Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

Ezra T. Stevenson OF Salt Lake, who
has been filling a mission 20 New Zea-
land for the last three years, has been
released 10 return home and Is now on
his way around the world returning via
the Suez canal. Great Britain, Rome
and Paris The following letter written
from Rome to his mother in this city
will be read with interest by his
friends
Rome, May 9.-Here we really are in
the Eternal City" II Is a quarter to
eleven, or by Italian railway time 22;45.
After a delightfully."- busy day I have
just finished my diary and now before
! sleep feel that / must begin a few
lines for the dear ones at home. Yes
terday / mailed from Naples to c. F.
telling Of my visit to Pompeii and We
suyius.
While we were on the mountain the
volcano was violently active and has
been even more so since so that no one
had been allowed up to yesterday az
ternoon 10 make the ascent since we
were there The sight on Monday even
ing as / returned from a walk just be-
fore retiring, was something grand a
great lurid flame shot upward hundreds
Of feet sending smoke and lava.
have as q trophy part of "a piece that
fen red hot at our feet un the day that
we We're on the cone. ] would not tell
you OF that only chat We do not eX-
peCt 10 visit any more volcanoes.
on Monday Elders Barker and Hol-
brook came on here from Naples, !
remaining 10 receive an expected and
much needed remittance for which We
had wired That arriving ! came ON
here yesterday only one day behind
them ] don't think much OF Naples,
even allowing its lovely bay ana few
interesting points There are too few
fine looking people, the city is not
clean and immortality is so evident that
one feels glad 10 get away. OF course
the Museum is very fine, some of the
finest sculpture and bronze eXtant. with
the discovered effects OF POmpeli, etc.
The Farvese Bun, too, taken down from
Caravallas Baths here b. an attrac-
ton. why on our second visit we walked
round and round that wonderful work.
with mouths and eyes wide open. When
I see such things. ] wish / We're more
an artist that ] might better appreciate
such an opportunity But we do Ike
Il just a little you know Wen. as I'M
ferfed from my remark. ] do Ike Rome
better, why even the laundry girls I'M
their white dresses and dark tressas
are pretty yes indeed. as they hustle
the iron over its work. And the best
OF il is the shops open right ON the
street and while. OF course. we never
speak as we pass by, the law does ale
low "a glance.
When ] got into the carriage apart
ment yesterday on the express from
Naples 20 Rome, ! was delighted 90
hear In no uncertain sound my own
mother tongue. and accent too. Three
Chicago ladies bless them. We're my
companions. the three sons Of italy
tother passeneers) didn't count biz
You know. language is something Ike
music hear Italian ana French ana
anything but English even In the shops
we have TO puzzle and cough and gasp
ont % few words of French. Well Ike
-uslc. we do of course enjoy grand
opera and classical selections but how
the heart beats time and face lights
up In smiles when Il Is Gilbert and Sul-
Ivan. or Old Black Joe or something
like that. Well, that is where ! was
on the train yesterday. I was afraid