The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-09-24

by a peasant digging for ditch who
came upon the walls 81 tho essy Since
that time bcy have been fally excava-
sod and cleaned on, II al the lava and
ashes. We walked through It's streets
aud mid the standing 'wulls utiss pAla-
cos. we also went up tie SIDES q eli
vosuvius, who puas ahoruaavely vol
nnea u smoke AMI trG From fhunee
we crossed the Mediterranean, In view
Of the Sandman Islca. Corsica and r.
Ia, to tho beautiful city Of Genoa
thence to Marseilee, where wetook the
cars for Lyons, passing. through q part
Of Spain. Paris, London, and home
being gone in all nearly six months. a
trip worth 10 any one three times the
money which il costs which viii aver
age--in round numbers from home
and back, all expenses included, about
eight dollars per day in gold, for each
person, by strict economy il may be
done for less. But To come back to the
subject Of this letter, viz; what prep
aration is necessary r have already
told you what is absolutely required, and
and that is good knowledge OF the
places you are to visit, and Of their past
history aud also Of the French language.
In these found myself wanting, and
for that reason failed TO enjoy all that
l might have done. As for clothes, a
good sized yalisc for a gentleman and a
small sized trunk for a lady, is sufficient
to take all that you viii require. Ev-
erything in the way Of clothing is so
cheap in this country, that it is much
the cheaper TO buy, than to carry sur
fplus from home; on letters OF credit,
you can obtain money from any bank, as
you require it--so much for the outfit.
The next important thing is self control
"a ready stock Of good temper and
forbearance, with the motto keep cool,
for good humor will procure more
comforts than gold From the very day
you start until you return, it is time
of trial as well as pleasure; although in
these days Of improvement, air, fire and
water, convey s1Sery quickly from
shore to shore, yet that ten or twelve
days is period OF suffering as well AZ
pleasure Sea-sickness, in nine caset
out Of ten, viii come and 60 as does the
titful breeze and then what can be a
greater pleasure than to see the power
of God upon the mighty deep.
i While abroad you find anything but
the comforts Of home, with no one u
bestow favor or kindly look, except il
be with the aid Of your purse-strings
The habits of the people, their manners
and eguitemeats viii appear strange ant
Inconsistent, and hard to conform to; a
every step you will be pressed and per
!, suaded by drummers and beggars, which
annoy and mar our pleasures. Here
then, it needs firmness regulated witt
good temper, and a disposition to con
form and fall in with the manners anc
! customs OF the people, for to get out Of
!, humor and insist upon your own way
/ you only stir up oil about you q feeling
to defeat you and they will succeed il
i doing 50; our ot1n ray, therefore
costs too much and keeps US unhappy al
the while. / will name few instances
(which have come under my observation
which will only be few in the thous
! ands that have seen. AT all picture
galleries, museums and such places il
!. London, there stands q man between
the ticket box and entrance, to take
away all walking sticks, umbrellas, par
asols &c, and when you come out re-
I turns them on expectation Of small
gratuity A gentleman entering one d
these places considered the requirement
foolish imposition, and for his wife to
!, give up her parasol an insult, and took
them along in spite Of circumstances;
the result WINS, that in the midst Of Their
sight seeing, q Policeman entered and
took them both out, and they were not
permitted to return; ofcourse they lost
the sights and also their money, and
gained only vexation and chagrin. Al
another time a gentleman and lady en-.
tered o theatre with reserved seat
ticket; the Usher told the lady that she
must remove her bonnet, TO SIT in 9
reserve, or first class seat she WIS sur
prised at such request and denoun
ced it, when she was told that such was
the recruitment at every theatre in Lon
| don, she said Il don't care, my hair is
not fixed-I have paia for my ticket and
shall use it, and they pressed their way
in; the result was thai they we're scout
ed and the Police sent them out An.
other case: at all Depots the cars are
formed in, in station house and no one
is allowed to enter without a ticket. 4
I man came full RIM and had he not hee,,