The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-31

FLoaEscr, March lst, 1851.
My Dear Ma.-On my way from
Venice We stopped 9 hours 10 Bo-
iogna-- which proved % BE- quite in-
terestiug on account 81 toe peculiar
construction ni the city All tht
pavemcnls or side walks are covered
with arcatts. end ihey give Ia thf
streets ~ appearance that I am uu
able 81 describe Some 81 ne A.
fales with thin arches sud column
are very pretty While There. 81
curse weatcsome BofoGNA SAUSAGE
ph.eh was very 6ne Visited tha
picture gallery. but saw 0uiy one real
cine picture There is cathedral
there, not Gnished-which was TO-
tended ior the largest 10 lhe world
There is nothing interesting about f..
except the size il is 50 large that
canvass has TO be stretched over
the place where the preacher stsnds,
in order that the people may hear
II reminds me Of the large tents seen
at camp meetings. Ats O'clock that
evening We took the train for Flor
ence and arrived here at 0 tic same
evening.
Florence presents many objects Of
interest 10 tie stranger Among
other things Il has two Of the most
celebrated picture galleries ia tho
world. / enjoyed the pictures after a
fashion, but a. know nothing in the
world about painting OF course the
greater part OF their beauty was lost.
still there is a pleasure in examining
these great works OF art / a,so
visited an old cloister, saw the cells
where the MONKS at one time lived,
and 10 each cell there was a flne
painting on the plastering, some Of
these are exoellenl, olhers noteo good,
while some are partly destroyed
They we're painted by two Monks
II was quite interesting to examine
this old building, as 1t was the first OF
the kind that | had ever seen. Flor.
ence possesses also some handsome
staluaFy. Many OF Michael Angeles
master pieces are there hesides other
fine ones OF older date, ! can't 90
into details a. It would involve too
much ancient history and mythology
It seems 50 strange to SEQ ine mar,
BILE statues, from the old masters,
exposed in tie streets We can't
show as fine in our best art halls, and
those 10 the most halls are plaster Of
paris castles. The churches are mag.
nidcent, .old Gothic style and adorned
with handsome pictures and statues.
The doors of ono Of these churches
are 80 fine that Michael Agelo said
they we're good enough for The gates
Of Heaven You can imagine their
beauty Is be was one who had exalted
ideas about Heaven &c.
took quite long walk in the
suburbs and found everything very
nice Il gas there that We saw
spring and It was quite pleasant after
just coming from snow, ice &c. The
flowers were in bloom and the trees
were just beginning 70 bud. Wei
had some vegetables suOh as green
peas, radishes, &c.
| must tell you Of the str. ct cars
the cars are like ours, but the pecu |
liarity Is they are drawn by small |
steam engines, but he laughablo part
IS TO see The man who runs before the
engine He carries bis horn ana dog
and his duty is 10 Keep The people of /
Of the track His task is hot very
hard as the speed is not electric.
] have been out 3 little over one
week aud my feet are almost worn
out, don'l know what three more
VII do for them l am glad there
are no ladies' IL the party, for I know
If there we're I would never stand it.
nov when ! get tired I rest, but
women never get tired on such oces
: ons. ! walked over The greater
part of the city, but saw only a few
things to remind one Of live awake
American city Florence seems to
be settled in It's old ways and il is no
easy matter 10 stir up the people. /
have formed q worse idea OF tue
Italian people, than ! lad before.
They al seem 10 be sWlndlers, and
none can be trusted; even In hotels
you must bargain with them or they
sill charge you too much suppose
L comes from so many years Of de-
generation spent onlg four days
n Florence, in that time it is not pos
sible to see ell that IS to be seen
here, but ! saw the most interesting {
hings, and that is better than trying
% see all
We took The train at s o'clock this !
morning for Rome. The ridt is s {
lorfs through 3 country that Is not ,
It all picturesque o. romantic, on /
lie contrary rather barren with few !
live orchards. At 4 this afternoon
Fe reach Rome the eternal city,
can hardly realize that I am in
Rome, Will tell what I think of II {
.fier ! see It t
Your affectionate son,
J II BUCHANAN.
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