The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
IN OLD ITALY.
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Giovanni. heavily laden. trudged
along the street. with a red scarf
! around his strong young throat and
d smile ON hts handsome face. under
7 the tan siush spread up to his
eloquent eyes. Around him were
myriads OF obviously crazy people.
hurryinr along. too absorbed TO no
tice his wistfui giances
The trolley cars were fesfeninE.
the discord OF this new. eiarins city
terrified and confused him: each day
was a feast day. as he supposed at
FIRST. seeing No many people; now he
knew that each day was working
day. and he. too. must mingte with
the crowd and make q living. The
warm autumn had changed To cruel
winter. more bleak than any he had
ever known. Among Gw com =
atrtots he had found friendly shelter
aud Interpretation. His broad young
hack. straight as Aroiio's. aehed
with the burden. his feet ached. too;
worse than all. hunger. felt never In
sunny Italy. seized him when alone
among the rich. lie eraved some
onions. some cheese and black bread.
but in vain. At last. turning n cor
ner In his aimicss. weary way. he
saw. against the clear blue sky.
clearly outlined. q great cream
colored building. sauareiy built.
strangely familiar. clouds like fseeks
OF soar, nosted above its roof: q
stream of people wers passing up Its
bread steps.
Giovanni leaned his basket against
the step and watched those who
passed him by. well fed asd warmly
dressed. This could not be church.
II bore no cross nor sscepi~. but PER-
haps a hotel OF town hall. There
was no sign above the door. He
discovered a piaeard with the names
Of great artists and scaipsors OF his
native land His homesiek heart
Ieap~d for soy. II vas lecture. ne
saw now. and she maestro would
speak on the far OF things he knew
so we'll. the originals he had seen On
many q f~ast or holy day. vsieed
lightly because they were 20 near.
In inspiration came. These people.
naughty. cold. were yet able to see
The beauties OF art and might buy
nj. limitations He quickly arranged
hts assortment of casts upon a cor
nsr Of a broad step and stood on 70
admire. handling them eentiy. be-
cause he was too poor 10 buy more
IL any were broken. When the
graceful. fragile things wef- AL az
senbl>a some small. rude boys stole
. lion. head. lie fouoht them on,
ana frownrd darby AZ uAxo.
wf,,rn n, could no, uadssseaAd.
eas1essiax hunger, ~ vensd e
ssey. q ss~m~i a ise9 uns. sSs
whsn ne people nnsuy came ses
they wvrs talking together - 60
iIvious Of him. A few efsoesa IA
auirinxiy and asked pssess. sasn
hurried towards the cars. which
na.,.d INCREASINGLY. The Venus of
Milo attracted one young Girl. who
looked kindly at him as she paid
s,r MS bas-reiless and faunr.
psxrhe and young Antinous appeal
a rruteiy In vain. His hopes bad
illuminated in one poor quarter DOL
lar N. gathered NJ his collection
With rrm lips and stern eyes and
,ook hi. way home. A. supper.
among friends. he inveiehsd against
The souiler. psrgenus. and the nest
a.x ne traded of all his beautiful
asurs. for a lot Of monstrousiy ugly
terra Gotta pug does- In the pses
streets. where women gossip on doot-
steps in wrappers and curl pspefs.
he found eager eustofners' tn~n. re
turning home richer In experience
and money. he resolved TO follow THIS
path tc afr;uence. and ncxt--to itaiy
and the worlds masterpieees