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we visited the part which is now being cleared and where the most beautiful of all the frescoes yet before found - bright and beautiful they found the bodies of fifteen persons in this one [ ?] quite considerable findings and the most beautiful mosaic fountain with an exquisite marble figure of a young boy - we saw the men carrying out the ashes and lava in small basketfull at the time [drawing of shallow two handled dish] this shape slow work but no fears of anything escaping the eye. Oh how you would have enjoyed all this I felt almost transported into another world - had to shut my eyes and fancy to myself if the Pompeii [corner missing]
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so long dreamed of was like this - this is so grand - still so solemn - the streets still beautifully paved with large square blocks of stone that plainly show the wear of wheels - and before many houses in the cut stones are holes pierced when the houses were laid and the fountains on each street showed the impression worn in the stones where the hands were placed as they were obliged to lean over to get a drink from the spout of stone - all this was buried in charred wood one hundred years before it was discovered again - and way up the side of [ Vesu?] even now the people are living fearless and happy - I made arragments to go again the next day with the same men
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1881 March 24 p. 3.
[Right side] fine enough for pictures we saw the oven where the bread was baked the stone jars in the wine store all these things one held sacred by the people and the government - a government guide accompanied us
Clara and I were carried in chairs for this purpose - but still we walked miles inside the houses we lunched at the forum and looked over the grand old ruins . The stillness was really oppresive it seemed like the city of the dead - on reaching the beautiful Temple of Isis we met with an enterprising Yankee who Photoed us all sitting on the steps leading to the Temple
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but could not was sick all night could not sleep I was walking those deserted streets and the pictures would not leave my brain. I did not get out again Monday Leland & Clara went up to the top of Vesuvius and a grand day he had he bought some coins imbedded in the hot lava. I staid[sic] home quietly. While there he was quite surprised to meet Dr & Mrs [Grup, Grey ?[ from Cambridge Sir Jospeh Hooker & Lady - they were touring, doing ?] Pompeii Sorrento Island Capri I would like to have done all this but could not my bowels troubled me much so on Teusday[sic] we hastened here- on Sunday I shall go Florence
I hear Harry Mills is quite sick Mrs. Levin wrote me with Love everTo Stanford - I am sorry did not send for Ariel I am
[along left edge] afraid he is waiting for your summons
