, 1870-03-06
or TRAVEL.
A Morning Drive in Italy.
The Battlefield OF Austozza.


V311Afrnnca.
had nAdo aItaDgeMeuts to pay 4 vtsls 10 the
'a'te-ncl Of Austozza, where, IN "Ss" Italy
est bstsle and gained prnslnco. Eatly Ia the
rotuinE-oue OF tnose bright, rosy 1tatisn oues,
Fhen na1ute rises, - II seffeahed. from sleep. and
VI she snts arc nrfgntes, she aky more cloudleas
man at any Other tiMn-I entered q
ighk open bntxta. Ny serr1ns olambered
up to the box. wheno nta close-snayen
pai1 contraSted cnr1ously With the bea,ded Italian
slaaEo Of tno coachman. Au1d tho tngllng OF
tells AID tho cracking OF Whips, Va c1Attered out
ut der tha hrcnwsy and into tho street setoas the
piazza "here cafett1esls were Just taking their
shuttes1 down.. A band OF royttertn2 ot1cett. very
nafgard AID pale, were wendlIg khs.r way 70 bur-
racks after nights dissipation. On" We rolled |
oses The drANol1dge, Actoes The outer wall aod
The Vice DYKE then taruioR TO the r2n. the cnAus,
tee 70 VlllAffxtca stretched broad and white for |
ules In our front, edg1ng tho fortdcatlona. The
air xaa wonderfully clear; ono could Distinguish
objects as the greatest dts.snce,--the driver ~
.ertlnR that he could nake out the
famous town Of solferino, about TWEEN.
y miloa distant; hut conlem thh.
l, fer my PITT, could not. Tho teldz bordering
The road on each side we're covered with noHets |
Riiatelirg with dew. xhEe tho fAlu-nonses Of tue
peasankty, whlteNalhed xnd dazzling IN the auu,
were scattered oye1 tic whole, soue having |
rocks. while oshnn, more umid, or le4a indus-
ttious, potsutd their datly round Of labor In |
sone sheltered valley. We rnssed through sev-
ernl Of teote picturesque italian villages with |
one 1arg, Atrs9RlinE street, snd beautiful, dirty
children. with dark, deep set eyes, and mrrky
hanas aDd fAeeA Amor, VIC Eet pretty pe1s
at girl stalking along with an elastic, swinging
step. She peeped out npment from under 4
huge bundle On her head, and Wished u buono
gicfno in clear sofs voice. lunumsrable cor7icoii
TOO, mostly laden with fruit aud vegetables
for the Verunese market, pa4zed and rep4ssed.
t6e:r driver In hia hratndlcoklng dress doing 10
tho sup, leaving ali caro- to the tired bea1's
ploddlDg alorg tho dusty road- We were
now approaching the E1llaga Of Austo1za, whers,
IN e. Itay and Austria crossed hsyonets fof the
1a1s tiEce, and With tho same result ~ on former
occasloIk While the battle wis undecided
Verona ndteEed, trembling, to the rear OF the
GEns, Imagining that here the fate Of Ilaly NA1 to
te decided: tut both tue blood and tears might
1ave teen spared. Far. far away In ths Boue
mla1 7llsgeB the dHk blue and the whits uni,
fotmA were 1oaaslnE TOR 4 struggle, which,
rot Italy, but the world wal Affected
By. AID which charged not only tue future Of
Germany. bat the balance cr power IN Europe.
TIE Ai19le-headea eagle wAa whesuE9 his eeak
| pt1or 10 sRoopin9 down oa his double. eaded
r.otner. At 6adoHa. Italy Eon Vencua with
cut n1!l9 shot, aud Incurred egain the disgrace
! ci ow!pg AZ acquisition OF territory TO lorega
| pewer. Ny coachman vas = Gsr1bAldlno uf tnr
| Iedtest dye, and, In common With n1ost Italian
| political enlhuEiaatA, ha patriotism Ia the Ab-
Leace Of daIger) VA pasaioDate, aud his srtor,
which aeemtd tand probably rz11 mach greater
tnsn on the dsy OF the bartle, unconaolab;e.
Flom hts dDloln,ed narrative, interpreted with
uany political spho1ian and watch word, blea.h.
itQ denaLce to the Iedexchi" l made ont tb1s
the Italian army occupied the helgh.s on
enc n1e Of the Talley, from which they desc Ad-
ed 10 Eor1u tho Austrian postlon on the oppo.
