THE BURIED CITY
"WE should like to take your little daughter with us on a journey," said
Mr. Gray to Tessa's father.
The two men were standing in the doorway of the artist's home on the
Monday after the carnival. Tessa had not forgotten to tell her father
that Mr. Gray wished to see him.
"We shall be gone only a few days. We are going to take a short trip to
Naples," the artist went on. "But Lucy wishes Tessa's company very much,
and I think your little girl would enjoy it. What do you say?"
The peasant was greatly pleased. His face beamed, as he replied:
"You are a good friend to us, Mr. Gray. We can never forget it. What
shall we do when you go back to America?"
"That time will not come for two years yet. In the meanwhile, talk with
your wife. If she is willing, bring Tessa here Tuesday morning. We shall
leave on the afternoon of that day."
You can imagine how excited our little Italian cousin was, when she
found herself riding on a train for the first time. The cars were much
smaller than we use here in America. It would have seemed odd to you to
have the conductor (or the guard, as he is called in Europe) lock the
doors when the train is about to start.
"We are prisoners," laughed Lucy. "We can't get out now, even if we
should wish to do so ever so much."
She was now able to chatter in Italian almost as fast as in her own
English tongue.
"That is because of her acquaintance with Tessa and her brother," Mr.
Gray told his wife. "Those children surprise me by the good Italian
they speak, when they have had so little schooling. Although their
parents are peasants, they are gentle people in their nature. And that
is more than learning, after all."
The children were delighted with Naples. The city rests on the shore of
what some people consider the most beautiful bay in the world.
Everything about it looked clean and orderly, although a few years ago
it was a very filthy city.
No one seemed in a hurry. Even the beggars, who came to meet the
children with hands stretched out for alms, looked lazy and happy.
There were beautiful gardens to walk in, and fine buildings to visit,
besides rowing and sailing on the blue waters of the bay. There was
plenty to see, but best of all was the morning the children spent in the
museum, where there was a large collection of curiosities.
"They all came from the buried city," Mr. Gray explained.
"Think of it, children! These beautiful ornaments, vases, and bronzes,
were hidden under the ashes for eighteen hundred years. One day it was
discovered by some workman that he was digging into the ruins of a
building. Others came to help him, and by and by they found a city
beneath the ashes and soil which had formed above it."
"You are going to take us to see the city before we go back to Rome,
aren't you, father?" asked Arthur.
"Certainly; I would not have you miss the sight for a good deal. But
does Tessa know its name?"
"O yes, it is Pompeii. I have heard much about it," the little Italian
answered. "It is another of the wonderful sights in my country of which
I am so proud."
The children passed slowly from one part of the museum to another. They
examined the almonds, dates, and figs, which had been preserved so long.
Some of them looked quite natural. There was a lady's toilet set that
interested the girls very much.
There were blackened loaves of bread and cake from the baker's oven;
there were beautiful lamps and golden jewelry,--all these things made
for people suddenly overtaken by death nearly two thousand years ago!
It was hard to leave the museum.
"But there are other things to see yet, and we cannot spend too much
time in one place," Mr. Gray told them as they walked homeward.
They stopped to buy some luscious yellow oranges and some ornaments of
coral and lava at stands by the side of the street.
That very evening ponies were brought to the hotel door, and the party
started out to climb the side of Vesuvius.
"I shouldn't think the people of Naples would feel safe to live so near
a volcano," said Lucy. "Now that it is active again, it must make them
think of the way Pompeii was destroyed. And Pompeii is several miles
away, isn't it, father?"
"Yes, there was no more thought of danger at that time than we feel
to-night. Perhaps not so much," he added, as he looked toward his wife.
She was a little pale and was feeling more timid than she liked to say.
Up above them, even now, they could see the sky lighted up by the red
flame. It looked as though a city must be on fire. The path wound in a
roundabout way, but was always rising and was in some places very steep
and rocky.
"See that red stream of lava pouring down the side of the mountain,"
said Arthur.
It was not so far away but that the children could see men at work
beside it. They were scooping the lava up into vessels. It would be
taken down to Naples and made into jewelry and ornaments to be sold to
visitors in the city.
After two miles or more of hard climbing, they reached the side of the
crater.
"Don't go too near. Oh, do be careful, children," cried Mrs. Gray. She
was trembling as she looked at the red-hot stones flying upward in the
midst of the cinders and flames.
"Listen, do listen, mother. It is grand!" said Lucy, as they could now
hear the roaring and grumbling, the pounding and hammering under ground.
It was as though some terrible being was an angry prisoner in the
volcano and was trying to free himself.
Tessa clung to Mrs. Gray's skirt at first. She was frightened, too, and
it was no wonder. But after a few moments both she and her kind friend
had got over their fright and had begun to enjoy the strange sight.
When at last Mrs. Gray said it was time to go, they all felt sorry.
The drive down the mountain was quite easy. When they reached the hotel
the children went straight to bed to dream of the pleasure
to-morrow,--for they were to visit the buried city, Pompeii.
The next day was bright and clear. Although every one felt a little
tired after the excitement of the night before, they were all ready for
the day's trip.
It was a strange place, this city with no one living in it. There were
streets all laid out and the walls of houses standing. The roofs were
gone, however.
Mr. Gray explained to the children that the city was buried under the
terrible shower of ashes which settled down over it. The roofs had been
burnt or broken down by the weight above them. After a while, soil
formed above the ashes, grass began to grow, and the rest of the
world forgot about the city, once so beautiful, with its stately palaces
and grand buildings.
