The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-16
Correspondence baltimore County
LETTER FROM NAPLES.
From Geneva by RAN 20 Napies-Thf
cient City and les Curiosities-Tt'
City OF Pompeii, &C., sc.


~c can only mention Capua, which was the Nil
quarters Of Hannibal, and where the insurrecA 4
OF the giadiators under Sparticus eommsncef
The speech of SpaT,icus Ia the gladiator, al 4
To every school boys heart came back 10 M w
] looked about for somc gladiator witkl
sword. hclnct aud shield. but saw only a ~ III
gcd Italian officer strutting about the depotN IA
little later while the freshness and beauty az ~
morning yet hung upon the vineyards and orA},k
Totcs IT this almost tropical climate NC IN
Maple. The hight Of Italy. It. larges, city IL
paradise Of travellers. Naples has a popalnS M
100000 aud u most iightfully situated al
bay Of the same name whose wonderful.
has been recognized for nearly 5000 yearN A.
On our long ride along the quay 10 our ho ! t.
realize that We are indeei In a strange Fl. "a
FROM any We have hsisFe knaWn. I'M ii
which seem I" BE- al uniy pieces Of ana III
on the sun we're leashrs. grape. oraHk
alof' aud neci@sttes from e At.o q
bayE p.megranaie. olive. -
fralts = .shieh- sea-ea.-T9
tls. bare iooie.i men akd Sctssns An,rraH ds, 4
Ell or entirely nude children are to be ssen eyty VI
where Ia the two miIcsk,long the quay nm III.
tisi could pick cut doEcr "Neapoliian I'D BIZ
Boys" while men clothed only in two garn&,s
stretch out Mt full length upon the stone p4s.
ment- aud slccp.
An kinds Of work are carried on in the stA,
ia front Of the houses. BARRIERS. shoeniakeTs,
ness makers aud clothes dealers often have eyes.
thing out ON the sidewalk. Women cook, yah
aud iron. care for their babies. sew. knit. smos
aud de- all kinds u household work on the strces
Iw" or thrsc times We even saw them goiig
through their chldrcn's head. and hunting gaze
With hne toothed comb. IN places there va
large yards IN which strips Of maearoni ten IL,
long, hanging over poles. were drying ~ the uIm
AIR. exposed 60 whatever Of dirt the brceIes Of
heaven might bring them from the street.
Every thing about shows that Ne are aInng
i a 81 uN L ind l. a -.
mate. The narrow streets. and high houses Nth
balcony 10 front Of each window. the bFayin,of
the "innipFcsent donkey, the ccaseless clatie Of
wheels and snapping 81 whips. the harsh SCREEN
ing 81 the pc'ldiefs. the undauniel impudenc, of
bcsgars. guides aud carriage drivers. all eouhhe
t. si'c the traveller something new AT every iFn.
The national characteristics 81 the inhabiiant ct
Maple. n far a they have any. hs. always ben
and - nov. love Of the enjoyment 81 the pns
On; and an entire disregard Of the wani. 81 be
| future. Moot undoubtedly Of all the ltalans
the Ncopolitans the hsprie., and Oh. .ess~->(
the LATEST aud dr'icst ani the least given "a
mourning the misfortune. of the past. or the ants
# the future. The bare !cggei iaIEafoni With an
empty stomach ani not single .oli" IN bis pocL
Il ~ any prospect Of bic getting Sill eurl up
~ SONS warin corner and 60 sleep eoHteuted-
| y a. though be acre q millionaire.
Probably no iuer Of more vafie,l view l. g. be
had 10 all Italy than from the tarmashii. form
- monastery. On iofiy hill ai the back 4 the
city. II includes all # the maichiess bay q Ma
ries with u numerous islands, much "a the city
''s.s: -. :a2 zen Nj. NesuVtus siih IL. vine
cred base. aud nile # fertile plain dlitei ~iih
numerous village. While in the opposite direction
stretches the open sea. The wonderful beauty q
the situation and 10 surrounding. ha. given fiss
- the Italian saving. We'd Aaysi J.a, s,sri -
See Maple. and die.
"ur hri Wi; !. % the Museum. uhich D. par
tieuariy rich IN mesn.ntoe. from the buried citv
Y UfI nff.tf
good al idea be- obtained Of thr home life q
| tue Ratuan.. a. from = eafcfsl study & the many
Article. which are here preserved. Among thee
are Sari1u. household aud domestic article. many
q which q similar shape g. iha.c ia use aiiA
a.. There Nas plane which a modern carpenter
N"eii handle WITH ease. de- not kHoS hos
many articles there IN al bat sau one nun
terei lb.-ss. There are great many sfatLtcs.
bronze. and vases. n irss Eszf-ei 49,
shich have been exhunci. One room contains
grain q varisus sinIs. bread meat ant .oue rss,s
sAich came from the bcfiesi ritv. Ths-e ~. Al
| -harrr.i AMI saah not b. recognized ereep, 1,
their form There j. also rlas. is.ttie snei Nth
sil. which b. 10 good condition and 10, iriei M
ohr .; the taasi interesting roitas g. the contain.
| me Library % the PaPyu, which "a. Uncovered
| iu sliis near Herrulaneutu. Thee ruil. ur-~
l catnt ietey encfusied Nth ashes. AMI they were
supposel f.r bong time 10 b. ,a!ueic.. orig.
