Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-09


NOT remote from timldlty at the confu-
sion Oh tongues and the varied types OF
the individuals who, III the gulse OF
pCTters, Iackeys, ETC., take possession OF
your luggage and try to entice you 20
their respective hotels. At last I'D
make your decision and, under The
guidance OF u many-Congued Official,
you are conducted 10 'ldls.
AS you rumble away from the station
ali perturbation ceases; The quiet Vi
the scene acts IKE balm TO your rufled
spirits.
Nothing seems astir but romance.
You breathe the very air OF Romeo and
Juliet. YOU almost feel that it was on
just such night, at such an hour, she
vowed To Montague that her bounty
was as boundless as the sea" her love
as deep" You dream, but only for
moment
The bus suddenly stops, grizzly
head is thrust in at the door, while
torrent OF strange words fairly gushes
from the mouth OF an OLD soldier.
Hold up! Every foreigner looks in
AulIlnbly at lllt OAllCl "a NOlielAL Tan
American TO be sure) seizes her grip"
and, pointing to the custom house
stamp, says, Ala" Bang goes the
door, on goes the bus and you are left
10 conjecture whether you were halted
for the usual "octroi" or arrested at a
military station, where all travellers
are submitted to inspection.
Within the city walls all is as serene
as a summers night, but your tranquil
ity Is a thing OF the past The very
peaceful impression of the long, silent
streets is married by the medlaevll
like gratings at the gates sand win
dows, which suggest that the Veronese
must protect themselves. AS you rat
tie along, angry voices from time to
time break the stiffness of the night,
and, peering into open doorways, you
see the dispute is over a card table,
where liquor, tobacco and the passions
seem to reek and wrangle together.
At length you reach your hotel. and,
retiring as speedily as possible, fall
asleep. wondering If Romeo anu
Juliet" was only fable, since the din
and quaTeling from a neighboring cafe
convince you that in Italy Diavolos can
be heard in real life as well as IN
opera.
Verona is none the less enchanting
when seen under a strong Italian sun,
with no trees to relieve its intensity.
Nothing, in fact, subdues the glare re-
fected from the white walls and pave
ments, which at first daZzles and al
most blinds the newcomer. The in
habitants, however, seems to heed
neither sun nor hea\ especially the
women, who go about pareheaded, not
even wearing that mantilla which in
imagination envelopes every fair
italian.
Women" here is used in a tourists
sense, and only refer to those who |
throng the streets bent upon their |
daily avocations. The ladies of leisure
must pass their days in the seclusion Of
their courts, far from the eyes OF in
qusitive travellers
The Veronese women have neither
the languid manner nor the sweet, sad
eyes of the typical Italian. for Verona
is too near the border for them not to
resemble the Australians in both color
and feature. Although less attractive,
they are not embarrassing
1t must be acknowledged the market
women in the Piazza della Erbe have
an uninviting habit of lingering the
fruit upon their stalls, which rather
persrades an American that they are
better to watch than to deal with.
This Piazza, now the fruit and veg
e.able market. is one OF the most
unique squares in Europe. Historically
as well as artistically. its individuality
stands out so you are undecided
whether to study first the palaces, with
their richly painted facades. represent
ing God the Father. Adam and Eve,
perhaps Madonna, or to turn immcd-
iatey to the Tribnua and recall the
DAYS when the Piazza was Forum.
and that seat. with its canopy, sup
ported by columns. the place where
Judgment was decreed in the days OF
the Roman Empire The tall marble
column at the farther end was. in 1897,
crowned with the lion or st. Mark to
indicate that Verona was subject 10
Venice.
II you turn from the Piazza della
Erbe into that OF del Signori you will
Gee the tombs of the Scaligers and re-
call the brilliant existence the city en-
toyed drNiing their rule OF 1e7 years be-
fore Il came under the dominion OF any
noighboring power.
These scmbs are Gothic in construc-
ton and wonderfully elaborate in de-
tail.
The ladder, which is tound wrought
4, every possible way into the ratings.
formed the family crest. as the name
signifies. None mounted higher than
Can Grande, Francesca della Scala.
when he offered Dante an asylum In
his brilliant court during his exile from
Florence. History could never immor-
talize Can Grande as the poot has in
that seventeenth canto OF his Para
DISC
while inverona Dante is believed 20
have written portion OF his D'vi""
Comedy. Many stories are told OF his