New-York tribune., 1866-04-19

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u miracle was here vouohsaed to the faithful IN those beeV
iug days but 1t is stil and dead now
members OF oar party hunted mp Two iamoussI
ch was found built into the wall Of tie church;
and they traced with great Interest IN The me DasI acorn
ing classic legend tie Rape Of Prosepue OtheI5 gain
cred admrngy around the great nioh1 uoolSu NV 49,
which thousand years old; they were maze Dy se
byzantine artist when Amah was SIN young ana poWeul
they have Latin inscriptions lh blYei leois & 49, onJ
Paueoore aura erected them IN honor OF ST. Andie" ana
for bis souls salvation. ,
While the rest were lettering Of The cathedral
wonders stood aore The top Of the high broad stone steps
and gazed dcamy down into the square Or PIAZZA belel
the elevation 80 great tal seemed 10 pc staining O W W
platform Of mountain thought OF those W9hIeiW
Catholic days IN zoo and 900 A. d. the lrst PERIOD OF
greatness. Then my memory swept on 70 1900 100 ana lu
when the place OF holy pilgrimage for great SAINTS
stone steps and the broad paz with stately professions ban
ner incense and all the superb adornmeus Of grand rsous
ceremonies Nothing for a little while nterered with ny
vision which grow very vivid The square quite empty
ides had collected hco to look al the donkeys waiting
for 01 party. The Of the pallg fountain spoutl ON
from the grouped around it, and FLASHED refresh
ney the huge basins. suddenly Whoe party came olt
rl cries some pretty gfs of company laughed meF
the ragged trppngs Of tie poor beasts ana NY any
dream Of the Middle Ages faded away IN te Dsu' noO"uH
"Ye voice, no lutte, no ripe no incense sweet
From chiin-vuns censor iccin,ifi
o. pale .,aoathed prophet d-eamiai"
First the doukeys took to the Convent Of The Capn
chins the end Of t1e coast opposite he town. to
reach which had ascend the steepe OF rocky pains
Even those of Us had visited Italy before knew
this place better than any o,hr SPOT in or around Ha
Of tits convent drawing lesson and on their dwarf
coupled columns and lancet arches had received my first
impressions OF Christian architectural symbolism and after
many long here standing. looking at the c!oseTs
rn6bei nv ewes and wondered fH was not some fine
dclmi then o-dcr 10 get Id Of the people Who were
talking buy left the coister and rearned to picturesque
eroto al the head oi tle Ioc near V1on We heu '"
from douEeys rst reaching the summit there sel
alone until I'll rest Of he party were ready TO desc
laughing innocenY though reyeeny 40 rude regrsena'
tio OF tie Pas n wooden esls figures. As entered.
they passed on ana were soon Il oi stIl hl on" gn
the stones outside Of ts wild place. and gazd OF on the
beautiful Ama ay The mountain slope 10 me le oi
and the beach beneath were some M9oi'l.ooAlng
peIsous-sheImeuand groups Of children ToAng over anu
PLAYING with the sand. pebbles ana waves IT.,
There was wQllerd looiues in TIE sea SKY and land
and added tl@s'auty Of ua'me swii,rowdns memories
lowering and vanishing Just would uy 20 d"eA On some
single oae. ..o, ,ni,.i., .,,,i,,
was Ike sasactory tmcbea o weacccatcd rb,,hm so
great symphony atsr passage Of perprzed hanonles
cp"n,,,n Igsan vooSs wbare ID bad ai toy.a with
Meeting bourls etl mT. atei leaves .
Presently catch ihe laieen .ai Of e bark they eT'
parded the boat sailed o looked Ike Lese nautilus
floating ust or bsauys wished 20 bee 10 T. or t was
speeding toward hat famous cooay M tie Sy0ies now
Wing dead The distant shore ri the M and whose mystic
rious ruins am longing 90 sce-Itrsium.
The visit 20 the famous Sc cities OF the dead Is
vvidly described although the account is mo9e in
tercsting from the feeling, with which the scenes are
witnessed than from any 4uced or novel information
We visited Hcrcuaaeum ond Pompe few days ago and
brought back only few pleasant memories. a. whSe9
Pompei 10 difficult % realize tna living people had
ever inhabited them The place seemed less kea real town
than collection Of models made - SLOW h immature tno
way the ancienis lived.
