The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-05

the name Pompaia. which was also
destroyed. most probably By the erup-
ton Of Az.
During the middle ages Pompeii
Was entirely unknown. In l74S the
discovery Of some objects Of art at
tracted attention. and excavations
were begun, and irregularly continued
for about = century. About twenty
I'VE years ago the Werk begEn 90 push
with vigor. About 100 W0rkmen are
daily emplOyed-sOmetimes several
hundred. The excavated portions EN-
braoe ab0Ht One-third only Of the
town, aud u the WORK coBunues ~
the present rate Of progress, the com
plete excavation Of the town will o.
eupy about 20 years more. The ex-
elaniatiou Of every traveller who Is &c
all acquainted With the histnry Of an
cisut Rome, must -''P0mpeii is
the most wonderful OF tue antiquities
OfItaly." The impression which it
gives Of the actual presence Of q RO-
man town, ia ali the circumstantial
reality Of its existence :, 2,000 years $50,
h 20 vivid and intense, that Il re-
oulres but q small effort Of the iuiagi-
uatiOn 10 place yourself among the
multitudes which once thrOnged lis
streets aud theaters, and occupied tts
now voiceless chaIubers. Here buried
for ages and nov brought TO light, are
the very structures sud forms Uf Rsl-
man civilization. Here are paved
streets, houses extending In unbrOkeu
lines, doors, windows. . Forum. with
It's aceOmpaniments Of temples, pOrti-
cues, curils, etc,-all giving Us = eOn-
ceptiOn Ofa Roman town incOmparu-
bly, more clear and satisfactory than
any number uf such objects scattered
over distan tlOcalIties could have fur
nished. The walls Of the city are
are nearly ~ feet thick, aud about as
high, faced with bucks OF laws inside
and uut. There are six gates, and
many towers rising Atoge the rampant
and pirrcs.i with arches. Tue gate
Of Hereulaneum" is the uiOst impOT-
tant and best preserved The best
means Of approach 70 POmPeii Il A.
forded the "Appian Way" which
leads 20 tile gate. We have neither
the time, space nor ability tO describe.
and can only say Wonderful Won
derful ]"
Amer having seen POmpeii the ruins
Of Herculaneum do not offer anything
very interesting. The expnsei ruins
occupy but very small space. The
naule u significant, referring 10 the
worship Of Hercules, Ia whom tradi-
ton attributes its foundation.
These ruins Of antiquity must be
vlsitei 10 order tO be realty appr--
heuded and appreciated. THE nelan-
,.h0ly destruction Of these tItirs, the
iesOiatiOn which spread from dwell
lug 10 dwelling, the flight Of mother,
father. sister. and brother from the
scene Of terrUr ard confusion, must
awaken feelings Of awe and sympathy
la every heart.
There are other envirOns nf Naples
that awaken another class of feelings
They are rich In Biblical aud elassi-
cal associations, especially Is this true
Of what Is now called the 'I'itegrdedIl
Plain, "a district to tue west Of Maple
II was here that Hellenic civilization
inst gained f,SOting i'm Italy, aud
constant communication wss thence
forth maintained between this pOr.
Iinn uf the peninsula aud the East
I he legends Of Hellenic tradition are
most intimately associated with thes {
/ enasts, aud the poems Of Homer and
/ Virgil will continue tO invest it with
a peculiar interest as long as classic
/ literature exists. Al PuteOle, now
called PnzLuOli, tile great Apostle spent
seven days, (see Acts XVIII.
But We must close. AS already in
tiiuated, everything about Naples aud
It's envirOns Is attractive except the
people. Why, even the hotel where
we were taken in, seemed 10 par
take Of the general decentralization. II
might be 3 good place for scientist
20 pursue his investigations in the
department of "BHgOiOgy." and the
musician might have his ears RECALLED
during every hour Of the night, with
the melndiOus song Of the uOsq uliO
But ~ we are neither scientist nUl
musician, we felt ''Out OF plaee," aud
in fact got Otif Of The place as soon n
possible. The aphOrisn ''See Naple'
and then die" Is n misnOnier-i
should be ''See Naples aud then cry,
that is Ia say-Weep over her degrad
ing practices and moral denominations
for here. it il eniphatically true
That every prospect pieases,
| Aud only man is vile"
Oct. II. WILLIAM Bishop