New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14

Il was fin the carly spring % Is7, chat Prince
Mario d.-v-ea brought his YOUNG English wife
home with him 70 Venice 2 received n hastily
sc7avled no5e from him early one morning inform
i0S me Of their arrival and telling me Hurry un
and he the frs Co we,cor-e Faith Co E-- r-v
home
I had been the recipient ~ frequent Intervals
during the last winter Of letters from Mario haa-
ing tho postmark7 of various country towns and
villages in England. ahere he had been VISITING
friends-Letters fuu Of lovers. and an italian
lovers enthusiasm for the eyes the hair the white
skin the eNquisitey modUlated voice ~ Lady Edith
Alvanley daughter Of the Earl Of S.arcs had
rad these letters which never contained less than
two dozen "oNcIauatory notes" with considerable
amusement. slightly tempered with a young mans
natural regret that friend should re-11n~e the do
ushts OF hachoo-dom. and with a certain anxiety
as 20 the possible consequences Of bringing an Eng
nsh girl 10 Venice in those troUbIous times wHer
the workmeu still occupied repairing the dam
age done 20 our palaces by Austrian ca7ra- and
the white coated Austrian soldiers we've srf1 seek
ms, aTFestinE and putting In prison without even
Pretense OF judicial proceedings any poor wretch
whose III chance made him incur the suspicion Of
desiring the liberty Of his country
WI. Nan" ana his wife would be safe enough
or cood 70 t ,S red MS note provided tley Kept
h,'a interest az the court OF Vieura. AMI besides
after the Daadoloe and il v6dId 5 Il,s -.,e
P1f.cy, 10 modest him. even N,tteruich md adj
L was in somewhat similar position owing "a,
3 T. fHrf In
ilisom 70 them annually in taxes. and their aff-
wished for free hand to hello my poor COUNTRY
tsTf 1f-- J.sI G7'uties; 'inerwise, Halter my
the forty patriots who were killed aste~ IN. -ie-,
country. ana ne Auejrians Ener il o.iv loo well
~ VIZ tH-l iEuortnt "t the fact hat during
desperately FOR the public nearly an tho arr.- r
'ni1unito1 had ie"u supplied at my expense.
how it was trgt We elected 70 remain in Venice
Wtre riniSs i.- TqsT SO many better L. men
NaIr NJ Z lausanne T., Domeio i'm Poland and the
venice hcata-, sr1v how r,1 ',..' , %. U.S.
use-L Who else could have Kept the austrian
LaIS from their reveng~fuI malice But ]
On. ON lreceiviIoF Msrto's note had ordered my
er1-auf 70 5y rr ~ ~ b ,t - ',ll la sem M e
10 Lae newly arrived princess, u was a lovely
Mar6's wife could karfr hova ---,I I vi me-
dancing wayeIets. that seemed 10 catch and 20
reject me bright spring sunshine they leaped
and spleshed against the many Solorel walls and
steps, flowers showed brightly against the open
windows. the pigeons. the swallows and the EulIs
Of the l S.S tE 5Ss Lt gems thT Ign I[r
S.dieTs as they flashed past I'm gonGolas or strolled
siye an added hrlliaucy 10 already brilliant
Jay back in the Eondoia, smoking a cigarette
na i and " sht f aqo Fo Pa bend s OF b The
theIe We're two figures on the steps that lel down
lance. being Mario himself. 3ud the othe--it
was a ,womar's figure dressed in white guessed
The sondoIa swept round the curve. ard Mario
EoudoIie~z came down the steps 10 the waters
eds" and waved his hand o. me His wife stood
hand. The sI-iichr cleaning in ro- bai~- that -
th" color o. FURNISHED sold. she bad sru-k utr'e
dtress. and she held a larger bunch in o1e, hand
Never SgaH ] FORGET the picture they made. she
end Mario. as they stood waiting for, me in Tie
morning Su1i'Eht. he tall and darN. his nr"rzed
white. dress with her crimson leaves. and golden
50 was presented 70 NtIsly that Vas ths na.a
CONE ~ va-iSa and rS- rFa yt Few ,s -gsaT
about iu q Eondgla showing her tho beauties ~
ast,rs and some rasac fSrerar IF great eve--s
Yer ~ come. gave 'ur arlu@emerts rath"r srinl
one iH Venice. ana NJIady. who had nm FnEIisr
80 y. iT-r5-a If.-i9 AMI rryssrf rT,-tr -s W.
rr ,d 5sr5rfsroI , s,r,IIi-- In o--r
neither Of us had ever deteued % SET foot ref.rc
W. IN ~ A'-,ri.,n ne ..'I n l,- rooms 5
% perfection Neither Mrrp nor O. we've jar..r-
u. .' crtar-alr.r. .riiSdy. oae o., fsrl ssge-,r.
rather handsome your H'HEar'.n- win ."'ss
re 81 r,.t So tI-l lis attentions - almost
came UP 90 Mario VINO Va -.'gHE again. 60 door
ON The jaw tmm-aa,,rz. c.rovln@ The Governors
o'clock fri the evening "a servant hr'"=f- me- ~
hurried note asking NE 20 come q once 20 Nl.''..
help. SURPRISED and anxious. Co~ knew uy eNre-
fb.. p,.,z-o I'iv.sa and Va shown fa-l "a room
fHs.-H