The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-02

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L. :. : COLORADO.
LISBON, PORTUGAL Feb. Is. ls66. (
Ny dear parents-We LEFT VIE Franche
/ q town OF the Southern coast Of France
about the 18th of January 10 come 10 Lis
bon, as We we're out OF stores. We were
al. sorry to leave there, it was 50 pleasant
This llttle town Is on the Mediterranean
I've miles from Nice. large city which IS q
great watering place and people both Euglisl
and Americans are there. IL has been yer,
warm here all winter aud while We Law Al
the Tot OF the mountains. having very
warm weather We could look I'D and see
snow on the tops OF the mountains. We'll
W. iefl that place and after being ont three
days We passed the Balearic Isles. and on
The eth day, we dropped anchor al Glbral-
tar. This Is situated IN a kind OF a PENN
suit known as the Rock OF Gibraltar. the
strongest iOrtliicatiOn IN the world. Il has
lO~ l.e66 guns, one Tor every wear on il.
and il IS solid rock It's undermined Ike a
cave and then ports are cut through TO The
outside and the guns put il the ports. 50 I.
you look al the Rock you cannot see = Gun.
He Rock IS now in possession Of the Fng-
ll>n, but they got il OF the Spanish bv
treachery. II holds years provisions. We
stald there two days then hove anchor and
came 10 Cadiz. This is an ancient place.
anu As there IS a rebellion going on IN
spain, they expected an attack Oh Cadiz
so there was great many Men-o-W "
and troops there The old shin 10 which
Columbus discovered America lies here
We laid at Cadiz about a week and then
leit Tor Lisbon. have been ashore once and
1t Is large place.
March Z6,-LeghOrn, Italy.-We left Lis
bon and alter passage OF II davs came 10
lie tranche again, but only stopped q
very short time and then came to this
place. had heard OF the " Leaning Tower
OF Pisa before | left home. and was very
anxious 70 see it, SO as soon as could gel
liberty went 10 the depot, 10 take the
cars for Pisa which il rs miles from this
Place- uad a very pleasant ride, the
country IS pleasant and interesting. When
got 10 Pisa got out OF the cars and found
myself in nice large depot Following the
crowd l soon got out and saw a cab which
engaged and told the driver wanted To
20 10 the " Leaning Tower, he seemed 10
understand me for he nodded his head. and
away we went. We soon got there when
SOi out ana m0tloned tOthe drivertO wait iOr
me tAI l had gone through There was
man came up 10 me just then and said be
would pilot me- around for four francs so
we started. There are three buildings con
Aected with the Tower. The Cathedral.
the Cemetery and the EchOing Tower. We
went hrst To the Cemetery. Here old Roman
Generals are buried and people who lived
l0OO years ago There are all kinds OF
sculpture. ] cannot describe its beauty 10
you. As you walk along there are stone
collins on each side. and the walls are an
carved win paintings OF Christ and all
ABOUT the Bible, the birth Of Christ. his
crucinAlon' hi- resurrection &c. There
are inscriptions in Hebrew. Greek
ana Latln, telling who died and what he
was. 1here was one coffin We stopped be-
lore, tDe guide tod Us what the inScrinfinn
was, Il SAID: Here lies General Garnli
who fought under Octavius Caesar and was
Killed IN battle with the Spartans." This
was IN Latin. The next place we went TO
was Tue EchOlng Tower If YOU speak m
IL II VIII echo, and echo. If you sing il
Will sound Ike an organ. In the centre OF
tins IS q place called the Baptismal FOnnt.
II IS all marble, and all kinds Of sculpturing
ls on 1t. There are four pillars which support
the tower and each one is OF a different
kind OF precious stone We next went 10
the Cathedral This is built in the shape
OF cross, and the inside is perfectly splen-
ala. l cannot describe it TO give you a cor
rect ideai you ought 10 come aud see il for
yourself. The pulpit Is OF solid silver and
cost %, OOO, GOO plastres. The next place
l went TO was the Leaning tower The guide
told me II 1t was four feet higher it would
ial- went to the top. and tell you | was
tired, Tor there are 297 steps. In the top are
lour bells 100 years old. cut my name
In the top OF the tower / must close.
II. Ii. FORD.
Leghorn, Italy