, 1874-07-04

time to, tleacfbe. TDb picli,ro. gallery oontnils
Mi auk il tlo ID dit oiays: "'''' 0' '''0'
Attor lowing Verona fow' nos, tho trait,
p9ayoaI sIo clese t bytho aoeno Of Napoloona hard
..Tne nnipoE or Ahcotn, ~.
u WA hnro loraD 10 narrow M catnpe from
i9HtnS ~ !ife: Daotning tho pdancsslon
Ct slo bridge indiaoeusablo. lie pat ll.nlnolf Ut
lle head Of ills tl,rieo.senulaoa troops, and,
ss'.Iltls sIas astanderd adyanccd through tempest
nr!ugei but tho fra ticra bcoanlo no ytoleu that
20 Erona.tors faureh In tho charge. md, Beix.
nE ti,a oaubrA in tllnlr arms, carrloa him bark
ntn4lst cloud Of Hnaolo. the dhld and tho dying.
The Anasriana instantly rushed ovur the bridge
aud pusllod tho fugitiros into tho marsh, Napo-
leon among otliora, who was alihmergod to Its
chin III tho mud and watcr., Tile gronatiera per-
cclvlng that thoy had lost their lehdor, tho cry
ren through thoir ranke, Forward nnd haso tho
baok lie Auatrisns, aid i}ndins. :lePottt Cor.
poral" noarly dtowned, oxtrioated him from his
petions situation, With explosions Of laughter,
among Tho gron',s Of tho dying. A. subsequent
charge, oyer tho bridge awept tho Austrians
ahlrty milas beyond tho Artcols bridge lis tho
ano!eut city Of
Il is the oldest. perhaps, IN the vnllcy Of tho
20, and tue one, Astounding In the most tratli-
tohs Ct n,lraclos, propagatotl from ago TO ao.
ace, q great building. stan1ing entirely on open
archeH; vast roof towota hbove ita walls,
which s sad to bo "tho largost roof ,1nsupport-
Cd BY pillars IN the world, that H.: bofofo tho
1l.is ono at patlaa is over loo foot SPIN between
tho walls. and 900 feot long, and rtos to tho
height perhaps. Of 1i0 toot from the iloor. 1he
interior Of the vaAs, hall is gloomy, and the
whole is closely covorcd With strange, mystical
dAt4AA Ht.hAu
Padnh; one Of them has 600 volumes. and
adveral manuscripts Of tho fifth century. bon1o
OF tho churches have bonn standing 1000 to 1900
yoara, and ar1 "feAtfnfly" old-1ookin9. Giot-
tos .Chapol cousnins some pictures or conslt!-
orablc eelrbrity. Tllnrc Is enough IN this old
city vol worthy Of observation for couple OF
dAys' Bight-Heeing:
Halt au hours run brings ono to tho long
cauaeway across tho lagoon uniting Vonico with
tue main land. It il nearly m'los long, con.
si4ting Of 222 low stono arctloH rosting Oh 2o 900
piles, driven dcep into tho muddy bottom OF tho
lake. It was built by tho Auntrians and cost
g, ,25o, 600 In this ohoap.labot country. As
9cnlco bad over been poorly and scantily fur
to convey supply from tha noighborlng Alps
into tho city, which now with number Of arte-
alan wells, glfes 1t abundance, snd adds greatly
to tho comforts and cleanliness Of life As soon
as re roach the head OF tbs cauBeway,
RENoWNED-v VENICE
floats, as 1t wore. into hight. Towers, domns.
pinnaclos. md mas.s loom above tI,e wlite wallis
and rcd roofs. which emorgs from tho sea. goon
we nre at tho station facing the Grand Canal,
aud !! arc quickly trsnsferrad. with "traps" and
dola.--a 1ong, black, qanai-shaFea boat,
With . canopy over tls mlddta to shel-
tor the passenger from ann or rain.
