Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-14

snd Of the. city, Just % the cntfsnce 20
ana SeycnS & & his via. wh.rs ,hs Refugees and
fsssi me s. sss..s, ss,.o, wSsT sssi lssss
I,s@alnsa |. VIA Ssiots ssfass On his lssi faisi
-. a \, Eo:,sI ~ also Che ruins q ne sresisr
s ss Ser ss' ses,s me ccs.a volc. sS
TEMPLE sliovrsher twsnty-ons ieet TSs siss fsss
ooyhly perforated BY boring insectS when, usi O.
s sss some new volcanic ACTION efoaght ~
sss wnoss temple once again. and Il nov stssds %
Another curious elect OF an srup,iea, IN lsaa,
was me thriving up OF a mountain nov called
bali 10 Srea mo ,sss es s"s about s mile ,ss
seini-esunel yelcsne &C solfatsra. from which
ssaphsreas tases necessarily rise the last ersp-
uoh nsNing taken placa Ia ills
fo1aou or Pu,eoli was once of sufficient import
ance 90 have an ampnitheatar with seas f.s
$3.50 Spectators stll In an admirable STATE q
LAts lucRfstz.
Foilowins ths shore for mile or two more ve
reach Lake lucrinus famous IN the Old Roman
days TOT Its oysssrs little farther Inlana 10 me
,iein OF AyerDess the ancient gateway Of hell II
isa pretty nit OF ire-a water, walled ali around
by gently sop,nE hills The shores are trrele<s
now, and birds no longer fear ~ Near bS - the
crotto OF the Cumesn sibyL which a. reached
s s, r,n 2ns sISned pssssge cut through he
entrance Is strong doorway 10 a stone sitting.
guarded oy an old woman looking very much IKE
an oracle nersclt Her husband acts a.
guide and burden-bearer, carrying visltorp
on his shoulders after the uaanner OF Al
Christopher over the River Styx 20 tine three IN
bers OF the sibyl beyond. AFTER a wsk OF three
or four minutes through Nerus broad comfortaple
passage, lighted only by the flaming torches In
little narrow descent leading directly down "a the
styx. went AZ far as the margin u the stream.
out declined being carried across ss was quite
satisfied with what had seen. IL the 0ragle wers
Sun there 20 be consulted, think though that
should have braved any thing 90 reach her.
Baiae, with Its oysters and Falernlan wine, was
our lunching place. We enjoyed the pretty little
feast, but American blue points are preferable
Nowadays Lacls Luerinus is famed only for its
nsh, as formerly for It's oysters The luxurious
Romans OF the past had their villas az Baise, and
the pleasure palaces OF julius Cesar and OF Nero.
together with their baths and tho villa OF Cicero
are among the ruins still standing.
very near, on an imposing height are the huge
walls OF The Acropous OF Cumse. These, together
vita the FRAGMENTS OF few temples. are al that
remain OF tubs earliest OF the Greek colonies IN
l1aly. About two miles farther south Is tue MI
senum OF the aDcents, where the proud Roman
neet once rode u anchor
Way on In the distance 81 the Opposite end az
the beautiful eresent. lies sorrento tho birth
place OF Tasso. b yoDd &c, cut At sea IL the
E ,s,apa {" capri how Win les wonderful Blue
are the Elysian Fields OF the Latin
poets Wherever we look, wherever we turn.
Is classic ground. and lie setting OF nstarai
beauty 50 superb that the Bay Of Naples must
ever live In my memory as the most enchanting
spot the world has thus Ear been able Go produce.