, 1870-01-23
"REMINISCENCES Of TRAVEL.
Venice.
A Scene in the Opera House,
The Arsenal.
Ingenious Implements of Assasaina-
ton,
Venetian Horses,

on Eetosolne 70 venice from my V1nt 70 tha
A1ueMan Consent II AsolA, Iounn thAt ny letset
~ ~ INTRODUCTION 70 Inc Connteaa h4d borne
au'tt IN inc anApo o. an fnNAttou 70 nef opera
bo1 iof tnAs evening: accotainRly. aset nnr-
Eeo toAe1, oesoenoeo 70 otneoimo8-Eoon, "neIe
place nad been oespola Tor ne at the fabk dhots. /
tne dinner WAS e4ceAenL ny compAtfloa mns.
Ieleo II Rre2t 1olces he WeaL Del04
wei lepseseoteo young A4an ua7A
ouees sss al my Hgnts ana s1uck me a.
oelpR OF very Reutlemaniy and pfepoascsslng
appearance. IN me opcfs-oo1 tnas eseMn3 We
"e1a presented 70 one anosae1' aue Ills "A sno
ofeedin8 luluned INC ptolalse OF Ills good aoatesA
Intongn MN Atetfhfds procured ps1uls
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.Aensu1 enAonne 0e w 'h1s tne a3eeoAa Anu
eaJM1s, Hnlen ae nuuoesea @ auon9 eno mvs'
.a.oas tuonet1eAs " .ae .e.eAo nepeoN~
Aet oiunef nof1leu w stalie, oouneo NY e'sa'
'os eos.0s, Aou' pAHstoe AsHolA ~ s. s1ua.
ees oul 'o1 Noe opera. w u1 a4i'@' Msumaux eu.a
'or 'ne toontess - WY "s poatey
hnoNn NV . ssstloue, 1uu - as" noeu
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ag1eeao'e peoPie % II nas eses oesu w eooo tot'
1unf ~ Aaee~ Aoe A1es aaeuF '! sno eA@e1Ao1 wAa
very piesalng. i must nero sa!e
naS tus 4A9' uJ nulnp'e
opinion, nana uen saeA'tss muca nWo
pfacHeau5 taaa ourselves. eoAoun2 every person
IN the house % get gooa VIEW OF DOLE aualenoe
tneiI ope1a Aouse' PoaseaAeS' ooa!o!mAo!y % tae
1t2l'an piao' AA suHs .! JOKES auo tne pl@ ouca
na1bAncea ~ anpn1soeaue' uaacony ana ofeoesun
seau ne "noAs eeoooseo' eAo Ae. Lei - eonse.
ctatea 70 tae atlAtoslac5' .ne s6cono anu .tnNu
arc !eseeu ~ 'ns wives ~ tasn uGeuAa.e sa noo
usnAeie. "aus, WIZ .ns eAssp..ea a. ao u!tio"s
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t1en. eao auyWne4o 70 loun1 1nen e'po "
loVellaesh u p!onue. W1tn tAsnes oAA eyes ID VIC
nno ID tne PanLaoss 9! aiolGaone' Anu oLne4
gfeas nAatefa sesetal lo'eiF women POSSESSING
tms peeuAai slyle q oeausy ~ese pomtea On. 70
ne, anu inAy 1eallzeo ~ uAo e'es teao w nt-.u
CT feneIaa peausy. bus more eAcluns seenes
boon caAFo o1 as'euaon " o1nci p"1 " tn'
theatre .
Hcnaaeea 70 oe tae AaaVe!ai1y u ~ aat!pAu'
soa INC Aauans, VINO uke notnIn9 eester .nAn
otmonslaaon, nau' q. teoa. .aose "nu ~ 0o'
mlefs Oh tne oeneta' lunea oot IL EteAt 4o9so
ana were ptepA1ea ioi vigorous G Sap1eoa N'.a u
pent up oaVoleoueas 10 ueG lool. aug Aoyans.s,
lot ~ l1aiy pIe..y maca o!9iaoa s os.meen ,neso
Ano tne oe.oa,uaus-tue . N.ae'ios 1as a os.us
emA4 Ana lns'8uneaos nnot!sS-a.so musse.sa
'atge numbers ana p.sps.a ~ I,.,s aas
sIau. noM usSo sa uona - gs.ao. az.
