The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-14


good drink of South Carolina water.
We are besiegcd by pearl apK cameo
and post card dealers and have to
storm at them 10 make them let III;
alone. We visited st. Peters, which
is the largest church In the world.
The corridors were as large as the
Methodist church at home, the dome.
tombg and statues in it were immense,
In It was the figure OF st. Peter the
:tbes Of which had been kissed Off by
adOring people. Two of us did the
kissing act. Another place we visited
was the HOtisc OF the Sacred Stairs
They were. The stairs Christ came
down on from the house of PLATE and
were moved mere from Jerusalem. No
one Is allowed to walk on their feet
on these holy stairs, but have to 20
up and down on their knees and usl-
ally say q prayer Oh each step. While
we were looking we saw many going
up, down on their knees lost in pray
cr. Jean wanted to go up and down
but we would not wait on her. One
afternoon we went to the Catacombs.
That was the scaricst. crccpiest, ox-
pe-ience VIC have yet had.f We each
took lighted candle, led by q monk
with q candle In his hand, and went
single file through long, narrow paths
branching off III all directions, FORM
Ing perfect maze OF corridors. Diff
ferent stories or galleries lie one be-
low the other; small quantities Of
light and 9ir come in the vertical
shafts. i. Miles OF graves lie longwise
In galleries. They are enclosed by a
slab with symbol or inscription on
them such as u dove or a, li:h anchor
Or palm branch. The, earliest date
OH any Is the year Ill A. .. 1t Is
certain carly Christians in times of
pcrsccu.ic.. cgnic down underneath
the ground end took refuge in. these
catacombs In order i to. celebrate IN
secret their religious ceremonies, and
also served as ordinary burying
places for early Christians. one burial
ground =: being. conectod with an
other until tlioy extend ior long dis
tancos. Il our candies iind gone out
we. never could have found cur way
out. or II our guide had left us It
wuiii1 ;iuve uccn almost impossible
to have found oursway, out. The glare
is so great III Rome we had to wear
smoked! glasses. TIE roads are per-
fcctly white. and one day after u drive
on. the Appian. Way. when VIC got to
the hotel we looked like tranips-even
our hair.Wns gray with dust We have
to pay. EQ cents fol every oil over bath
we take! One thing We enjoy is our
shoe3 shined free. We put them out
side thu! door and tho next morning
they are tAcre nice and bright for us.
Joke on jean. One morning they gave
her pair offmans shoes instead of
hers. Oqe Catholic girl Is In our
party and shesigot an audience with
the Pope. Had permission to bring
fpur othcrs with her ald Jean, as us-
nal. wastAfkucky. one. Had time at
the hotel getting them .diked up for
the occaS;on, rs they had 20 borrow
black dresses and long black wells.
You should have ceen them when they
started out. They only had the Pope
In tie room with them q short while
and he blessed them all and then went
on into private room with the Cath
olic girl. "a, Jenn will write you all
about 1t in her lettar. We visited the
Vatican. the art galleries adjoining It.
The Sistine chapel was lovely and the
work done there by Raphael was won
derful. We drove out 3to the Forum
with Mr.. Pratt. tho head OF our party
he has been here on, trips IL times
and gave,us lecture on the Forum.
He tookS us up ON .one, OF the seven
hills that Rome Is built ON and then
to o. tea room where we, got cake and
cream. Tint night an italian band
played for. several hour, in front OF
orr hotel? and we isaEe dit ON the bal,
cOny in front of sonr hntal and enjoy
cd 1t. Another interesting place was
tho Capuducan. church ! With holy
burying ground underneath the
church Of soil- that came, from tile
Holy lands The monks fpilies. stay in
this soil fora certain number OF years
nnd then their bones are taken up and
q hsuseum IS .malo OF fthen.= They dec
nrate the: walls iny ali kinds OF de-
signs, nHd make ofN their skulls and
bones chandeliers, racks. tables, etc.
It was horrible to us, but some doc
lovely We saw the Colfosiaum; st.
Paul without the wall. Victor Emant
uel's monu}nentt .RAnthe9S.a Trivis
fountain twhereair yon wish to fetu.n
to Rome you drop iitsn coin at midi
AiHut@auu VIC sure ftur6W IN a cOfn)s
flleft ny;purse on the seat; ofsA car
riage and was fniserahlsi enough afori
half day. as 1t t.hkds $50 OF. Annie
Poole's In, It and $50 my own bel
sides checks, cards. mileage for my
railroad Sfare home fIaha the "StatevSs
fountain pen, bracelet hlffg; and some
purchases. Whena IsYeturned to the
hcte! sS1.a He Ca Hr7yer wait
ing for me: hat In ono. hand and purse
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