Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15
TALNACE IN GREECE
hls Jou neg o. L4nd and Sea
from Naples % Athens.
SaE HClDnIS OF IsE TRIP



tns sa1s. 1ecAuse l an rsoslviag Lza-
pre--ioas -hbch I'll os n permanent
" ls ~ a.. 0f the ilagerial city per
o. saii enough 10 former Asct1r.
ie IS siEh roluctAace Tor although l
w4rxed ike SeayeT Ehils there. | &C
eomplisaed but hsEle ID Ehs say Of do
lag anything ike justice t0-ths notable
tainas. aaelsat. mediasFal and u1od1ra,
~iEh ~aloh found nyself s1rround-d
The religious associations Of the etry
greatly Impressed ne. as appeared IA
she ast "a lsion you received from ny
30. Travel makes he t-reral MAJ.
feel iu pei. ~ - say something of the
polIrIoaI condition % Italy a. it struck
me after ohserv Arious. circumsc ribed by
aarroW limit I kno~. but honestly
made. al. believe. without prejaiice
Rome. 10 capital. the center of the IA
tion4l hfs. appeared % nv yie-. as IN
d-~d iE Is aad q hksly 50 % % seen by
Other eyes than mine. as The most re-
mar rkAols combination Os the sneient.
the usdleval and the modern that can
D. conceived As | walked Us dirty
streets these are not as nasty "a they
used - BE-. / an informed. but surely
thsy are BAD enough vet. even worse
than nv beloved New York. wAs i'm
pressed strongly with this threefold
character 81 The city which viii ever D.
imperial Perhaps 1 sas not fanciful
in thinking that read in the dig
their consciousness of great fU-
turs For the kingdom OF which Rome
l. the capital The Italians please a,
vel a. interest ne beyond expression.
They are sturdy and hardy looking
people. and | attach great importance %
this ,act. The soldiers OF the young na-
tion compare tavorably IN their manly
appearance with any military I have
seen As I looked az them I saw much
q remind ne Of 81 old print dear 70 my
boyhood DAYS, IN which Roman legions
we're represented sdvanciEg % the fight
In .oiidity - figure. as IN cOuntenance,
the soLisars q modern Italy resernbled
strikingly. as I saw them, the legion ~
zreAt artist had depicted 10. with due re-
gard unquestIonably 70 ancient authori-
ties. Italian soldiers. IN short, look Ike
thoroughbred Romans Nor was I less
favoraoly impressed with the inhao-
itants as whole. "oarrin some disad-
vantaxes and Objectionable qualities with
which aa old New Yorker cannot fail
b. D. acquainted Its educated class.
feel convinced. will lead the Italian na-
ton into a great future. A people capa-
bls q superior physical exploit. possess
Ing the orderly All PRACTICAL genius ot
1l1 Rome, ant thls assoclAted oy ionS
tAmiliari;y and culli Va'ion WITH re.lsloaS
art and devo5lon' hT'i oy SIlhi historic
traditions. and teeiiaS lne in-plFA'ioh OF
renewed na''o0tii 'n''' l.''hN' oe
scrioes The ieadinS cilizcns OF modern
Uaiy lima VIII move apparent IN
congrui.i'' anu PIT AT emu % 0oi''i''''
NHrn 'n NV l't- n'"l' ~s no T ~ .
p1r~ot fhan real ta' P'P- Has loS' MS
tenn pofAi power 10 U lr'e. ".- '''' l'''''-l''
people are SUI sIel''t ~ pr
naPs no5 ies' 'l tli' ACCOUNT ~
Hgi'1s faith. ~aicn mas no r~aI con
dmt wt' tn@ prosretiVe spirit OF MOI
srn rlfi.kf-''n. if''N''lS ~ 'le u'-4s
or tne SD 40 ci'i'---''''u % 'i0'0"s
h'.nr. anu PA3''N On ny
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