The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

months, we left and went 20 t-Orelce, tne
home OF Dante. and there We were another
three days. We cid very little csc but
visit the art galleries. Nest of Micheal
Angeles works are here. and W made i
special aim Of our stay TO see as u1afy
Of them as We could Florence Of Itself
IS not beautiful, city and We zooH tirei OF
it when the art galleries had been 'oCne.'
Rome was the next stop, and we were
there during the hottest part OF the Year.
50 we had hotel TO ourselves Only ere
other guest fand he was an Ann ArboT
man. too, from the TransvaaL We were
devour the first day Of our stay and went
to 81. Peters and the vatican. 1 viii not
Try 70 describe these two huge buildings.
for they are too fine for my pen The I.ext
day We went 70 the ruins Of the Forum
and Coliseum. 1 well rene maer the visit
that l made 70 the Arch OF Constantine.
for under it was a lemonade peddler and
he managed 70 palm of on me bad coins
10 the value OF half OF the change that ne
returned. italian money IS very poor. for
the largest metal coin that they have Z
worth ou.y cents. and above that they
have paper. This fellow gave ne Argen-
tine Republic, Greek and Pspal currency,
and I was some time working II of. That
afternoon we took a Iiie out On The Appian
way, went through catacomo and visit
ed st. Pauls. The latter. though not so
large as ST. Peters, IS far simpler and
many think, as I DO. that /: IS finer and
more beautiful. We then visited Keats
grave in the Protestant cemetery. and re-
turned 10 our hotel WORKOUT with the
heat. After a few hours spent IN. next
day in seeing the interior Of some Of the
small churches and after a ride over the
city, we went 20 Naples. arriving there
about midnight AS we went around the
base Of Vesuvius We could see the old
hill in a small eruption, though nothing
Ike what has since then been thrown out.
The next morning for the small sum
OF s. we hired a cab and drove out 20
Pompeii and took in the sights Of he
town. Il seemed that we had stepped cut
OF this world and gene to another wac1
We entered the old houses and walked rhe
lonely streets. Back 10 Naples We went,
and when I tell you that We had -,aJtn
for six hours in heat which is greatly
Ike Kansas heat but more intense. you
VIII see that our hotel seemed like home
TO US. The next morning We foolish,y set
aside TO the examining Of a museum.
lance. We went back 20 Rome and spent
the next day there, looking over tie
ground We had gone over the other Visit.
and fixing some OF the sights better n our
memories. Then we went on TO Genoa and
took in that place Nothing much, If we
except the fesutiful location Of tie city
and its wonderful cemetery.
Milan had the pleasure Of our pre- 'aace
for a night. aid with hasty glance, Cor
we were nearly worn out by he heat
we went 10 Lucerne by the way OF The
Italian likes. LUcerne was left the rext
day. and at Basic my friend went down
the Rhine and went on the way 10 Paris
He Joined me there a few DAYS later and
we visited that town as if we had never
seen il before. Two weeks ,ater We went
TO London, and by luck I was not sick on
the channel this time. After waiting two
weeks for my boat TO sail. I came home
from Glasgow on boat which claims 10
be irst-class liner, and which was worse
than the cattle boat and more expensive
Fourteen hundred people on board. so we
had a full house, and though - per cent
were sick I was not. We landed Septem-
Der p.
The travelling expenses for the entire
trip, counting in merely railway fares and
steamboat fares. was about $3.50. as near
as I can compute it. This is from Wichita
back to Wichita
1 know that if I had had more than
three hours at my disposal : could have
written better account OF nv trio. but
you will pardon it when you know that my
time was limited and that It was al II !
could spare.
Does this fulin the promise which I |
made TO you that would write out an ac- |
count of the trip and send it to you?
As for myself. 1 am having a good time /
and yet am doing considera Die studying /
too. I have entered as a freshman law /
and find plenty to do in that Line of study. |
Yours truly.
CHARLES 2 PADOO-E