, 1874-05-30

tantry, and Hdro Obliged I'd Nv dot9 their arms.
or tho Il, 900 mon who composed the Roman
Ta%, Te y sss s sa sssPse fssf u 'sp5S S1 s
heaviest !royerne tho Republic had er6f ybt suf-
ferea. Nevertheless, Hnunibal did not venture
to lay elego to Rome, but marched past It into
she Valley Of the Volturn0. in tho vicinity of
train fol3 along sGIahel Of tho isiv5r Amt" o"fof
tileRroater part Of tlo way to Florenoe; through
broad, 'fortilo, and
,u1on1r-ou1r1vATEp pLA1Nt ,...-.,
where 1t. arrived at dark. Tho winter wheat,
aasy s fas pr l I'D 4 ill., ts sDs aprng Ing
sowing and'plantlng Of otlisr ordbs were fnished
apparently. Tho motive power on the farma ii
chiefly white oxcn, with short. horns,, exactly .
cnunterpart Of the ancient sacrcd cattle. On tho
Roman DampagliA tho .o1on are Of o light. gray
color, With 'prodigiouh long horne, c1tcnding
the lenEtll'of d mains outstretohed; arms, So
remarkable are their horns for. 1ongth.
sie9aTpnsass sna beauty that thousanss
to taho homo with them, for exhibition:
Tho cast!oin both Of thoeo valloya.-the Tiber
and :Arno, appear to be Of axcollont' brood,
grow rapidly, attain large Bize, nndpro1uco ten.
dor, juicy, pafatablo meat.
Tho185 lnilea betwoen Romo and Florence
consumed neatly
TEN, HOURS T1SE,-
tho train running atsleHH than 20 miles per,
hour; but; In tho distance Of 30 miles from
whert the rond quilts the'Neya to tho summit
to tho atatomont Of tlio G,ide-book, land then
deaconds' an oqual height In a5 nniles on the
other side Of tho mountain. Until a'fow yoars
ago; travel on'thls route WAS performed >, on,
not travelisg 1t night, and remaining over ono
atage, st PoruRa, and another at Assist or:
Torri, tho, traveller consumed about q
weok betweon Florence and Romo: But
n+,f
for the loss Of timo, and tho contosts with tho
Parasites ut night: Therowa no other route
through Italy which surpaHsed thiB ono, In
beauty Or grandeur, great deal Of 1Shiohis lost
to vicw from the CARS; beenso, instead .of going
undor them, and rushcB pnat remarkable ruins,
towers, aquolucts, oathedrals,: bridgo9i wator-
falls, anoiont walled towna parched on the tops
Of high hflls; wIloreas tho old" diligence"
dragged slowly md de1ibsnratoly past. through.
deliberate observation is ruthloHsly sacrificed
to accommodate tho ''Bpirit Of tho'Age," which
which economies timo In transit, and aquanders
itnway ut the tornini.'
The beauty for Which
is SO justly celebrated ia' mot more
in tho eity itqolt, r. Is docidedly' tic
bost-built and handsotaest city to theeye which
ssss osns E9 nos fS i ia sets hs Rssas
Wis aohioyod, in ig60: When 1t waas dull old
town Of 900 inhabitants. with most .,of tho
over BY % branch of the M Doarboas yes il waa
then: celebrated as thn chof scat Of art in pic
tires, aud only second to Rome1n sculpture, In
Italy But IT received q -prodigioua impulac
from the Reconstruction Of Italy, aud especially
from the location OF
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
feTA In 1874. whnrA il remnfned until
1871. Tho population Bwellod to 10000
souls. Scores . Of new, broad, atrnight
etreets and avenues woro hid out, aud
which looked like oorkacrewB, were straightened
widoned, and rebuilt into fine etreota. Tho old
city:wnn, constructod in. tho twelfth century.
was torn down, and . magnificent boulevard, LAO
troes aud studded with statuary, occupies its
place, The now atroots, and many Of tho old
onos, arc beautifully paved With largo flag
stones, obtained in the mountain.q quarriea near
by. The same material Is used for building pur-
poses. It is lght-gray stono, not 80 hard as
granite, but ta rs firm and solid aa limestone.
Tho whole city has clean, bright, chonrful mod
orn air and aspect, with just enough OF tho
leighton tho efroct, and render 1t picturesque
aud pleasing. i.
Florence lies In
THE VALLEY OF TIE ARNo.
where 1t seema to oulerge from tho sloping, un-
dulating Apennino Mountains, aud spreads out
odd 1nilos to the westward. Tho river passos
through Pisa, famous for it's Leaning Tower,
aud emptioa into tho Mediterranean. near Leg
horn, which: is the aeaport OF this Tuscan
per slope of an. elevated plain, with mountains
on two sidos for background. Tho country in
the immediate vicinity is exceedingly charming.
From tho heights adjacent. which overlook tho
city and valley, the sight is enchanting. The
rounded hills the swelling ridges and tho sloping
plains, covered with trees olad in verdure, with
The beautiful City of Florence in the foreground,
its lofty domes, spires, aud towers, roilocting
fouh II tse ey 1aov z1a s o e eeg ng
like q silver thread all combine to form q
most beautiful panoramic vision. Tho whole
region gtsers with white villages and .villas on
the slopeB, and every spot Of ground is oon-
fra roos Thepa arc drsos t. ts tae
environs, whero new viowB chi be obtained OF
the city and Wiley at ovory turn and4wind Of tho
way over those hllls: Bolow the town. nnd ad-
Joining 1t, is
TIE CAsc1NE pAnK,
filled with forcst-shado. A foot-puth
loadH along tho river-brink; near
1t is laid off broad carriago-way, and inside Of
thnt q road for equeatrianB. Theao three wnya--
foot, carriage, and horso-oxtend around tho
park, down the Arno on the.aouth aldo. and up
little 1nountain-stroam on tho north side, with
croas-roads" or connecting driyos, rides, and
and lovers walks through. the woods. To this
park resort, every afternoon, thousands Of citi
Eens aud strangers, ,-aome On foot. others on
lorse-back, and tile remainder In vehicles OF
every description, from tho plain go-cart to the
stylish four-in-ha with gorgeo,Bly livoried
lunkeya mounted behind. All the styles in
m a prtr