The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-24
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= WISH lN lNf NNlA'NiNln Dr. one NI tho
IusyitabI, duiie- Of tie traveller here
no matter how little time be- may find
. for anything elso. II b. indeed Of un.
falling interest tp all SORTS aud rondi.
,ious Of tourists. irpm the student of
history or the urchcologi-t TO the man
/ who h "doiHg" Europe he five week.
and who decides 10 give ioriy-cight huui-
Co the Eternal city. The lrttcr. II !.
true. j. disInclIned 20 wasie time on Che
/ Caiacomhs, being under the impression
that We have mines aud tunnels h
America which are o. interesting and
more practical but be- comes because
some one has told him that they must
be seen nor doe. he feel that his time
hus been wasted when bee returns.
First there 10 the drive along the Via
tppia, where careful eyes may find some
of the original stones. placed long before
thr era % Christianity. Even the on.
Imaginative must think u the feet thai
have passed over thcm-irom triumphal
piore--ions Of Coc-lf and Titus TO the
weary tramp OF iettcrcd slaves. not 90
mention the distinct vision that arise.
oithe little group oi diviple- who went
10 meet Paul %. lar ns Appii Forum and
the Three Tuycrns. aud cime back with
hlm 90 Rome. Then when YOU have
reached the garden that surrounds the
entrance 90 the Caiacomb. Of ~.
Ca.iNtus there are several rivals. bui
this is the most popular YOU climb
down into the dark passages, You dc.
cipher the inscriptions made by The
early Christians who found o. hiding
place here, you gaze az the spot whore
'bc body Of gentle 81. Cecilia was found
with Boz severed neck You liston with
rising hair 10 the story oi the tourist
who was separated from the rect Of hi.
party, and who wandered helplcssly in
these miles of labyrinth tor days aud
who was never found again. or according
90 -oiuc versions was finally discovered
ZOO 600 lml,riir condition. rhi4is ulUuts
related, and makes you clutch your
waxen taper more tightly and follow
closely the footsteps Of the guide until
you emerge blinded into ihe outer light.
It is a relief 10 come back To safe COM
monplaces 10 buy chocolate from the
lqppist monks and talk 10 the two or
ihree Who arc allowed 10 break their
| vow of eilcnce, aud WHO apparently ca.
JOY the privilege. converting yolubly III
several languages and on any topic. one
Of these The has face that might have
been model Tor Carlo Dolcil Is tnowg
a. the beautiful Brother" among the
gushing American girls and they esteem
tia great favor to have him fo' their
guide In the subierrannean passages.
ON the way back the driver always
stops ut little church and explains
that this l. something that you mu-t not
miss seeing. You collect your lev
Italian words and inquire what is the
attaction-lhe building Is small and
looks almost as much like vaysils
D AAAN ~ u NtNNN W MNAHNAIH AANN" NH WV
church Of "pominc quo Nadis," and
here. according 10 ecclesiastical traI.
ton. ON one occasion when pctert
courage failed him aud ho was fleeing
from Rome, Christ met him on the way.
"Where gosst thou, Mastcr?' asked
Peter, whence the name Of the church
ITO the city, To be crucihed again, iu lily
stead was the answer, The apostle
returned nt once To suffer mdrtyrdom,
and the place Of the vision Is common.
GRATED by the impress OF Chri-ts feet on
the -tone-much the same story that Il
told In other countries Of Mohammel
and OF the angel Gabriel In this case,
however, incrcdulity is cXcusahlc, The
stone is uncovered after Won have paid
for the privilege Of seeing a. with much
iormnlity and reverence; there urc the
two teeti hut the obseryaut can DE.
tinguish the marks vt iocnail-, leaving