nally there scrc nen e 'hrta bat only I sDo are
nps FFsseftc,l. They charrc.i and are a.
black ~ coal. The inBcr bark 4 the PAWN.
plant VA patel nse,hsf forming lon. roll and
| "a ihis o." writing va done With the s'ylus II
/ So tnr = long time thought impossible o. unrau
them bat at length an inscnias u .ehine ua.made
- uAich they are carefully uBrViied after being
| muistrnci Tao ~ three D! thee uerr ai uo,E
a. the time ~ our visii Several hundred papvri
tt'" been anrollci ami read. bat they are sBa.ilv
g; little 'aIas. There ar. ai.o human agare. en-.
era-tcl IN sshes which are found 10 afou, riase.
| 10 tie barrel ei;y.
| In the Afternoon NE 90 by train a ride sf f,rtv
inmate 1" fomfsii. ~aere ~e al once sngae, a
/ guide fes the Wit 60 tlc buried ci,y Pomt.ii
was dcs'rpy~i iurins tie great eruption 4 ~. by
cloud - lot a.Ass. and by suhseqneni falls q
sirnnie matter. until - present u coz cred With
/ deposit tWrniy feet in thickness. F.s tl,e.
tandrci years after IT, Destruction the ruin. w..
dug int" ani ransaekei Or marble aad esh.,
treasure until It va SUPPOSED that cterythinr
/ - value had been rsiap, -. For tLe ns1t Itee
f'af', tie huriei ciiy uas ne elected and alruos;
| forgotten. little more than n hundred ye.F.
age excavations we're again cotnn.ncs-l bat /, |.
only within the last tSsnty YEAR, since they h,r.
been taken IN hahi hy the government, that th.x
/ have been eondnricl N systemaiic manner anl
/ any thing like satisfac;"Fy results obtained-
E'"fy ihins uhieh can he readily moved. aud
even the more Important frescsss soon a. faunA
are taken o. the Museum 1t Naple. An ar,a ~
about - acres has already besn sxeavaisi. uhieh
- ssIPose O. include the most import ant third a
the city. IL the wsrk l. esniinus.i 1t the sau.
rate a. nos h will take about sssenty year, 1.
complete u aud uii essi II. eeo.o The str.,as
are regularly laid out. the main - feet uiS.
the narrower ones 10 feet only. They yer. orir
nally well paved wIth large Square blacks q lava.
Shich have been worn intS deep russ hy uasar
=A--!-. 4, ,a- e.:aes. Il che ssresss ass sss,
ping stones protesting nearly foot above de
Passiaen' for the eanSenisnse q pedestrians 10
mud! ucaiher. AMI At the zane q aces there A..
often ~ ftsuWfaaWa rustaas
real letters. gsaeraiiy relating % municipal afa
The houses are mostly built Il coneress. aud ca
erci uiih a coating ef marble ~ plaster whkh
uas "fnaHsniei uith painting. in brish, eola..
rci being particularly notiesabis. Most % te
houses hase stairway Shes gag that fk.x "a N -
than one tory high. enc q then hasa
ond story remaining which uas baih n
/ prsl~ciesi over the street. The sbeys
snail ucre open on the ssree, the wtf
the frsat and closed 81 MI ht with usc'lS
fbe private koases. particularly tks4
ueaiihy. we're baiit aroani an open eourN
eniy spiid vail on the out side. Nth . sifIs
tfance irvin the street A. ihsse walls we're ~
~ 70 the line q the street. aud bad almost
utndoss. SAX through . strest eeeupieui sniis-
y With resiaenees mast have besn . dismal aaAr
within. the rosms &C the hoase. Rwneraily opereA
into some court. uhieh IN uncovered saunas
esntaining a founiain OF asusr garden. ali As
sails uere brilliantly painted and the aoaFs 70
qucniiy iniaid 9th rsasaics. With the bronze .
Inansnis AMI statuAry, and the iuiaii farnitwe
thee hoascs musi have besn chc~rfal and wy
rieasant- u uas uiih mingled aus aud pIeasuIe
that ue wandered AMID thess rsraains q thee -
day life u the Romans. and nothing ue have essf
secn except the Fsins Al Reese IA. ever impre.ss.
~ ." wildly uith ths reality of those ancisut
times A. ne study them earvfuiiy in connection
With the snsseams 10Th here ant a Naples snA
ee the isaPlemsnts q their every day life and la
eer. ne lose saaeshins q the pessical idea u the
grim Roman uho uas niunvs staudfnr satA .nA
laerciisss in fall armar uith drawn swosd. al
learn 10 Iook upon them men ef like passions
and occupations earrelver. and the rssaanes q
those Old heroic tines duinles away into The r-al
esead snd hutisr sreuPasisus q oar msAssn Aao
drum life.
Lase ons rainy morning party lsft The Aslsi
IN carriages fsrths ascent q Nj vssusius Ay sny
81 kesina- ride Il considerably mere than an
hsar, ali the gay aipns built up sirres, hfnrs
o. % kssina- ukeFv we sngage gu:de Mnd m'Assss
he carriage say uinds up the side q the mpun-
tain. thruugh vineyards and kighIy eultir..sra
81 l.