdered man stopped ton witnesses, one
after the other; no one would SEQ the pig.
Since you see nothing" he said " the Last
II sm PtiaR TO unfa'tsn this cord, ard take il
home, with the animal han ging at the end Of it, "
That is how he should have begun.
The knife Is brought freely into play In the
lie avs But cannot have Il removed from
my mind that examples are needed a. Rome TO
suppress that school Of tho koifs which Ia ostab-
iishiIg branches everywhero."
Until they can decide upon Furnishing ass.
sins they are In the habit u sendiug them to the
met, rscsntly, At Prascati, al exc.llent ADO
einsn Of q peasant. The good man was travel
ling gently, gently, on his asa, along a pretty
steep road. His wife followed him at some dis
tance, carry ing q chest Of drawers on her head.
The conversation TUNED upon blows Of tho knife
sr, said he FOR ,ix years our village
festivals have lost half their pleasure. During
the days whom there was no disease q the grape
vinee, and You could drink a. much wine ss you
wanted, there was not fair held M which there
were not four or i've men killed. killed many
a one when was young man, but now old
ege Is come and my chance Is over. No ons
can bavs lived very far back Ia the pas, and