The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12
LETTER FROM EUROPE,

We had the pleasure OfreRdlng q long letter TO
ceiy0d few days since from Young lady Oofn
In Canton, now travelling in Europe. We were
to copy the Eubjoined extracts ior pup
llcation:
ain Genoa we did not have very good Wea'her,
but we saw some palaces-grand dismal uoiu
places, and two funerals that must DESCRIBE
they were so queer
"The FIRST was Of young man VINO hau ueen
murdered and as murders are not very common
In this part OF Italy, crowds OF people nooReu W
It, and made very large funeral procession 40
usual, the AColytes with censers cTuchxes' eIci
went frst, then the priests then the cothn csrrleu
by friends, instead OF mourners as upon oIher oc'
casions then came the mouTners and they were
the queer part OF the performance lhey arc
very door people who are hired, often receiving
as payment only the candle which they carry
and which, when the funeral is over, lhey may
sell for a few pennies. They wear sort Oh Dag
with sleeves, with point on top, TWO ioullu
holes for the eyes, and Tied around the waist WIN
a rosary. They engage as many OF lnese ihouru'
ers as they are able to provide candles lor' 4he
candles are long made Of wax, ana cost from NJ
teen to twenty cents apiece, This young man
who died by the band Of violence, had a great
many of these ghostly mourners half dresSeu IN
white ana half in black. That nothing might Dc
wasted, the rugged little street boys ran along De'
side them to catch or pick up the wax that fell
from the burning tapers This too, they tell l
don't know for what inhinitesimal amount The
other funeral was far prettier 1t was that OF a
little girl and there were none OF these horrld op'
iects 10 mar It's sweet simplicity. There was but
one priest, and he dressed In white. The Dler
was carried by women probably her mothef ana
near relations, s,-pretty women with black lace
wells on their heads, (no hats Of course) and
wrapped around their shoulders. Before and iol'
lowing after the bier were Ter little school mates
all dressed alike and all singing as they walked
through the streets Scarcely anybody turned 70
look at them, 1t was such common occurrence
On Friday we'came here 10 Pisa, and we nave
seen the famous tower that everybody's geogra'
ply has made familia. 1t is Pisa's pride ana her
fortune too. But for the tower, very few VISITORS
would come 10 this dull little town. There is so
little left of the rich old city, that was once great
er than Genoa or Venice, only this curious struc'
ture the Cathedral, Baptistfy and Campo sanio
which are close beside IT. and they are all more
beautiful than / expected to fud them The
tower leans quite enough to satisfy me. Wlll'ano
l climbed up its A4 steps this afternoon The
view Of the surrounding country, from the tor
Of the tower is grand beyond description II
two weeks we expect to sail from Naples, and al
ter four days at sea, land at Alexander, and In
week or ten days after that we hope to embarl
on our Dahabich for our two moAths' voyage OIL
the Nile,
ave spent day at the famous little Kingdom
of Monaco. 1t is a funny little place, one nigh
almost shoot an arrow from end to end and re
ally we could see its boundaries in every direc
ton. This tiny government has King and
regular army of sixty or eighty men. 1t has nj
manufactures and no exports, but derives II
whole revenue from the gambling tables there
the casino. 1t has lovely gardens, All the road
in the Kingdom are built and kept in order by
Frenchman who manages the gambling, and h
and the King, share the profits of the tables
is the only country in Europe where gambling !
openly allowed, so the King of Monaco is no
looked upon with much respect by sovereigner
of other nations"