Cañon City record., 1901-04-04
LETTER xxx.

Dearest-I cannot say I have seen
Pisa. for the majority had their way
and we simply skipped into II. got our
selves bumped down at the Duomo
and Campo Santo for two hours. fell
exhausted TO bed and skipped out again
by the first train next morning. Over
the walls OF the Campo Santo are some
divine crumbs OF Benozzo Gozzoli
don't expect me ever TO spell the names
of dead painters correctly. II is a polite
ness one owes to the living. but the ia
nous dead are exalted by being spelled
pbo,etically as the heart dictates and
become all the better company for that
greatest Of unspelt and spread about
names-Shakspere. Shakespeare, Shake
speare-his mark. not himself. Such
q long parenthesis requires stepping
stones to carry you over It. Crumbs"
was the last twasn't whole loaf OF
bread n stepping stone In one OF Ander-
sens fairy talesJ. but. indeed. hadn't
time to digest them properly. Let me
come back to them before l die and
bury me in that inclosure II you love
me as much then as l think you do
now.
The baptlstery has roof OF echoes
that is wonderful-a mirror Of sound
hung over the head OF an official who
opens his mouth for centimes to drop
there. You sing notes up into it Tor.
rather. you don't, for that is his per
quisitei. and they ny circling, and
flock. and become single chord
stretching two octayes I'LL you feel
that you are living inside what In the
days Of our youth would have been
called -'the sound OF grand amen"
The cathedral has iinc points. or more
than polnts-aspects. but the Italian
version OF Gothic. with It's bands OF
fat marbles instead OF holdings, was
n shock TO me at first. only begin to
understand IL now thar ! have seen
the outside OF the Duono at Florence.
CuriousIy enough. II doesn't strike me
rs In the least Christian, only civic
and splendid. reminding me OF what
Ruskip says about church architecture
being really n dependent ON the feudal
or domestic. The strozzi palace is u
beautiful piece OF street architecture.
Its effect Ia OF an Iron hand which
gives you n buffet In the face when
you look up and wonder-how shall
climb lni | win tell you more about
insidcs when write next.
fear my last letter to you from Lu-
cerne may either have strayed or not
even have begun straytng. for In the
hurry OF coming away ! left Il. ad-
dressed. think. but unstAmpcd. and
I am not sure that that particular
hotel will be- Christian enough TO spare
the postage out OF the bill. which had
a galaxy OF small extras running into
ccntimes and suggested a red tape
rcctitude that would not show blind
- centime gratitude 10 the backs OF
departed guests So be patient and
forgiying II seem to have written
little. found two OF yours waiting
for me and cannot choose between
them which I ind most dear. ] viii
say. for q fancy. the shortce that you
may ever be encouraged TO write your
shortest rather than none nj all. One
word from you gives me almost as
much pleasure as 10. for II contains
all your sincerity md truth. and what
more do | wnntT You bless me quite.
How many perfectly happy days
owe TO you. and seldom dare dream
that have made any beginning OF n
rcturni u could take one unhappy
day out OF your life. dearest. the secret
would be mine. and no such thing
should be left In IL. BE happy. be
loved. oh. happy, happy-with me for
. partial reason-that Is what wish!