Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-03

dressed TO SlEnof retro Slmono. snip
owner. OF Venice. Thus provided I
babe n tender farewell 10 nay brother.
and taking horse set out on my travels
by n servant. In eight
DAYS I reached Dover. having jour
neyed by way Of London. quite safely
and without adventure At Dover I
sold my horse 10 an innkeepcr. who At
FIRST offered me n tenth OF his value.
and when I refused il threatened 10
carry me before a Justice OF the peace .
and accuse me OF having stolen the
horse. told him he was an impudent
rogue. and that II I had the pleasure
OF appearing before a justice In his
company 7 had influence In my pocket
sufficient TO hang him on the nearest
gallOws FOR so insolcntiy asncrsin~ thc
character OF an honorable gentlemen.
whereon I pulled orr OF a sstchci
which depended from my girdle a
passport signed by King James. with
His Naicsty's seal attached. When
ne looked on this document tho inn
keeper turned pale and trembied. and
without further ado told out from a
long purse as much money rs / had
asked FOR che horse. and withal shared
with me a quart OF choice canary at
his own expense.
After dnigent inquiry I obtained "a
introduction TO the captain OF
barque. who designed TO presently
proceed 10 Calais. and he contracted
10 transport me 70 France for twenty
shllllngs. II was two days before we
! set sail. and the barque was no sooner
at sea than the wind proved contrary.
and we beat about the coast of Tha-
net in imminent peril for a day and
night l was sore sick from the tur-
bulence OF the sea. and almost starved;
Cor my inclination for food was but
small. and the only victual aboard
mustv biscuit and sour wine. After
two DAYS OF dire misery I WIS carried
ashore. morl dead than alive. ~ Dun
kirQue. whore I recovered my wonted
health very speedily. though | soon
came near TO losing it again by n sur
felt OF oysters and onions prepared FOR
me by a nshwife OF that town. NY
clothes were torn and spoiled 10y the
buffetin-s I had sustained In the
harque. so I bought me others OF
T.
FOR long time. being exceeding
strong. though such rs would denote /
F-euch mariner rather than an Eng
lish gentleman making the grand teuT
When was perfectly recovered from
the IN effects OF my voyage 1 bought I
horse and set out FOR Paris. spending
my money with great economy on IN
way. and carefully avoiding such com
, pany as I Judged might be dangerou
. for the safety OF my thousand pound.
, into which had dipped but sparingl
! as yet and 1 doubt not my securit
had an additional warrant In the fac
7 that / was tall and muscular. at an
: time prepared for combat with al
best man IN France. In this mann,
, did Journey across the continent &
. Europe. staying many days in the in
: cities Of Roucn. Paris. Dion, Gencv
% Turin. Milan. Verona and Padua. o.
a serving all that is remarkable therei
q and so at last came 10 Venice fair elf
~ of the waters. Inasmuch as Venice
= beautiful beyond the power of wore
I TO depict. and 1 had been traveliI
\ with but brief rests for seven month
. 1
= one whole summer NJ least. and so
- deed it fell out. rs shall presently a
4 pear.
l had always heard that Venice W
in the most beautiful city OF Italy qul
/ fascinating the stranger. who revel
SO in constant succession OF delight
n surprises as he paced her state
in squares and colonades or luxuriou:
n: gilded over the surface OF her wond
I'd full canals. with sky OF unbrok
ly azure above and historic pala'
an around. and so indeed l found
i'd Here. therefore. ! resolved 10 stay
IA Ill l had mastered the Italian tong
IN OF which at present knew only
considerable fragments. picked
ne haphazard since l had come 10 Ia
I'm and I rightly appreciated my w:
lot when l presented my letters to Sig
m Simona. who spake no English. FreI
Id / could speak tolerably well befor
nv left England. thanks 10 Monsieur
de- lix Lamonte. who. when i was Il ri
cct ut King Edwards Grammar Sch
ry- Bury ST. Edmund's. impressed =,
Jay me the irregularities of French We
be by the regularity OF his hoggii
ces which were frequent and sew
Touching this Monsieur Lamonte
for retain TO this day n vivid recOlieci
TO of his skill in tying up birch rods
ter he would use none but those he
the made HIMSELF. OF the graceful eur
OF described by his right arm when
my logged any OF his pupils. and Of
Ian boast that he could produce by
me strokes a posterioral agony as ex
eat site as an English master could
OF duce by dozen. Though in bitterl