A university tramp . Disinterred Objects^ Museum, Pompeii. — 175 — us, many feet below the crowded towns through whichwe pass, lies the buried city of Herculaneum. But whenwe cast our eyes toward the crater of Vesuvius and seethe deep red glare of the fire and the volumes of sul-phurous smoke, the possibility of buried cities and sud-den and swift destruction of life and property are moreeasily realized and we feel that there are other and saferplaces in which to build a home. Whatever else the visitor to Naples may forget, hewill never forget the experience of an ascent to the craterof Mt. Ve
A university tramp . Disinterred Objects^ Museum, Pompeii. — 175 — us, many feet below the crowded towns through whichwe pass, lies the buried city of Herculaneum. But whenwe cast our eyes toward the crater of Vesuvius and seethe deep red glare of the fire and the volumes of sul-phurous smoke, the possibility of buried cities and sud-den and swift destruction of life and property are moreeasily realized and we feel that there are other and saferplaces in which to build a home. Whatever else the visitor to Naples may forget, hewill never forget the experience of an ascent to the craterof Mt. Vesuvius at midnight. In order to reach the sum-mit of the mountain by midnight it is necessary to leaveNaples at three or four oclock in the afternoon. Withwhat peculiar feelings one begins the journey. Now,perhaps for the first time he is to look into the crater ofan active volcano. He knows the trip is highly dangerous,but the fascination is so great that he cannot resist. Thecarriages are at the door. We take o
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