[Illustration: "IT WAS A STRANGE PLACE"]
Most of the people had time to flee before their homes were destroyed.
But some of them stayed too long. Their skeletons were found when the
city was unearthed.
The children went into a cellar where there were marks on the walls. The
guide told them that these showed where people were pressed against
them. They must have fled to that place for safety, but it had been of
no use. They stood here prisoners until kind death freed them from their
suffering.
They saw many marble ornaments. There were ducks and geese, rabbits and
lambs, made long ago.
"All this makes me feel queer, Lucy," whispered Tessa. "I will be glad
to get back to a _live_ city again." Lucy felt so, too. It was
interesting, of course, but it was very strange.
After the visit to Pompeii, Mr. Gray told the children that his vacation
was over and they must all go back to Rome.
"But we will not return by train," he said. "We will take a sailing
vessel, as I think you will enjoy a trip on the water."
They did enjoy it greatly. The only trouble was that it seemed too
short.
"When June comes it will be quite hot in Rome, you know," Lucy said to
Tessa. The two girls were in the bow of the boat, looking over the edge
into the water below.
"We are going then on a journey to the north of Italy, and you are to
come, too, Tessa. Father says so. We will visit Venice and sail in boats
through its streets. It seems as though I could hardly wait for the time
to come. Just think of a great city built on little islands, and when
you go to the door of your house you find yourself on the water's edge.
It must be lovely."
"Tessa," she went on, putting her arm around the little Italian's waist,
"father says that he is going to manage next winter so that you shall
stay with us and we can have lessons together with my governess."
Tessa bent forward and kissed both of Lucy's hands. She was so happy she
could not speak.
THE END
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Charlestown.
=A LITTLE PURITAN BOUND GIRL=
A story of Boston in Puritan days, which is of great interest to
youthful readers.
=A LITTLE PURITAN CAVALIER=
The story of a "Little Puritan Cavalier" who tried with all his boyish
enthusiasm to emulate the spirit and ideals of the dead Crusaders.
=A PURITAN KNIGHT ERRANT=
The story tells of a young lad in Colonial times who endeavored to carry
out the high ideals of the knights of olden days.
_By OUIDA_ (_Louise de la Ramee_)
=A DOG OF FLANDERS=
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Too well and favorably known to require description.
=THE NURNBERG STOVE=
This beautiful story has never before been published at a popular price.
_By FRANCES MARGARET FOX_
=THE LITTLE GIANT'S NEIGHBOURS=
A charming nature story of a "little giant" whose neighbors were the
creatures of the field and garden.
=FARMER BROWN AND THE BIRDS=
A little story which teaches children that the birds are man's best
friends.
=BETTY OF OLD MACKINAW=
A charming story of child life.
=BROTHER BILLY=
The story of Betty's brother, and some further adventures of Betty
herself.
=MOTHER NATURE'S LITTLE ONES=
Curious little sketches describing the early lifetime, or "childhood,"
of the little creatures out-of-doors.
=HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE MULVANEYS=
A bright, lifelike little story of a family of poor children with an
unlimited capacity for fun and mischief.
=THE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS=
Miss Fox has vividly described the happy surprises that made the
occasion so memorable to the Mulvaneys, and the funny things the
children did in their new environment.
_By MISS MULOCK_
=THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE=
A delightful story of a little boy who has many adventures by means of
the magic gifts of his fairy godmother.
=ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE=
The story of a household elf who torments the cook and gardener, but is
a constant joy and delight to the children who love and trust him.
=HIS LITTLE MOTHER=
Miss Mulock's short stories for children are a constant source of
delight to them, and "His Little Mother," in this new and attractive
dress, will be welcomed by hosts of youthful readers.
=LITTLE SUNSHINE'S HOLIDAY=
An attractive story of a summer outing. "Little Sunshine" is another of
those beautiful child-characters for which Miss Mulock is so justly
famous.
_By MARSHALL SAUNDERS_
=FOR HIS COUNTRY=
A sweet and graceful story of a little boy who loved his country;
written with that charm which has endeared Miss Saunders to hosts of
readers.
=NITA, THE STORY OF AN IRISH SETTER=
In this touching little book, Miss Saunders shows how dear to her heart
are all of God's dumb creatures.
=ALPATOK, THE STORY OF AN ESKIMO DOG=
Alpatok, an Eskimo dog from the far north, was stolen from his master
and left to starve in a strange city, but was befriended and cared for,
until he was able to return to his owner.
_By WILL ALLEN DROMGOOLE_
=THE FARRIER'S DOG AND HIS FELLOW=
This story, written by the gifted young Southern woman, will appeal to
all that is best in the natures of the many admirers of her graceful and
piquant style.
=THE FORTUNES OF THE FELLOW=
Those who read and enjoyed the pathos and charm of "The Farrier's Dog
and His Fellow" will welcome the further account of the adventures of
Baydaw and the Fellow at the home of the kindly smith.
=THE BEST OF FRIENDS=
This continues the experiences of the Farrier's dog and his Fellow,
written in Mr. Dromgoole's well-known charming style.
=DOWN IN DIXIE=
A fascinating story for boys and girls, of a family of Alabama children
who move to Florida and grow up in the South.
_By MARIAN W. WILDMAN_
=LOYALTY ISLAND=
An account of the adventures of four children and their pet dog on an
island, and how they cleared their brother from the suspicion of
dishonesty.
=THEODORE AND THEODORA=
This is a story of the exploits and mishaps of two mischievous twins,
and continues the adventures of the interesting group of children in
"Loyalty Island."
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Transcriber's Note: Obvious punctuation errors repaired.