. Eight journeys abroad. fted an iron trap door on the piazza and wedescended a long stone staircase and he turned on electriclight and there were the great arches of a Roman bridge,entirely below the upper street. We liked our driver and horse so much that we yielded tohis demand that we drive with him the next day to Assisi in-stead of taking the train. So we arranged to stop at Folignoand Spello on the way and were up and off the next morningat eight oclock and off in the lovely early lights finding the 564 ITALY weather perfect. The little horse got over the ground wonder-fully and after o
. Eight journeys abroad. fted an iron trap door on the piazza and wedescended a long stone staircase and he turned on electriclight and there were the great arches of a Roman bridge,entirely below the upper street. We liked our driver and horse so much that we yielded tohis demand that we drive with him the next day to Assisi in-stead of taking the train. So we arranged to stop at Folignoand Spello on the way and were up and off the next morningat eight oclock and off in the lovely early lights finding the 564 ITALY weather perfect. The little horse got over the ground wonder-fully and after one stop at a little Roman temple near a foun-tain called Clitumnus we drove up to the Hotel Poste and hadsomething to eat, it being eleven when we finished. I wrote to Countess Adelmann and hope to get a letter atFlorence. With much love to you all, Your aff., M. D. R. Perugia, April 12th, Frank, We have finally decided to give up Cortona, as it would mean spending the night there and we feel time is getting so. ROMAN TEMPLE. PERUGIA short we must get to Siena to-morrow night. We look forwardto spending Easter there where we will be able to hear a fineservice. 565 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD This afternoon after posting our letters home we went outin a carriage to San Pietro, quite a distance away, whereall the pictures and choir stalls of Raphael remain in place,except the greatest of all, the Assumption by Perugino, whichNapoleon carried away with him. Siena, April 14th, Frank, Yesterday we spent en route, arriving here at ten oclockalmost an hour late. I hated to leave beautiful Perugia on sucha perfect morning but all good things must come to an end. Our first change of cars was at Terontola. I noticed anattractive German American lady getting into the Florentinetrain with her maid but after the train had left was surprisedto see her husband wandering around the Station as if lookingfor some one. At first I thought that he must be going else-where and thought
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