, 1873-08-03

public, Wow. 4 .groat deal Of blood flows from
neck, md tho eroot Is rather ]langroeable to me.
would havo boon takon down long ego; The
next atatuo behind this snnguinhry individual
Is about to nlay another With lis sword, Which
ho Is brandishing aloft, .nnd Ia run
ming of with i third, Who ta stretch,
Ing. out liar hanae in an imploring mannor m.a nnd
sculpture OF tliis group ia worry fine, an1 tot.
but object to the subJect. Lot ,ls 90 . little
farthor On the othor sdo dig Roman .nrri' IS rn,
Mug OF with sabine g1 who nanr sqos ,n II toriG,e the
gront, oiumnY, cruel Roman Is ruthlcusly trcad-
hng anlor loot. This subject, does not ploaHo
mo 1t is worry distressing. Behind thus Roman
pfftsy tssrng sss ecos NC
Centaur obioota, md hfa expression Of agony |
ofrora d flt con,panio1l-picco for tho poor |
Sabine girl, tho unfortunate H. poly5ena;; l'n .;
tho Loggla. wehayo somo humanity nt last somo
warrior Is trying to roaouo hiB friends body from
tic foo. Tho subject Of it is not certainly
known, bolievo; but. genora ally spoakng, IL ~
sana aSyo bo9 s Gs5aI5 ssoa E E ono % so"a fs
nrottY caroful Of friends body III this crowd,
! Tor foar Of decapitation or other n'alireatmont
There nro . few quot and respectable statues
round tho walls; but they koop In tho back
ground, rs though thoy woro ashamed Of Their
company. hight acroas tho street II another not o.
nus tSsr onG frionas Aot' In tho Toggis, and know
bolong there rsder sasr ,iG to i n9ro;alea no;a
has got caens BY tho a hma aa np - p0,fh hs
group would DO dsagrooabie, like tile others, OK"
copt that It ia 80 lulicrously funny. Old AoE,
cuioB stands thora, looking blandiy OIL toward
distant quarter ct tho unisofao n.y., anS ar mns
unleBB It bo moral force, aud an sure no na.
little enough of TINT. The victim. however,
watts with . patience which ia really bcautltul,
ready to lit mo, Hercules, 50 ahead, bnt d, don't
hurry iu tho loast I Twill wait pntiontly." There
aro q good many similar groups in various parts
Of Europe, and thoy always strike me o. supreme, pa
II ridiculous in attitude md expression There
arc several other statuoh in this sqnuro tue m
cal being Michael Angolo's David; but they a1e
about to romovo this to m eminonco at TUG siIo
Of tho suburban drive mentioned: troben.y nol
, | David felt himsolf In uncongenial society. oeT-
tainly, when ho leaves there will DO worry lttlo
responsibility loft in tho statues Of tue Piazza
della Signorla.
r two wondrous galleries which give to florence
higher place ~ a homo Of painting th1n perhHps
any other city in Europe nor shall Hay any.
thing about that solemn, imponetrnblo statuo o.
d ali Mielnol Angclos productions but there ia
y ono statue hero in Fioronco about which must
: sny fog vortlB, aB 1t is from tho chlsel OF OIL
u American sculptor, Mr.. Ball, md ia going te
= Hili Cemetery, near Boston. It Is ful-longtf
+; figure OF -..
"a ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST,
:. and eecms to me tho most perfect embodiment
u Of lofty religious inapiration which haso aeon
The Saint stands erect, with his oyes turned to
)" wards heaven, and holding In his right hand tn
y pen with which he ia about 70 traiscrl6e .l, t!
j thoughts which crowd upon h'e inspirod. ID. sou,
The face is most noble and strong, and yet mar
y volouey BTeot, full Of the force OF groat MAJ
to whose whole greatnoas is intorpenotTatod wit
Dt and moulded by the lovo Of Christ: intellect
powor purity and anov9 ILL., tho Eh ra,us s
~ = soem to throw glory about the whole form
t. Tho sculptor seema to have caught aud in n
preHod tho marble the yery spnl a savs ef 81
q and in tho field Of scupture to which 1t belongs
~ II soorus to mo there arc fow works go porfec
u. o. think every American who soeH it must ?
IL proud that an American sculptor Inns producoo
H. But / must bid farewell to Florence: nor will
H. lnger at Milan nor tho shores Of tho cxqui
-, ito Italian lakoB, in nll thoir entranoing lore
.g, fore I loayo Itnly, md Tint Is n scene in Il
To- most remarkable aud unique OF ail nor clt'e
FOB Venice. It ia ;.
W. and it takes place about oncc q mouth. Gre
ors numbers Of gordolag como together, many
lor them Illuminated with brllliant-colorod lantern
md and each bearing its light party Of gai!y-dross
~. | n1oasure-Boekers. In tho midst OF the hoati
a,,. mass iB little steamer bearing 'tno bahd
SUI music, and also barge containing o chorus
ou- uingors. So tho whole procession paasen up t
I 0rand Canal from the rinzza d Sun Mnreo
md the Mslto and back again and ali thoy mo
r., slowly over tho smooth wator. now the ba
a"A plnys beautiful music, and now, i'll their tul
tic chorus sing tue romantic gonloln sou
OF Venice. Such sight can bo eeen ioWhs
oat olso on oarth. The bright light roloetod by
ical glittering wators, that glow i'll consequence
na- Thousand sparkling tints tho pictnrea4
.,o palacea and ohurcleH,. which arc llumna{
Io' now with red, now white, now green hgh
the little sks on the oniskrss o. 81 1ho tt} cfG
IN !; with wonderful speed, nnd bearing Ben
!, ot' lights, which throw IN unearthly radiance o
W. everything the Blow, noisolesH movement
a'es the whole mass Of boats; tho exquisite N,
able floating over the wavos,-all combine to- r
focs duce IN effect OF wonlrous beauty, and
is marlablo beyond all description. no
hich shall forget the scene in front Of
t1,en a'sn iaiRed ifedI moment ] and, rhilo tho gun
sard picturesque old building was flooded v
d it white, almost ghoRtly. light, the notes
,ling mir, Anything moro beautiful and pootieI n
tho perfectly in harmony with all our romantic Id
nro of this City of tho Sea, could hardly be in
oen. incd. The effect Of the brilliant light was
i, its dorfuly enhanced by tho reaootion in tho wal
Dro p indeed, the water Is tho ooment most esson
j its londB now beauty to tho songs they sng. I
asiye tho paront OF their strange gondolas, hnt
gives their rich palaces tentod greater ch
than their own richness could ever boatow. J
roro. leo has doubled beauty: her own, and what
IT. IN Tator lends her. ". G.
tho --
OF "HE is NOT DEAD"