Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-15
Rev, Edward Eaton's Lecture,

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| The Congregational Church was
snugly filed last Friday evening TO
hear tho lecture by Rev. Edward
Eaton, en- Sketches and Art 10 Italy.
Before the opening the Harmonic
Band played o few pieces and Miss
Carrie Barber entertained tho audi
enco with singing such as she only,
in this section of country, is capable
Of. a Mr.. Eaton's lecture began With
"Morning at Innsbruck. This is
an ancient little city 10 Tyrol, north
of the Alps. Mr.. Eaton and his lady
started from that point tor the tour
of Italy. A railroad now traverses
the Alps Over this they passed
through the wild scenery Of the
mountains, through tunnels, over
precipices. under p-ecivices, by Al
pine valleys and lonely huts, by
crum bling castles and dismantled alb
beys. In his lecture Mr.. Eaton re-.
ferred to the historic events and in
cidents connected with places passed.
These would be, interesting heard
or read any where but doubly so
when heard by zone who was there
We cannot review the lecture TO
the extent of repeating his .sketches
of travel" One of the places visited
was the old church "Santa Maria
Maggior" whore three hundred years
ago was held the Council of Trent.
Thence they went on and stopped at
q depot filed With evil-looking men.
After a drive they halted at dingy
hotel in the Mort village where they
were waited upon by motley of
men, women, children and dogs and
struck bargain for nights lodg-
ing. In the mornipg they set out
on foot. two miles, for the historic
Gsrda lake, and then they were in
Italy. Southwark over this lake
they road on little steamboat. Flor
ence was sketched and made great.
The artists of Italy are compliment
ed. The cloisters of San Marco,
"the little cells heayen-lit by the
loving hand of Fra Angelica. The
little church of Michael Angelo.
They look upon the shining Arno
out over the Tuscan hills up the
Apprentices. They stand under the
walls of the Coliseum. The palace
of the Caesars. The old Roman
Forum. The island of Capri, after
an adventurous passage over the bay.
The villa of Tiborius. A ride by
steamer to Naples. A railroad ride
over the campagra from Rome. Pass
Cicero's Tusculan Villa. Climbing
to Monte Cavo, the summit of the
Albahs. Over the field of Hannibal.
q walk over the pavement up which
1000 years ago stately professions
climbed to sacrifice at the temple of
their Jupiter. The travellers are
journeying alone. They have even
disobeyed the directions Of their
guide book. They are determined
to make the top of that mountain
but do not know whether they will
be permitted to lodge there, Night
and thunder storm approaches. 1t
rains. Up on the mountain is
monastery but no woman ever passed
night there. Lodging under an
over-hanging rock was proposed by
Mrs. Eaton. She would not 90 back
to the disagreable Rocca de Papa.
At length they reach the monastery.
They pull bell rope and after
tima cowled head is thrust out,
upstairs. Wooden shoes are heard
Gathering down. The monk steps
out and shuts the door after him.
He takes them to a damp, dank
lunch room They ask for lodging
and are answered "Ah, mol Gentle-
man, yes; lady, impossible I" (This
in Italian) They plead and reason.
No use. The Father Superior is
called. He also refuses. At length
they asked leave to sit in tho chairs
and not call it lodging. The Father
Superior yields, displeased. There
| were comfortable rooms in the mon
astery but woman may not enter
there. And so Mrs. Eaton was the
first lady who ever passed a night
in the convent on the summit of the
hiUdu uOuUtdlu. NuCu WAS auuGQ
to 5he interest in this account by the
| particulars connected with it in the
telling by Mr.. Eaton. for which we
have not space. From this hight
the lecturer painted the landscape,
Rome, the Sabine and snow topped
Apprentices, the Alban and Nemi lakes,
the shining sea stretching to Cafrl-
in sight. isa
The travellers retracad their steps,
visiting other memorable places.
We cannot tell all. The lecture was
listened to with deep interest. of
course all wished they could have
been over the ground themselves.
Some time next Winter Lancaster
citizens should invite Mr.. Eaton to
give us sketches of what he saw in
Germany.