ato ridge, The whole battle WAS mora or less =
| kerez Of bsyonet eharEes, made always under
heavy artillery nre e-the cavalry having little to
do IN deciding tho day, though ID the pla!n tho
Imperial regiments, TraTiLancsrs, anu Nicholaa
uQlsar1 did excellent eerV7ce, especially the
La1c.st, who are raid 70 have charged seventeen
t;nes IN the conr4e OF that bloody day. Here, tco
Prince uumbtrt made hia prtnsiers armes, Ind
showed himself the very son Of hls waEuAe father
new lrcty The Italians s,e to have the piucs!es
| Eran tn 1sa;y for King! As we drove a'ocg. tht
trsces Of the COL 1c: became more and more ap
payeEt. Faim-hcpseR, pock.Halked with b1liets
ard hers and there little woodel
eresses IN the ground. or marble t1ao
| In inc Wslls II the hoaleG, showed where many
S::ss heart had ceaset 10 beat. Some ct thes'
were raised bI eom1sct,; ..c+He BY te!suTes; aom
By friends Of tho deceased- Que Of thako Es;
uenen.oeA Ct the gallant dead told how Autonl
v, Lentenan. OF Grenadle,s Ind fallen II
defe1ce cf his couutrJ-btloVe0 by Ills orothe
. ! ef11cerx the tablet went oIl for his many goo
. qoslittes aud 1oyable disposition. How far mor
fnuchlt g tnis little nlonta IN sne etunaltn9 Wa
Of peaSahta nns tnan any "sorseo Urn OF an
: nated bust" IN tne nave OF great casaeots
: Who has read the "Isu1iN Of StE john MooEc
. without feeling tn:s7 The nass7 bur:sl; the oul
Eound Of grief the deep koa 1roun the folds Of
military cloak, ihxt has oIteu 1AnYed III folds vii
a sne !hss sssana; = soAe3-aaa sAs eSes-:'N ns'
yfaI, Inc hasont pos INC Atsse laolel op IN
niHafy COAX t's onlJ coten one srn' pefaap
po"l 'o.As on N.sn ECU e5est aAo' 'ae "ofA e'e
'u.ua stetu5 Awa!:
"a .1setnsc .,n.-t ~ aa,.h,;sesa n,. n..n1nsrs
onr,ru 1ha sctton. tne crosse, came tn,crer. M
~ f,,1. srnn,.sftan Ar tvclrs, An the h,,ns
Ard Acne frt ces hsa been ,oop.noed for r,rak,
~ Trfr, rcnc.s ard nnnsst ali te,ttded "a t
.s,.,1,. ~ tns enr,eersnt rre vn,se va
r. YER. neet- -msrsrd lin nn11eta. and hero q:
p" th,rs an ,1nmenee ran told where caauoo n
snns IT, ~nrf The its,lsn srrny yu.,e desnerl
sna ,rnra,,d ertorts tn storm tnts pa,t Of tne A,
,rsr nos,t,nn sna thefr fosses must have h,
.srrfnie-c,tnh,ru the tteen ridce IN tne tectn q
at ter,ip,e u.e oi mpste,rJ and grape Here Tho ca
Cd Arcaduke locked ever his Rold-rlmmed ap
tacles 1t the cannse, ard quietly orde1
charReR uf front, or selected posl,ots f5r It
1uy, as Il p1eadi1g at 4 dnne1-sable, snd with
mIch composure. I gathered handful OF u
dowtls to take 10 m AusulAn friend, aad, al
u. photoefapht1R the landscape In Ey meEoty,
tufned 70 1hs l....!ece. We nav tcot the roat
viIetrarca, becsuse the coaslnao Insisted t
nothing ut Tor man OF besat Wac to :. found
Austozza. Tn,l uly hare been true but II app
about equally 1elI to rQtatxancs. and We mi
nsye s..,ed ourselves the ,roub1e OF 90
~ iurrher. Hovryer. the peace of - vas ,is1
.tn th.r. wnan 1t,,v f.nc,ed .,er,rf prestly ,pis
-Iafi nnt In she no,n. so " sneat-forcet1
,nas 10 bsye sdr,rced rur,ner then 'Wer,
hay. reted Ard nerhans lost ALL About II
mics, dusty drtye wparxtes vllla1rancs 1
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pei " doumet A1o tS----- auxiliary to cho
ns,. 1ee eH'-- drove into conrtynrd:a nnI
:. Italian hostlers tumhled Out; EMS hes, NJ
an | cap N hand, unec ne <e:coNe 20 his hostel
Tns = warmth that mnde NE t,enolo. l Eeu
reat atau. ard aytcd to wash ny hauds This ses
3Qut | IN cyesta snne lttIa surnrise and xns er,df
;nae not customary aGopg the hlbisuss OF
i. Al place. then B'rolled INTO the niG n4
reak consr-5srd, where Gome rAg1mu1lE Looking
4 TO ~er~ n1nv,rc at auo,.s divided nv ate,
k.t..re - -. .s.,.N - -
ieu1 psN"eea hucse a1u sue pFel'5 oAosales os
tn, | yndtitTo df o1sd, VINO feened great belle
tue commented upon the game and joked the car
p'Ayess WtIh good deal Of abandon and
Ih5 M nunef. She va very pretty, and wore i Cox