Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-06-29
Correspondence.
n Outing Abroad.

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ROME, ITALY, June ., 1901.
To the Editor Of The American:
After an uneyentfui passage across the
Atlantic, we made our fret landing at the
Azores. on the island OF San Miguel, at
the city Of Ponts Deigoroo. q quaint old
Portuguese town, with eighteen thousand
inhabitants, their quaint costumes and
quainter customs an strange contrast to
our New England ideas. The island has
a tropical climate, with all sorts OF fruits
and lovely flowers In abundance. We took
carriages, very comfortable ones, with
fine horses, and drove to the public
| gardens, principal churches, Notifications,
&C.
Our next landing was at Gibraltar, the
pride OF theEnglish people, with its strong
tortification and its mixture OF sli nations.
We arrived just In season TO witness
the celebration OF the eighty-dfth birth
| day OF the late queen, when the town WAS
at Its best. From Gibraltar we proceeded
to Marseilles, on the French coast, where
we had several hours drive about the city
and its several points of interest. The
h rbor here was filled with shipping from
all parts OF the world.
Our next landing was at the beautiful
city OF Genoa, built on the side of a 1oun-
tao, and properly called the "City of Pal
aces. Here we spent day driving about
the city, and outside to the Campo Ssuto,
| the silent city OF the dead, with its beau
tifai statuary, most OF which is of Csrrsra
marble.
| Next we proceeded to Naples, W here We
| left the ship, glad to be on land, for good.
[ We all enjoyed Naples very much, except
that old vesuvius was too inactive to In
spire US with its ususl awe. Pompeii, Sor-
fento and Capri were as interesting as
ever, also our trip o the blue grotto.
| AT Pompeii much has been done in the
last six years to attract the attention OF
| travellers, and still the work OF excavation
goes on, unyeiling the wonders and beauty
OF this long buried city.
From Naples we proceeded TO Rome, the
Eternal City,, with its "seven- hiiied
wonders" aud Its rich legacy Of q long
past period.
st. Peters, the Coliseum, the Forum.
the Vatican galleries, sistene chapel,
Its many churches, wonderful paint
ings, &C., were all visited In turn; and last,
hut by no means least, we were privileged
with an audiences with the pope, Plus X,
fine, even grand looking man, with
great deal OF personal magnetism, and an
sir of gracious courtesy, an air which puts
you at ease at once. There were ten of us,
who kpelt before him while he gave each
of Us his right hand, and sfterward
stretched out both of his hands, giving Us
his blessing, and In few words of prayer
| dismissed us.
1t Is never an easy matter to see the
Holy Father, but having "a friend at
court, who was less hopeful than our
selves, we persisted in our efforts, TIL
courier from the yaticsn came with the
tickets for the audience. Father Whit
ney, than whom a more gcni7l man can
not be found. and to whom we were
greatly indebted for the audience, in
structed US as to dress and manner OF
greeting his holiness. AS we were all
Protestants, and known TO be such, 1t was
a more difficult matter to meet him, or
gain access to him.
From here we go on 10 Florence, where
are so many OF the art treasures of the
world. r.