The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-02-19

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sestaiss aad realized early 10 The morn
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their srk ard men AID boys ,rAversed
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teut after breakfast We walked 10
ihs poet ufice where ! hoped 20 Cad a
letter bearing The Manchester qpsi
safs boz ny New fork paper whs
my only reward !, was DarKet time
sHi probably ] shall sever again ieel
the same sense u curious lils-so
uss 80 sifaage % u,terly bewiider-
leg ~ ou this oce ssioB. We had
chosen German Hotel Tor the benefit
II ny poof Italian tongue, But Ger
man @ss a. discount 10 sgeh med
les. / mustered courage aud tried a
lew @8rts " Italian on a m an standing
id.y 81 she street corner and was a.
delighted - surprised 70 sna be under
stood Use aud directed me TO the post.
oaice
staring il prime virtue 10 this land;
sud bad a company q Chinese 10 their
uHise costumes promeuaded through
Manchester. they would baye hardly
commanded i1 attention bestowed
upon Is swo anpreteuding icmaes.
The pose Of some Of the Italians stand
iag there, looking about them, with
their slouch bats pulled down low over
their iorebeads. aud from the shadows
their dark eyes peepiog forth as II
mediiating some deep II not dark de-
sign their circular cloaks with one end
carelessly thrown over the shoulder,
that, IL some ipcomprehensible way,
remain without fastening, always
graceful. was worthy picture for an
artist.
snow and cold were here 10 Verona,
so after a short visil we hurried to the
train aud went to Florence And even
here 10 this "fAirest city IN the world"
il was no better, and, IN despair, we
started next morning for Naples.
What a comfort il was when the porter
Of the Hotel de la Vile addressed Ms
10 good English aud dispersed the noisy
crowd Of beggars sud loaiers who an
noy the newly arrived at the depot.
In front Of the Hotel is park where
stand palm and many kinds Of trees 10
iull leaf. The band plays at stated
times and at 4P.N. "all the wcrld
gees driving. So the only safe place
is in carriage--and even there we
Americans question the safety. For
they run races aud drive generally SO
recklessly aud fast that we would con-
slider it about as dangerous to those 10
carriages as to the pedestrians on the
street We soo large proportion Of
English turnouts with coachmen aud
footmen in livery. Fortunately riding
; is not very expensive. for the interest
ing points are so scattered it would
take oil our strength to visit them
not expensive mean if you have the
courage to fight il out with your driver
aud pay only the tariff rate Of only u
; Centimes, instead OF the two or more
francs ho demands. regulstiDg.bis pric'
ss be estimates your credulity and lack
: Of belligerent qualities.
OF all the places have jet seen Ma
ples Is ahead in beggars. cheats. dirt
and i'll manners. In some portions th,
public streets have been adopted as the
faVorite apartments Of the people
women comb and investigate each other
heads and attend TO anymalernal duty
} towards their children. And 10 III,
, summer the children am told. ADOPT
! costume not many degrees 10 sdvanc,
! a that Of den. In this cold season
, Of the year ! have 90 complaint IN thai
respcet Women sit On the curb stuner
I aud knit o. Kew sell oranges aud otheI
fruits znme OF them have the moe
hidoous conuteuauces. brown, rough
bawliug 10 the passers by aud utterly
devoid OF al iemenine characteristics
The gills are SO sl0yenly clad, with dis
hevelled hair hanging around thei
t.ces 10 they must sometimes peep gu
like some poodle dogs. that onealmos
lorgrts their beautiful eyes. This. you
must understand. is Que portion Of lh
city,
/ wish | cen 3 describe the maguili
cent iay 81 Naples. bot il would be
vaiu attempt The best things on
mast src lor himtelilo comprehend
satisfactory description is not 70 b.
written and cannot be told. One o
, our lirsl sisits At this place was to To-
tomh 81 Virgil. located 90 high bill
= overlooking The bay and a part Of tb