Ono rover takcs his position on the deck, near
tho stern n,auother near the higll-nrchcd. Atdel-
clad prow,-both standing erect, facing for
ward; and Away we glida down
THH GRAND cAHAI,
accompanied by 4 1cot OF goudolns, and psrsing
seurcs Of others At every turn Of tho raging
tho heart Of tla city, Ill tho form OF tbs letter s.
fYr length OF miles, 10 the i,ead Of the har-.
bor, in front Of St. 1iarA, the winged lions, and
tAs lalacs Of tlo poges. It is juss about tho
Madison rtroct bridge and the Lshtfouss. II Il
ia c!oaely built on batl Hidnn with tall. stately,
Mna.1su st.uctnroH. mostly Of Marble Afauy Of
them have bcnuf"l pillarcd fronts. Some Of sis
palaces have llaMlAouer cSorior8 than civ buiit1-
Ing aiIns]a,i!y Of architectural appenra,,cs. ono
would bs led to holioyo that the Chicago architects
contod thoir finest hlneka from thcso old palacos
OF tho Venetian merchant t-pri,lcas, reared ce1l-
turtles ago. Tho Gtavl CANAL was tho stree! Of
tho nno'ent nobility, tho aristoeracy, rc:. mer-
chants. and great bankers df Venice. Az one
floats along, the Eondoler. as ha svinss his lon:
oar cn'elcssly, IL rar1ot-Htyle calls out tho
names OF oaeh Old PALACE or grand ma,leion, orch
with itB special romance or history. NIn,sy Of
those Btntely atr'lctliro1 aro occtplnt M hotel3
or boarding. g-houBta. .-tlcr sraciolB marble halls
and frogcoe1 clambnrH being ciit up by a!abby
woolon Partitions, and pcrsadod b7 in aspect Of
tawdry flners and mo1dy tplendor. about equi--
liatnnt hotwoen the eXtreniitica of tho (traul
Canal, the: gondolcrs fako esroeial pains 10
punt out thb palace ii, which
Lonn nYnnH
teHidcd for n long time, andsivo ono Bko:cli nt
lln career. IN vonico, descrlbcd iu a dii!cct
which will dofy uny 1talial, or sny ono
word Of what thay aro naying, :Dy
'tho way, hayo noticed TINT. all 6vor Italy, the
t:a'ialls of every rank aid class }ay claim to
as sfp o M3ey paoss he wa sa ssasa II e S cs 9wa
1.t,s al,l'rociate his glowing gonus. but was
adontnd by tho cbifuron OF Anany Italy, who
could. Ills works dire translated Into Ilalhn,
aud universally read, end. 1,,xt to tho compost.
the productions Of the e italian poots." His
busts and pictures aro often met In italy. Thoro
Ii not only earcasm, but truth. in tic observation
OF tho lth'iana in roghrd to the Eng1iah lack Of
appreciation q their great but disowned poet.
Parallel ritl tie coast, and n few miles dis
tant. htretcllea for 80 miles strip Of lapd,
which commences south Of the mouths of tho
po, and ends north .of Venice. It was formod
by the sediment and sand washed down from
the Alps by the Po and the Adieo in tue course
- ~o.Es AeA'-ss NAH "1%N4At 9IA-hn'f HAllts 10
covered: with neutrality-suspicious. md dwellings,
lies Venice, which was built OIL cluster Of
sEvESTY-rwo L1rrLE MuD.nASRs.
The whole city is supported on pi!or driven deep
into this deposit. About tho middle of the fifth
century. . few thousand fugitiyes from ri,assa-
Gre, fleeing from the Insane wrath OF the lno,,-
star Altila, settled on those slets In tho lagoon,
like flock Of frightened soa-birds, and there
began to rebuild their habtations and follow
fishing aud navigation for n livelihood.
such was .hs beginning OF Venice. which, next
to Home. fills tho largest space in Italian his
tory. Venico, for the flrat three or four contu-
ries, grew slowly. In G97 Anahesto the first
Doge, or Duko, VAS oleotod; mud nlanin tho Inst
nf \ line OF seyentv-two, resigned hfs oEtioo when
The Freuch captured tho city In 1f97, 7,-being tuHs
/ 100 years apart. Whata a mighty history Venice
has made within that period. What other city
in the world between 4. d. 700 aud 1900 has
equaled or SURPASSED her in art, commerce, archi-
lecture hanaicraft. Or martial deeds
Tho foundation Of the glcatneas OF Vonioo
.wAB LAIp puN1Nd THE cRusAnEs,
besween 4. D. 1887 aud 1a7l, which, under tho
shrewl polcyof tho Vonotian merchants and
Senato, woro turned to tho aggrandzo1uont Of
tho city. Tha VenotianB made their port the
place for d largo part OF tho millions
Of Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Lnl.d,
and they Furnished tho shipping to bear thosn
tl,ither aud back 10 many Of them a. lyod to
retnrn T{DYe fno1iAb f?ritHaf1ea tina 1,ui1t IN