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ponies on the streets. There is a house on this tower ; 

 in it is a restaurant and some small stores, and one 

 could buy most anything except a horse and buggy. 

 Leaving Paris we crossed the Alps into Italy. In 

 these mountains we saw a beautiful lake. Descending 

 we passed through a tunnel that required thirty-three 

 minutes to pass through. I suppose this is the long- 

 est tunnel in the world. The first city we came to of 

 importance was Turin, then to Genoa, reaching there 

 at night. This is a city of considerable importance, 

 situated on the Mediterranean. It was the birthplace 

 of Columbus. We spent a few hours in Rome, where 

 we visited St. Peter's Cathedral, which is an immense 

 structure, the largest in the world. Joining it is the 

 Vatican, where Pope Leo the Thirteenth lives. His 

 guards are gaudily dressed. We went to see St. Paul's 

 Cathedral, which is two miles out and quite handsome 

 and of more modern style. It is considered by many 

 the handsomer of the two. On our return to the city 

 we saw the Colosseum, which is practically destroyed. 

 In the center of the ring is a small stone structure 

 where wild animals were kept to kill the worst 

 criminals in years gone by. The next city we came 

 to was Naples, a city of large proportions ; from here 

 we went up into the mountain to buy our stock. We 

 purchased seventeen in all. There is some prejudice 

 against the Italian jacks, owing to some very inferior 

 ones having been imported, but this was pronounced 

 by competent judges one of the best all-round impor- 

 tations ever brought over. As a rule the Italian jack 

 is superior to the Spanish jack in color, bone, foot, 

 and constitution, but not altogether so stylish. We 

 kept our stock in Naples about two weeks waiting for 



