The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-14

| AID appolOnarius water nor wine does
not quench thirst and we long for a
good drink of South Carolina water.
We are besieged by pearl and cameo
and post card dealers AMI have to
storm at them to make them let us
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,
tombs and statues In 1t were immense,
In II was the figure of st. Peter, the
toes Of which had been kissed off by
adoring people. Two of us did tho
kissing act. Another place We visited
was the House OF tho Sacred Stairs
They were the stairs Christ came
down on from the houae OF Plate and
were moved here from Jerusalem. No
one Is allowed to walk on their feet
OH these holy stairs, but have to go
up and down OH their knees and usu-
ally say prayer on each step. While
we were looking we saw many going
up, down on their knees lost In pray
or. Jean wanted TO go up and down
hut we would not wait on her. One
AFTERNOON we went tQ the Catacombs
That was the seariest, crsepiest. ox-
pericnce we have yet had We each
took lighted candle. led by monk
with q candle In his hand, and went
single file through long narrow paths
branching off In all directions, form
Ing perfect maze OF corridors Diff
ferent stories or galleries lie one be-
low the Others, small quantities of
light and mir come In the vertical
shafts. Miles OF graves lie longwisc
In galleries. They are enclosed by q
slab with symbol or inscription on
thcm such as dove or q flsh anchor
or palm branch. The earliest date
on any Ia the year Ill A. D. It is
certain early Christians In times of
persecution came down underneath
the ground and took refuge in these
catacombo In order to celebrate in
secret their religious ceremonies, and
also served as ordinary burying
places for carly Christians. one burial
grounl being Connected with an
other until they extend for long dis
tanecs. II our candles had gone out
we never could have found our way
out. or II our guide had left us 1t
would have been almost impossible
TO have found our way out. The glare
ID SO .grent In Rome wo had to wear
smoked glasses. The roads arc per.
feotIy white, and ono day after q drive
on the Appfan Way. when we got to
the hotel we looked like tramps-even
our hair was grny with dust We huyo
to pay 80 cents for every oil over Bn.i,
wo take. One thing wo enjoy Is our
shoes shincd free. Wo put them out
side the door and tho next morning
they arc there nice and bright for us. !,
Joke on jean. Ono morning they gave
her n pair OF mans shoes instead of
hers. One Catholic girl is in our
party and she got an audience with
the Pope. Had permission to bring
four othora with lIer and jean, as ug-
ual, was lucky oiie.. Had time at.
The hotel getting them dikc,l up for
the occasion. as they had to borrow.
black drcs5es and long black veiIs.
You should have seen them when they
started out. They only had the Pope
In the room with them short while
and he blessed them all and then went
on Into q private room with tho Cath
ole girl. Jean will write you all
about 1t in her letter. We visited the
Vatican, the art galleries adjoining It.
The Sistine chapel was lovely and tho
work done there by Raphael was Won
derfnl. We drove out to the Forum
with Mr. Pratt, the head OF our party
he has been here on trips II times
and gave us lecture on the Forum.
He took us up ON ono OF the seven
Hills that Rome is built on and then
TO q tea room whero we got cake and
cream. That night an Italian band
played for several hours In front OF
our hotel. and we sat out ON the bal
cuny In front OF our hotel and enjoy
cd 1t. Another interesting place was
the Capuducan church with holy
burying ground underneath the
church of soil that cpme from the
Holy land. The monks bodies stay in
this soil for a. certain number OF years
md then their bones are taken up and
q museum Is made OF them. They decS
oratc the walls In all kinds of do
slgns.- and make OF their skulls and
homes chaudeiiers.. racks, tables. etc.
IT was horrible 10 US; but some doc
Tors who were with uB thought It was
lovely. We saw the Coliosieum, st.
Paul without the wall. Victor Iman-
uePs monument Pantheon, Trivis
fountain (where II yon wiah to return
to Rome. you drop In coin at mid
highland we sure threw in coin) !.
I left my purse on the seatSof car
riage and, was miserable enough for
half a day, as II had $50 OF Annie
Poole'sst It and $50 OF my own be-
sides checks. cards. mileage for my
railroad fare home and tho ".State's''
fountain pen, bracelet. pins and some
purchases. When I, returned to the
hotel I. found the carriage driver wait
ing for me. hat In one hand and purse
IN the other and nothing gone. gnve
him n hip, Tin md sua 80 an l,nu.,,, ~, a