Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-31
Letter from Rev. l.. Warren.

iLohhNCf Halyi Mafch =, 1879.
hessrs Editors II sent you very hurried let
ter from London, and have only to add Of my ex
periences there that the place where attended
court was in the old Parliament building"
Temple lar" is a name now given only to the
arch Of the ancient city wall, lettering and ap-
paren,ly ready to fall at any minute
! Since writing YOU my daughter and /, by the
| friendly aid Of steam and wind, have travelled a
long way, and seen many interesting objects
We hurried south, hoping it would be warmer
bat found II cold aud disagreeable all the way on
the Mediterranean coast The winds appeared t.
blow almost as they did when Paul came TO Rome
/ Having seen enough OF the dead things Of Alex
andria, OF Arabs and pyramids We spent three
very peasast days in Rome, riding To ST. Peter,
and the Vatican, To the old ruins on the south
climbing the walls Of the Coliseum, viewing the
wonders OF Cesar's palace and the capital, and
riding long distance upon the Appian Way. Il
see the long arches and old towers upon which the
| ancient aqueduct rested. We examined the Pan.
theon, the statues and pictures, and pleasantesi
OF ALL looked over Victor Emmanuel palace where
the tables were decorated for great feast
We left the seyen-hilled city, following the
Mediterranean coast to Pisa, where Is the cele-
brated lcaning tower. The most remarkable thing
about this tower is that il don't fall dolrn.
And here we are in gay Florence, once the CAPT
tai OF Tuscany under the great Leopold, and Of
Sardinia before Omitted Italy" took the court Of
Victor Emmanuel 10 Rome. Three Of the most
distinguished Italians have lived OF been buried
here Galileo, Dante, and Michael Angelo They
show us here the ancient houses OF these noted
men and yesterday, we attended church in the
morning where ANGELO was bur;ed and ,,bora ri.
'S.o was '"i'''' anu "heie M
s"'ue no" Is In TINS city we have found the
best paintings, and here spend several weeks to
copy mixtures In brin, hack IN Vern,on, Tn.
naisoa i.,, T.. - w. -, -A'
''a "s'e W ''e'oi hiin'ahuei "heh ne re
moved 70 Rome Is now one OF the best galleries
Of sculpture, tapestry and painting In the world
7. 4. L. -. a. i,
''s - i'on. u ue s'ua'o "here we s'op ana we
never ure Oh viewing the treasures thereln While
my daughter IL at her work, wander about over
the city. Almost ope-half of the mon annear IN be
ai,bor ,,;o.,. =. .,,i,,,a-. A., -,
'""', priests VI so'uieisi III UNIFORM ms was
Popuious city lhore than five hundred years ago,
when in 1913 " the plague carried of" hstor,
says " two-thirds Of It's Inhabitants" The people
now number but two hundred and fifty thousand
The American Consul here Mr.. Graham, Is very
popular, and most agreeable gentleman. Wan
aerlns apoua, February -, without thinking that
~ was the anniversary OF Washington's birthday,
! stumbled upon his office OF legation, where
met several Amencans l knew where 10 find
tns'n lhis gay by me siar-spangled banner float
ing above and beautifully waving over one Of the
principal streets and by hearing the many Italians
mho seoou ABOUT looking at the nag, exclaim
with grss, Js,iah, +, a'ei,cano, apparently
M a. hain ~ 1870, va Moiooe occasion 70
Ss,Jlr ,sar5 80 rn',,,n weehs without hearing
teriay nanr ~ a. ,s,, 70 nee., ~ we aln yes-
onshiy 81 y, % " w., 'l, men We thor-
eds,a ~ liz "a oai siisn, s.ock on knowi
ever dona ne ,aod sass au =, r'.nvn nas, now
d;eiI. Nv, Ss sooe 50 ii' anu we una no
s,andn ~ I.si, ~ eon'e"hs WIN ana under
A ,,osd ~, ,,s s,'I mann .,,, .,,,,,.
American nsnlaies "a hno" thai
bieh esteem hara "aa P'i"a,pes ar1 heiu IN very
Learn ,het Mnis,s, a al, s,sary peasea 10
are Ami. ean"ros ,at ,h Nohsui 1raham
tan, .ha Fra,,n t d a., ,ne ne y no. iar as
in n much better so,erne MI ,pa ~ ~ ,sloeihg
nroa.ni I'm pe"'r government 'hah that oil the