The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-19

nor laborers, nor inn-keepers, nor soldiers.
Women did not vote nor clamor for the
privilege, but exercised their unaues-
toned right of influencing voters. 'sMar-
celia prays success for Proculus,' is still
a petition to be read upon illar. The
house of Proculus is upon the same plan
upon which most of the stylish Pompeian
mansions We're built Picture dwelling
running back from the street, the front, 4
suit OF small reception rooms, the middle,
two open roolless courts, atrium and
peristyle. divided by u drawing-room,
against the windows-for there were glass
windows in Pompeii-of which, when
privacy was required, curtains could be let
| down-an arcade beneath, with doors
opening to the office and cubicula of the
house, and u hall leading to the street
door, and you have a rough outline of q
rich mans house in Pompei. The inner
| court was sacred to the family. There
are remains of Il little garden and two
small marble fountains that once sent a
cascade over 4 diminutive rockcry into
tlower-beds. Double rows of columns
mapped out q mellow gloom into the per-
tuned retreat where the ladies spent their
elegant leisure. The pavement, of alter
nate brick and marble, diamond shaped
IS still perfect. Paintings of colors that
would harmonize with the flowers and
shrubbery, adorned the doors opening out
OF the boudoir bedrooms, and are still
fresh and beautiful. Everything is de-
signed with reference to elegant privacy,
for little intercourse of families was known
in Roman life. In the peristyle of this
house there was found the skeleton of
hen only. All other living creatures had
lett it. In the atrium, however, u woman
endeavoring to escape had fallen dead
She had gathered Jewels and amulcts
and was fast escaping when death arrested
her in the outer court. She never rose
again.
Of the inhabitants Of Pompeii, thou
sands, doubtless, perished, though many
were saved. Hand in hand large crowds
CROPPED theiIway through the streets, and
escaped to the open country At the chief
gate there stood sentinel. who stornIy
kept his post, and died in harness. Plant
ed in his scntly-boN, he covered his mouth
with his tunic, and held on against the
choking and sulphurous shower. But the
ashes fell and fell, filling the streets be-
yond possibility Of being passed, and
buried the soldier, holding his weapon
with one hand and vailing his mouth with
the other. He was found there-l stand
ing skeleton graSping ruSted sword.
Sad discoveries are being constantly made.
The week previous to our visit two skele-
tons had been uncovered in street.
They were young-a lad of twenty, per
haps, and 4 girl of sixteen-and was
locked III each others embrace. In their
flight they had failed together. and death
had welded them. There was mother
with three children, hand in hand, who
vainly tried to escape the destroyer. The
mother singly might have done so, but
she would not leave her children. Plenty
of food for thought is furnished by the
fact that more than six hundred skeletons
have been e1hllmed Many of these tell
their own story. OF the family of Diomcd
seventeen were stiiled in well-stocked
wine cellar. In their agony of fear the
fugitives We're huddlcd together in Il cor
ncr. One swooning fell forward on the
bed of ashes that had dritcd in. She had
left the impress of her bosom in the drift,
like a scul in softened wax The tell-tale
cast shows the breast to have been bvauti-
lul rs ilcbc's
| have spoken Of the Jewels found in
the atrium Of the house of procuIus
There was no money. Those bearing it
had escaped. Perhaps not lar. A woman
was unearthed in Il street hard by who
had fallen, clutching u bag of gold. it
was in connection with this body that one
of the most interesting of Fiorelli's dis
coverics came about. The hardened ashes
became u mold Of all the victims In this
case the coriae did not break Into the
cavity plaster-of-paris was poured. The
result was i perfect cast Of the woman
After eighteen centuries here was Il cUun-
terpart of the poor creature as She died,
gripping her bag Of ninety pieces Of gold,
two silver Vaces, some jewels and keys.
IIurrying along the street. she had tripped
and fallen on her left side. Her arm is
raised and twisted Her hand beautifully
formed, il clutchcd in dispaW, the nails
entering the skin. IIead-dress, face, It's
sue of garments and rings on her fingers,
are reproduced exactly. Succeeding in
this, Florelli has since made casts of more
than thirty victims. They are to be seen
at his house in the suburbs There are
brawny gladiators, little children, porters
who staggered and fell under their loads,
and men Of business who fingered too
long at their desks. In nearly all an eX-
preston of suffering is manifest. One
younS 9iil' however III tlle ill!sli OF iie''l'h'
hef lorm moueieu iTee irom rlglohess' tp-
pears 70 h'tNe Iieu "ltiio''l lt " s'iuSSle'
one OF her l'''i',S ~ Is ll'il ol'tl' y II llola-
ny hel WI lhG'c 'lG tile sleeves 10
hef wrists tne neeoie WORK OF, hHf sanualS,
lhe rehls IN hGr cloli',hS' lhe pafed
Sho"iuer ana il'lll ll"Neu oosohl' us shG
lay IN hef last S"ooh' ohe hitu covered
her NOUN WIN heI l,llllt : m 70 keep out the
ciohiflS asnes' ~" slie lGii III running
hel laee 70 lhe gloun.'' M srlehSlil was
lqit 70 arlst' III iier 9lloit loI recovery
sue P:'t oul ipl ''l'Ii r ''er H., ie'tu dropped
upon It, anu sne ole"; le i'lal storm
c'lle Oh u 'eSIN'I uly III lhe Guy or
mn many Wo'l' o1un'iess hl1e l,erisheo.
up from the games n the arena, they
must have seen the awful portent when
Vesuvius began TO yomlt its ashes. Tax
ing the warning. they fled. Piacards
announcing the theatrical performances
OF the day are stillt to be read on the walls.
The Pompeians were theater going.
They were given up to pleasure, situated
in an Eden OF natural beauty, where green