Tessa, Our Little Italian Cousin

s a blaze of gold and purple and crimson. The windows were set with glass of all the beautifu

ls and pillars! Gems such as your mother wears are

paintings. There are the figures of the apostles. They ap

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old her to notice the

gth," he said, "yet it is so far away it seems

e organ, and they moved slowly along to

a few minutes after. "He is coming, a

procession of priests and cardinals, in their purple robes, moved slowly and grandly along. The Pope was behi

ows of soldiers in their gorgeous

of the people. That is all there is of the blessing, I suppose,

hey could see he was robed in white. He chanted the service, after which a choir of

r. Gray told the children to

will walk about and examine this beautiful cathedral mor

r. Gray led the way from one part of it to another. H

church. Yet there are a number just like it which lead from th

the figures of Jesus and his mother, Mary, were always foun

, but is really the likeness of a heathen emperor. But nearly every one who worships here does not wish to believ

you mean, fath

er. I don't know how the fashion started, but, at any rate, I believe thousands upon thousands of peo

ed, Mr. Gray proposed that a visit s

to climb. Do you think, wife, th

Mrs. Gray, as she turned to Tessa and Lucy. It was quite easy

said her husband, beckoning

ound, yet up and still up, till they reached a balcony around the foot of the dome. The stairway by

on a donkey," the guide told the ch

e people in the body of the church seeme

. Gray. "As soon as you stop p

er a five minutes' rest. "I'm sure

ry narrow. It led to another bal

r. Gray. "We can go higher yet, fo

ut of the windows in that lofty place, a wonderful view was spread before their eyes. Below was the square, and leading out from it were many archways with c

s, fountains, temples, and the ruins of the greatest and fine

ed Arthur. "Indeed, it seems as if I could almost see Spain, where he

, but he wished to hear it. Would

an Italian, he felt that he belonged to America. Where would he be

u ever hear of anything so odd? There is a little cottage! The idea of a hou

aid the guide. "They are busy all the time

istmas dinner," said Mr. Gray, after

he great dining-table. But there was no Christmas tur

too bad to kill tiny things like you, t

of your country, B

n answered. "Ah! I love to hear him, he sings so sweetly." The boy's face lig

it ought to be the turkey, for my countr

at Arthur's words, but a m

o us, while the eagle is not only found in many other lands

were full of things suitable for presents, and a great fair was held in the city, around which crowds o

any things from which to choose. They felt as though they had quite a little fortune to

other before they finally decided upon a dress and a big gilt brooch for thei

" Tessa told Lucy. "I never had any e

e palace to take the children

d now we must have a christening as soon as Twelfth Night is over. We wi