, 1873-04-27
ITALY.
80. -
Disagreeab1e Characteris.,
tics Of European
Co1riers.:
The Climate of Rome and
. Naples.
Beautiful Sorrento.

p6duLlIut 0orrenrO.
From Our 0tcn Correspondent.
FLORENCE, Italy, April {, 1878.
In previous letter alluded to some Of Il
good qualities OF
| THE EUROPEAN COURIER:
but 1t fs BY no means my desire to convey
your readers the idea that regard the race wit
unmi1ed admiration so, in this letter, inten
Saying feH words On the other aide-the dfsa
greeable side-of the courier's character, and
am not sure but may be tempted to speak a
even greater length on this subject than th
other.
We called ow courier tho " "Ehepherd :" and b.
| Was shepherd, aud that YVES very good It'll
Tor him, and one Of which have no doubt: b
would be very proud; but one cannot speak q
shepherds without also calling up the idea 70
sheep, and am in some doubt whether it is yer,
complimentary to party OF intelligent Ameri
can travellers to call them sheep. For my Owl
part, / do not like to be- in the position OF tha
very useful and harmless, but somewhat neal
animal. The shepherd may secure q most I'D
mirable fold for me at night; but do not care
how good it ia, and believe, on the whole,
would rather NOT be folded He may pro-
vide most admirable pasture but think I
would rather provide it myself, It carries one
back to the days Of his childhood, before he WIS
old enough to look out for himself, to have q
man always greatly concerned to SOC that he has
his proper three meals day, and almost watch
ing every mouthful ho takes. Few people like
that sort Of thing. Then, too, no one has very
strong objection to being led around, and told
to go here and there, and do this and that, as it
he were q knOW-nnt1,inp and a nnfnt7v uho cnufd
lot possibly do anything without the aid OF somo
one 70 look after hlm.
NOW, QUE coun1ER's IDEA
OF attending TO party "as about this: In tho
morning ho appears, and gets your breakfast
properly BOT upon the table, he then tells you
It IS really, and commands you to eat it, and be-
comes r1ghteously indignant Il you are five min
utes 1ate- de auo"s you 80 much tune to cat
your breakfast, and then he informs you thgt
7our carriage ia ready, When he has GOT YOU
into vonr co,7iaoa he ,no7r+a :h.eda +he .co,.1,-
,n.s, ~z ~. e.. -. >@e ~ 81
uhn' auu ten7 uln - where 70 Co. suppose no
taxes you TO gallery, you get out, and he loads
you in, and then goes around calling your
attention to whatavor ,,ictnrea ha aaairaa
von n Ink ot md t,;ga. ~ ro,, lie r;a,na ahant
~ w. - ~ 80 6.'o0 5oo ns Ho"o ""ouS
tueu. VI leaving the gallery, he taxes you
somewhere else. or brings you back to lunch at
your hotel then ont acain in the afternoon.
4s'" - .o sAA'sA+4o0.'
ana lastly BACK TO dinner, after which he may nj
low you 9 little time alono but he does not al
vcys do 60. Ho rerv often has sonoa+bino or
other to do about your arrangements which takes
up part OF me evening too though: by that time,
you are generally willing to spare his society for
a short time at least. .,:.
Our courier VAS 4 dec;dad 49,
~~@~1 ~, -, 1900 ss..D~
~. :: ok aolos-"oohs,
ne considered II rather IN the Light OF per-
sonal insult II VIC presumed to collect informa-
lion by ourselves. He seemed to think it aid not
show nroner resnect TOR h;s wisdom and AZ.
aas;a ef r. 49, a;5 ~. - =. ~ "n :tu a.4o
pstaeh.e J az an ao, iAe u a. a1l va 'ensu1-
I'D to object to any plan for the day VIII ch he
might have made for us. He said it Was trent
n1 him like little bow. If he muae plans
,na +ha,, "a 1;d rot aao,,t +tor. ~ ~
49,. 10. ~ W .1o ~. uos atops l1om No"'
re- re-! nau armays IL .aoagns, oe1ote We aelr aeraca'
a. ~ LINT ~ns s ara ses u
,or trno hioh.sn;rted conr;ar " co,,a;dars h;s
,o!f the master. AID director md Grand afopn1 |
- ~ 80 as'1 erhn1a ~ ~ ~ rtal.a 4s
on and nowbara e1sa Yon a9a 81 tn n1 a. That He s