West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-06-25
SEE NAPLES AND DIE"
NGHTS AND SHADOWS OF LIFE
IN SUNNY ITALY.
Ar Interesting Letter From an old
Friend in Southern Europe.
Special correspondence Of Tnx AnoUs.

NAPLES, ITALY, June ID, 1896. -
The Augean stables were doubt.
less bad enough. but what would a
hice New England or Dutch
housekeeper say of Naples ? This
city Stands pre- eminent in the
bacteria and microbc rnanufactur.
ing industries. This is not meant
to be derogatory to Naples at all,
Tor the interest OF the place is
largely referrdble to the picturesque
dirt. The true Neopolitan face is
not characterized so much by black
eyes and rosy lips as by dirt, and
one always thinks when looking al
She children of Charles Lambs re
mark eff dirt were trumps what
hands we would hold" In rainy
weather the streets are covered with
thin, black batter OF mud and the
carefully dressed American and the
daily dubbed" Englshman find
themselves after few hours sight
seeing reduced to the real Neapoli
San state.
The streets are painfully narrow;
~ fact, just wide enough to allow
carriages to pass. On the numer-
Gus holidays two long PROFESSIONS
OF carriages block the business
streets from end to end, and the
man who has not yet been so in.
Auenced by the climate az not to
care whether he reaches the bank
70 DAY or next week, fad this slow
moving procession a sore trial to
MS patience. The sidewalks are
even worse. AT one point in this
street We saw a man the other day
who nonehalontly led a goat out Of
gaze opening on the pavement,
and quietly sat down to milk her
The pedestrians respected his
ehergy and the entire mass moved
OH the sidewalk so ms not to disturb
him. The Italians are a good ma
tured people.
The beggars are innumerabIe
They conduct business everywhere
and there seems to be between
'hem and the gendarmes, who are
almost as plentiful, kind of un-
aerstanding that the one will not
disturb the other. There is a
magnificent arcade IN the city called
the Galieria Yitterio Emmanuel.
snt the pleasure Of walk through
u - spoiled by the little beggars
Who turn haudsprings and somer-
saaits M front Of you through the
the entire place in hope Of penny.
a htsle girl conducts a business of
this kind IN tho Galleria and reaps
large rewards, shop keeper told
me, Tor doing il so "modestly. -
a man smoking - followed any
distance until he drops the stumr
81 be cigar, when 3 struggle for it's
possession onsues. In the streets
fnst lead up to he hill the poorer
classes reside and the sights these
streets AFFORD are worth CROSSING
the ocean aud All It's attendant sea
sickness 10 see. Many Of them
are emily long flights Of stairs aud
others are SO steep that land slide.
are Of common occurrence. OF
course horses cauuot 90 on thes,
inelinea % che ghole domestic econ.
81 The Families IS exhibited I'm Oh,
sireei. They live almost altogether
out % doors aud itis no uncommon
thing go see children washed and
dressed aud oiheT domestic scene.
Of q more or less delicate character
enacted in ihe open air. Bat al
- these things DO not interefer,
with tbe charm ~ these pieturesaue
tsriuaa streets sud alleys. in Fac.
they constitute its charm and tb,
scene that Ga America voulI max,
ysu hasten for policeman form,
hsrs the sabjcet of your snsp shot.
Do ia somolhins is che setting Of
che pictBrs-tho tall pink aud yell
Joe houses uith their dirty widow.
and broken walis. che blue. Bio,
sky overhead. ibe black streets be-
low BOD Toe distance Vesavia.
smoking hs daily ppeaIl tbe,
are ths cause and tboaga you all
loadly aboul ths advantage o
Ameucln thrftani prsgre .vsnes
you iong 60 Hager here wher.
''msro passive existence s tssIf
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