Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . ear theEsquiline at Rome. He also appears onancient Etruscan vases, and in the fres-coes taken from Pompeii. His namechanges frequently; it may be Aniello,Cinella, or Fiorillo; but his character re-mains the same. The performances atSan Carlino generally turn upon domes-tic infelicities of some kind—con jug alquarrels, disputes in regard to property-— NEAPOLITAN SKETCHES. 763 and the incidents are nearly always of acomic nature. Pulcinello is the life andsoul of the whole, and generally succeedsin amusing a not overdifficult a
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . ear theEsquiline at Rome. He also appears onancient Etruscan vases, and in the fres-coes taken from Pompeii. His namechanges frequently; it may be Aniello,Cinella, or Fiorillo; but his character re-mains the same. The performances atSan Carlino generally turn upon domes-tic infelicities of some kind—con jug alquarrels, disputes in regard to property-— NEAPOLITAN SKETCHES. 763 and the incidents are nearly always of acomic nature. Pulcinello is the life andsoul of the whole, and generally succeedsin amusing a not overdifficult audience byhis sharp speeches and ludicrous pranks. The manner in which the people of Na-ples are supplied with food is most amaz-ing to a stranger. The markets are peri- tive carts, which, whatever their weightmay be, are at least a dozen times his ownbulk. In his leisure moments the donkeytakes his master, and frequently two orthree members of the family, for a rideupon his back. A staple article of food in all Italianfamilies, as is well known, is THE OYSTERMAN. patetic, and donkeys are the motive pow-er. Indeed, without the donkey, it seemsas if the whole business of living in Na-ples w^ould be brought to a of every description are convey-ed from house to house by him. He isloaded with wine and water, for in Naplesthe drinking water is all procured fromcertain fountains, and sold by carriers; hecarries bushels of vegetables piled in pan-niers, and spread upon shallow baskets, un-til nothing but his nose and tail are vis-ible ; and he draws loads piled on primi- Havingbeen convulsed with laughter oneday by a sweet little American woman,who drew an immense endless attenuatedpipe-stem into her mouth, and then an-nounced, Its peculiar, but very nice—where does it grow ? we organized a par-ty to visit a macaroni factory. Our inno-cent little friend went with us, and hasnever eaten macaroni since. Nearly allthe places where this commodity is p
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