Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-01


then danced on the sea. William and
climbed the mountain, having compass
sion for our fat waddling horses. Willie
after devouring foot of italian roll 10
sists that it is dangerous to exercise Wig
oTously 90 an empty stomach. Nearly
all OF yesterday and quite all of today
our ride over tbs Corniche road was
through O. succession Of sea shore villages
q mile or two apart, but only accessible
By climbing mountains and descending
to the valleys. at times we arc amidst
the grandeur of rugged scenery and
again in the wake almost bursting with
verdure and washed by the blue sea.
Many spots called to mymind the White
and Green Mountains, but unlike those
OF our land, these are thickly dotted
With Chateaus, peasants hamlets ard
baronial castles Of ''ye olden time" &
journey over the COrniChe road is too
much, as hurried visit TO gallery Of
choice paintings. Each separate picture
in justice pleads for the time we have
allotted to them all. st 8 o. ~, we
entered the fishing village, AlaSsio, and
sec the beach thickly strcwn with boats
and nets OF the fishermen. Back of this
village are great mountains, and up
among them difficult of access probably
thousand feet above us ore white
housed villages, and the indispensable
church towers surnOuntcd by 9 ROmish
cross. Through the narrow damp
streets of Alaesio crowds of people stand
and stare amidst filth and rags Shoe
makers on their low stools are at work
in the streets. Those NadOnnas of whom
poets sl0g and artists paint, are scarce,
as are the beams of intelligence from
the faces of these Clumscy disshevel
haired girls we see. The only reminder
of home, IL or about Alassi0 are the
walls pasted with show bills,-one of
which proclaims the advent Of an Ameri-
can circus. a real circus and no rum"
affair, as an Englishman would say, but
just such a circus as used to tax my
meagrc purse and stimulate the impa-
tient desires of childhood. The little
Italian boys stand reading and dream
ing over these posters as I used to do
Truly human nature is in may respects
the same all of the world over We saw
a nOyel sight to-day. Far in the dis
lance among the mountains we could
see the leaden clouds pouring rain, while
we OF the sea border are wrapped in
shawls, and twenty to thirty miles out
at sea the sun shines brightly. Shortly
after noon we were passing mountains
whose bare sides were marble, streaked
with mineral stains. And where for
ought we know dwell the elves and
witches Of the mountains. The carriage
ride is concluded at three o'clock and
the curtain has fallen over the paaorma
of the COrniche roar. While in many
parts twas truly grand and in other en-
chanting from its lOyelne5s, all in all I
must confess to a wee bit of disappoint-
ment in travelling it, Give us a sea such
as the Mediterranean bordering the
White or Green Mountains, and let Con-
gress appropriate large sum for a per
fao+ ,orr;o,ro ~ood 4to-, --o,, ---,,,7.l -,
wv "a" "a. iie'ase '0'''' 'neL , 0u "ooI-' nave
something SURPRISING II Tor tourists, pro-
vlded the weather should prove favor
able, as it so seldom does among our
White Mountains AT Savon;a we leave
orr oor,io~o ord tol-o -oo+. =, +1,a roiI
0'.l ~'''l.'' anu az as Ii" 'n0 an
way coach- opeeolhg along over the
plain, dashing through tunnels and Cours-
ing the sea shore until six o'clock this
evening when our onnroach IN Genoa
,,,.-t'-1,,,1>4 lNl4., ..:.I.S
WAS H'I"L"cI |" Us oS "o'ei WIN al
artistic Madonna over its doors. aud De
low it these words "Cristoforo Colon
bo." Ave. CHRISTOPHER Columbus. We
land at a MAGNIFICENT 1cnot and soon
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al ~ '4o f0'o' - '"N'o P-''e'-