The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-06-27
wound Cape Corsica.

.o7eF IsIen' The long peninsula
,Sct'' from Bastia northwards,
teaa'S rrsa. of which Galletti said:
Iol's anne Of Ersa is the lands end
he w. and coming back to ST.
t0' ,nskes distance of almost u
lI'D' ry,os in breadth from eight to
20" a,-sq as the ancients called it.
-'. ,.,rd pointing thumb of our own
Wy b5oj-going days, the neck of the
Ply ..s according to our English
l'I" ..f.l from Bastia one April
VI .s+ the very end of the month,
f'"7 sr, rgetic Corslcan ponies and
" .t.bls carriage, with Pierre as
W.. .sa philosopher and friend" and
oac olr coachman. The road for
''' .,oirg Journey lies along the east
If with the snug little island of
wv ssylntv-two miles distant out
y, Capraja with its maquis, and
,,osse tower, now used as light
his about fifty miles in circum-
a.s has a population of one thousand
,o7 IFS capital of the same name,
..s;s. E.bs with its restlessly pathetic
,,.-rsi laws, and Monte Christie of
,, ,auovn. loom up before US. For
f,cr hours these three small islands
OIL. gracious company, our gaze
.,-,5r them with poignant interest.
.a. tfny ponies trotted until we
.., ErtaJnga. pretty sea-coast
-. s-.r.ias in the midst of rich Gull
,n III is me port of Brando above,
,A IlaFa along the coast of Cape
,..as7 marina" or port, for some
,- ,Isg higher up. Brando, you
,smer5ey. possesses the celebrated
-n TAa famous Church of st. Cath
su- from the commencement
4. Erv .su-lry, which owns all those
.rqg r-als mentioned in an earlier
,is Ft kilometre distant from
mar !e Sisco, near Cape Sage.
+ stoa1al a moment at one of these
A ffags SO frequent on our way,
gar- about TO be photographed on
-5gs the all-pervading maquis,
as F. nch friend CASTOR cried out
Fin "HNare" Just beside US was
srmo5s snake We fairly flew out
.s,naga- Our fears were ground
aaass.g. .1I there are no venomous
4s, u the length and breadth of
jelus corsica. But we were suf-
m'r frrNtaned. We refused to en-
Feua.lle again at that point, even
e Photographed! The n aquis, the
20. -ntea maquis, so especial to
as u5ea Napoleon to say at St.
-rs "@j,h my eyes shut, | should
n ls-wa ny its perfume.
but en- and a quarter miles from
f. N ached Santa Severa, the
rra r Luri, where we were to
rest awhile, and have luncheon. A
.isa.-l 10y the sea, where the fisher
tusy hauling in their nets.
a. half miles further inland is
A.. fife neighborhood of which,
c"- Isolated on huge rock is Sene-
Ia5~ in which the Roman philoso-
IS tn4s4d to have passed seven
p d v from 43 to 40 A. D., be-
a1- us fate, cursing Corsica and
grtH ating to it.
aa sica! whose rude domains
toaa .- culture Of Phocaean SWANS;
Dos a rus the Greeks thy isle express.
IT 0a Va than Sardinia less;
r. =.2-g 1e banishedl Spare, since such
'=a en. living seeks in thee tomb!
-"ts. in pity to his pains,
i's' 'y a'tn upon his sad remains"
%. 7- contested. The tower is
1- f. ..r- been either of Piscan or
l.@ r9 and to have been built
s5is-- much later period. The
I4e Is rouably exiled to either
.a.. .amau Colonies in the island,
l 'sr.5Ts OF possibly to Mariana.
hs eric e. our excellent luncheon,
i1 -. Ia.ll TO our busting landlady.
'@ elrs9sel Of the following menu:
snoaa1 ausage from Bastelica,
boiled Eggs
Sieve. Rabbit with Mushrooms
Green Peas
~' 'osiean AId Fried Potatoes
hrNccia Cheese
Oranges and Nuts
Figs
lack Coffee.
Ds 7foe well washed down by the
superior VINE of Cape Corsica.
''"' o clock We packed up again and
y" 80 each Macinaggio, where Paoli
afief his twenty years exile in
s" II IS a pleasant little spot and
quite prosperous, much wine and
["ag exported. On the hills above
~sos more small villages, buried in
merry and lemon trees, with Gull
~" .aads stretching away on all
Inc vine seems everywhere to
10 most furnishing condition. The
passes along through richly titled
''s until Rogliano is seen perched
.'Nnt1ce, and surrounded by sew
,'7' villages, which one traverses
'7y as one ascends. To ease
Nd n