The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-01-09
Fer fns Peer.
Euro psan Correspondent.
LrrrxR No. f8.


NppLes.
Leaving Geneva by tho morning
train we 60 by way OF Mt. Cent?
tunnal. Turin. Genoa, Pisa, aud
Civita vechia to Rome without
stopping. Remaining here long
enough to make rail road connecs sions
We arc on board tho train for Naples,
which we reach early in tho morning
just forty-seven hours after leaving
Geneva. Our frat view OF the
Mediterranean is by moonlight at
Genoa, and for several hours we are
in constant sight Of it. The early
morning finds Us on the lookout fol-
the leaning tower at Pisa. which W.
do not see from the train, but have
seen before. Until noon, when va
reach Rome, we are much OF tue time
on the shore OF the sea. We pass il
plain sight of the island of Elba, aud
perhaps see the dim outlines OF Cor
sica 10 the fr distance. Beyond
Rome we are away from tho sea, and
passing through places familiar to
every classical student. or the
many wo can only mention Capua,
which was the winter quarters of
Hannibal, and where the insurrec
ton Of the gladiators under
Sparticus commenced. The speech
Of Sparticus to the gladiators, so
dear to every school boys heart,
come back to me, and I looked
about for some gladiator With short
sword, helmet and shield, but saw
only q full rugged Italian officer
strutting about the depot. A little
later while the freshness aud beauty
Of early morning yet hung upon the
vineyards and orange groves Of this
almost tropical climate, wo reach
Naples, the light Of Italy, it's largest
city and paradise Of travellers.
Naples has population Of 100000
and is most delightfully."- situated on
the bay Of the same name whose
wonderful beauty has been recog
uized for nearly 5000 years.
On our long ride along the quay
to our hotel we .roalize that we are
Indeed in . strange city aud in tue
midst OF q people and productions
different from any we have before
known. In the markets, which seem
to he all only pieces Of canvass to
keep of tho suu, were peaches.
grapes. oranges, lemons, aloes and
uectarines from Sorrento inst across
the bay, pomegrsnates, olives, f.s.
aud several other fruits of which
even the M mes are unknown to Us.
i5arefooted men aud women, and
half dressed or entirely nude chill.
dren are to be seen everywhere.
In the two miles along the quay 40
artist could pick out q dozen
"Neapolitan Fisher Boys" while
men clothed only in two garments
stretch out at full length upon the
stone pavements end sleep.
All kiads OF work are carried on
in the street in front Of tue houses
Barbers, shoemakers, harness makers
aud clothes dealers ofteu have every
thing out on the sidewalk. Women
cook, wash and iron, care for their
babies, sew, knit, smoke and do all
kinds Of housbold work on the
streets. Two or three times we
even saw them going through the
childron's heads and hunting game
with q fine tooth comb. In places
there were large yards in which
strips Of maoaroni ten feet long,
hanging over poles, were drying in
the open air, exposed to whatever
OF dirt the beezes OF heaven might
bring them from the street.
Every thing about US shows that
we are among q strange kind Of peo.
pie, and Ia southern climate.
The narrow streets. and high houses
with balcony 10 front Of each win.
dow, the braying of the ceaseless
clstter Of wheels and swapping Of
whips, the harsh screaming OF the
peddlers, the undaunted impu.
dence Of beggars, guides and Car
risge drivers, all combine to give
the traveller something new at every
turn.
The national characteristic OF the
OF Naples, as far as they
have any, has always been and is
now, love OF the enjoyment Of the
present and an entire disregard of
the wants Of tho future. OF all the |
Italians. the Neopolitants sre the
and the poorest. the LATEST |
and dirtiest aud the leaat given to
the misfortuues Ut the |
past, or the wants Of. the future. |
Tho bare legged lazxaron with an
empty stolnach and not . single |
soldo in bis pocket or any prospect
Of his getting one, will curl up 10
soma warm corner aud 60 10 sleep
- oontsntedly - through he were
: millionaire.
Psobably no Ansr or more varied
view is a be had iu Ill Italy than |
from The Casmsdoli, former mou- |
astsvy, on > lofty bill at the back Of
the city. q includes I'll OF the
nstshless bay Of Naples With its
numerous islands, much Of the city
below. on The left NJ vssuvius
With ~ vine eovsped base, and
miles of fertile plain dotted with
uumsrouS villages, while 10 the op,
posits dlrsction stretches tbs opsn
~ The wondsrful beauty Of the |
dtssAle. ssd - sassooedlnss be-