Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-12-15

| Venus and Cupid. The court Is covered
with large paintings representing the story
Of Diana and Acteon. IT was altogether a
splendid residence. In the lane near by
was found the skeleton of a young lady
She had four rings on one Of her fingers,
set with precious stones, five gold brace
lets, two earrings, and thirty-two pieces Of
money were found near her. Three other
female skeletons, supposed to be attendants,
were found near by. all Of which are to be
seen, as found, in the now Museum near
the sea gate In Pompei.
| Next we entered the house Of Polybius,
three story house. The apai tments in finish
and STYLE were similar to that of Sallust.
Next, the house of Pansn one Of the lar
gest and most interesting mansions in the
city. 1t Is said TO be 800 by 100 feet, and ex
tends into three streets. The ground floor
was sscd as shops aud stores. This house
was finely decorated, although much OF the
fresco was obliterated. There were five fe-
male skeletons found in one Of the best
rooms, some with golden ornaments.
Next was the house of Apollo; this was
one of the handsomest we saw. Like all Of
the large houses II is built forming n
hollow square, in which is a fountain and
flowers. The rooms all around this are
with richly painted walls. In this house
of Apollo was painting representing the
quarrel of Achilles, and another represen-
ting him at the court of Lycomedes. In
one small room is a painting of Apollo,
Venus, and Juno. There were some sta
tuary and many images in bronze found
here, now seen in the Museum.
Next the house of Adonis. On the wall
is fine painting Of AdOnis wounded by
wild boar, and confronted by Venus, with
Cupid bandasing the wounds us a surgeon
would do; also many other paintings.
Next the house of Castor and Pollux,
which in paintings and decorations sur
passes all the rest. 1t is supposed from the
indications that it was the treasury house
for taxes. In one room were found two
very large wooden chests lined with bronze,
and bound with iron. They wero fastened
to the wall, and closed by heavy locks;
when discovered fifty gold and silver coins
dropped through the decayed wood. But
from hole in the side there was evidence
that thoy had been rifled ages before, and
it is supposed soon after the destruction of
tho city, by some one who dug down to
them.
In the centre of the court was a large mo-
sale in the floor representing Lion crowned
with garlands of flowers by young Cupids.
This has been taken up and with the other
valuables are to be seen in the Museum.
give you few descriptions that you may
form some idea Of what we see rs we run
over Pompeii. could 90 on and describe
u thousand more houses, shops, stores, ho-
tells, public baths, prisons, &C., &c, much
the same as is seen now in our cities. But
the Temple of Jupiter, and Venus, the
Temple Of Isis, and the Sun, and the
| Greek Temple, where they worshipped
their Gods, were truly beautiful to look
upon built Of white marlle with colored
marble floors when newthcy must have been
fine edifces. Then the Theatres, and the
Forum, and other public buildings, also
the great amphtheatre, the Arches, the
Tombs, all give evidence of the once -four
ishng city. And to go through it and try
to imagine how it appeared when all alive
with the din of business and pleasure, ere
ates sensation that cannot be described,
and affords a pleasure, which no one who
comes abroad should fail to enjoy.
1t was discovered in 174s, by peasant
digging a well. The walls, which are about
% feet high, have been traced all the way
round. They are about two miles circuit.
The greater part OF the city is cleared, and
the work. is still going on, and many new
discoveries being made each month. 1t is
said that only a short time before its des-
truction by Vesuvius, it suffered great
damage by an earthquake which so fright
ened the people away, there were but few
in the city at the time, and those gathering
up their effects to leave, and for this reason
So little is found.
The city was not covered with lava; II
WIS filled with pumice or fine cinders,
which raned down from the eruption and
the roofs Cf the houses being wood were
broken down, everything charred by heat,
not burned, so that the bodies Of men and
animals look like so much charcoal. Also
wheat, corn, cloth, silk, bread and wood
and all combustible materials now to be
seen in the museum are preserved in form
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through the new museum Of Pompeii, and
see the great amount of material, and the
bodies already gathered from the ruins o
the city. 1t Is a hard days work to do, but
pays for the labor the host of anything yet
Our next day was devoted to the Nation.
al Museum at Naples. which is said very
truly to I've the most interesting for its vas
collection of antiquities Of any in Europe
There is much 10 enjoy II one should
spend weeks in this great building to &c
Though all the halls and see what there Is
in them. And although there are long gal
leries of fine paintings and others of sta
tuary, and modern curiosties, yet nothing
interested me so much, as those thing
which had been discovered and brough
forth from the excavations of the lost citie
of Italy. Among these things are the mar
bic and bronze busts and statues of Nero
OF Titus, of julius Cesar, of Vitellius, q
Tiberius, of Claudlus, of Caligula, of Cara
calla, and the statue of Agrippina, which 1
very fine, also one OF Alexander the great
And in another hall the busts of Socrates
of Homer, of Heroditus, of Demosthenes
All these afford interesting studies of tn
features of the Roman rulers and scholars
for we have right 10 believe them goo
, representations, having been made in thei
DAYS. In another hall are bronze figures
among them the full size equestrian statu
of Nero, which was found in Pompei
standing on the ground arch leading fron
| the Forum to the Temple of Fortune. Ais
are seen statues Of the Gods, and of Faun
and Fairies, and every sort of thing whic
/ had life. All of which speak loudly 4
praise of the fine arts of those days. But
have perhaps said enough and too niue
f already upon these old things, of past ages
, which interest me so much And wi
now only add that we did not climb u
Vesuvius as many do, for it was in a stat