Last chance for Pompeii

I felt quite tired when I woke but I made up my mind I would go to Pompeii as it would be my last chance. Caught the 10:30 train but could not get a seat by the window. Sat down outside the entrance gate & read Baedeker.



Made up my mind to ride in a chair which I did. The men stopped every few minutes so the distance I covered in two hours was not great. Went through the street of Tombs and also into the house of Diomedes which is a wonderful one and saw the reservoir.


The hour was up but I took then another hour and went into the new part and saw three houses. - Saw the pot over the fire and the five skeletons lying as they were found. Vesuvius is so far away that it seems as if it were impossible for it to have caused this disaster. Paid the men 1.80.


Then walked to the last house, ate my lunch at 2 P.M. Train left at 3:30 so walked to station. Train was late, did not get to Naples till 5 P.M. Then walked for an hour along the street to see the shops and people. Finally took No. 3 train and came home.

Found a letter from Florence Humphrey. She has moved again to Pension Le Lune. I lay down till dinner. A brother and sister from Canada are here. Four languages are heard at the table-French, English, German Italian. Very tired. Mrs. Dickens does not move till Saturday.

Naples and Pompeii

Slept well. I suppose I awake early but having no watch, could not tell. Still I got up, looked up clean clothes re. waiting for the maid to bring hot water. Finally as no one came, I dressed.

Someone knocked and the maid asked if I was going to Pompeii. I said yes. Found out it was 8.40 and everyone through b’fast. Hurried and ate mine. Then Miss Wilt and Miss Peet came at 9 and I got my things out and sorted.

Saw the Bates there. Miss Wilt bought the tickets and we got in the train. Had a pleasant ride out. Cost 83 cents each and 50 cts. to get in.

There we wandered all day amid the ruins of Pompeii. Ate our lunch in the house of Pansa. Saw several people from the boat among them Mrs. Merrill. We went without a guide.


I got very tired, came out to the train-car station, bought our tickets on the train and came into Naples. After waiting long time, got a no. 4 train. Rode to Toretta [Torretta] and then walked home.

I was so tired, I went to bed at once and had soup and bread and some kind of greens brought in. Went to sleep before nine. Woke up again in the night and I am sitting here writing. Mrs. Dickens lent me her watch but it doesn’t go. She took mine to be repaired.

The tooth Dr. Gates reset is bothering me a lot. Has a big gum boil on the side.

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