The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-25
= ROUSSE AND CALVi.

.ds by side along the coast a. a o,s-
spe # only a few miles apart. The
f'p 'nbOats from the continent which
''s'' .t one make landing at the other.
t9''u however, the resemblance ceases.
lpSl ponsse charming little town, so
Is ~ on account of its red granite
p''n connected with the mainland by
I''. s.suav, was founded by the great
''G IN 1859, where hitherto had only
f"', .,3 Genoese tower dating from the
en- ~, century. To reach lie Rouse
~, ponte Leccia, the branching off
lly'1 from Ajaccio to Bastia, one
go. ...s The rich Balagna country, appro-
's .,..v called the Normandy of Corsica.
' p.,s al IS extensively cultivated. corn,
+,t rye. barley, maise; walnut, olive,
.r fg and almond trees thrive in
%, ....sare Vegetable gardens bewilder
'.' ,.s- .azuriance and variety. Rolling
y pQs be,oSen the raising of cattle.
H II. eo5ssa is delightful, nesting
-,--. 5ge of the sea, in the fore
' ,nl,,e curious red rocks which give
Z ,,ar- It's name, and in the rear tow
sdpg FOUNTAINS.
r5rg years ago it was the haunt of
.,o,as The Genoese at Algajola and
FL ,.Ir; tried hard by sea and land to inter-
mi paod in his great scheme of build
W., cjty an his own. When the first
..,,es were built Paoli exclaimed in
..;,mnb Fl have erected the gallows on
-s,,a to hang Calvi"'
nuas originally intended to name the
.,rr Paoivla, after its illustrious found
e.
In f7S4. when Corsica was striving to
10 free. under such leaders as Paoli,
csf4rri and Ceccaldi, there appeared
,,s isy off the coast of what was later
liz Rousse then blockaded by the ships
4 the Gsaoese Republic, two vessels
bisr down with supplies and ammuni-
Tim Their captains refused to say
nam whom or whence they came, but
,eeDtjng some wine from the astonished
,4ope and Wishing them success in their
isfag ASPIRATIONS sailed away again.
T5s contents Of these two ships were a
Mt from generous Britain, who SYM
m5i.ed with the Corsicans in their
T55e-bsarted struggle for liberty.
lie Rousse is now a thriving little
tvr with q population of 1000 souls.
Tie shady Place Paoli is adorned with
stouala.1, ard a statute of Paoli. The
ngs open market hall is supported by
tuge pillars and is the center of the life
Of the Httie town. An avenue of beauti-
ID gans trees leads out into the open
m0rg
The lay We visited lie Rouse a cattle
fat va. rs rrogress. Palm trees adorn
H. spa2- ii front of the Cathedral
agaiasi which our Hotel piously leaned.
lsRgls-e is a happy-go-lucky peaceful
little pet 1t quite charmed US, and |
msglra one might very contentedly
geld a few days there, roaming through
hs o-altaYIs Balagna land, or ldling
.TaY ANY captivating hours in the
nacJ- oc IN the quay with the jovial
Ehh5, l..s
Alta m. the day following our ar
IVA. W. 8" re off on foot to see Corbara,
Two and q 7alf miles away, a tiny Corsi-
|a7 u.2F perched up on the mountain
|ace, quite oriental in aspect, recalling
nssem Nhen one climbed the long
|al and r7o3 within the shadow of the
iSt -sE raggIing houses.
Twas II Uoroara thatwas born that very
-,s'ss''' Hsrsonage, who afterwards
9ssl tf Impress of Morocco, Davia
ha.c-srn She was born on June 2,
l5t anil was captured by pirates at the
gg b. seven years, and carried away
A 2e'er. n company with her pa
hnH AMI n.E two brothers, Augustine
@ 'r'77.. She was sold to the Sui
OF 3l"cco, Muley Soliman, who,
s1'% by startling beauty and rare
AF."ge7ce lad her educated, and later
aa- 1-' as awful wife. The Frances
uA. 1vlse at Corbara, the Casa del
'E'ay Is aow occupied by another Da-
@ieag5 1nety years old, who is the
s4ll1slsater Of Vincent, who returned
NU'afa atrer twenty-seven years
'@f at i45 Sultan's court.
We had an exquisite view up the
-''''a.l valley of the Convent of Cor
wa iolnde4 IN 1856, by the Dominican
'"s''. We passed Algajola in the
'~' Why ABOUT fifty people live there
os Nearby is the quarry from which
va 's'sa the foundation stone of the
-''sye E5ndome Column in Paris. The
+'''''l OF Aigajola is still lying where
,' ;, "oIfmen left it in 1887. 1t was in
,'osa Tor a statue of Napoleon at Ajac-
~, ~ O~' The cost of cutting, polishing,
n, Nansportlng, estimated at about
, WV" francs, proved so great it was
'rF'Sary to abandon the idea.
~, .''+ 'he always faithful, the second
~ VI corsica, founded by the Genoese,
,S ,uS .7afest port to France, is in the
N 4S o' The best olive districts in the
~ &C. 0aiF has a staunch undying rec
B.. i0' Jaithfulness. Even Sampiero
w VI EHGfGIIpa could not