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Incidents of Eugenie's visit 10
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Incidents of Eugenie's Visit 10
Venice.
A Venice correspondent of an Eag-
lish paper says:
Among those who had an interview
with the Empress on board her yacht
were the Preiect, the Syndic, the gene
raj of the fortress, the Admiral. and q
number of other officials. The Syndic,
who had been decorated by the Empress
the day before, received 20O0f for distri'
button among the royal gondoliers, and
5000f. for the most meritorious of those
persons who had presented petitions to
her; 300f. fer a company of street sing
ers who had serenaded her in private
way, with an additional l0Of. for the
director; and a very handsome gold
locket, ornamented with pearls and dia-
monds, for Mile Rosetti, young lady
who sang in the serenades in company
with the Signori Bassani, bass and tenor
singers, who also received presents.
The papers speak of Mile Rosetti as
being en- English girl, and since her real
name is no secret, and has not been con-
sidered 80 by the manager of the theater
where she sang few nights ago, in the
opera of the "Ballo in Maschers," / men.
tion it without scrople. Be it known,
therefore, that Mile Rosetti and Miss
Bremen are one and the same person.
The latter, when pointed out to the EN-
press, attracted attention by her great
beauty; the young lady being in gon-
dola; the former made an equally favor
able impression BY her pretty soprano
voice, as clear, as bell, which sounded
afar of, like the notes of some prima
donna singing in the sky, as the lark
sings at the break of day-this English
voice being the most effective of all upon
the water. The Empress, who, no doubt,
remembered her visit to England several
years ego, was glad to meet a daughter of
Albion on the Lagoons, and talked about
her to the Syndic and other persons, all
of which facts are matters of gossip at
the cafes.
Another story is told with equal gustc.
1t is the stcry of the ferryboat. Her Ma
iesty dismissed her gendoliers on Tues
day night and hired common bdrcG di
tragzetto, or ferrybost, which can be
hired at seventy-fve centimes (72i.) an
hour. She made little tour OF about
twenty minutes, accompanied by Prince
Murst, and then landed at a ferry near
the Merceria in order to 60 on foot to
the Piazze San Marco through the back
streets. She paid the boatmsu ZOE, and
the fortunate fellow, recognizing the EN-
press, bowed to the dust--I mean to the
water--to express his thanks. When he
had recovered his upright position the
lady was gone, but gentleman, who
stood in the place she had just occupied,
tapped him on the shoulder and asked
him how much he would take for the
two cushions They we're the cushions
of the boat. The boatmsn laughed in
his face. Il will give you 2Of' said the
stranger. The bostman looked serious.
You shall have thirty said the stran-
ger. The bargain was closed. The boat
man pocketed the 30f., and the gentle
man, whose nationality had not been
discovered, though it is said be is a for
signer, walkad away with his two cush
ions. Is he the gentleman who offered
l00f for the Empress's handkerchief ?
Some people think he halls from the
British Isles-others that he isa Yam
kaan