New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-30

and archaeology with Bulls Menbre dc l'Ins:itIt
and former Minister of the Interior. he teacher
fascinated his pupil particularly IN ms treatment oil
the history Of Augustus. every incident of whose
reign Schiemaun dwells upon with dehght How
many men of fortune ar wiling To 20 10 scheol 40
the ripe age of 40 lie Spiing OF lopf louhu
Schliemann IN America; He saw by turn New
YORK. Chicago, -: Louis which .. he , cans
Z" the pearl of cities" Jackson, New-Orledh',
Havana and passed his CHRISTMAS in what he con-
sidors the most wonderful city IN the world. H.
You esteem N-w-I0rS 50 lughy, Way 9uD I've 'uere.
once asked an American. " An! fephcl tie dlch'e-
oloqlst with a sigh. " there's nothing to digW
Leaving tie Iuied States, Schlichhnh passed rom
Paris 10 Rome, where, III April, he devoted sinsrh
to antiquities, particularly 10 the hoiSc OF Ncl",
ihougn ali that he saw was of secondary interest.
Honei's disciple wanted something olucf' AlieT
months stay IN Naples, tie restless traveller saiieu
from BrIud ii To Grlu te ancient Schcrie. name
derived undoubtedly from the lhuhlcl5" wVl9
SchtyQ meaning commerce. No sooner iia oouie-
mann dcbl ke,i, on July 6, than he Sought OUT tne
places endeafed to him by me s'hy pI t no
"Odysseyp nrst going To where Nausea washca tne
linen with ter servants anu received u. . NtiP
ped Is his shirt, Schllemann Wadcd Tor nan an h"uI
through a small river, the water sometimes COMING
up to his breast, ana was rewarded lOr ha pans ny
a S,.t of I e two gfeat stones that tradition points
out as the avatOry of tine ancient Cocyrl: Tue sltu
alton answers to llomers description. SpehuiiE
dav at CephaOnia where he visited the Acropoils Oh
Sainos, Schlcnann hired sab0at anu slcd 10
Ithaca. Great was ms elnoliCh III Pu.uhns 'i'
foot upon the ancient kingdom OF lysSes WHOSE a-
ventures had excited III aim the hVelesI interest.
He was fortunate in securing a. gdue anu csclouo
To Nathy the famous muller PahdgS ASprolcIacd,
whose donkey did good service III carrying MS lug-
cage Learning that he had come 10 Ithaca LOT
archaeological research, the guide appaudc4 MS
motive and as they walked iec0ulte1 We ne auNJn-
lures Of Ulysses from beginning to emu nus Voiu-
bnity convinced Schlcmanu tnlt nc hll hau otIel
auuicnccs On cOnpiimcntng the guide on his
memory and cevorness III turning ancient lhto
mo irrh Greek, ne astonlshed Schhendnl NY ueci'I
ING that not Only did he not understand ancient
Cheek but thai he could neither read hof "Iltc tl1
modern languagei WHAT he knew nad Deen haHded
down by tradition from member OF his Iahly 10
l af.,f No Ts IN AZ
Ulysses well as he though all had conIusou luc''
A VISIT TO ANCIENT ITHACA
Ithaca is one of the seven places said to have been
Home,'s birthplace and has really the best claim to
this honor. Every hill, every rock, every fountain,
ana every olive grove breathcs of the bind poet ana
his hero Schliemann soon made pilgrimage TO the
little gulf called Dcxia where the Pnenlclan mari
ners left the sleeping Ulysses with his treasures
Had Homer written yesterday he could not
have described tie locality with greater ac-
curacy. Nearly fifty yards from the sea, Schliemann
saw the grotto OF the nymphs where Ulysses paced
the treasures brought from >cherie There were the
two doors spoken of by Homer That on the north-
cast is the entrance for mortals, according to the
poet Ii is the natural opening to the grotto Inc
door toward the south Is hIty feet high, ana mas
been artiiically cut for the escape OF smoke, Us
the sacrifices were evidently made at TINS point
where there is an altar. IL was lomeTs door OF the
inmortas. No man could enter chimney. The
staactIte formations il the grotto closely resemble
the dlstafia coljured up by llomers imagination.
