The text recalls a part of Vilnius, Antokol and its surroundings, including the former Church of Lord Jesus, located behind the Sapieha garden. The article mentions Smuglewicz's paintings, which were placed in this church, as well as the garden and the palace established by the Sapiehs - the latter was built by Kaźmirz Sapieha, later converted into a hospital (Source: Tygodnik Illustrowany, Warsaw 1870, Series 2, T:5, p. 188, after: Digital Library of the University of Łódź).

A modernised reading of the text.

Description of Antokol.

On all sides, Vilnius is surrounded by overlooking landscapes and delightful suburbs, which are a long row of gardens and graceful country houses. However, none of these suburbs is so popular, and therefore frequented, as Antokol. In winter and summer, morning and evening, crowds of strollers swarm here. Above all, on Fridays in March and May, numerous crowds of the devout go there and back, hurrying to or returning from the miraculous statue of Lord Jesus on Antokol. When there is a good sleigh ride, many sleighs go late into the night to the Tynspieszha tavern, a couple of inns around the turnpike, a place famous for its good beer, porter and honey. The Antokol suburb is very long, stretching for almost three quarters of a mile from the south-western citadel trenches to the Swieciansky road in the Makovsky mountains. On the right, i.e. eastern, side of Antokolska Street, which runs through the middle of the suburb, the ground rises abruptly to form a series of more or less high hills, closer to the city occupied by the citadel, further on overgrown with a beautiful pine forest; on the left, on the contrary, the ground gradually recedes, turning into a deep ravine in places, and finally giving way to the majestic Vila. The latter at first rolls its transparent waters close to the road, but as it approaches the former Słuszko palace, it slowly recedes from it, and from now on only occasionally shines before the eyes of passers-by with its mirrored surface. Up to this same palace, and a little further on, we do not yet come across those manor houses so charmingly described by I. Chodźko; they only begin at St. Peter's Church and stretch as far as the turnpikes. There are barely a few of them on the right-hand side, but on the left-hand side they crowd in picturesque disorder one after another, running down to the very right-hand side of the Neris, in a fugitive and inconspicuous appearance, or clustering above the road and courting passers-by with brightly painted facades, charming gardens, clean courtyards and in general a whole physiognomy, a little pretentious perhaps, but strangely appealing to the heart. Closer to the turnpikes a multitude of inns, shops and cottages, or rather Jewish cottages, crept in between them, while on the contrary closer to the city, i.e. not far from St Peter's, these mansions transformed into sometimes magnificent palaces. The suburb of Antokol has two churches: St. Peter's Catholic Church, about which "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" wrote a few years ago, and the former Church of the Lord Jesus, about which we are now going to say a few words. It lies just behind the Sapie¿yñski Garden, and both in its external and internal structure, it can undoubtedly be counted among the most beautiful churches in Vilnius. Founded in 1693, it was consecrated in 1716, but was not finally completed until 1756. Built on the model of the Church of St. Charles Borromeo in Rome, it is of octahedral form, with a cupola and two towers at the front and sides, decorated inside and outside with plaster casts on the façade. It is 27 cubits long and wide and had seven altars, with the main altar with the statue of St Peter in between. This wooden statue, exquisitely made in Rome, is famous for its miracles and is the destination of many devout pilgrimages. There were also three paintings by the famous Smuglewicz, depicting the Holy Trinity, St Kajetan miraculously multiplying bread in the refectory of the Theatines, and St John of Nepomuk being thrown down from a bridge into the river Moldavia. All these paintings, namely the second one, are highly appreciated by connoisseurs. The Antokol has a magnificent ancient Sapiega garden, the largest in Vilnius. Today, although neglected and abandoned, it is nevertheless distinguished by the majesty of its trees, and two ruined fountains and beautiful walled gates testify to what it once was. Behind this garden rise the walls of a vast building that has passed through various vicissitudes. In the pagan times of yore, there was an idolatrous temple dedicated to all the gods, a kind of Pantheon. In 1691, Kazimierz Sapieha built a palace here, which in time became the property of the Pusłowski family and was acquired by the government in 1809. In 1829, it was converted into a hospital, then housed a cadet corps, and after the corps moved to Moscow, it was converted into a hospital again. Finally, speaking of Antokol, one cannot fail to mention the once famous tractiteer with a garden, Tykocin, which played the same role as the Wiejska Diana in Warsaw, and the palace with a garden, called China, which now houses a very popular restaurant. All these places have some of the most beautiful landscapes that a city can rarely boast.