New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
HOUSEKEEPING IN ITALY.
MORNING MILK AND MARKET.

the 'vicolo, II ~ weird ana pi'in'N' r'"'''' W.
other sound mingcs with the strains OF the bag
pipes and II We look out into the little street pe-
low we will several scores OF goats lying on the
p,vements In every attitude that would nave he-
lighted Londonio II Is early spring, ana hs 500"
as daylight dawned the contadini from the cam
pagna drove their hocks OF goats through the cry
gates You them lying at their ease IN
every side street. for all good Italians drink goat
milk when the hot rays Of the Southern sun begin 70
warm the blood. In lghtness II comes next 10 asses
milk We had occasion to use II regularly ohe
spring for invalid in the family The DOCTOR "a'
told us that it was important always to have inc
milk from the goat and going down 10 III
spect the flock In the "vicolo" we selected our
family goat and had it marked; 1t was NOBLE
strong looking creature, 1.-the and wild Next came
the question Of how could clrcumvent any chea'-
ing; might select our goat. but we nisn' no' se'
her milk one sporting member OF the family sug-
gested that every morning the goat shouiu DE niNeh
up our hundred and thirty-nve steps ana MIXED IN
the front hall under strict supervision. Ths APP
peaed to adventurous spirit. ana we trieh 1t
once I. IL difficult to say which enjoyed the ex-
pertinent least. the goat or the family Inc goat
certainly made the most noise about IT, the lamen-
tatons OF the poor creature were hcar'rendihe ana
resounded through the halls with appalling sonori-
IT, II we learned nothing else. we learned that
goat has strong vocal powers and eihcacious KICK
ing qualities. As the entire family assisted at the
operation the scene might have been taken, by the
uninitia,ed. for ancient sacrifice revivhen we
did not try II again. but trusted in future TO the
dishonesty of the picturesque contadno
Before using the goats milk We had had asses
milk for the invalid. and an ass Is rather a
bulky animal to drive up the topmost story OF
palace we contcnted ourselves with having 1t
MIXED In the 'cortile" Every morning lsoletta
attended the ceremony in order to make sure tha'
all was conducted in n fair spirit but 1t was some
time before she discovered mastery ruse on the
part Of the mixer: slipped inside the left sleeve OF
his coat was Nat bottle containing cows MIX
and while he drew a mild and gentle stream from
the oss ne turned a larger stream into the recepta-
Gle from the bottle in his sleeve COWS mix Is
cheaper than asses milk. Such genius In the SCI
ence Of cheating claim n certain respect iroH
his victims. Before ne was discovered THINK now
he must have enjoyed laughing in his sleeve at our
expense,
This reminds me of a story in which an ass is
passive actor. very large and portly friar was
going on an GRAND OF mercy I'm the country ana
20 he must on an ASS back Now the good frlar
found that his heavy build was slight impedment
TO activity aud dexicrity OF motion. he made several
Intellectual attempts TO reach the animals back
Finally in despair he knelt down by the roadside
and fervenily prayed that SAINT Antonio. III" patron
saint Of the animal kingdom. would srdciousN an
him to mount his beast ~ burden Then Using
with renewed faith and the energy given by the
certainty Of hope fulfilled and prayer answer
INK the ass. back landed the other side. some
WHIT the for a good shaking up WhereuI"n
he knel, down again cxclaimng. "Troppo grazia
SAINT Antonio" 80 mcrclful SAINT Antonio.
pray for grace but not too much grace" TINS Nm"
would ask liftlc less" Tradition sull keeps nS
AMI the world In doubt as to whether SAINT ANTONIO
ever vouchsafei jusi the rgh; amount Of grace Tor
the portly friar 70 install himself safely on the
ass.s back Meanwhile the saying "Iroppo graAa'
san,' Antonio" has become popular among the
lower classes Indicate mat on" has h"i too m"'h
OF good thing
Tho strains ~ the blgppcs have ceased. the con
,odnl are gathering together their goats "nd div
dad, ,h.,, .,av FOR they are allowed 70 stay only
, f.v hours !n ,h, early morning within the city
,,afls AMI no., instead - sending isol"iih 20 ~"
n.rkc,. JET o.. r, our.'lyes Tn" market j. IN
.,rg siraggliul. Maroon street. on 's'h SHE are
s,llls and booths. eometimcs only PACKING box S't
at on end -iool ant huge cotton umbrella. In
.h. fnild. tn bu, josic and olho" one an'in'r
s..,irul.te BARGAIN. Noclfcratc and swear. being
Anglo saxors and OF the feminine gender We ne'th-
81 vocifcrat, nor swear. but We 90 bargain, 'ot
without q shopping would lose all Us SAVIOR. ana our
nurse AN lts psuul"f. How much aces this Cost
Ten cents" Ten cents goodness. that Is alto
Nor ,., much. MAKE II eight $50. indeed;
Z ,.lu eve i've cents neither more nor less With
,haf -. MIX graully down III" street. knowing
very well that shall be recalled. ana sure
enough We have taken only IA few steps when We
hear A voice calling Lady. A. you Ike. You may
have II for nv. cents" Whereupon Ne return with
, slight triumphant smile rickering about our mouth
,,1 carry OF our booty A. end OF the street
are the fish booths covered with cells fresh sar-
dimes morlrzla ccff1h and splgola. Al the oppo-
t,. crd ar. the vegetable stalls. laden with fresh.
appeizlng greens. crisp lettuce ana eniiVia. Win
great round ariichokes brgh, red tomatoes. rad
shes and cucumber. green peas already shel!ed ana
neatly sorted into lots Of different sizes having
b.eu passed through cO.anders with graded holes,
the small ones selling FOR a higher price than the
large ones. There string beans In their baby
hood young and slender having been picked al the
age when they make a delicious. tender DISH and
not allowed 10 grow until they are tough ana ven
cradle with strings heavy enough to strange
chri.tlan" There arc small. green squashes. about
twice the size OF ones thumb. ana OF delicate ll'u
slye flavor There hnochi which look Ike large
nattened onions. broccoli which resemble green am
purple caulinowers and which have FAR richer ana
more gustoso SAVIOR than their sister vegetable ana
torzuti with their long green tops doubtless
form, Of turnip but when cut In halves and cooked
vl,h the green leaves they delicate and appctIz
ing.
The flower booths are bright with roses and vio-
lets wood vio!es. fresh and fragrant with Lies
hyacinths and tubcroses. Then there are men car
ryng long sticks strung with confetti preserved
fruit and sticky sweets which attract the Italian
urchins more than they attract us. We pass the
butchers stalls hung with lambs no larger than
kittens and with the Wild bears Of which is made
the famous dish OF agro dolce. We pass stalls COW
cred with small game. and strings OF pretty. bright
plumaged litle birds looking like canaries and gold
nuchcs. poor clcar-throated sonssters OF the plains
killed and sold for a cent apiece. And as We finally
pass out OF the market at the further end We stu
hear ordinations OF Per Bacco.' Maria SAINTS
simn." "Troppo troppo.
one experience In our housekeeping has impressed
itself with incffaceabc distinctness on my memory
,lV Me
Of rushing waters as though the streets had turned
10 rivers during the night. Throwing open the
blinds We found that fancy had not outrun the
facts The street below was as turbulent as the
Adige or the 70. the river had overiown It's banks
and was surglng through the lower part OF the city
rising higher and higher as the minutes passed The
population was paralyz,d. men ana women stood at