There my memory two separate aud distinct images
OF these exhnmed paces agreeable Of Tie two
gained boy looking AZ he curious and Interesting inogs
taken towns which collected together 90 the
Mus6s bonIue roe other and totally different
prodrced by paid the towns themselves roe
fst dis me with wonder and admTat on; the last with disa
ereeable disappointment, moreover can never coA"S' 'De
N f, incomprehensibe 70 me how people who displayed
life should put up with such contracted accommodations
The mere bolts handles ocss ana KEYS were 0
bronze and richly worked showing that the PompeanS pos
sossed microscopic eye ornamental detail but no irhed
need for home space and personal comfort shop Wgs"
brazers for boiling portable stoves made also Of bronze
graceful in form Of exg1,e Workmanship ,n1 au elegant
enough 10 set on tanis as oinaleA' were 'eu un W
people who had not even c1m0ftaDe seIiug apIiths
home were mere sidecosei- aa whose afse''
dining and reception balls we're ony twenty eel siune MI
Rica decorations however avished on these little
rooms The foors we're covered with costly monics he cell
ngs and walls with irescoes while columns hung WA ca
tapestry bOrdered the inner courts IN the center oi winch
The men lived abroad superb public bindings the
temples forum and luxurious baths as for the women ie
was not equally with them arranged for their com
fort pleasant days for Ia THIS good olheoenih
century though there may be Instances o; Old temh'n %
ee and selfish disregard wonen real rights they rare
and individual exceptions really to TIC general spirit
which disposed be honest and iarer portion IN
life than hiss ever before been granted
Tho solemn dark labyrnthne passages Of Hercuaneum
were more than the baby house appearance Of
Pompe least the mystery OF darkness hanging
over them told that Of these galleries IN Her
cuaneum led 20 the villa IN which were ound the beauu
head the dreamy scipo and the troubled pePie1ei
Seneca. g
ment and pleasure darkened in one single night night
too that 10 last for centuries .
MISUNDERSTANDING the little disappointment which i, first
perenced seeing these dirnnutye houses 10 impossible
in the streets Of these buried towns without feeling
deep emotions and such other place IN the world
The b1sy wayes of life were sugng as roughly and rolling
swiftly buried towns In crowded cities Of
to-day Human beings gathered together each one OF
whom had history. Hopes fears, and
ambitions life and caused the samc,an
ness with apprehension the extaon with fsiadng
success which suffer. Existence glorious to some
others carried hopeey aching hearts secret sins hidden
like tho viper hand in the legend in the discreet folds Of
es mantle which deyoured noiseessy to the heartcore
Vigorous life feeble health, each were alike suddenly
pended beneath these ruins they have modered and
mingled with lava and dust Tor nearly tw9 thosahd years
The situation Of the Tragic Theter at PomPei pleased US
very much The building was above ths general eye OF he
city; stood the southern slope OF NIL was inccuar
every part lined with Paan marble The seats faced
he @ two Injuries at While enjoying
play they could lean back and gaze over the beautiful Tree
We Unsigned them listening the words Of womany SYM
pahy chaned by the tender Sea Nymphs Of Promeiaeus
waters Of Crater Bay while old Typhons resenul
made murmgrng accompaniment to the sad words Of the
poor chained Iitan-
And st. down at the foo, Of each by turns
And IL they felt stricken when they heard the
tans sulen while watching the sparkling waves dash
ing myriads Of gems on high and bearing the
OF the oc
they could find the to their fears the response Of the
rock chained enemy Of Zeus to Oceanns.-
caOru.-HOw did,, thou medicine the plague fear Of DEATH
Chorua-By thai gin thou didst help thy morss we'll"
The Pompeisn visit though pleasant wanted the Elan OF
our family In the first place Luigi who s
not well yet spress and sad; Vena seemed in
sweet trouble" Then Florence foham some young
English naval officers among the ruins Of whom
young Mines handsome youth and very devoted to
her joined party and quite Philips
way as can readbe undersood this put him out Of humo
and made silent and moody TO the Of Thus
and had all the classical talk to ourselye-snd much
ether-for in the presence Of strangers sounds little Pc
danc indulge freely conversation on the subjects sug
gested BY these places.
We are not as united - have been II sesus to me-
There 10 some little tangie In golden chain but will