Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

the phases OF the moon and signs o.
the zodiao and csusss two colossa
oronze figures, called "Moora" e
strike the time OF day and bow them.
selves before The Madonna who Is en-
thronsd In q niche In the story above
the dial. The sacred pigeons thai
frequent the square = a source Of
unoeasing Interest to visitors. One
can scarcely walk for them; 90 gentle
are they that they win not get out Of
the way and VIII Light on one arms
or shoulders and eat out Of his
hands. There b atradition that these
carrier pigeons oncg saved Venice
from capture and destruction and they
have ever since been regarded rs
sacred and are protected by law.
Our stay at the Academy OF Arts
was ssry brief, butIong enough TO see
q few OF Paul veronese and Titian's
master pieces, as well as q few other
celebrated paintings, siThe Assump.
tion," said to be his nnest painting.
untorstto's HAdam and Eye,n the
best picture Of our progenitors I have
seen. Tllian's "visitation to the
Temple" which I liked better than
the Assumption" "The Judgment
OF Solomon by BonifaxIo; Paul
vsroneseis aChrist in the House OF
simonm which Is my choice Of all his
pictures / saw. Bonifnzlo's "Rich
Man and Lazarus;" Paul Vecchio's
"uhrist and the Woman Of NaIn,n was
very nne. TitiGn's "John the Bap-
tist," q celebrated painting.
Ths Last place We visited In Venice
was the Frari church in which we
were especially Interested BY the
monuments of Titan and OF Oanova,
both Of whom are buried here. The
tomb Of Titan was constructed by
order Of Ferdinand /. Il Is one of the
finest pieces Of sculpture in Italy. On
the columns are sculptures represent
ing sculpture architecture, painting
and wood.carving. On the walls are
reliefs Of three Of Titlan's most cell
ebrated pictures, the Assumption"
the "Martyrdum of st. Peter'' and the
Martyrdom Of st. Lawrence" The
tomb Of Canova ia simple and yet very
magnificent, and was executed in
accordance with q design he him
self had drawn up for Titian's monu-
ment. Tbs three mourning arts, at
tended by genii, bring funeral wreaths
to the master.
In this church is Titian's painting of
the "Madonna OF theHouse ofPesaro,"
which, in composition, art and color
ing, has been regarded ne the most
remarkable painting Of Venice art.
must not forget the "Rialto Bridge
over which and under which l have
passed. II is just like the pictures
and / shall read the "Merchant Of
Venicen with renewed interest, after
. visiting this old bridge. Like the
bridge at Florence II is q very wide
; structure and lined on both sides with
: stones Of various kinda all the way
across the canal. 1t 10 just such Q
. busy scene as Shakespeare describes,
; 1t 10 said there are 800 bridges in
; Venice and / do not doubt 1t; and BY
means Of these every part of the city
; is accessible on foot. The Piazzo, Of
, Square Of 81. Mark, is the great cen
ter Of amusement and business. II Il
; 57e feet in length and 800 feet In 1T
. greatest width. / have nowhere II
; Europe seen such a beautiful publii
square as this.
IL was here in Venice that Byron
; lived in 1915, and II was here h,
wrote Marino Falieri, Beppo, Sardan
. apIua and the fret canto on Dol
; Juan. OF Venice he said;
. ~ loved her from my boyhOod-sh'
10 me
Wac . fairy city OF the heart,
Rising like water columns from the
:. sea
OF joy the sojourn, and Of wealth
. the mart"
Il And now we too must take leave o.
this fair gem Of the Sea We shall
ever look back to our visit here with
mingled feelings Of pleasure and
pain. While here In Venice l q say
with Henry Kirke White: "I'n
!. pleased and yet Pm sad"
We left Venice 1t 10 o'clock p. m,
and travelled all night. Nearly all day
and night we were passing through the
Bavarian Alps. | had q perch all to
myself on top Of the car and enjoyed the
scenery TO my hearts content. We
entered Bavaria through the Bremen
Pass. Snow-capped mountains and
wild mountain torrents were con-
stantly In view. In my widest imag-
nations l had never conceived OF
such scenery. I sat and gazed by
the hour at the constantly changing
panoramic views, Is our train whirIed
around these wild mountain passes,
seeming to be suspended In the air.
Some Of the valleys through these
mountains were rich and beautiful,
and wer thickly dotted with little
valleys.
As VI approached Munich the
mountains disappeared and q wide
expanse of level and rich farming
country was spread out before us as
far as the eye could see. No fences,
no bitches o. anything to indicate
wheat farm ended and the other
began. The or and the woman work.
Ing In the field weret the ever present
feature Of the landscape.
As we approached Munich the
mountains disappeared and we had Q
nne view Of broad rich Bavarian fields
and found Munich situated on q level.
plain on either side Of the Issar river.
This Is . large Hne city, broad streets
and ine buildings. We had time to
see only . few Of the public squares:
The King'e Palace, Grand Theater,
and Crystal Palace. In the latter we
saw some beautiful modern paintings.
We are now OF for Oberamergan,
and you may hear from us later. The
weather 10 cool and / wish l had my
good old lost overcoat.
Il. K. HINDE.