, 1870-01-09
vEMlcE.
The Armenian Monas-
terry.
"Reminiscences Of Lord Bv-
ron.
Sunset on the Adriu1fc.



stesntr Of .he Auss11an Ioyds-tns venerts
eight hours Afterwards, we sax tho Zones II
spires OF Ee1Eeaod lts foMa Of paiaceA ftS,ax III
columns Of yapor, ou the bosom Of the Adt4st,,
slight ntEt c2ss it, nlmy vel oYer tho eocu
giving the appearance OF ZONE city Ia tho Land {
EhadowA hallway between Greenland and +,
ality. Tie Custom Ho1se of1cials soon esu,a o
boardf by their presence d1speltn1 4 cpn
deal OF 1h2t romantic fancy which II
lovely 'sht nid inspsled Tnotr e,
anlnnt&on coeclnded, myself, my saeyau
scd baggage were INSTALLED IN one Of 4 swsrm 1
gundosaa norestnE around the steamer IKE h,rd
CT ptcJ Dear The carcAss or soma huge Auirsl. an
nada fofssore Tho long, narrow boat With /,
etnca connas3e cabin, eped over the water m
larded u tsfe1J II the Hotel v.cto,ia. Iva. soo
comfortably lodged, and. after bath spd brea,
last, look she hotel 1pndola md proceeded To d,
AseT ny letters o1 Introduction. On returning. 1
iproiess, sud likewise feel, great admirktto
Tor Byron, procured 4 guide, or cfrrone, aot
desczndlre the Eaaai Gvandx, ordered the bo,,
man 70 VOW IN the direction Of the Armenia
Aooa11ef5, II ls0la, Wheto that area
poet paseed ttx months OF his Venetian so3our1
During The rrtn4tnder Of his s'hy, be resided h
The Palazzo Aoceu,go, where they sull prekery
me cesk u khsch "Beppo." and The fourth can't
OF "caads Harold" vtre written The condo
Aefs cherish many OF hll perBonal tra!ts and re
AYE numerous anecdotes OF him; among o,hera
taat comirg out of the opetA one hight, and no
1rdsnG his Gundo!s, he spranx ssll dtessec, II h,
Was, tn eyEntog co5tume) Into the cAnhl ant
sWsm home: alfo-so sensitive waa he In feRart
10 hls ia1neuess. that he never once, during the
entire tine he passed IN Veutce, showed hirnsei1
on foot IN the Plnzxa ST. Marco, and, In orlef 70
sec that !snouz plhoe, landed It the watezsate ol
the royal sesidence, And surveyed 1t from toe vim.
doWa lcoE11x into the square.
nnst here mention that the eondogics1 arc to
Venetian history what n<znof1es pour syrtr a. this
t"fre are 10 rne French, and sure to commemorate
little fralu OF great people, and fnetdent Of STIR
Htg utnes, which escape the pera OF hIsto.lAus
or tiogrspnet.. TteJ arc an epltome OF Venetian
g6ssp for The last twelve centul1es, Al. are "a
ready with srit Of Dazdolo OF contariu, AZ with
ary bit Of co.euporary scandal. They az, ~
clAs, civil, Intelligent, and moderately well edu
ca:ed To stranger thelT asSlattnce IL IN.
Tafuaoie, n they are al wei .eqaxlotea
With one another, sod eau ttn one
who IL tondola With It's blinds dfnru, or asA
d!starce, by The goudole1s, whom they tnow to
be ecgbged In the service OF such perBop, us-
tive OF fore.gn. Going down the Grand Canal,
gondoller will give one little sayings and auec-
do:es Of lie ilasutous families whose palaces line
each Side Of It AID surprise with the extent OF
hisipfoEnat1ou and memory. As for the gondola,
It Is beat eighteen or sEentJ feet long aud
I've vide, tapenns on very much as the ends,
which nre provided with sharp steel cutw.te,s OF
peculiar faahion- Though Of light draught, It III 4
good Sea boat, and combines security with
Such graceful appearances that
Byron compared Its motion On the watet to the
s!tdlrg Of swan. Two men manage this Hight
c1alE, onhr the Captain, or strnke, whose position
Is lust reverted as In Other countries being At
me Prov. while his companion ID at OF the little
cabin IN the centre. Both TOW standing, with the
feet vel apart, the right one advanced, willis sne
body Ia fnng forward with jert, ImpartlnR q
very rapid motion TO the boat. The oass, eight
feet u length, rest on wooden projections extend
Ing about two feet from thegunwale. 1nthe ceu-
Ira u the Little dep, by courtesy cabin, which
seats six. persooA and is coreyed n
viii .fLse, or ronf, Ike every.
thing else seonl a gundols, In color
rusty black. Two wtndoK4. and glass door in
front, admit . few Struggling rays OF light The
proper wny Of entering one OF these sombrc re-.
tIea4la Ike descending coupauionIadder at
sea7 BACKWARD In landing, ono man steadlea the
boat, while the other nssls!s you with hta arm.