NV onet.na1 s.osas Gnvo1 ,s~sw."ns H.aSA'
.nees, sNesus a.ps ss.asst .ss"eA =.
lAe oetuuosos suon' ~ wn.sH plooAo,y
pef.onA looA Paas, eoos's''ue 1e1e'S IL @10 1V''
loving Performances
Inc nAHe W loe aoo'eEeet o@po.ul . Ju4a 'io'1
tne ofchesuA. AZ oneer tises ~ tu1n. Ano pio-
poses INC " MARCIA heale" OF lo}a1 uasea-taea
beg1us Inc denonauauon: yetlss nootlEg' a!ssef'
ano ugly ep1taetS ass oanuleu 1uunu Az Will
"lna OF disgust ana iAueot' fHto ats suaAen.
canes pianolsneo, 'eafluI taleats snlleAeo as1io
tne npfosf' nel1ner pally glVes Hay, aua tne
1esue feenls 70 nauS ~ suspeusei w. luu uuiseto
come pouring IN from me cares ootAae. soialels
nll paft OF tae eanely me uae o, vlG.olS "aleis'
tnenl luEns egalnss tae ea1'oa'ulaas' anu,
aEia tne nfcest Elno OF cneerln2 On tne part oi
the Ao9allate, Tue orchestra, atumB, oAasoons'
Mes. nageolets. uomnones, and pipes pour ons
inc AAscla Aeaet 70 tne us1e1 ano e9ne paesent
aud in1ufe olteomhtnte OF aea Nepuoncana
Ine laaies t1se IN me boxes Anu REMAIN
sLa0onR III LIE l1A1cn - nalhneu Neally every
Weu-dteaseo person In INC nouse ooes tne saue,
ana IL oecomes appatent tnat Inc teApec9aole part
oI tue euoleace arc al 1AW.Ana.psaex peeple' 4Ae
nafch nnlsneo. Ii theofea VIII kne eSme nonols,
And Inc Gaf1nalalana aoasneot eoneo, ano nttlef.
aeHpeeuE MULE Nuhslao'y AwAJ* ---
noR tns kuggesteo 70 me- WnAs toe saue spec1es
o!o!8totnance noulo aavo pfoauceo unaes snaaow
OF ne W1ng Of ne great American eagle. There
would probably have been leAa noise and more
people huft, rho result, perhaps. OF HhsfeJ hs
Standard drink tnstead OF sour cl8fet and cafe du
lats Such thing could hardly hare occurred
anywhere VIII ns Without nloodshed.-N1tnesa
toe Aslof place I1ota ana poor MAeteadJ. II we
could SPILL blooo IN socn matter os decinng the
inertia OK two acton, OF whom one, At least Was
aecond'fates II here had been poutcA demon.
strat1on IN time Of agitation and excitement
how much more deadly would have been the pas
sion aroused, nov much more 1atal the result!
The Southern nations Of Eusope feel 81 Violently
as We 90, perhaps even more 20; but they
have saiety'val7es attached 10 their
moral machines Americana aye 1n-
provided "ltn. WheEc the American bursts, The
ltAllan 8oes GU Eltn Mss. A noise Is perhaps
nitef all better than an explosion. The leading
tra't Of or naf!on is 'b1ttef earnest, " nos the
1eas5 ea1restbess Of the Germans, 6tolld way Of
looking at thlngs, but the stern, unyleldng quail
brSfn<es, AND trzH carry fts point.
The opera o1er, we descended To the water gate
Of The Fenice,-here the ladies' In elegant toilets
the un1foflns, and the flashing lights made up a
scene OF yaIled and pleasing enfcs, We now 81!
adjourned 10 the Pa1azzo A. and with tea,
muslc, and conversatioa Hhlled awav the time
TIL sbout 2 tp.the morulu1, The next day rose
eaylr, and refreshed by breakfast and "A co,d
bath, ses ont for the arseunl. A1,oht,no from 1ne
eopde!p, l mounted a wide n,phr at nnr1,n
steps, banked BY two immense winged Nons
fen,biefss of tho rennb,tc, hewn mt ~ a
species OF red cruu,te, Presenting nv permit to
the otncer on tu1y, Onarteruastpr vas aastrnet