Later, Schliemann assembled Mount Ntos, which,
owing TO the stcepness of its Sides forced him to
climb with hands well as feet though the natives
scale the rocks like goats. They cultivate it to the
summit, their only instrument being pointed hoe.
What he suffered from heat and thirst was forgot
ten IN finding himself in the midst of the ruins OF
llysses's palace. With the odyssey" III his hands,
ana a magnificent panorama before his eyes, he
wondered whether he were the same person that years
before had sold hcrrings ami walked pennies 10
Hamburg. Here he eXcavated small cemetery
which. Judging from the pottery, must have been
about POO Is. {. Outside of the cemetery hc dis
covered Il sacriiral knife, an IDOL III terra Gotta,
and other antiquities. He would have gwen hVe
yeais of his lie Tor an inscription, but, alas! there
Momcntous as is the arrival of IA stranger in the
captal OF Ithaca. II Is Of still greater import in tie
country, aud the dry Sch.emann visited the
icd OF LaereS he was surrounded by villagers.
FerpleXed with questions, ne replied by tran>laung
INTO tncir dialect PORTIONS OF The 2ith chapter OF
tie Odyssey" Tna description OF the ulscr.cs
endured by the old KING Laciies on that very spot
made great impression upoh MS SIMPLE audience.
Tears ultd their eyes, and on his concluding, men,
women, and cniidren embraced him, saying "loa
lave .iVcn us a great pleasure. We thank you very
.Iuc.0 They carried niin III triumph 10 their yil-
lauc. and overwhelmed hun with hospitality, Tor
w.ncn thcy refused tho least cOmpe IsatiOn. GH-
liuIcdS Nclicfdlc Jutli ancestry. III every lilllF
one daughter bears the name of Penelope ana two
SONS wiI certainly respond TO lclcmachus and
Ulysses. Boggars are unknown. but not one III if.y
can read. lnc greatest calamity OF the island, Is OF
Greece. Is the existence OF I'D annual tete-days
Pursuing ms journey along Tie side o. the ancient
mountain Neut0>. ccnlienahn entered the Fertile
Valley OF Polls, which means Town. " couldn't
help laughing says thc Traveller, " TO think mat
nearly al arcneoJgiss place the llomeric capita IN
the Valley OF Polls, wnen, according 10 verse 201
and BOG OF Chapter AAlN. of The Odyssey
Ulysses and TceMacnu, d@ccHfct the city 80 - 10
the garden Di Lcrt.s. The ruins in this valley are
very ancient. OF the AcropOls Itself there Is nOth
ing but some lIcOsed walls | saw, too, rOOllcss
| cdlhce sad to have been ilOmers school. VINO
| knONsi In tine poets time the ncIgh5Oring noun
tIu was covered witu foliage. Now there are Uut
few olive trees. Going TO Inc southern extremity OF
| the island, ] am sure that came upon the twelve
pig,tics which EIneus built for tne hogs OF his
master. The situation answers perfectly TO the de-
scrpiDn ia the 'OIyssey' and found the ruins of
eight OF ten rc,csses OF remote antiquity. Near the
pgsles is lOmoTs steep rock of C1rdX, below which
! is inc fountain Of Arcthusa. Now the body OF water
| is small bat tOrHeriy ~ was coplous enough To cut
| 10 deep glen through the rock. the oak that once
| abOuHdcd is 10 more. Acorns are - much things
! Of The past as tho royal pigs that once Ied upon
AMEETING WITH DOGS
Schliemann never approached one of the isolated
habitations on the island without being assacd by
dogs. Stones and threats generally drove them
away, but one day, when entering an nclosurc near
the fountain of Arethusa he found the dogs regard
less OF missiles. No one needed ms cries Tor help
and he began to fear for his life when suddenly re-
membering what Ulysses had done under similar
circumstances, he sat down and remained mm0ya-
bic. The four dogs that Lad seemed ready to de-
YOUR him formed a circle. but made no attempt TO
touch him, though their barking continued His
humiliation soOthed their ferocity. Both Pliny and
Aristotle assert that dogs never bite men who are
seated, and to tins precauton Schliemann believes
that he owes his life. When his guide and the
peasant owner of the dogs came to the rescue
Schemann reproached the latter for keeping such