Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-01

who can walk there and back had bet
ter do so, if they care for the sweet
wild flowers that grow in profusior
along the banks and in the wood, and
also to make little side dashes for beau.
tiful peeps where even mules sure
feet would scarcely carry him. There
is plenty of time for resting in the gar
dens Of the monastery when you gel
there. An old monk-one of the four
survivors of the once flourishing estab-
lishment, who are suffered TO finish
their lives as they have begun, but
without successors-who will come 10
you in his white woolen robe as you sit
ON the marble bench that looks across
the bay TO Ischia and Procida, and
point out the objects of historic interest
in the bay.
Such view as this can scarcely be
seen in the whole world, and there are
different versions of il from different
points, but all beautiful. One other
version Is from the windows of the
Carthusian monastery of st. Martino,
just below the castle of st. Elmo,
whence the town is seen spread out
like gigantic map below you-the
hat roofs where the women lounge or
work, gossip or stare, and the glittering
gold ard blue tiled cupolas of the
churches giving 1t curious Oriental
look. The museum of the convent Is
well worth seeing, and there are grand
old pictures and wood carvings and
mosaics in the churches, chapeIs, etc.
Some roses of Egyptian granite are es-
pecially commendable In the way Of
carved marble, and the mosaic pave
ment and high altar are payment suffi-
cient for the drive, if it has been a
trouble.
OF the churches, however-those 300
churches - the most notable are the
Santa Chiara and Santa
Maria del Carmine. In Santa Clara,
which is wonderfully rich and elabor-
ate, but the reverse of beautiful, are
some fine gothic monuments; that OF
Robert the Wise ID. l343), and executed
by Masculo H., is masterpiece. But
it is set behind the high altar, so that
you can only see it by climbing up
rickety little stair with a slender hand
rail not suited to the grasp of a stout,
or nervous woman. When
you get on the platform behind the
altar and can examine the details of the
work, il is fine thing to see; and like
all the rest. pays for the trouble of see
ing it. Else the coarse traces of gild-
ing, and the sprawling boys holding up
holy water, shells and var
GUS things after the manner of those in
Sc. Peters at Rome, are not in the most
refined state.
The Cathedral or Duomo of PArciv-
,scovado, as it is called, with its lofty
overs and pointed arches, is rich in
inc pictures and historic monuments.
At Santa Maria del Carmine we have
he fine statue of poor young Conradin,
he last of the Hohenstaulen, made by
Schopf, of Munich, after a design by
and placed there in ls47 by
Macmillan H., of Bavaria, when
Crown Prince. The tomb was origi-
iatly behind the high altar, but now
what little dust remains of the unfor-
unate youth lies beneath the statue.
i is said by some, and denied by others.
hat Masaneillo is buried in this church,
It all events, in the Largo del Mercato
lose by, the largest Of the three foun-
aims Is called Fontana di Masaniello,
o commemorate the rebellion in l647,
nd ii was on this spot that Conradin
vas executed. These are but few OF
he attractions of Naples. - London
queen.