Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-18
LIFE IN VENICE.

A lively Freedman. NJ Gensisc, Of The Re
vue Contemporaries, has lust published an ss
count Of bis recent visit 10 Venice. from which
rs galber hat che ancieg. glories Of the Queen
Of tbe AdraticT have incoutiDenfiy departed
Under Austrian rule IL has become. a. IL were, .
city Of The dead. and late events have thrown
such pail over the once .nimsted scene ss 10
leave nothing better than marble palaces (some
unnhsbited) looking disnslly down on the visit
ors-some waste, Others uith rifts IN the walls.
windows abscnt, doors broken and resdy 20
fall.
WAITE CARRIERS
Ia tho court OF the doge's palace may be
seen. a. the same hour every day. groups OF No
men. fry or sixty IN number. who perform Tor
the incident Venetian housewives the same once
ss the Auvergnat water carriers do Tor the fsfis
iaDs. Each Is provided with two buckets. and.
her turn comes, she lets down her vessel with
a cord, neither se being provided with vindIsss
or pulley. Having filed and drawn up her buck
ets snd thereby made the rope marks in the
bronze margin OF the well a little deeper she
yok - them a milk girls hoist their cans. and
trpdges through the email squares aud narros
effe Faneys) where her patrons reside The loi
teFers IN the palace yard looking on at the filing
of the buckets will scarcely hear word spoken
among those hall hundred women. "a If deep re
spect were still due 10 the place which once own
ed the sway Of the doge. or the still more dread
ed svsT Of the three inqusi,Ors.
These women al come from among the hills
ofFruli, the snowy tops of which may be seen
from she city. They wear . WOODEN jsckes Ia
the winter, and appear in summer in their
chsmise sleeves. Their pstIicosts Of green
or blue stuff. adorned with red stripe at the
bottom: their bonnets OF black or gray felt
or straw. and IN their black hair they arrange, in
the guIse OF q corone,, as many large silver or
steel pins as they can afford. The Yenetans be
ing still an exclusive people, no young man pays
bis sddresss-,to one OF these foreigners Ia time
many return 20 their native villages with their
little boards. and find matches among their old
neighbour. They are as temperate and trus'
worthy as the Auyergnats themselves
rRIpE AND IsDoLINoE
The Nenetisns have long enjoyed the privilege
OF employing themselves as little in household
ahsirs as possible. At Erst every individual Of
full age bad vote la 1873 this right was con-
fned tofour hundred and seventy individuals
yearly selected from the six quarters Of the city
In 1879 the existing electors had the privilege
secured 20 themselves aud their descendants ~
perpetuity. and from these aud the descendants o.
former coges and councillors. the living Vene-
tisn MOBILES trace their descent. A Venetian
sprung from the four hundred and sc venty might
except privilege Of begging under a mask, but
he would not TO save his soul alive. exercise :
profession enter into trade On thu theme
We quote our French authority
:" The Venetigns entertain In their respect a
more than Spanish pride They will neither at
tend Others nor attend themselves The poorest
Venetian has servant 10 light the IRE even
when there is no wood. and 10 put on the pot,
though there should BIZ no meat in the house.
This SEA vanf carries distaf st her sirdle. takes
the world easy, and spins. Ii IL really not worth
while to waste fuel aud work hard She goes out
and buys four sous worth OF fresh fish, Just tried.
two sous worth of S9uGzeffO soup, aud two
sous worth Of bread. and on this The family ge,
through the day. Still the eight sous must be
earned. Earned they ere, and that IN the most
gracsial and honorable manner. Without com
plsiBt without blush and by an employ men,
which neither hardens the hands nor corrupts the
hearts They are earned by s,ringing pearls
Yes, all the women IN Venice string Dsarls-the
rich to pass tho time. the poor to earn their sub
stance. Life is easily supported in that city. Ia
Venice you may die of love or haie. bar YOU Ger
tainly will not die of hunger.
- ~ EsrISGlssD DRINKING
Venice seems 70 play the part Of the beliy
among the members OF the old Roman apologize
The rich plains of Pa5us and Vicenze. the rict
gardens OF the surrounding isles, Friuli, lsiria
lllyris-cOuntres even remote ~ CONSTANT
their game, their luxury, aud their riches. Dil
malta furnishes sine which the roorer sort quail.
ify with sea water Were We not assured of ths
fact by the testimony OF more than one wi,nes.
We should not credit il.
As IN Naples and other southern cities, cook
ing and eating in full operation Out of doors
Polenta, meat and fish smoke. bubble, hiss and
roast IL the open air, in the open street The
comnousliy pstsonsze to Large extent The soup
mentioned above They consume Il 90 the spOt
and cheeTiully expend a sou on a bowlful of il
la the shop where il is dispensed they also fur
Nah cooked meat. The vine sellers supply salt
mutton. very popular Wand in winter aud on
holidays. This sailed meat sailed wine, and
sated hsh msrvelOusly coDduce TO thirsty PAL
stes. and morality suffers its consequence
Delicate white cakes formed of the finest tour
and incest butter are supplied 10 the city in the
morning. and must be all consumed before the
hour Of rest. Like the mama. they will not
keep till next morning If they remain unsold
to those who Ike Chery Slime, discharge life :
duties by waiting round the corner Rich and
poor consume these delicate BiaHehetG side by
side. dipping them into Cyprus VINE by way OF
relish
Another public comes,ble. the little fried Ash
already mentioned must not DE forgotten A
tine lady. round whose neck are twisted the deli
cate gold chains peculiar TO Venice, on whose
hands are nuexceptiorablc gloves. and whose
feet display the incest buskins, will, in the very
square OF ST Marx, and while holding by the
arm undoubted gentleman. purchase four
sous worth OF these darling little fishes, smell
ing OF the oil in which they have been tried
wrap them in piece OF paper. aud go with her
cavalier into the next vine shop. Individuals
and couples follow their example, and even our
fastidious Freedman tried the experiment. and
rather liked IT,
Tux WORKING BIAS
The gold chains mentioned shove are 30 deli
cstely wrought that they excited the wonder Of
that wonderful calculator and mschine econo
mist. Charles Bsbbsge. When in Venice he
wished 20 purchase bits OF different kinds. bu,
the master manufacturers would not part with
anything less than = whole chain. Finding out
however, the name of their customer. they put
their whole work shops, and would have pat their
very heads, at bis disposal
The glass manufacture in Venice had once .
Europeau and Asstic reputation The little
Island Of Mursno contained the chief manufac
tory. and sull boasts Of the principal one Large
mirrors were manufactured there 10 great quanti.
ties in the last century They were blown, not
cast, and IL always astonishes visitors TO see such
$ msss of the fiery material welded and blown
out BY single pair Of lungs at the end of the
iron tube. Within the city may be seen. in lesser
establishments. rows OF men and women sitting
before gas Je;s plying their little glass tubes and
converting them into beads some AZ the same
time naiofipO little epOtF and r,,rn.. 49,. -,