, 1866-05-29

quests mount for The hunt, and dimes when 1t I
Is over, ard the other ut tho bear pen, where l. I
= !ot Of boys were teasng the ~ noar Win
them with what remained Of his saTed~oh
tusks, they prophc.ied fine hunt. After a
M,le tEirmish between. the police and the
crowd, In which several Of the people were
reated charges which the police made among
Them, the boar wa let loose and started on
sn run nj b q couple OF mounted m:n alter
lin to send him In the right direction and
oref strip Of ground where; the sod had been
eccti1ipt miss bis trail Il
Af1e be had had ten minutes head
start, the hunting party came up
headed BY the chief llnntsman and the dogs.
spleudid1y mounted, and wearing rcd coats.
The carriages containing the ptiucesses and |
the ladies Of the court, who had. come out to
look on, brought up the rear.
It tor time, but after little shout was
raised, and on looking through an opening In
the trees we could see horsemen dashlng |
across M open spacr, and disappearing in the
woods beyond, and hear the cry Of the hounds
rs they ran through the woods, till the boar |
| was overtaken. Then the hounds held him |
down. and worried hi.n--1or OF course he |
could make but little resistahcc with his tusks |
cut of-tiu the hunters rode up. wheo the |
chlet hant:man dlsnonnt1ng: threw :sI1 him Oyer OYER
h]
q knife, which Is kept from year to year TOT
that purpose, and had already served at
| an untold number oil hunts. Wien tae
| boar was killed, his body WAS carried In
eEnl brass bands wcsc playing, md sumptu-
GUS dinner was served to those who had taken
part in the hunt. Ills Majesty presiding. and
The head Of the boar adoruing the table. AZ
tcrwards 1t was stuffed and sent to the palace
oi Bahe'shnrg, the summer Residence Of the
King, to add to the collection OF the heads Of
wild animals killed by the Kings Ut Prussia.
| molly WEEK.
To return to Rome 1t is now quite de-
serted, the sreat multitude of strangers who
20 lately lilled the streets and crowded the
stores and galleries. having mostly departcdat
the termination Of The Holy Week. This sea-
sun Is reported to have been one Of the busiest
that Rome las ever known, notwi. .hstandiug
the absence Vt the great mass Of English
travellers wlo went to places further north
for lear Of the cholera, but whose places were
more than t1lcd by tue great numper Of Amer
lean visitors Resides the lIluminations Of
J the Colosseum and st. Peters, which are the
great attractions next to the ceremonies
Of the Holy Week, the annual iltnni-
nation OF the whclc city on the 19th OF
, April, the anniversary Of The return OF the
| Pope from exile, forms scarcely less at
lrucliyc feature, aud keeps many strangers
J | would otherwise remain. The Illumination
i, = OF tho Colosseum took place On the 3l.a3 Of
!. March, und1r the direction Of the French
d military authorities, WHO now have control o!
n | The great amplitlcatrc, as we'll as atmost
Il everything else here. and to see it by moon
!. light, Bcngul light, or anything except day
:. light. it is necessary TO have permit. to be
d obtained only at The office Of the French
i security to the visitors, tor in giving pcftnfs
& sions tue authorities make themselves Tespon
Z siple for the good order Of the evening, ant
ID station guards to maintain It.
TIE ILLUMINATION.
II The elimination brgun at eight O'Clock !,
II the evening, whsn for about hail All honr, re,
lie and green lights were burned; sometimes tn
whole and sometimes halt the building bcin.
le lighted by each, aud again the colors woul'
" " be disposed alternately in tue arches, wa
81 ted, which finished the exhibition. The illu
IN mfnation OF the city took place this year a
os usual, and Is said tn have hecn even dncr thar
"a ever te!orc.. The Roman idea OF IN illnu,ina
=, tfon differs from ours. lnasnlach is they tiSh
i. H. the outside instesN Of The inside OF their bon
=, ses, and in the evening, the CoEso hung witt
ot hundreds Of paper laRtcrns hup:, from ever,
TT possible place, windows, doors, aud IN place
er Mnue fronts of buildings were covered wit
te ne Them, from the blazing obelsk ut one end
re Of the Capitol at the other. Even the ga
X lamp. we're made to ald 10 the elect, BIZ la,
II. ing little pyramids Of lights substituted fo
ID the ordinary burners. From the top ot Tn
JiN CululaA lEN i!r0ls Ilu " IL
w w Forum, at Its basc, Il French military ban
n. was disconrsing gully. The church at I'll
y. head Of the Forum was brilliantly li.htet
~ md on balcony Ut It's ioot i lust OF His III
It; Illness was placed, surrounded by candle
=. while in zach window IN inverted cross WI
manum. which wls len in utter dnrknc
save for long lineo Of lanterns which cxtcndt
on to the palace Of thu Gesars. From there v
IN drove across the river, passing on our why Il
sS t,c dressed and ail brilliantly Lighted with WI
N. taFeEs. Across the river We passed under {
he arch on which The words "liya Pho N1nc
~ were shining In the darkness, and throus
lor the gate OF San Spinto to ST.. Peter
a. ThSe shn taP enGoEl sa'1 Ms5s burning e.,
ri II the street leading from 1t TO $
forming q perfect rista of light, throu'
int which picture Of the Pope wns seen $!
bis rounded by lamps, with the words 'Pio
an4 sion bridge, we had fine view ofth Eivt
Isl with the liglts ..ilnncr,ng nlong the She
at, md covering the few stcAmboats which VT
"a anchored III the stream, mud could see OCT
49,. | esoually the flashes OF the cannon tired FIR
ecu aims wc,c I'LL decorated anl hung with 1
en- terms, they IF course ceased playing.
ird, | foreign ministers aud ruyal families reside
nm, here. als,, had the fronts Of their palaces
Illuminated, chiefly by having the simple lam
or g.asscs Of oil with t'oatin. wichs arr:l1E
on the front of tslr buildings 80 Us to sh
their outlines as we'll as that Of the doors Il
windows. and soluc had portraits or busts
the pupc set OH the balconies surrounded "
cundlcs.
TIE DANTE GALLERY.
ttx 4 Gallery called TN. GalIcn; pantena,
mi been opesed lately in the city. which coasl
',,x Of i series of large pictures III
~ -, trating Dantc's Divine Comedy. tn
-. arc twcuiy-seveu paintings In
INV each nbnut thirty fee: long nHd fifteen i
high. painted by the best modern arts
auacug whom is the Professor Of the Acade'
0. OF 81. Luke. For Mnnt Of space they are
ranged on the walls vi i room like the lea
ave Of book, eight only visible NJ Il time, {
am being turned over every fc" minutes, SD Il
to sec them all requires about an hour.
SIS. THE s1ATCE OF EEKCULEs.
no The statue Ut Hercules which, As many
to your readers will remember. WAS tound sM
,rs. time ago concealed III wallesl,up chamh
ia, by some workncn digging foundation.
been SIT up il, the Vatican within few ia
'ut- in llc hall of the rolunda to the right OF
fox large prorhry vasc. 1t Is about eight +
ter, high, Of hrunzc, gold plated, with n
ny. thick neck, and a hole in the back OF lis ht
~. lhrnu. Il which boy used TO be let down
.. ..e give the answers Of the oracle, Tor such
~ Is statue appears to have been. Z
hey
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ia. lwas much pleased to see your article
rie, yesterdays paper calline the attention