New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
THE CARNIVAL or FENCE.
Erooa The PaJt .nqll Gazstte.

This wear The Veneuans have made a vigor-
Gus effort to revive the Carnival which had fallen into "a
dr7g,ied and morbund condition. committee OF les
tiviIies was formed subscriptions and to
gnnize gayeties. The result was week OF dancing on
the great platform in the Plaza, where band made
music n IpS esff nToeeSsions in the pnbuc
Gardens: and four or five masked balls in the
Sala di IidOtto that great saloon so filled with the
memories OF the gallantry and nany which closed the
piyl was achieved 10y an inlpIOmptu company. The
students Of Venice and Padu Iensm9srlhg te terrible
determined give grand show ana 10 devote tue ro
ceetls 10 the inuudded. They began mt Udine, and
passed through gsn0 and Trevs0, reaching Venice
last ALI considerable discussion was raised con
cernlpg this show. No knew exactly In what it
To- cansst but some odd had leaked and by
the students TO Venice the curiosity OF the
town. always Lively. was worked up to high pitch
hp affair promised TO be something OF Importance for
the Ia micpality had granted the best places on the
Piazzetta 10 the students Tor their booths a1d some sol
diers from the barracks work lifting the pave
nIent and fixing the uprghts. Then the company ar
rivedtwo hundred anu nfty iads III u0uy-ahd eh 10
upOn the work with will, hammer1uS up the planks
with great din, driving IT. four nails where one only was
required. chattering, laughing ana JOKING win tHe crowd
who's curiosity rapidly becoming unbeaI1by acute
The day before the opening OF the Stow had come ana
apparently nothing To SHOW hI aIteu a. fSt NtlturI
St George anu his dragon nor the cly OF Malta nor the
museum natural history nor the monster win ms
head where his tail should De, nor any ol te sshs a
were advertised COss ianno stl natl al can't nat
are they about. these sous or dogs e. But the only
answer was laughing "PaAenz9' palehza; come 70
morrow and you Will see. And sure enough on the
morrow the show opened and there were all the
students with drums, barrel ORGANS, horns ana Voices
shouting. banging and drowning the other shOwnen
all
the people into the Piazzetta. Walk up! walk up
Slgnor Here Is the ONLY real san GOrglo al natural"
go the crowd pressed into the small booth between the
two columns One by they were invited 20 look
through peephOle. aud there was their Od fend san
Gioraio MaggiOre staring them calmly III the face
The had calculated the curiosity OF their
fellOw-coHntTyueR override suspicion OF The bare
looking booths to draw them lnslde they coHnted
with equal certainty upon their holding their tongues
when they got outside for fear OF beng laughed at And
those who out matter OF tact, said never
presently the Joke took WIND and tor the rest
OF the day the crowd stTemed through the BOOTH each
ue Nas Il
the other booths. At the theatre the company suddenly
lost their vcires when all the seats were l and %
denly recovered them when the Last disappointed play
goer lad filed out OF the house. The city or Malta
proved to he a heap of lime. The museum contained q
solitary carrot. The monster with his head where 10
head should the famous one white horse OF Ven
fee the wrong in his stall The slaughter
the innocets repfeSe ntcd by certain process OF
hair not unknown among the people Inc most
lest all the booth where there alb
solufely nothing but high platform, reached by
ladder the top Of the ladder stood student wlth
resonant piano organ Y0u paid ten centimes TO go In
and once IN they invited you up 10 the platform II You
WouLi see the show. The platform was soon crowded;
then away the ladder and one had to pay before
one got down again. No change given priest lnho-
Gently handed en-lirc note To the lad with the organ
and waited his change. But OF went the organ the
priests voice drowned the crowd was against him.
Almanac una volta ha fattO In caTita - at least tins
10 do but to get best be might at the price Of
The Italians always love burla -; and practical
oe On This scale hurts no indly siscepu-
hity for all felt they ia the same boa and That
these sons of dogs OF Students sharp fellows who
deserved support so the joke held ont for three day
with the utmost good humor uTOn all Sides ana AT the
close there remained the very substantive sum Ol IoVVo
country TO be carried to the account OF the pover
ilOQQatl.'