Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-19

shameful design cut into the front
marble pavement indicated its char
acter. On little hotel called 1.-THE
Serpent is an inscription that many
hotels might yet wisely inscrihe over
their doors "Lingerer. Depart, for this
is no place for idlers. .
The workmen have just excavated
the finest residence yet brought to
light. They think they are reaching
the palatial part Of the old city. We
had splendid forenoon in Pompeii.
After luncheon we arranged with
the Diomede hotel managers TO take
us TO the summit of Nesuvius, about
eight miles distant. They fur
nished as guide and his assistant, a
carriage as far as the base Of the vol
cano and three ponies including the
one ridden by the chief guide. We
wanted to go by the new pony road,
cut zig gag up the Pompeiian slope.
We did not dream of its narrowness or
dangers when we began the ascent,
but they constantly increased as the
ponies elambered up the mountain in
single file through beds Of hard lava.
The dizzy cliff was close beside US all
theway and of course the road was too
narrow for other ponies TO pass as we
neared the summit. The second guide
led Fannie's pony, and watched
against the turning OF the saddle, up
to the end Of the trip and back. But
those mountain ponies are very sure
footed. 1t was wearisome but splen-
did trip. Finally we left the animals
in the road and climbed afoot, aided
by the guides, up the lava blocks un-
Til we stood on the supreme summit.
Several hard falls tore onr clothing
and left few bruises; hut the views
from the summit were magnificent
beyond description, and paid for all
OF our difficulties aud dangers. Below
and around US lay the sites OF the
seven buried towns: and the existing
villages and cities of Portici, Tore
dell Greco, Tore Anunziata, Angri,
Pegani, Nocera, La Gaya, Salerno, Po-
tenza and other places. There lay
Naples, its glorious blue Bay, its
numerous islands, and stretching
westward the Mediterranean Sea. all
| bathing in Italian sunshine.
1t was more perilous going down
the volcano than ascending. Once my
little pony SO far forget what consti-
tuted good manners that he lifted
his hoofs in mid air. As we hung to-
gether at the edge OF the tremendous
cliff | thought l had preached my final
sermon at Morsantown. But | chung
to his neck, pressing hard on the STIR
rups, and be condescended to return
his hind feet to the lava bed, for
which | shall always remember him
with gratitude. Descending TO take
the train for Naples, at the city of
Anunziata. the cabman and the two
guides elamored for lire, as their pay
from the hotel is small. One said
s'All real gentlemen from America
give US IA few presents. So | divided
few francs among these beggars, -
entered the train, and we turned our
faces towards our home 5000
miles away. But that day at Pompeii
and on Nesuvius, was one which we
will remember with pleasure while life
lasts. We spent two more days at
Naples and Rome. Then we had a
splendid run along the shore of the
Mediterranean sea, for over 200 miles,
passing through Clvita Vecchia, Tos-
canelle, Corneto. Orbettello Grosseto:
Follonica and other places until we
reached the Hotel Londres in the
famous city Of Pisa.