Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-22
XVII.
Special Correspondence Of the Nashville Union
and American.

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Special Correspondence Of the Nashville Union
and American.
Pisa, -, 1S70.-Not far from the
hotel New York is the Church of Agnis-
arti, or some other saint, in which is
buried the man who played Columbus
the saucy trick by allowing the new
world to be called America. A monk
showed me his grave on which is stone
bearing the inscription, "Amerigo YES
pucci" tried to look good and wise in
such presence, but the sense of injustice
done Columbus would keep down all
such swellings. If Columbus could
but know how many Americans caress
his name and how few that of his rival,
possibly he would feel better. Visiting
so many churches costs not few green
backs, for not only do the attendants re-
auire backsheesh, but one has to throw
away his cigars or run the risk of setting
his hat on fire by hiding the weed in
ones chapesu. l tried this on several
occasions, on one of which my head gear
caught fire.
One of the rarest collection of paintings
and works of art in the world is found
in the Uffizi Palace. There are five humid
red paintings, many of which bear proof
Of coming from the greatest masters. l
found little satisfaction in wandering from
room to isle and then through suits of
rooms, halls and corridors, in all of which
were numbers of pictures. My mind wss
bewildered, and the result was that could
not tell daub from genuine master
In of tho 10 O Elnrnp-
tine mosaic that required twenty-five men
twenty-five years to finish. 1t certainly
is dashy looking BIT of furniture. l
was inclined, though fond and l hope ap-
preciative of useful works of art, to
think like a certain Tennessee farmer
whose daughter was visited by fop on
whose dainty finger glistened diamond
ring. The farmer thought the money for
the crystallized charcoal had better, much
better, been spent in improving the
diamond ring mans farm. The Ufizi is
connected with the Pitt by long narrow
covered bridge which crosses the ArnO.
The King resides in the last named palacea
This is a queer looking building, and was
erected to rival the former. The
walls are of immense unhewn, dsrk col
Ored stone, giving it the appearance more
of rugged fort than of q royal home.
There is a great gathering of paintings in
This like the Uffizi, so numerous as to be
too much of the good thing. All the
masters figure here of course. My jaws
would have to be insured before l would
undertake TO call some of their names,
but they are masters in spite of their big
names. 1t was an occasion of Borrow
that King Victor was indisposed, for l
was quite anxious to see man who
sports 50 famous a moustsq9e and is akin
10 the Sultan in mis- fOndrsss of the wo
menkind.
There are fewer priests in Florence
than in Naples and Rome, and those who
are seen are not so well and lazy looking.
A most delightful visit was made to the
studio of the famous American Hiram
Powers Numerous works were to he
seen, but none equal TO his Eve. If this
representation of her is true, the
grsmmars are quite right in put
ting her down as fsirer than
any of her daughters. heard preach
er say once that Adam knew the conse-
quences Of eating the forbidden fruit but
was too fond Of Eve to refuse TO eat when
the apple came from her hand. If she
was as beautiful and lovely as Powers re