New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-25
THE TRIBUNE.
Letters from Genoa..,,..No, lY.
rnsre.pondsnce of The Tribnne

Ii The various lltii5 thll:le you iiio''''
,.l.tinr the incidents of a single day Promen-
L. One day at two O'Clock started out INTO
i,,5s Babi. and passing the Kings palace Du-
33,,o and Balti and other palaces, came at length
/, ;, open square occupied as 'ettnFlno ntaid'
IN was blocked with those old, shabby, shat
~ rcl,etv affairs called veturlni. The horses
b, ssnd before them either eating hay or looking
:, ,boy never had eaten any, seemed to have
l.,n carefully selected from all the smallest oid.
.ckest, poorest, --latest, rejected dray horses oil
f. World All Of them had on old Dutch harness,
/ and many we're supplied with rope traces and
3s;;.s while the dirty drivers looked like scare
rs sIoned from, corn.fied." You would be
r,.,d 10 sec one of these vehicles IN notion
3p,;l, originally something ike a common hack
H. have an additional sort Of caasl top PROJECT
:, oyer the seat of the driver which, having a dc
dolly downward pitch, gives to the whole appa-
,ns the appearance Of diving at the horses
lT,ke some Of the oldest (and they seem cotempo-
arcs Of thc ark and get the team you would take
h, a pair of poor COWS in full motion, and you
roud be aslonislled at the certainty with winch
5ev reach their destination. 1t is wonderful 10
isaic, how the carriage will keep the general di-
tsction Of the horses without appearing to follow
bm at all. The great thing seems to be to Keep
EEbs mni,, run of the streets If should see car
ase al home performing such evolutiois Us thesc
|,,,,unns often do should certainly ha!loo to tho
31ycr to hold up as he was fast shaking to pieces
As | passed this stand was hailed of course like
a passenger at steamboat landing, with "a VII.
ano Yorino Lucca a pegll,' nc. 10 the
Id, said rough voice behind inc. II came from
ian Englishman who WAS running the same gaun'-
Id with myself. He cursed while | laughed IN
yoIuntarilv, thinking of New York and wonder
ny what the good people OF Gotham would say to
ye such scarecrow establishments in their streets
offered to their service. Leaving this rabble l
came TO a bend in the street where Balbi is changed
INTO Nuoyissimo. In the side OF the wall IN the
corner is fountain at which women stood wash
iDr cloths with as much unconcern as II they.
were not in the Broadway of Genoa. Passing
dong | encountered first group of priests III
their long black mantles, then company oi SOL
dlc,s marching TO the sound of music, and after
them group pol Greek sailors in their regular cos
tune ana with tncir grave faces. talking like be-
ings of another planet amid these old palaces
Coming to another open space where the street
takes the name Of Nuovo, on which there IS not Il
building but palace saw 4 group of men i'll
that oval shape which always indicates something
Of interest III the centre. This is law OF bipedss
and knowing its universally stepped up TO look
N with the rest. In the centre was Ncapolltan
with 6 two dogs 'whicllhe affirmed came from the
uttermost parts of the earth, even from America.
thought very likely, for one resemblcd com
mon bull pup and the other looked like an ordl
nary black whifict The black one was walking
vh the most ludicrous gravity around the cT-
Gle on his fore legs, while his hinder parts were
elevated in the air like the dogs which could not
&c, his hind legs TO the ground because his tail
,uIled so tight After he had finished his promcn-
sde the man made a regular stump speech and then
Introduced the bull pup. lie called hun up and
.sked HIM If he liked tobacco. The little fellow
AMY lifted up his fore paws on to the mans knees
md spscacd.
He repeated the question with the same effect.
lie then asked him if he liked maccaronI. He
o'kedn Slccpily, as much as TO say, what an
asult and then deliberately ya,cncd. lie then
old the dog we would have some muse. On the
mound was !, piece OF carpet, and on tie carpet
oFt OF harp, with piece of writ.cn music at the
op, The man kuclt on one knee, and played an
I'D broken windsd clarionet, giving at tie same
lms wink TO the dog. The little fellow, with
l the gravity, if not grace, ola Miss at the piano,
qua,tcd down on his hind legs, and, laying his
lille ears back, lifted his fore paws 10 the harp
ndplayed, or rather paced Il sort Of running ac-
ompantncnt to the tune amid peals of laughter.
shook my head at the mans first statement, and
owever much pride might take IN owning such
dogs as tellow-citizcns, | knew none
ul dog born and educated IN The land OF iine
IT'S and of song, could learn music so early. Be
'des, the dog understood Italian better than did,
Aoagh he could not have been So old as had
cen long III Italy. Ii was an Italian dog and no
sher passed on through streda Nuovo, and
lmlng TO the left, came into another open space
nd another group OF men, women and children
The centre OF this was boy and girl, brother
nd ss'er-abou, 10 and Ia years OF age; and
ley 100 Were getting living" They were
om the Savoy Mountains, The girl had sort
hand-orsan swung around her neck. resembling
n old unpalntcd box, out of which she was grind
ng music, which she accompanied with her voice,
md oh, such singing! The little shabby, dirty
hing, stood with her sun, burnt, po1.pi,,ed face
crewed up into 4 most tEagical expression, and
hooung forwards atiniegvsls, like the opening of
knife blade, to give force to he. words while the
rained cords stood out like scntincls on her brown
heck and BOSOM The ragged urchin also had a
'os strapped around his neck, in which was a
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