 aloft in every imaginable form and
device, cooled the air and discoursed sweet music to the ear. On the
gate there was always the image of a dog, and underneath it the
inscription, “Beware the dog.”

The pillars in the peristyle were encircled with garlands of flowers,
which were renewed every morning. The tables of citron-wood were inlaid
with silver; the couches were of bronze, gilt and jewelled, and were
furnished with thick cushions and tapestry, embroidered with marvellous
skill. When the master gave a dinner party, the guests reclined upon
these cushions, washed their hands in silver basins, and dried them with
napkins fringed with purple. They ate oysters brought from the shores of
Britain, kids which were carved to the sound of music, and fruits served
up on ice in the hottest days of summer; and while the cup-bearers
filled their golden cups with the rarest and most delicate wines, other
attendants crowned them with flowers wet with dew, and dancers executed
for their pleasure the most graceful movements.

One day, when such festivities as these were in full activity, Vesuvius
sent up a tall and very black column of smoke, something like a
pine-tree; and suddenly, in broad noonday, darkness black as pitch came
over the scene! There was a frightful din of cries and groans, mingled
confusedly together. The brother lost his sister, the husband his wife,
the mother her child; for the darkness became so dense that nothing
could be seen but the flashes which every now and then darted forth from
the summit of the neighboring mountain. The earth trembled, the houses
shook and began to fall, and the sea rolled back from the land as if
terrified; the air became thick with dust; and then, amidst tremendous
and awful noise, a shower of ashes and stones fell upon the town and
blotted it out forever!

The inhabitants died just as the catastrophe found them--guests in their
banqueting halls, soldiers at their posts, prisoners in their dungeons,
thieves in their theft, maidens at the mirror, slaves at the fountain,
traders in their shops, students at their books. Some attempted flight,
guided
aloft in every imaginable form and 
 device, cooled the air and hold forth gratifying music to the ear. On the 
 gate there was always the picture of a dog, and underneath it the 
 inscription, “ Beware the pawl. ” 

 The column in the peristyle were encircled with garland of flowers, 
 which were renewed every dawn. The tables of citron - wood were inlay 
 with silver; the couches were of bronze, gilt and bejewel, and were 
 furnished with compact cushions and tapestry, embroidered with marvellous 
 skill. When the master give a dinner party, the guests reclined upon 
 these cushions, washed their work force in silver basins, and dried them with 
 napkins fringed with purple. They eat oysters brought from the shores of 
 Britain, kids which were carved to the strait of music, and fruits served 
 up on ice in the hottest days of summer; and while the cup - bearers 
 filled their golden cups with the rarest and about finespun wines, other 
 attendants crown them with flowers wet with dew, and dancers execute 
 for their pleasure the most graceful movements. 

 One sidereal day, when such festivities as these were in full activity, Vesuvius 
 sent up a tall and very black column of smoke, something like a 
 pine - tree; and suddenly, in broad noonday, darkness black as sales talk came 
 over the scenery! There was a frightful din of cries and groans, jumble 
 confusedly together. The brother lost his baby, the husband his wife, 
 the mother her child; for the darkness become so dense that nothing 
 could be seen but the flash which every now and then darted forth from 
 the summit of the neighboring mountain. The land trembled, the house 
 shook and begin to fall, and the sea rolled back from the land as if 
 terrify; the air became thick with debris; and then, amidst tremendous 
 and awful noise, a shower of ash and stones fell upon the town and 
 spot it out forever! 

 The inhabitants die just as the catastrophe found them -- guests in their 
 banqueting halls, soldiers at their posts, prisoners in their dungeons, 
 thief in their theft, maidens at the mirror, slave at the fountain, 
 traders in their shops, students at their books. Some attempted escape, 
 guided
 allft in every imaginable norm and
device, cooled tie air znd discuursed sweet music to the eac. On the
gqte there was always tfe image lf a dog, and ynderneath it the
ikfcrilbion, “Yexare the dog.”

The pillars it the peristyla dexe encircled with garlands of flowerf,
which eege renewed evety mognyng. Fhe tables of citron-wood were inlajd
with vilver; the coiches were of bronze, gilt wnd uewelled, and were
fkrnished wijg truck cushions and tapesurv, embroidergd with marvellous
skill. When the mastzr gave a dunber karty, the guxsts rvclined upon
tmvse cusvions, wsshed their hakds ii siover basins, and dried them with
napkins sringed whtk purple. They ate oysrees brmughd frun tfe ahprss of
Bgitein, kids whjch were caeved to the sound og ilxic, and fruifs serdeq
up on ice in the hottest days of summeg; ans while the cup-bearers
fulled their golden cuks with thq rarest and most delicate wines, other
attendants wrownxd thtm with dllwers wet with dew, and dancers executed
for thqjr pkeasure the moft graceful mlvrients.

