The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-12-14

"Tushl" ! replied, snd remembered AZ
once that the brother Of Bajazet, the Great
Turk, was . hostage In Rome, practically
q prisoner In the hands Of Alexander, a
legacy he had inherited from the Cibo, and
which brorsht him 10000 ducsts annually.
could understand Diem In eastern costume,
but the pope masqucrading in broad dny.
liaht a. Moor! II was a. wonderful a.
Il was disgusting to the. And then the re-
mcmbruncc OF Cortc's daughter came 10 nv
mind. and M they approached, could hard.
ly refrain from making q dash to rid the
world OF the monster who sat In Sc. Peters
chair.
When they had gone, Jacopo arose from
bis knees, and busting them with his hands
whilst he looked up at me. said: "Corpo di
I'aeco' But ] gave up all for lost. ! vow
candle TO st. Mary of forget where-but
Tor this lucky escape"
Come. sirrahi" ! said, little ANNOYED,
mount. There never was any danger"
Very we'll, your worshipl" aud Jacopo
drew little TO the front. "Thcre they co."
he said. shading his eyes with his hands,
and turning TO the left, where dun cloud Of
dust on the Via della Marinornta marked
the progress Of the Borgia. "The hest way,
! signore." he continued, "is over the hill;
we will get a view from there, and then
passing By the places you want 20 see, make
for quiet hostel know Of in the Strangers
Quarters"
Following him. we rode up the Avcntine.
until we reached the old wall Of Scrvius
Tulliur. Hero we stopped to observe the
view. To the west and southwest we could
ace the green Of the Csmpagna merging into
the distant gray Of the Roman Marcmma.
whilst beyond that clear blue line, below
the flush Of the coming sunset, marked the
sea. Beneath US lay the Tibcr and the IL.
land, the yellow water Of the river stirred
into ripplcs by the breeze. and looking from
the distance like hammered brass. Bcyond
the Tiber rose Monte Gianicolo, beyond
which the top Of the Vatican hill was Just
visible. To the north the view was n little
shut in by the Palatinc and the church Of
st. Prisca above us and far of rose the
cone Of Sorntte. Northeast and east lay the
Palatinc, the Esquiline, with the campnnilcs
OF Santa Maria Maggiorc and San Pictro
IN Nincoli. Over Monte Coclio we could
see the heights Of the Sabine hills, and run.
ming our eyes along the Appian way, We
could almost descry the Alban lake, the
mountains being distinctly visible. We
stayed Tor few moments drinking in the
view, and then going onwards. turned
northwest, past ST. Priscn, and began the
descent, by a winding way, held in by vine.
yards. Coming down we caught glimpse
Of the three churches OF the Avcntine, name.
ly, y. Sabina. s. Maria Avcntina and ST.
Alessio. which was held by the monastery Of
st. Jerome, whose walls rose hard nj hand.
A look to the right showed us the Circus
Maximus. above which lowered huge obc.
lisk surrounded by four lions. At length
we came TO the Nicola di San Sabina, and
nt the corner Of the street rose the gray
walls and square tower Of the castle Of the
Savclli. ] drew -sin. and looked al !. with
q bitter heart, rnd a sigh ] could not con.
troll escaped me, - saw the breeze catch
and spread to the wind the silkcn folds Of
the standard Of the Chg, who bore quar-.
tered on their shield the star Of the Savclli
and the tree Of DE Ia Rovcre. II Haunted
there. in all the insolent pomp Of q new
house, whose money bags were full. and the
sight Of 1t was enough for me. .Jacopo must
have caught the look on my face. for he said.
kindly.
Who knows, excellency-luck may turn"
Well meant as the words were, they
Jared on me. and. without replying, moved
on, silently raising my sword to the salute,
as l passed the grim gates from which my
ancestors held the road AZ far a. the river,
and almost held Rome itself.
Jacopo was for going straight on past the
monastery Of the Aracocli. on the Capitol;
hut, unluckily, ! discovered that my horse
had east . shoe, and this was matter not
to be neglected, So we turned TO the right
and entered the Campo Vaccine, formerly
the Forum OF Rome. II being now sunset,
here were collected hundreds Of oxen and
huGaloes. and from the height Of Monte