The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-07
The Messenger
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EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.


Row, March 7ih. 1851
Ny Dear Pa and Ala $50 nov /.
am To Rome Wen I have always
wanted % see her, and have often
thought how I uonld feel, but can /
hardly realize Il, and feel just a. ifl
/ we're ii Vicnns. London or any I
other large city. That feeling comes
from the laci. that there IS but lntie
Of The cid city left. To OIL appear-
ances, Rome does mol seem ha.i So
old As many other cities I have seen
II has more 40 O business Dir shout .
Il, than most of European cities. aHd 4
have noticed many new buildings, /
all which al lnoteXpcCt t. Ear /
] took 3 long walk, and iu ms wax,
visited some OF the old city l.saw I
several lriumphal arches erected O. /
the honor OF some victorious Roman /
EmpcIor or General.
] saw also part Of The old Forum
where the assemblies used % tai G
place, and just o little way oa & The
ola Amphitheatft. where lho g.adia-
tors once slew each other ior The
amusement Of Tie Romau people
The huilding is nearly destroyed, Tut
there is enough leit to give one 81
idea Of its vasiness and architecture,
and I must say never imagiucd that
It Ms ualT 80 'iafl.c -5s- u az ] know
Of nothing OF modern times TO com
pare with II. Amphitheatres are large
when they hold 5000 people but this
one could seat $4,000
have also visited the old palace
Of the Emperor, there is but little to
be seen except the outlines Of few
pillars and the remnants Of some
walls. With the aid Of q map and
guide book most Of the places Of in
teresl could be pointed out. and
one can get some idea Of lie size DC
! saw the place where Paul made
his great defence before Agrppa, so
said, but he that as il may, it is all
quite interesting to visit.
81 Peters church is simply mag
nidcent Il is immense 10 size, but
everything inside is SO large in pro-
porti0u that one Is not struck with
its yastness at first, and Is only seen
when you look at he people in The
other md, they appear quite small
l expected to end very large church
win the marks 81 ace showing on
every spot, but on the contrary, Il
soems to ne quite new In the church
Is = bronze statue Of 81 Peter, and
the people have kissed his big toe 50
such that nearly all bis toes are worn
away Il was quite interesting to see
them kiss his foot, no good Catho-
dc fails to 20 SO when be passes H.
There die many other tine churches
here, not SO large as 81 Peter, that
are particularly Interesting on ac-
count Of its architeclme, hut som,
for a. few fine pa n ags aud mont
mcuis There is one which was q
one time the jailin which Peter and
Paul We're Imprisoned / have not
seen lt.yet One sees so many thing.
OF that kind that 1t does not take lonl
to become stepucal on such points
In the Vatican of the Popes resi-
dence, ] have as yet viritod only ou'
room, which took the whole morn
ing aud then l did Aot finish it. Bl
room I meant department, that in
eludes many rooms full OF fer
statues &c
/ will leave Rome 20 night To-
Naples, Mount Vcsuvius is IN o stat
OF eruption and We want TO see il, s'
we leave Rome Tor the present, bu
will return and finish 10 next week
at which time / viii tell you of som,
things to be seen. AT this time
must say that ! am disappointed il
Rome. Il is a lne city, and Their
are many things to be seen which arr
very interesting, hut the Rome
wanted to sec, Is not here The Rom
of histories and school books doe
not existany longer Rome ofto dal
isa modern city, and is more like al
American than European one
But for the places / have already men
toned one would not know that h'
was in an ancient historic city. vii
write more next lime.
Hope YOU ell are having bette
weather Here it is very much liz
Spring-in fact it is Spnng-if beau
tiful lowers, warm, balmy air, &c.
90 to make a Spring
Your aifecti0nate son,
j. NJ. BUCHANAN.