The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23
power that he could WELD, the property was
sold so per cent higher than 1t was sp-
praised. Naples is rich in

praised. Naples Is rich In
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Although without any large cathedral,
many of the churches are costly and beauti-
full. Like the churches in Rome, however,
their ornameutstion and wealth sre in the
interior of the building. 1t is difficult to es-
innate the wealth that is boarded in some OF
these buildings, utterly useless, as it would
seem, and without any beneficial object.
We visited the catacombs. Though not as
old as those In Rome, they are very interest
ing and have many frescoes throwing great
light upon the early history of Christianity.
But the place of the greatest interest TO me
was the museum. This is very large and
attractive building and well adapted for the
exhibition of its wonderful collection of in
teresting objects. The lower rooms are
largely occupied by its fine collection OF
statuary. / went over this and returned TO
1t again and again with the mcss absorbing
interest. The remarkably fine works from
Herculaneum and Pompeii, aud the splendid
group brought from the baths OF Caracalls,
in Rome; the Farnese Bull, the Flora and
the others too numerous to mention, with
the great collection OF genuine old Roman
crests are ali intensely interesting. only
glanced at the fine collection OF paint
| ings. some OF which are of great
merit. Ny attention was taken up
| BY the old cities. had formed an idea that
/ should see great mass OF old, hsli-o burned
up things, that could hardly be recognized.
No such thing. You see an immense
wealth of articles, many of them as perfect as
they were the day they were made. The
perisbable articles, such as books lot which
there is large number), and cloth, wood,
etc., are either partially or wholly destroyed.
But there is enough that is perfect to amply
repay you for the tims spent In their study
and careful examination. 1t is curious to
| observe how the aristocracy OF all these
Italian and European cities are wedced 10
precedent and custom, in all driving out at
one hour of the day, and, usually, in the
same fashionable place. In Rome IL Is the
Pirc;an; in Florence it is the Cascino; in
Naples it Is the Cnisra. Here, at about
o'clock In the afternoon, the fashion aud
wealth of Naples are to be seen in all their
glory. AS our hotel was situated here, chad
abundant opportunity for seeing the throng
of carriages, that sometimes almost blocked
up the road. This is like the Others, a beau
tiful drive, but its principal attraction is
that il is fashionable. We spent one day
| in visiting
THE GREAT BURNING MOUNTAIN.
Taking a carriage and good three horse
team, we started about o'clock in the
morning, our excellent hostess, Miss
Phillips, having provided us with an ample
luncheon, land, by the way, wish 10 say
to all my friends visiting Naples, that they
will not find a more pleasant locality. a
better and more comfortable house, or a
more lady like, kind hearted little woman
| than Miss Phillips, who tried during our
entire stay to make our visit pleasant and
comfortable The entire distance from
| Naples to Vesuvius is one continuous
street of houses. 1t seems wonderful that
Naples, when there Is so much room in the
world. will crowd around the
| of Tnnhpf
We found beggiag in perfection, here, in
deed, almost reduced to ascience. A MANNED
| limb seemed to be considered God send,
and was made the most OF. This is the
great seat of maccaroni manufacture. We
saw it spun and twisted into every concsig-
able shape, and then hung out to dry in the
sun. Our ladies seemed to think that they
| would get more than their peck of dirt II
| they eat much OF this delectable Italian
dish. We soon LETT the valley and began to
ascend the mountain by q coed road, but
| the ascent was so steep we found the need
of our three good horses. Very soon, leaving
all signs of vegetation, we reached a wide
spread scene of de ISOLATION and ruin; all
around us was blackened lava, in some
places like cinders from an immense furnace
Then we could see where the terrible river
OF fire had held on its irresistible way, over
whelmiDg everything in its course. The
immense burrows upon the surface showed
where the waves had sluggishly hardened as
| they flowed, to be again covered by some
| future eruption. Alter an hours hard pull
| ing we reached the observatory, which we
concluded should be the end OF our Journey.
We could have engaged four men to each
person, at cost of forty dollars apiece, to
carry us up to look over the edge of the
crater, just as you look into the sop of q
big chimney when the smoke is coming
out, you see the smoke little sooner, that
is all. And yet many people think it pays
TO say that they have been up there,
can only say that we didn't The view
from this point is very fine,
indeed not often equsled. The bay,
crescent shaped and beautiful, wit b vessels OF
all kinds, from the small coasting sloops to
the large foreign steamers, passing and re-
passing ca ther upon its smooth surface.
The city, -. It's snowy buildings, sitting
like queen yerlooking it, and the islands
of Cspus and Ischis, standing like two senti-
nels out In the sea, all formed picture such
as perhaps we shall never see again. The
contrast between the place where we stood,
bleak, rugged and desolste, and the smiling
towns and villages, with their teeming popu-
lstioD; the fields still rich and green, the
lemon and orange trees bending with
fruit, and the city and bay already referred
to gives a panorama that has to
be seen before its singular
beauty and striking contrasts can be
fully appreciated. After descending the
mountain we visited the old, buried city
down into deep mine to visit city, so FAR
down, and under another busy, noisy town,
that for a thousand years was utterly un-
/ conscious of q precious collection of sdmirs-
/ BILE works OF art that would cast into shade
laDything they could proda lay right under
meath them. We went down with our
torches, and saw the great theater aud other
baildlngs, which L can not describe.
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