The Wilmingtonian., 1888-01-28
"AFLoAT ON THE MEDITERRANEAN, |
IN THE GLoAMING, 1851.

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"AFLoAT ON THE MEDITERRANEAN,
IN THE GLoAMING, 1881
"AIr. Wilhelmi Contiguously, World Office, |
New York, U. s. A.;
"SIR-Would you mind using your in
fiuence in trying to get the inclosed piece |
printed in the Sabbath World and send me |
whatever it is worth in currency by registered |
mail, care lock box POI, Rome Italyi l am |
not earning anything this winter, being dis |
abled by neuralgia, and so it has occurred to |
me that | might write some pieces for the |
paper, telling of sights and sounds abroad. |
Ii you print this letter, or use your influence
to that end SO that it gets into the paper, will
you send me two or three copies and | will
pay you in few weeks But, if you do not
use it, | wish you would avoid making memo
randa on it with u blue pencil, as several
other editors have done, for it annOys me
very much.
please do not make fun of the piece il
you do not use it, as am threatened with
heart disease, and anything that makes me
very angry is apt to prove fatal. Atrorhy
of the heart is what it is called, and if l live
forty-iive years longer it will be about all
can expect, 50 please do not make light of my
piece. Fraternally yours, ]. c."
(Communicated)
For some time we have been sailing DER
the unrntfled bosom of the Mediterranean
sea. 1t is beautiful sheet of water, which
has been plowed by many keel as far back
rs history can inform us. 1t is from 20 to
200 feeth i'll depth, and is well located to do
the principal traffic between Europe and
Africa.
An enormous quantity of water flows into
the Mediterranean sea, for a half dozen
European rivers contribute to it, and the At
lantic ocean also discharges its waters into
this sea. And yet, owing to the hot, dry
winds which sweep across from the sandy
wastes of Africa, the evaporation is very
great and keeps the sea from overlooking its
banks This should teach us that even nature
nbhors n surplus. l would rather be road
plaster of a good yacht on the Mediterranean
than to live upstairs in New York.
We visited Milan not long ago. 1t is an
inland town whose southern wall is washed
by the Olona river. Otherwise the place is
entirely unlaundered. Milan, pronounced
Me-laun by bearing down hard on the last
syllable, is a railroad center in northern
Italy. 1t is eight miles in circumference and
has ramparts around it. Milan points with
pride to her ramparts. l often think that
New York would invite more visitors from
bDfOhu II Sue Uuu Delter line OF TtlltlpuftS.
The architecture of Milan embraces many
types, but good deal of it is medieval, with
a roof of the same Florence, however, has
some palaces that are medi@valer than those
of Milan think, Milan used to have 24C
churches, but III of them did not pay and
We're suppressed by Maria Theresa and
Joseph IL. Since that other churches that
were doing well a few centuries ago have
ceased to attract, and now there are not ovel
eighty out of the original 240, and they have
no trouble doing the whole business / coult
have purchased controlling interest il
thr churches here for Sl7. The cathedra
at Milan is first rate in every respect and i
doing we'll | sometimes think that it 1
foolish for other churches to try to compel,
with a cathedral They may succeed for
while, but sooner or later they will have t
acknowledge that they cannot keepit up.
Everywhere we go we find the Caucasian
race in the ascendant. l sometimes thinl
that the blood of the Caucasian is NOR
largely red and has a wider circulation THAI
any other. But this is u deviation from
I'~Rssaying.
The newer streets of Naples are quit
pretty, and extend several miles out beyont
the town, like those of Fargo, D. t., wher
sidewalks several hundred miles in exten
were built Mt the expense of the county. Il
this way Fargo had sidewalks that extende
for miles in every direction through tn
neghhorng farms, and the county paid TO
Ihem. Fargo has been striving ever since /
live up to her sidewalks Aside from thi
there is little similarity between Naples an
Fargo The old streets of Naples are nal
row and crooked, and the houses are so hig
that ripe pomegranate dropped from til
roof on the plug hat OF passing tourist
permanently impaired and the hat pro-
trated.
Naples claims to be the leading lazzalol
vineyard Of the world. We try to imitat
her in New York, but we fail We hay
poverty enough in New York and fluent, el
temporaneous beGgars as we'll as more or lei
disease. but we have not been able so far I
mite our poverty and disease in such wa
as to successfully initiate the picturesqr
lazAroni of the east. On poor people /
America are too robust and our invalitls al
TOO many ut them wealthy. So long Us it
that way Europe and Asia will do our la
zaroni business in spite Of all We can do
prevent it.
We ran gel up II fair specimen TO look q
hut it lIcas asc and the air Of travel as We
us the pleasing muliurmatlOns peculiar to ii
laznruni biiputrrie ot the old world,
sometimes think that the reason Naples
long retained her supremacy over other cti
in ;hi, line was largely due TO the stimuli
zion resulting from the close competition /
tween Nt"iuvu> and the local talent of Il
luaaalumi In til, matter of cruptnns.
The population Of Naples is nearly 5000
but tho annual rainfall | have been unal
to ob ain II I can find out in time "
send it in my next letter Ii you wish
send me the money for this piece and he
the article TIL can ascertain what the raj
fall is You may do 50 J. G.,
The foregoing is written in such l,la
straightforward way, and contains so mu
information, that am in doubt whether
Gould wrote II OF not, but possibly he
been taking something for his memoi
Whether he has done 50 or not, it is safe
say TINT he has been taking sUneth hing.
only way to keep Mr., Could from TAXI
something is to nail it firmly to the floor
III printing the letter do it 10 help \
Gould and wish TO state that i do not h,
myself responsible Tor any of the stateme
made therein Bin Nye in New York Wol