The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-14
Extracts From tho Letters of u
wheeling Man Abroad.

Furnished for the lntelllggre,r.
HOTEL DE GENLvE, MALES, ITALY,
June 10, 1877.
l sail for Marseilles on Saturday. Ar.
rived here from Rome on the 1lth. Ma.
pies is great place for sights. OF course
! am getting used to European sights, but
Just plant u fellow in here fresh from
America by sea all the way and you can
bet he would feel funny. You see moth
ing TO remind you Of America. You can't
even get chew Of tobacco, but they have
some cigars that discount a stogy for
strength. saw two American flags hang.
ing out OF 4 cafe here in n hard part OF
the town, and on diminishing around
found it was only "gag," for there wasn't
a soul there that could articulate word
Of English. Naples swarms with thieves.
The worst class OF Lazzaroni are disap-
pearing, but there are many good speci-
mems left ] can see old Vesuvius smok-
ing from my hotel window, and will visit
it Tomorrow. want 10 leave the town
as soon as ! can see the principal
things. Naples is a great place for fish.
ing, and it smells iishy. 1t is not
near so clean as Rome. Almost every.
thing Is packed on donkeys and you will
see little fellow grooming under a load
that would nearly ill large truck
wagon There are very few travellers in
the city, as winter ia the time for strang-
eTs. There are many curiosities that l
could buy cheap here but cannot carry
them. Every place has its peculiarities
and specialties. London is big, Paris
gay and beautiful. Rome grand IN
churches, BasiliraS, monuments, &c. l
took look into the leading Opera House
here, and | may add that in order to look
at any building you will have to pay
generally two persons franc each. 1t il
n very fine affair, and has six tiers and
will hold about 5000 persOns. The Kings
box was very ine.
PoRLEZzA, ON LAKE LUCIANO, ITALY, !
July II, 1877.
l came here by diligence to-day from
MennaLzic, on Lake Como, "a clear lake
margined by fruits Of gold and whisper.
ing myrtles, CHASING Soitest skies, cloud
less, save with rare and roseate shadows"
No wonder Melnotte selected Como as
the place to which he would bring Pau.
line, for It is all that the poet pictures,
The hotel at which we stopped was rirh.
on the lake, and was the finest have
seen during my travels. 1t is not mere
hotel but more like palace. We had
an elegant boat, and discharged the boat.
man in order to do our own rowing, |
will have much TO tell you OF Como on
my return. Since my letter from Venice
/ have doue Verona and Milan. At We.
roma saw Juliet's tomb and stopped 10
see the house Of the Capulets in which
Juliet was born. It Is now a tavern.
The old coat OF arms still remains above
the door. Verona is very interesting.
AT Milan We saw everything, nearly, and
took in the opera also.
MrAHobbs and myself arc here alone
and their isn't person in the town who
can speak English. We are holding our
own, though, and manage TO get what We
want. We now pass into country Of
grand scenery, and one Of our points will
be Altori, famous as you know as the
theatre Of William Tells exploits.
| hate to leave Italy, but must do so
within few days now. When get TO
ireland want to take Il easy and rest for
q short time, as that will be the conclud-
ing part Of the trip, Travelling in Europe
is more expensive than one would sup
pose, EVERYBODY expects fee here, II they
simply look At you. l see quite NUN.
Der Of Wheelingites have crossed since I
lett. T.M.R.