Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-11


 now travelling in Europe, to .'-. ,--.v -ix months have come and and sometimes l feel bewildered
 F s1 the memories they have .----f- t1 me of these |" storied ..-s5 1rthe old World, so strange, a.- We have been in three great .--sa cities: seen her beautiful,
 -Iel Rhme; fingered among -F Heidelberg, and growing -r a bo1v-aud mind. too l
 -iu ,Le pure air and majestic
 r- of the suOw- crowned Alps. --. auth @ Iraly-to Milan md -s-L cathedral. ." frozen muslc.h - .r called; to the soft southern -z af the Italian lakes; and Co -s. where we paid pilgrimage to
 s house and tomb, and felt as 1T we were living in the pages of ..---..rta century romance in that
 .-. n.5 city of the MOntagues and -s. North again 10 the Pas
 1r aud were much moved by p. vicious acting of those simple -.- taIE-the little Oberammer- -r..age. the primitive life of tue --4 ttelr a50unding faith, and s-- E-sma-s most beautiful piece .'.sn-we-s very interesting.
 Then. after 6 brief sOjourn in the hear of he green beautiful Tyrol, We ----s- our faces toward ItalyAand nus. t=ll you of our charming jour -=- t-i.5sr. From Trent we orove f--. ths |" Val Ingana. ." through
 =,- Venetian mountains, stop
 -iEat in queer little Italian
 hills were radiant in their
 .-z=s of crimson and amber
 -. and still finger in our
 rho absolute wi Chery of
 . Eht. sunny days, seem
 .r -o be under Gods own
 W- quite plume ourselves
 aaezirr @ route out Of the us-
 .t .-arei and in those prim-
 a towns our flashing Steeds
 a-E.IlE carriage created the
 ro-'tv At Feruglns, a
 re commanded by an old
 we were inspected by
 ~onau. who wore long gold
 wooden shoes. and scarlet
 a--Licl- over their sombre locks,
 men. nine dogs. three donkeys
 -u.ara1lc swarms Of urchins. .- | was too funny. l used to
 - down from chosen scat beside driver and Co their iniense amaze
 .H Ha ...s lHlFeT-e with tAcm In my eX- -ra Italian vocabulary oi two or ...- words and buy chestuuJs, with -. uF pockets were usually so pie .H..rra t9 8Brs. a.l the threads. II -.- rae vintage time, and at twilight
 seI 60 meet dUsEy-eycd men and women who were driving -aat white oxen, who drew wagons au with casks, on which was perch E often. like a young RacCbus, 9 -r-liug. growing baby. held there by Is Dr0ud mother, and all along the oad the great luscious purple and vb!te cluSters hung on the festooncd ines. ! shall never forget the real .1etrv of those days. l. was one or he most delightful experiences Of my tie. and ! was sorry when we saw, the teruinatiou ot our drive, 9sssanio rising from the plain, its uncovered walls and quaint old towers one blaze of crimson splendor; he red fiag flung out defiant 10 the frost. 9 picture outlined against the lssD blue Italian sky. After a few -1grs at PgdEa We came on to ' enice . eg.ce'l Nanice,-, and we are estab- .sre5 -igut on the Adriatic. where ..s big ships Ise al anchor, and their .r.eien crews make brilliant groups -1 tfs esu.anaCe before the house. .HtI feel as if 1 were living in 8 DIG .-s. sa like all my dreams and i'm r.-1nrs iz this glorious 50 City ID the -.er Everything ls SO picturesque. ...-. th- red and yellow sails of the H.-E-s smaeks in tue Lagoon to the .f.e garments and scarlet tez of the ..--=. who lounge on the piazza, i s.t evening we went for gondoia fe and as we gliGed down the Grand Canal lined 0B either side by magnit- .--rt palaces. saw the five domes ot - Marks. and the frOst-likc minar- -f The ducal residence. Bathed -la soft moon rays lt WAS an ca med citv-a fsry world. On and .- Te f5a-ed pact the " Bridge ol a.. .ae Ei5l,0 20 aud the palace
 F-=cs-- where a light bume5
 fore Nad1nua's shrine: black -... 1audo.as pa5sed 1s sTlitiy leaving lny crimson s'reaks m .s water -r5m their wee lamps De-
 -a1rr ue Chauced upon seran-
 who feeling inc Divine Ar -a. .amued his guitar and sang inc Iere-aitties to hls sweetheart rho leaned glaciously from her bal r.. All was mysterious silence ..e ta--. and rae splash Of the water Urlnrsd from the ore, propelled re ..e .61Gc.ier, who in a gray, blue
 -Hi.a costume was as graceIul
 r-rre-ola as seems the birth -.-. .r.I. italians Co be And over and above all. the sweet tender s- Che ,ars and the silver shir- ottHe moon. lt was scene ont -la Arabian EirA;7-mGgical' De H.rs Eg, Venice by broad su1-
 l5 quite another thing. Alas. one .luziou- All is wrctchedly -arr-aaa-el and detaced. ne ... where Antonio rated Shy many time and OIL ls -..l.I ". with deplorahiy modern --n blinds and rbe D0ee.s Pal .-. . aas2h u had osro ...-. ., age, p..r Venice. she
 .u.. . .a--t wonder i' .a Ha comfortable con ..a.0ua. cazy-going litue town al, ... 8r to blaze ont in greatness ana -, fora brief space. only to sih5 .a decay. However l think ! .u. prefer the burst myself il ... .5 live alterward, like Venice m aa memories which whisper from every .ane oC her palaces anu breathe thick from the very air around iar But ol, ihe irony of Fate. me -.=- of The Fo=c8ri. they say, diea 8 common porter in his ancestral halls and Ht.e hostess of our pension has as her secretary and steward the sclon O, sge of tae oldest and noblest ot Ven e.i.1 families. Poor Antonio, Tor
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