The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02


on to Naples for we return to Rome
after a few days.
Naples is especially beautiful, be-
cause of the magnificent scenery in
and around the bay which is so charm
ing that the poet has written See
Naples and die" This is a city of
100000 people and it is a great sea
port town.
The National museum and the Cas-.
tie of Saint Elmo are well worth
visit
Thieves, Beegars, Anarchists.
OF all the cities in Italy this is the
place of thieves, beggars and anarch-
lists. And really after you go through
the tenement districts, as | have done
five times, you will not wonder that
the above classes exist in large mum.
bers. But ! must say that the upper
class of Italians are very fine people
and deserve our best prayers. Then
there is, ] believe, a large class of
laboring people, who are very poor,
but who are striving to make an hon
est living.
From Naples we took an excursion
to Posillipo a beautiful city high up
above Naples, from this summit one
can see far over the bay that lies be-
meath. In Posiliipo is a magnificent
Egyptian marble tomb built for him
self by Barone Schilizzi with a large
dome that cost two million francs.
m CT OF ha
ruined city that was destroyed com
pletely by Vesuvius in 70 A. d., and
the city remained buried for LOO
years, and was discovered by Joseph
Tiorelli. And even now only two.fifths
of the ruins have been excavated, al
though the work is still progressing.
In going over the old ruins we saw
the relics of many noted houses.
Among these are the Temple of Apol-
10, Fortune, Jupiter, Isis, the Greek
Forum, Comis theater, court of JUS
tice, Tragic theater, houses of Rufus,
Fanno, Centenario Tragic poet, Sur
geon Sirico Adonis, Apollo, Vetti and
Villa of 'Diomede.
Ii is said of Pompei that it was the
miniature of the civilization of that
age. And here within the narrow COM
pass of its walls was contained, a
specimen of every gift which luxury
offered to power In its glittering, but
minute shops, its tiny palaces, its
baths, its theaters, its forums, there
was energy, yet corruption, there was
refinement, yet vice, which was be-
held as model of the whole empire.
in which the heather gods seemed to
marshal all the energies of evil and
corruption.
And yet like a flash of lightning
this sinful, flourishing city was buried
in day with ashes and lava from
Nesuvius, so that it was hidden for
many centuries, only to be discover
ed by mere accident. Thus cities rise
and fall.
After a careful examination of the
ruins in this unfortunate city we took
fast express for La Cava del Tir-
reni, city of $4,000 people in the
midst of an elegant mountain scenery.
While in La Cava we were guests at
an ideal hotel. This hotel was for
merly royal palace in the Sixteenth
century. 1t was built by Barone Gaet-
ano Filangieri and was occupied by
him for many years, but as he was
military man the reverses of war
and the failure of his expeditions re-
suited in the loss of his property, and
at last he died a discouraged and dis
appointed man. After his death the
palace passed through many hands
until at last it was turned into a no.
tel.
1t is large four-story marble house
with corridors, reception rooms, par
lors, reading rooms and private din
ing rooms. 1t is not only mammoth,
but it is also beautiful. There are
three large fruit and flower gardens
connected with it, so that you see
lemons, oranges, figs, pears, peaches,
and other fruits, and even flowers, all
growing in the same garden.
Thus it is most interesting, attrac-
tive and comfortable. The house is
kept by Mr., and Mrs. r. Apicella. He
is an Italian, and she is a Swiss wo-
man.
More than this Mr.. Apicella is a
fiend on relics, and thus has room af-
ter room, and case after case, full of
pictures, coins, dishes, statues and
swords, in fact, almost everything, so
that he has most enjoyable museum.
Treated Like Kings.
Here we were treated like real
kings and queens, and we were made
very welcome.
And if my readers ever go to La
Cava, ] most highly recommend the
Hotel Victoria.
! hired five carriages for coaching
trip Of fifty miles to Sorrento. This
is considered the famous Italian drive.
Passing up and down the mountains
you see all the possible beauty of
the terTaced orange and lemon gar
dens, and thousands of vineyards.
About half way to Sorrento we came
to Amalfi, a very ancient town, and,