Evening star., 1914-06-01

| onniscient concierge of the hotel-he is
called PORTER in this part of Italy
! about the strike. and am told that it is
| expected that tomorrow it will be ended
and that the city government will, under
| take to operate the tramways heretofore
| run by a private corporation. a thousand
| new men having been engaged, About
2,0o0 are needed to maintain full service
| Perhaps the ardent Latin temperament
will manifest itself explos1vel. when the
of the scene in this very lively city
| On returning, I find the light almost
gone. but 1t Is still bright enough to en-
| able me to see the scene below. The
soldiers march past evidently having
| been on a hike in the country. for their
shoes were white with dust and they
move along wearily.
\ dozen goats came down the street
| from the other direction returning
from the days pasturage on some con-
venient hillside. to be sent forth in
the morning for milking from door to
door The foremost goat gets tangled
in the line of soldiers. and there is
a great shouting before order is re-
stored and the two forces pass along
on their respective ways.
Drivers Are Noisy.
Crack. crack" sound the whips of
the cab drivers. to stimulate their jad-
ed steeds, overworked during these
tramless days. The Neapolitan cabs
are the cheapest form Of transport
apart from the car lines-we have
found vet in Europe starting the fare
at 80 centimes tS cents). and rising by
u cents American for fractional dis
tances. But they are also the toughest
riding contraptions We have suffered :
| their springs having long since lost
their elasticity under the pounding
hyr -t~
drivers love to make a noise, and when
they are not cracking their whips they
are calling out to their animals or ex-
changing greetings with passing fell
lows of the confraternity, or crying for
room for their progress.
by now the glow has gone from the
sky and the bay is dark. The steam
cloud over Vesuvius shows dimly off to
has no volcanic glow. Evidently the
hres far, far down this immense Chin
ney are not burning f1ercely enough to
1ilumine the vapors. as depicted in the
coiored post cards displayed in the shop
windows and insfnuated upon the tour
lists attention at every turn by street
vendors.
Lamps Are Lighted.
In a few minutes even the vapor cloud
has passed from view. The street lamps
have been lighted and Naples is ready for
the night The sidewalk below the bal
cony is crowded with people, hurrying
homeward from work, or lettering along
leisurely in the manner of those without
care. Scores of children play about, deni-
zens of the hill streets of the region to the
north. populous quarter, almost vertical
Another flock of goats can be seen, and
also heard. for some of them are bleat-
ing in their impatience at being kept out
SO late.
Hucksters are calling chestnuts and
fruit. and fish, carried about in baskets
borne on the heads Of these tireless mer-
chants. Newsmen-there are very few
news boys here-shout the names of
evening papeers. The hotel omnibus pulls
up before the door with great rattle. to
discharge newcomers from the evening
train from Rome.
Across the park. hundred yards dis
| tant the waters of the bay pound the sea
| wall under the influence of the rising tide,
and a breath of cool air is felt, bringing
with 1t a strong SAVIOR of the sea- Night
has come and the picture so lately shown
on the great screen has been curtained.
|. 6. A. LYON, Jr.