After feH trials, this may be accomplished With.
out Flsk or Inconvenience, and an uuprejod1ced
per1on HDl R1se . gondola tho preference over
ever other mode of couTe5a1ce.
The color Is prescribed by an old Venetian Inv,
caused By the exr1yagauce Of the pstr,cAus Ia
regard to Their private gondolas- having
even Gone 50 fat ~ TO ruin themselves IN costIy
decorations for the craft and lisenes for tne men
This Law Is Get aAlde once year, II thd tina OF
.s lesas-sr' .. "u.a - etaua ean.t msy pe seen
oosaeu VIM oe.uAua! soaooisS VI esef5 safev
nAu e1*, 1Hu@ Ruoee. aou ptopeneo og ~ many
LNeot! oA1nea M sol2eooa Ase11ee-- Teese
" Jelet to7 N3 Nke se4oHus, MAnAReo1 too'
nnu ~ eaee eno R1soe Peaecuy ksEoaisnlnB u
the uaHpw and crowded fanalA, When the1e Ia
just foom enough 10 PAS, they skim by Without
grazing In the acro1tness with which he avoids
coutions, The Eondoher exceh ereu the London
"cAhoy,"'u vienna "facre-rutcher."
An hours fteadJ rowing brought NJ to the VIC
Let gate or the monastery. One Of the " "f3rhera,"
"a nA, graceful young oAn,..r1th psosuson Of
long black hair, dat8 eyes, and highly Intelligent
feala1es.-vas Kind enough to tnEe upon himself
the Office OF eIesTon<, and explain everything A.
VIC proceeded. Tho es1olAhmeot II old, exist
ing oves . century; It's object is re1fecrng young
ArnenlAna, and Fepetlsnatwho acquire the Arms-
man language, for the priesthood; enabling them
by their vcry superior education, to become use-
ful Ia dlfuainX the spirit OF God 4 word thronxh-
ont the many divez1e natiouautea tuhab-
3una the Ottoman Empire. AIneuian Is the
key to most diAiects spoken in modern
Greece and Turkey. 1t WIS with tie intention OF
acquiring this language, preparatory to his ILL.,
fated Greek expedition, that the most gifted and
malI2ned OF modern poets 1umured hlmaei With,
in The walk oi q monastery. He could have
given no better eridence OF unseln2hueas than 10
AA4A~N-A
attractive language from An abstract lore ol lIber
~ In the GALE o[ = people 10 Little deserving Of |
1t II the Eodern Creek Vanity might |
have led him TO play the yok OF q new
crusader: bat Il 1t did. he had at Venice |
ample time to repent Of his nrst IN
prlsc. To overcome the fatigue OF unremunereted |
mental labor showed = greater cone:stency In n
noble purpose tnxn all the per1ls he encountered
1t the head Of h!A 6unotea among the hills OF |
Greece
Ny Dew-found friend, the monk. led the way
1p orohd marble Eight Ct gteps into the recep-
ton TODD, 1ued With nementoes Of dauneul1hcd
personagez, who hare, IL some WY og Other,
been brought into contact with this religious
society Autograph Letters from the Emperor Of
tho French and King OF the Belglaus were care
fully preserEed ucder plate-gtass: rhile the Leaf
OF the v1sl.or1' book, where Byron tnscr1bed his
nsme on the occasion Of his nr1t Walt, WIS
framed end hung In conspicuous place. But
the uoat interesting object WIS., the ha'f.leugta
port1Stt Of the post, suspended opposite tbs CD
traree, resembling most Of the pr1na and en-.
Krnglnga ore sees Of hin, except that noticed
seddiah ttnsc In the hair, which never pb.erycd
In any other NIeness. It fs the work OF that one
OF the =" fathers~ who directed Dy,nn,s American
studies, Tbe next room, The lybrsry. N.s pertect
nine Of treaxure either for those who 1ove eootx
fer What they contain, or those wnose Interest e1-
tends no deeper than binding az title pagt, !
B,llomene a1d lsllioph,tx had ample scope far
the e1crctze Of thelz respective proneien.
c!ea. The library u especially nch In
OffcttA literature, and cuntxtn4. Il remember
sr1ahL ores forty thousand volumes. Some Iuu-
minated Armenian mllAall Of the e1r1iezt ages OF
the Christian ca wero very curious, ~ also some
antique Bibles IN different Oriental languages. |
An NC stood IN the library. turning over these |
literary i1easu1es, procession OF nov1oes passed
through the room on their WAY to the refecto,y.
Impossible describe the effect Of thst long Nne