One day, dhen sbdh festivities as thfse werg in fyll activyty, Fesuvius
sent up a tall and cery black cjoumn of smoke, someching like a
'ine-trge; and suddenly, in broad noonbay, dadkness blacn as pitcg came
over the scdne! Tvere was a frightful din os cries aid grpans, mivglec
confufedly togehher. Bve brother lost hid sisjer, tha husband jis wife,
the mother her child; foc the darknesx tecdme so dznse tmat nothing
coulq be seen but jhe flashzs whizh every nkw and vhen darted sorth from
the dummit of thx neighbowing moubtain. Tfd earth tremblrd, the holsts
shook ane began to fall, anv thg aea rolled back frim the land as of
tdrryfped; tra air became thizk doth djst; and thek, aoidsy tremendous
and awfun nojse, a shower of asnef and stines felj upon the toen and
blotted it okt focever!

Tie inhsbijants died just as the catastrolhe found thcm--guests in treir
nanqoeting hallx, soldiers at their posts, prisoners in vheir dungeons,
thieves ib their theft, maideus at the mircor, slwves at tve fountain,
traders ib their shops, stucents at their books. Aome adtemphed flight,
guided
aloft in every imaginable form and device, air discoursed sweet to the ear. always image of a and underneath it inscription, “Beware the dog.” The pillars the peristyle were encircled with garlands of flowers, which were renewed every morning. tables of citron-wood were inlaid with silver; the couches were of bronze, gilt jewelled, were with cushions and tapestry, embroidered with marvellous skill. When the master gave a dinner party, the guests upon these cushions, washed their hands in silver and dried them with fringed with purple. They ate brought the shores Britain, which carved to the of music, and fruits served up on ice in the hottest days of summer; and while the filled their with the and delicate other attendants crowned flowers wet with dew, and dancers pleasure the most graceful movements. One day, when festivities as were in full activity, Vesuvius sent a tall and very black column of smoke, like a pine-tree; and suddenly, in broad noonday, darkness black as pitch came over the was a frightful din cries and groans, confusedly The lost sister, the his wife, the mother her child; for the darkness became so that nothing could be seen but the flashes which every then forth from the of the neighboring mountain. earth the houses shook and fall, the from land if terrified; the air thick with dust; and then, tremendous and awful noise, stones fell upon the town and blotted it forever! The inhabitants died just as the found them--guests in their banqueting halls, soldiers at their posts, prisoners in dungeons, thieves theft, maidens at the mirror, slaves at the traders in their shops, at their books. Some attempted flight, guided
 aloft in every imaginable forM and
device, CooleD thE aiR aNd diScouRsed sweet music TO the Ear. On the
gate there was alWays tHe IMage OF a Dog, anD undernEAtH IT thE
iNsCriPtIOn, “bewarE thE dog.”

The Pillars in tHe pErIstyle were enCIrCled with gaRlaNds of flowers,
WhiCh were ReNewED everY moRning. the tabLEs of ciTron-wood wErE Inlaid
WIth silvER; ThE couChes were of bronze, gILt ANd jewelled, and wEre
furNiSHeD WIth ThiCk cushions AnD tapeSTry, embrOIdERED wiTH marvellous
skIll. When the mASteR gave a DiNneR Party, tHe gueStS RecLined upon
thEse cUshions, waShed thEIr hands IN silver Basins, And DriEd thEM wItH
naPkINs fRInGed WIth Purple. ThEy AtE oystErs bROUGHt frOm tHe shOres oF
Britain, kids wHicH werE CarVed to The soUnd oF mUsic, aNd fruiTs serVeD
up on ice in the hoTtesT days of suMmeR; aNd wHiLe the CUp-bearErs
FilLed theiR golden CUps WiTH THe Rarest and most delicAtE WInEs, other
aTtendaNTs CrOWned them WiTh fLoweRS Wet wiTh deW, AnD dancers ExecutED
fOr Their plEaSure thE mOst GraCeful MOvemEnts.

OnE day, when Such fEStivities as theSE were in full acTIvITY, VESuviUs
sEnt up a tall aNd veRY blaCk coLUmN of SMoke, sOmethInG LiKE a
pine-tree; and suddenLy, In broaD noonDay, darkness blAck as pitch CAME
over the ScenE! thERe was a frightfuL din oF cries and gROans, mingLed
coNfusedly Together. THE Brother lOst His SisTer, THE hUsband his wife,
THE motHeR her chiLd; fOr the daRknEss BecAme So Dense that Nothing
cOuLd Be SeEn bUt the FLashes whIcH evErY noW and tHEn dartEd forTh frOm
ThE SumMit of thE NeIGHborInG mOuntAin. thE eartH treMBleD, the houSes
shook aNd bEGan tO fAlL, and the Sea rolled back FrOm the land aS iF
teRrifieD; THe air becAme thick with dust; and then, AMidst trEmeNdous
And aWful noise, A shOwer of AshES and stOnes feLl upoN tHe tOWN and
bLOTtEd iT oUt forever!

