The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-19
FINES or VEsuvIus.
Splendid Word Picture Of History's
Fairy Land


Last Friday evening at The Toler. DR..
Eugene MAY for two hours deiiehtf1II,-
entertained an audience which filed the
spacious auditorium. and au present felt
ricnly repaid for their attention An ex-
perlenced traveller. a man OF scholarly
attachments and wide SCOPE OF Informal
ton and broad vision. these combined
with q heart which responds ever 70 hu-
man Ills and human JOYS. DR.. May IS one
who is richly equipped for q most finished
and perfect platform lecturer His lee
ture last Friday evening was one that
not only entertained and amused but
started thrilling emotions a higher in
spiration, a better view. The august. the
beautiful. the aesthetic. the lofty. the
startling. the terrorizing. the sublime. and
the humorous were al finely blended into
warp OF wcrd painting which was az
once picturesque. Instructive. soul stirring.
His subject was technically given as
Under Fire From Eesuvius" but while
this was the burden II the splendid per
grafton the early part OF tie lecture was
q mastery p0rtraiture OF Southern Italy.
its grandeur Of scenic effects its hoarr
. traditions ard dramatic history. as well
as magnificent detailed descriptions OF its
art. IFS people. and IT'S romance lie
said that Italy is gigantic mirror Do
the land Of the Nadonuas ard 81 the
ern Italy Is Vesuvius. Naples and Ponpeii
Naples is TIE one that arst attracts the
attention Of the traveller and tourist as De
approaches the poetic spot from the most
beautiful har10r in all the world Pom
peti, With IFS gloom Its wonders and ifs
most tragic history, aBes and subdues.
while NesuVius the made Tuouutalr 20
is a fearful and menacing monster. the
terror II 9 world. Italy. the home - the
AZ d er II ri Ca
OH features OF art-the art 81 she canvas
and the art chiseied out Of cola marble
Twelve hundred years is the vast stretch
Of time between R0ruius and the last
empercr. twelve centuries which left such
an influence on the world as can
never be eTaccd. a venerable mother ~
art. OF language OF political jurisprl-
dence- Or. NAY was shown the sanctuary
where repose the ashes CT Chas. Nartel
the hero-soldier who did so much FOR the
cause OF Christianity against the Sar-
acens.
And rs he stood there. he rejected how
he had stood ~ another tire beside tie
splendid sarcophagus OF the First Sapoie-
on. ard 1T was a maFnifce1t tomb of
gilt and gold. ~. almost. for the deeds
~ did but that tomb sheltered RE
mortal remains Of p consuumafe muir
darer-one who was swayed hv the Ilst
o. ambition. Bot the pure soul ~ chari -
M1rtel was inspired b. uobler aims.
better zeal And DC rec-ied how That
holy suot had been visited ~ raril-s
times by SHELLEY. Bliver Lytton. Lor1
Byron WASHINGTON Irving. ard The
Grand ola Man Premier GLADSTONE. TEen
ne visited the tomb ~ Virgil. the greatest
poetic genius ~ the wo-i1 poetic iltera-
tire. save oniy the peerless Homer. n-t
these matches singers sang tfelr songs
i1 ad8iation II heztheu Geitcs ana ~
was lcft Ter another many carf1riee
later. - sing TIE enduring praises - Tho
son o. 1Tau ard II vas milton wi9ee
s1,lirue utters-ces breathal forth thcse
ide1tistlc r1eous 20 cha Most Hirh. il wac
SAID that 81 Pl-l as be stood beside th5
tarrh n Nir-l. rad wert- Becarse AZ
he said "If he could only have ire1 later
and known % the Cr-ist
TIE speakers review = the srie-1ors
~ mythology. as Err1 ln the stories
told - stone. ~ Pr1Ti-lles, Arcil9. ilrl-
fa~r. 81 TAe gladiator. ~ Psyche. cf Fe-
-as de lIa7eei ard many cthrr uastsrlg
WORKS l- uartiC art al showed rare
ciasc lsrl1E ana errhrsizsm f1~ fis
errtacr Ht-1 wa z-U- i-1tec ~ s
hearers- Perhaps re rt e1ierfalfl-E
rrr-.rr - ire lecture vas tro
tso- - recovered Porr ard tfe wo1-
,l--1s sights - 'far sierirE rtT. t1e
mole SCI 1aIr Hfe. ire cle-r-s ere
sr-err-lses a-G the uarle-s ~ tl1- go
~ra wr Fl Er ard -r were
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