, 1873-08-03
How Shopping Is Conducted
in That Country.
sce1,es in FlorCnce---The CasCine--"
Statues in Tho Loggia di
LallZi.
Balls Statue Of st. John the Evan
gehst.
A Festa on tie Grand Canal OF
Venice.

III ThH+f |
sf's'>'' nanru BADEN. July Q, 1878.
In 4ho h,,rrv md confusion of rapid travelling,
7 bo "a hoen unab,e until now to obtain loBuro-
.,r,a .r,or,i IN aon5 vou vot !, fov rominiecouceB
~ italian t-ovo1 which hnd thought might provo
~ ,ntoroat n vonr roo1ora. One thing wnnt
n sav a ro,v words nl,out ia
W ''' a,onp1xa -, ITALY.
aud human raturo oa oxomu)Iael in tho italian
.,,s,.a Nov lam naturally inclined to look
sasara,,t,. ,;,n,, humanity. I boltoyo people, ns
- r,,1o aro rrottv reanoctab1o. and moan to do
49,. r. ~, ~ fo,,o,va Int lnrgo experience
..o1. ",an,n., Ia almost enough to shake
ona,s ~ softh IN humnn nnturo. think these mon
w. .,a.a,, ,onro;ntc5 with Macliavel1i, and
o sao,. ~ at ort lis ma.Ima in their daily life:
w., nv, h,ra,r in1;ovo nuything they Say, ns q
aoaora, I t,,;nc, rhov nre sly beyond all belief.
senolal Ia ros,sorta n Rome that. II you
was 'o'a W W ~ t,,oir .toroa they will |
eolno ~ -, I';.har ,r1cea ttan If YOU camo on
ona.so y,s. yUu a,nso at,donta Of character these
ro,"., tovs. aro, rrhov hovo acouirod the habit
ooc1, onstomer intellectually, prob
~, ,,;r .,onr no1nta aoctnr how eood-naturol ho
:" s"s ,,o,. nncf humbne ho ia likely to swallow,
A., 5o,tr ~ lila nnrao. observing oriti-
ss1h ,,aaa,th,tv +o 1,atterv. in q word,
ta,.;. ,,a rno1a1 and intolleotuai portrait In
..,a--ooo1v 'ehort anaco of time. and acting ao-
s".a,,-,1-, n,hov a1wava as,x YOU more for their
49,. d., Inv o1nnct finally to receive; the
w.. ..,,a..o, t. NV nnch mora whothor thrce
..s a ~ ,r;eo tho va'uo Of tho article, or only
,a1s 80 -,,,,c,, acan II in Amusing to witch them
.rtor tho hoatinr-down proccss beginB. They
.ro - ann armed for dofonsc. "Twonty francs
sas t,;s ron 1rretoh How much less will you
ts1a ~. & ~ s,onor eienorl It is 80 wondor-
fully woll mado; tho workmanship SO o1qulsltei
abl and the beauty, tho coBtlinossl" "What's
your lowest prico7" "woll. I might lot yo4
havo II 1of ~ aos 'a M1 eH x; " r;vo Is francs"
"oh! signor1 impossible, Impossible. TO- e,: ssry
,aa, e,,' mT,,; e,;,a vo,, IL francs" with q shrug
,.,o 80. ,,,o,,5o,s sn3 an ornression Of absolute
Of tho ehoulaois anu an o1pseae.ou y, " w., -ot
contempt: "lmposeiple' nlshos ,,o, ~ y" cs,,a S
-o,, b,c1f and wl,ines for II francs or 16 ut tho
wv s1a. 1, ..a ho ,ra1,oa wrv faces over that.
very LEASH huu ~ ,-4s . us. ot.oot md In rnne
You got clear on1 INTO enu 's.o', .,a ,ara 1on tho
after you, calls you back, ana onefe yon 'l 'uo y,
art,ole at your own price. "Tako 1t take 1t,
y, ht Ia 1oo}xa melancholy and ill-uBed.
elsuoi' ~ - ~ ~ -,rIahly Maid about ha]f
1he lesuss ~, 10 ort,co ID worth YOU 70 away
wishing you'll o1crod u francs anu 1ne 1taoes-
man chuckles as sho thinks what fool you nre to a-
-. ,,.,,.,,1y ~ In an imnoBod upon, And 60 1t
~" so0ao- ,,,,.i1 Wv, n+o tra1 of buyipg,
goos everywhere un'll you aav 'na snon somo'
and VOW you WILL not enter ano'nel hnop. r., :as.
times thero are ono-prico stores out TUG p1leoE
n tham ara nlwaya tue highest In tho markot
m," ~ ~. a,no~o,,o hot1aan thom and the others
ano ou,s .,aana u ,attar ,,on1ora mnv have rasho,
Ia, tint tnese .altos ao"IoA1 H.. S H. at,,ors an
moro capital and impnoenco taan 'no otuo10, 49,
will not abato their oxtortionate demands, WheFe
~ sAo y.u :, 49, sarv aerooable ono nartiou
she sup]eos ID nos 'e.s 1s ,s.s Ia,s,, l., Tto1v