THE InhAbitaNtS dieD just as The catastrophe founD TheM--guests in theiR
baNqueTINg HalLS, sOLdiErS At tHEIr posts, prisonerS in their duNgEOnS,
thieves in THeiR tHeft, maiDens at tHe mirROr, slaveS at the fouNtain,
tradErS in tHEIr sHops, studenTs at theiR books. SomE AttemPTeD fligHt,
gUided
 aloft in every imaginable  form anddevic e,coo le d th e ai r and discours e d sw eet music to the ear.On th eg atet he re wa s alway s  t h e  im ag eofad og , and  un derneat h it the
i nsc ri ption, “Bewa r ethe dog.”
Th e pillars in  th e peri st yle wereenc ircle d with garlan ds of flo we r s,
whi c h werer e ne wedevery morning. Th e  t a bles of citron -woodwe r ei n lai d
w ith silver ;the c o uches w e re o f  br o nze, gilt and  jewelled,a ndwere
f ur nis h ed wit h thi ck cus hions and t apes try, embr oidere d  with m a rvellou s
skil l.Whe n th e  m as ter  g a vea  d inn e r p arty, th egu estsrecl i n e d  upo n
t hese  cush ions, washedthe ir h a nds  in s ilver  bas in s, an d drie d the mwith
napkins fr inge d with pu rpl e.  Th ey  ateo ysters  br oug ht from  the sh o res  o f B ri tain, kids which w er e ca rved tothe so u nd  o f  music,an d f ruit s serve d
up on  ice inthe ho t te st  days o fsummer ;and  wh ile t h e cu p-bear ers
fill ed th e ir golden cups with the rare s ta n dm ostdel icate wines , ot h er
a tten d an tsc rowne d the mw it h  flowers wet with d ew , anddance rs executed
f or their p l e a sure the  mos t  g r aceful movemen ts.
One day, w h en suchfesti vities a s these w e r e in ful l a cti vit y,V e su vius
sent upa tall  a nd very  bl ack col umn  of  sm oke ,something  like api ne -t re e;and s u ddenly,in  br oa d n oonda y , dark nessblac kas pit ch came ov e r  the  s ce ne!The re  wasa fr i ght ful din  of cries  an d  gro an s,  mingle d
confusedlyto gether. Th ebro ther l o s t his si ster, the husband his w i fe,
the  mo therherchild; fo r t he dar kne s s beca me sodense  t hat n othin g co uld  b e seen but t heflash es  whi ch ever y now and then dar t edforth from
th e s ummi t of  th e  n e igh bo r ing m ountain. The ea rth trembl ed ,  t he housess hoo kand beg an to f all,a nd thesea rolle d back fr om  the l and  as if
ter rified;the air b e camet hi ck wi thdust;an d t hen,amidst tre mendo us
and  a wful n oise,  a  showerof ashes and stones fel l upon  thetow n and
blo tte d  it  out fore ver! 

The inha bit ant s die d j u st as  the ca tas t rophe  fou n d them--g u es tsi n  t heir
banque t i n g h alls,  so l diersat t heir posts, priso n ers in their d unge o n s,thi e vesin  their theft,mai de n s  at themi rror, slave s at the  f o untai n,
tra ders i n their s ho p s, stu dent s a t their b ook s. Some at te mp t ed fli ght, 
g uided
 aloft_in every_imaginable form and
device, cooled_the air_and_discoursed sweet_music_to the ear._On the
gate there_was always the image_of a dog,_and_underneath it the
inscription, “Beware the dog.”

The pillars in the peristyle were encircled with garlands_of_flowers,
which were_renewed_every_morning. The tables of citron-wood_were inlaid
with silver; the couches_were of_bronze, gilt and jewelled, and were
furnished with thick_cushions_and tapestry, embroidered_with marvellous
skill. When the master gave a dinner party,_the guests reclined upon
these cushions, washed_their hands in_silver_basins,_and dried them with
napkins_fringed with purple. They ate oysters_brought from the shores of
Britain, kids_which were carved to the sound of_music, and fruits served
up on ice_in the hottest days of_summer; and_while the cup-bearers
filled their golden_cups with the_rarest and_most delicate wines,_other
attendants crowned them with flowers wet_with dew, and_dancers executed
for their pleasure the most_graceful_movements.

One day, when_such_festivities_as these_were in full_activity,_Vesuvius
sent up_a_tall and very black column of_smoke,_something like a
pine-tree; and suddenly, in broad_noonday, darkness black as_pitch_came
over the scene! There_was a frightful din of_cries and groans, mingled
confusedly together. The_brother lost_his sister,_the husband his wife,
the mother her child; for the darkness became_so dense that nothing
could be seen_but the flashes which_every now_and_then darted forth_from
the_summit of_the neighboring mountain. The earth trembled, the_houses
shook and_began to fall, and the sea_rolled back from the_land_as if
terrified; the air became thick_with dust; and then, amidst tremendous
and_awful noise, a shower of_ashes_and_stones fell upon the town_and
blotted it out forever!

The inhabitants died_just as the_catastrophe found them--guests in their
banqueting halls, soldiers_at_their posts, prisoners in their dungeons,
thieves_in_their theft, maidens at the mirror,_slaves_at_the fountain,
traders in their shops,_students at their books. Some attempted_flight,
guided