The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-29

should feel some interest in the first half
of the journey down, but should feel
quite Indifferent about the second half.
We rode in compartment with French
gentleman and an intelligent grayhaired
German lady. The ,Frenchman was in
different to the scenery, but the lady, like
myself, had taste for the wild grand
eur and sublimity of the mountain scene
ry. She understood less Of English than
we did of German, but we talked with
our eyes. People will find some method
to express their ideas when intent upon
it. We sat upon opposite sides of the
car, and when we discovered cascade,
or wild gorge, ruined castle, a fort, con-
vent, or monastery, pointed it out to the
other. We loved that motherly old lady
and regretted when she left the train.
Trent is passed among the mountains,
noted in history as the seat of the eccle-
siastic Council of Trent" which met
there upwards of three hundred years
ago, for some purpose, we d. not know
what, as we were not there at the time.
The Cathedral where they met is still
standing and to be seen from the train.
There is strong fort to protect the town,
situated on high rock. A few miles
further on we pass another strong fort
erected by the Austrian government to
command the whole mountain pass. AT
the frontier station, the form Of inspect
ing baggage is again gone through with
in our case mere form,-"Cigarren? 2
"Nein," and our valise is chalked, ano
we pass through the door out. No pass
port demanded. We soon after pass
Percantina, near which was fought the
celebrated battle of Solfereno in 1859
Although we admired the wild scenery
of the mountains, aftera ride of ten hours,
we felt sense of relief when we emerged
again into the open country, near Verona.
This an old Roman city, of fftv-eight
thousand inhabitants, situated on the
Adige river, which we had followed down
through the mountains two or three
hours. In it's general appearance it diff
fers but little from other continental
cities,-is very strongly fortified by walls
and bitches, and we counted besides thir
teen forts outside in various directions.
Tie walls are said to have been erected
in the eighth century. Within the city
are remaining large portions of the an
cient Roman walls, and two or three gate
WAYS, almost entire This was the birth
place of several distinguished Romans.
The great object of attraction here and
which the people are jealous of preserv-
ing, is the old Roman amphitheatre, sup
posed to have been built between A. D.,
100 and III. 1t is elliptical in form-di-
ameter five hundred and ten and four
hundred and twelve, and of the arena,
two hundred and fifty and one hundred
and fifty. It would occupy about one
square in common towns. It has forty
tiers of granite seats rising one above the
other, and capable of seating about TWEEN
ty thousand persons Comfortably There
were formerly over. seventy archways in
tfelouter wall, but only four now remain,
the outer arcade or tier of walls having
gone to ruin. 1t is built Of very solid
masonry, and that part remaining is in q
state of good preservation, and likely to
stand till the end of time. In the twelfth
century it was damaged by all earthquake
and many large stones thrown down from
the cornice, which are still preserved in
the arches on the ground. It's means of
egress was much better than those of the
theatres of the present day. In thearena
at the present time is q small building
for a theatrical stage, while the audience
occupy the same seats as did their ances
tors nearly 1900 years ago, protected only
by an awning It requires but little
stretch of the imagination to see the Ro-
man gladiators performing to the crowd.
The entrances at the present time are all
closed by doors and iron gates, strangers
being admitted through small door in
the shop of an old man who sells pic
lures for his compensation. The arch
ways are large enough todrive through a
large load of nay and are occupied for
various kinds of workshops, blacksmlths, |
wagon shops, dc. fma .eqc1aa wf3sss.9 eor{
In Germany we had picked a. few words
Of the language, sufficient to make sinqui-
RES, make known our wants, &c. there
and in Austria, An arriving within a few |
stations of. the frontier, where the Italian
begins to be used. You can imagine q
green N Norwegian trying to make KNOWN
ais wants in our country, and then pic |
,ure us among the Italians. at the hotel