, 1875-12-05


birthday four beautiful bouquets united in one,
and which 30 pleased him that be- gave orders to
leave no meana untued 10 discover thear nam 90,
and. when finding who it 7as, returned them
bis portrait ..h m n eS
dren and .6e incident will doubtless be happy
remembrance to them in their days Of poverty
and trial The family have not groscnen 81
their disposal Dur1ug the Roumhnla trouole
Mrs s. deeaed all tile property set apart for her
hsck to to herb her husband and in this country q wife
has mn rights whatever she does not even hold
har neraonal wardrobe Her husband still holds
a magnificent!y-furnis house in London Tor
which he pays yearly rent OF 49, "9eee9s oe9,,
anything from this can be saveo IoE tue 1Atny lily
is yet doubtful. The morning paper states that
Mrs. s. has received dispatch from her bus
band in these words: ''Bear our mlsfortunes
with courage"
THE PIGEONS OF ST. MARKS.
1 1eter from Venice to this Philadelphia Bttl-
1et;. savs: The Piazza of st. Mark is where
stranger finds Venice, not at home, bus'' chez
ella" The Piazza is a vast salon. Fine build
ipes with arcades surround the vast squara.
There seems to be no iugreas nor egress~ Around
the sdes of the Piazza arc rows OF tables and
chairs in the centre q band plays several even
ipes Of the week. The place is brilGantly hight
ed. and high and low, rich and poor, go ther5 to
1ounee. to walk, to cit and eat Ices and drink
coffee or eherbets. In the daytime loeks OF
the historical pigeons come wheeling and sweep
ing down into the Piazza to ba fed, and you aoon
catch the pretty habit Of scattering corn
and Grain to these beautiful birds.
The famous pigeons Of st. Marks have
fine old history. The public care OF
them dates back, 80 runs the legend, to
the taking Of Tyre, in 1124. The people Of Tyre
used carrier pigeons IS bearers OF dispatches;
The Vene1;ana, who vera besieg1Dg Tyre, noticed
the birLs going and coming. one DAY theg
caught pigeon. It came from Damascus' ana
had \ letter under its wing, "nlcn nas 11oIn tne
suitan, who urged the bcsieged to keep up heart
and cort tinue their vigorous defense, as power
full aid ras- oloso at hand. The wl'y senes'hns
which told o different story, that the sultan
could not send them any help. ns he WAS Also IN
sore STRAIT; ne, nke"Se' uaa uooa @eS ~ ~
an enemy AM nee1ga 1a ~ 1a11ar tsv tad n thu
.,;t,ao,, raie.scd il and It few straight into the
civ. Wneu tho Tyreans read it they we're 80
discouraged that they capitulated+ FROM tnat
time, it ls said dates INC pEeon pas:a.s s;,9a a.
the yenet1aos, aao ~ ~ s,,rTartad Nv tha nnh.
~ r'aa a;vs tha hal-liko Piazza cosy homo
look. aud il il wonderful how much they add to
the architectural decoration OF the church and
ducal palace. have 5000 man, ~ nh'a aou,
wa!cning .asm. ~ snes ~ nc-n,cas esnecaiiv At
tba ,,nnr ~ snnset. Their soft-hued plumage
asslmIlates most bsrmonioualy with the old stone
carvings; their green aud purple neck 1eatAe1s
'daeh out ~ stray suu9e.n ~ ns,;os Ch;id-an
looA sa,ao,si 90 rro,ty xhen thew are feadue tho
S.. Marks pigeons One Of the u1ost charming
sights have seen IN Venice WAS little g'fi (the
daughter OF one OF our ocels W Ia paiu ea,tod ta
congress, ~ !na "a5 auIts ~, n21sons she had
c1rn ~ s1d ern;n scattered ali over her; the
maoops we're huddled one over another in her
laE, on her shoulders, piled up on ner heao
and out OF TINS nosterans mass ~ '''r aroecssd
peepou ne1 s"ue.' soAsuo ,ste5 ~ nd hn-na n7v
every noment 80 see net H.ssG etr ~ ~ 1a.gsn
On the beautiful pigeon wings ao'o heA'eo'
,,,,r-a, ,,,,-.,x
T.n 'ea ~ ~, c,.,.
a 4etsef 1soln A1'1@1. " VIZ 1oe'oA co.
Give me warm chmsse IN winter 1or oelns
~ nnttinr in a word Of advice to those who in
te.s .or,;,c .hroad With tha rnistaken idea OF
teoo so1A'os ooA'@n "' 80 .1..., ,,o-
escaping winter. 10 DO sure, 'ocn piaees .n@s
be found, but in neither England, franoe' nor
italy. One may escape biting. cold and frost,
h,,t ~ 7.,nn cb;u that IN near1v or uuite II
.H-:. 49, ~ a.,s r,.,, savoro cl,m,ta thonch thera
1Shs ~ ot.i Wv" eoo 1s 1
are not SUCH mafAeo cuaneea - seup'A~o
One can hardly reconcile himself to the poHsl-
.ara. s r;r.ars ,ha rnsea h1oom in tbo omen air
eotne "1n'e" ~ 49, rr'os.. .e,;s.-., -. 10
all tnfouen tne cnris''.s o''eu"se' ~. 10
assured you can suffer With cold IN sucn q
climate quite ~ severely ~ in one
wbera tha thermonater ,Ariea from IS above
a..s T.. .hos. ,orntrao +bov nre.
zero oo"n"&to' ~ 'neso 'soo"*ea S' ~.
pare and protect themselves aea'ns. 1ae ne@''
and little thought ia given to the cold Weather.
Tndsa3 tha neonIe eeem to ignore the fact that