The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-21
La sERgNassIMA.

whilst all other capitals have grad
uaiiy increased. and sre Increasing
every day IN every direction, Venics.
surrounded by its inland ses. attained
several centuries ago its pressnt siss
snd shape The PiazsA San Marco has
besn since then its Foeum; successive
have daily repaired to Il il
que.t Of sswa Il sunshins or Of
fri. nds; and will eootisue to wslt
under it, arcades. 70 cross Il and re-
erpss il IN every directisn. - long -
the Dao,Go AID the Procuratis vail il
round. ~ long .. tn. golden angel on
Sc. Marks Tower shines far above the
silent City. Its glory and its power
have di,aprssrsd; the Queen Of the
,s4s is now only . smAn psevincial
town. But how<ver fallen isoo . di-
pIomsssc os cowGsscial poise Il visw !,
Venice hes ssiII sDd will always have .
peculiar thrilling interest Every
stone has its own isgaey Ut rousnss;
every dark ssts 10 hsuossd - Sssilias
ghoss; every recess. every crsuny. vbss-
lsrs lie old weird story.
The siEisial ahnsls of ihs Mos g.
rene vs.etiau Republic o'ntsis inna-
instasces of sscsst asrestA -
eret trials. followed slnost always by
still morv~<crst exroutieps; but besidss
these. many . terrible drama hes taken
place within the stons walls Of ths
ststs prisons. Con nvsnisntly situated
nnasr the Ducal Palscs, and With their
d,oss siis htly uadeT high wster mark.
thsss .wsils'-ss they were called on
account If their smpnsss-vcry sell
dom gave up . victim except % .
corpss. silent and dsrk ~ the grave.
they we're fs tribunal. The severity
OF the Councii of Tea. the swiftness
With which it reached both high and
low, the secrssy Of its uoet urnsl sittings
aud OF its ssntsncss. created . usissrsal
feeling Of ave. that hss net yst ceu,-
bletsly disappeared.
Amongst the pOorss clAsses there ore
many VIM still believe ~ ths exmtsnce
Ut the SECRET Cou0c,l, and who expect
il ts rsappsar sc1.s dsy; thsy sstssn
therefore from sny, direct sliusi0n 70 Il.
mrniiouing IL, only when nseesssry. by
the vague term of Ii Sersnissina. We
may smile ut this childish fest: but il
proves very clearly the terror IL must
have inspired The following lsgeasd.
,hst wss whispered n me shost tins
sgo by sn old gsn-toisss. will shsv BY
what ns~ans this result wss 0ossised.
Though cannot vouch fs the accuracy
Of every det.it. there y no doubt il
my mind o. to its ee0sssi truth. BE-
Cause the grsndfsshss u my intos0snt
lived 1t the time il occuSred. and would
not have dared 10 rspsss suy tales
against the SsTe1isslms unless he IVES
sure Of Il. With this proviso. l will
now fslsls the legend - ] heard It
whilst vas quietly lollipg in We
nstisu eondols.
II WAS toward the eud of 176O. when
one night IN English kings messenger
Mestre. wanting to GROSS over
l., Venice. Sir John Hswser-such
vas his name-wss young. brave and
very highly connected. and - such.
perhaps, had been choseu by the Min
issry to convey s,me triflins msssase to
King George Ills representative io
town After delay that would seem
snorn,o0s. .te our mOderu sxpress-tfein
travellers. . gondpla wAs m>used. bis
luggage loaded In il. end at last Il be-
gan to glide toward the city. He
reached Venice just before dawn, and
aftsr hurried toilet asd still more
buried breakfast. Sir John delivered
his packet, and began exploring the
lanes and sllsys Of this incowprehsssi-
BILE town. Bsisg tolaeely pugocisnt
in the Language. be 500 found hte nay
10 the Piazz. ban Marco, aud Vas duly
assonishsd BY ito peculiar aspect. Then.
% now, the Piazza xas ths heart Of The
city; ls~s end sdicts we're prsoalgsted
In Il; sentences we're proDounosa from
the balcony Of the Duesl Pslscs; xhlst
begyars. sinesra,i asd osAese oeEa oszi-
Isf casse gAvs Z slsnaeo nniaAtiso.
Thoroughly scjoying tbs frlpdDn sf
walkisg after Aislong journey By esech
and gondols. Sir John indalgsd bis
rambling propspsitiss to the fall sx-
tent Whilst be vas doing 20 . crowd
collected 10 frost sf The Ducal Palace.
Naturally curious. and having nothing
elss 70 DO. he hastsnsd 70 The spot. and
elbowedr ~ wsy-ts the csssse. By -
red pillar a the baleoey sa usAss ms
reading ous shs sentence ofAseos uns.
kaswn feloa. with sll the polnpeus 60
20 much In hvorib tAoos
days. The wsstched psisooes, just
brought out Of some dark cell. seemed
scarcely 70 realize the scsns. - his eyes,
unused to the light Of the sua. gased
vacantly on the sxcited mob that eur
rounded The lev sca00A sn which he
was sessdiag.s The senteaee hAsiaG
been rod. ~ priens9 - tanOpue6
70 the isii whsFs Ne vss - su0os9O ths
term II iwprisonment to which he had
iuss hsen conisnpsd; asd tAs crowd.
The sight being ever. gradually dis
perwd.
This iucidsus VS. in itsslf very
tri6ing. end Sir John would probably
have foreastso is uishiAA week - il
aos bese Tor its sssaago eesseQssasss.
Whilse pushiae and slbsVing hjs Uay
in the esowd e oos0o thee as0o GsUoe
Pick packet hsd robboa hin q Ab Ieos
hsud ksrehisf. Il = esstaisly yssy a.
pleasast 70 u scbAe1 evsu q . valuo.
lee srsssls; hue il sbie esss ~ s6esf
had obsAiped valuable psise; ssd -
sides. there vas fog Sir Jchs HsvssT
the addisisuai ssing = hayiag bees
robb.d By an ItAiias. Hs wog34 6avU
besa lsss ssgsy u q - hasp0sa -
London: The pick.poeks1s .thsso vsss
g clevss sha6 tAeso uoo - oAnmD =
hs;ns shsis yickia: bat n hare bssa
plusdsr~d By . cluosy vssetian vss
tso much for his squasi1i15. 80 -
hart out in torrsst q abaaA
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