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

a LADY IN The fuii psnoply in~snsed By The French
Empress along ore Of these este. and encounter
oil front 10 front By another gentleman and lady
snilsry ACQUIRED
The shops AZ each side are not 50 narrow. In
most cases. A tho streets They are pretty and
gay, and are furnished with painted Indian mats,
screens, glass beads. models Of gondolas, aud all
tho.e pretty bat useless elsgsnce- found IA The
shops Of the Palais Royal.
Venice. however, besides its square ani Planet
a. and Quar- OF ST. Mark, can boast Of one
street. Aesceris. which is fully fourteen feet wide
The Broadway Of the sea city. Ii Is nicely
paved vith ties. and still presents a comparative
~ animated and pleasant appearance.
For very excellent reasons tho Vene.ians rare
ly take their comfort or see company on The
ground floor, the streets being narrow. or the ca
nSl in front. This lower floor il often used as a
receptacle for lumber. the family PreferIing the
one ~oove il for the sake o! light, or 70 get a! q
decent distance from the surface Of tie water,
from which oecss n ny al CfeUsivesmeli arises
though not 70 the extent that strangers apDre-
heDd When the mansion is built round court
there i alEays tank in the centre To catch the
rain water, and every little square or eampa IL
the city IS provided Nth tie sams convenience
Fresh water. may be supposed. Is an article OF
value 10 Venice
From the second floors spoken Of above, and
where once might be seen hanging rich draperies
over the richly carved stone balconies, and dark
eyed besu,ies, with arms resting on the rich
stuiis. and listening 10 a charming serensde from
gOndols. are now frequently found the drying
clothes Of a working family. The rent of Eve
rooms aud cellar, in a good quarter, is abou;
three dollars Of our money per month. shilling
pays the weekly rtnt Of working family on re-
mote canals. There are great number of fam
lilies in poor circumstances, but, apparently,
Hunger is not general affection There are no
beggars. either because the streets are too mar
row 20 afford them comfortable stations, or that
watching round the corners for a copper, hlipped
from a gOndOla across the water might entail
long delays and small profits An occasional
whimper Il detected in ST. Marks place, but II
the tribe ever fourished. thew went out with the
braves and the thieves Whether il proceeds
from the prevailing honesty Of the lower classes,
Or the wonderful ability Of the Austrian police,
few residents in these days our think il necessary
70 secure their houses 81 nights
THEsTREs.
OF the eight or nine theatres that once flour
ished in Venice, only one or two can be found
now open 20 crafty visitors Continental thea
tres being more or less governmental insttu-
tons the Venetians stay away 10 Indicate to the
emperor that they are rot disposed TO receive any
qualification at his hands. So his majesty does
think il worth while mourning much expense
90 amuse his unamusabe subjects OF Venice;
hence the neglect OF the drama and those things
connected with i, Venetian audiences were not
40 iastIdious eighty years ago. An intelligent
traveller who visited Venice at that time, entered
one of the theatres fully impressed with the
worthlessness OF what he was about to witness,
consisting. as he knew by report. OF grmaces,
laszi (by play,) and practical jokcs. he listened
with the utmost gravity while the chief perform
or. who represented sufferer was giving
piece OF information TO Harlequin, to which he
listened with every mark OF eagerness. The un-
fortunate speaker vas striving to acquaint the
impatient listener where his mistress was con
cealed, when ne unluckily stumbled a word
Of seven syllables, which completely obstTucted
the progress OF the narrative He attempted il
again aud again. but always without success.
Though there we're several other words that
would appear ust as = ell, the sufferer would no
more adopt another than the saint change his
religion. Harlequin presented his friend with
dozen, but he persisted in his unsuccessful at
tempts on that which had come in his way. At
last, making desperate effort, the cruel word
came up with its broad edo foremost. and stuck
scrOss the unhappy mans windpipe. BE gaped,
and panied, aud croaked bis face flushed, and
bis eyes seemed ready 20 start from his head.
/ Harlequin unhGttoned the sufferers waistcoat
and the neck Of bis shirt he famed his face
with bis cap and held a bottle Of hartshorn 10 his
: nose. At length. fearing his patient would ex
/ pre before lie could give the desired intelligence.
/ in TT of despair he pitched his head full in the
/ dying mans stomach, and the word boiled out
/ Of his mouth TO the most distant parts of the
I house. This was performed in manner SO per
/ iectly dr0ll and The eIpedent came on me so
! Unexpectedly, that my companions and myself
/ burst into an excessive TT of laughter; and We
continued il so long that the attention Of the au-
dencc being turned from the stage to our box
occasiOned renewal Of the mrth all over the
play house.