Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-17
impression of Americans on
Tour OF Eternal City.
On Banks Of River Tlber--5rlef Re.
sumo Of the Historical Sights Of
Ancient Capital Depicted In
Humorous Vein.

London.-There is a large place
down In Italy between Naples and |
Florence that is known as The Eternal
City, You may have heard of 1t. 1t
was the place, you know, where Ro'
mulus and Remus; julius Caesar, the
victim Of the black hand plot; Nero,
and some other famous persons used
to hang out, and which was once
saved from some one because a bunch
of geese cackled at the psychological
moment. Young Remus and his broth.
er Romulus, it seems, started the
place and it has been eternal ever
since, although number Of lowbrows
attacked 1t with armies and broke up
great quantities of its statues and
statutes and tried to swipe it off the
map In other ways. But 1t bit It's
thumb at all these agitators and still
manages to worry along on the lire
and centisimi it can wheedle out Of
curious visitors Hotel keepers have
become its principal citizens.
For many, many persons, who just
love antique things, go to see Rome
every year. Yes, that is the name of
the place, II you haven't already
guessed it, If you want to do as the
Romans do, you can call 1t Roma.
The ruins are great stuff for those
who like to investigate the civiliza-
ton of the folks who lived at the time
that Uncle Remus drew a circle on
the map and called it Rome, and when
julius Caesar flashed the news to an
eager world that all Gaul is divided
into three parts. You must remember
when he did that all the papers got
out extras"
We were in Pompeii one day and a
soldier in the place that must have
been the corner grocery of the Pom
peiians, for it still seems to be the
favorite hang-out for soldiers, guides
and other unemployed persons, told
us that although these were pretty
fair little ruins, if we wanted to see
some ruins that were ruins we should
run over to Rome for a few days. We
had been out to the Blue Grotto the
day before, and as we were still feel
ing rather blue from the experience,
Rome place and see If we couldn't get
cheered up a bit.
So we caught a train that after
noon that happened to be going to the
Eternal City. We entered a first
class compartment. The man who
of
a while and asked to see our billeti
He looked at them a moment and in.
formed us in grieved tone that they
were for the second class compart
ment. We assured him politely that
l that was all right; that we should
just as soon stay where we were, as
awe didn't like to change now that we
were all settled. And just to show
him that we had no hard feelings to
ward him we gave aim a couple oil
lire. He understood at once our aver
sion to making a change and locked
tho door of our compartment so thai
WE shouldn't be disturbed Those con
dtctors are charming fellows.
We arrived in Rome along about
nine o'clock and took a carriage to ;
hotel In the Eternal City at last.
we murmured. Every one else was
saying the same thing in rapturou'
tones as he got into his carriage, sc
we did likewise, thinking 1t was Gus
tomary; 1t seems to be a popular re
mark. Just like every one pulls thu
old one, about seeing Naples and dying
when he lands there.
Early the next morning we started
out to see the Eternal City. We hat
to admit that it was quite a place
and that the two famous brother
started something when they foundet
the city. We strolled around to lool
at the Tiber We couldn't discove
why any one should look at the TibeI
but It seemedto be a popular pastime
so we Joined the rest of them. Re-
Baedekers flashed In the sunlight a
long line of sightseers leaned o.
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