Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15

WIZ M detected horses ana ndStiy ioi AAy
I eve down the line The Wretcneu
" IN animals seemed nearly to have
Il Il ~ reached the stage of the Irishmans
Isska sAahorse which died just as ne nad
/ HAN IN, NNV learned to live upon straw d oay'
| GS%3SS$@E Not wishing to be in at the death
| SNNdeI$g was turning away from the clam
&SiS6V oring drivers when young felloW,
with loud crack of his whip,
Eybea,ed nm in smart new cab, jumped down
from the box and approached me. He removed
his hat bowed profoundly and win a nlasnin, la
lcent gesture pointed to his horse his manner
Twas so superb that | felt as mlgnt nave uone
lon beng shown one of the seven wonders OF the
lworld by prince of the royal house IN
"Buono cayallo! (good horse) signora, was an
That he said vet knew quite we'll that ne meant
1tha s;onora knows a good horse when she sees
Zone and she will not drive after those scurVy
lbeasts. Flattered by compliment SO neatiy lieu
lup and conveyed in the innexion OF TWO oo,io .t
Hplace words permitted myself to be nanoeo lnco
Uthe cab quite above any consideration Oh the
ordinary rules for the protection OF traVeers, Que
Hof the first of which Is, always make bargain
with the driver before you take MS CAP. Let me
saw here that this confidence was not misplaced
1.-THE buono cavallo soon carried me down the peau-
Htiful avenue of chestnut trees then IN iul pioo"
which led to the Barriera Mazzini
"Cocchiere" (coachman) | called, as we were
about to cross the Piazza Petraca He stopped In
Hfront of the monument to Petrarch, put was
impatient to reach the end OF my pilgrimage anu
merely glanced at it with 1eeting thought OF
Laura. ,
"Drive on to the churcn OF SAINT An'onio'
said l.
"scuse. signora, but would it not better please
the signora to go first to the chapel of the Ma
donna DELI Arena to see the frescoes by Giotto?
II Is that they are best by the light or the
= morning." Such a convincing fellow as he was
Every word he uttered had the grace OF an oppor-
tune suggestion and the force Of a command AS
good as a courier he will be cheap even at his
own price thought.
Every well, drive first to the chapel, and,
cocchiere, will engage you for the day or until
five o'clock when take the train back to Venice
The Madonna DELI Arena stands in an oval gar
den which still retains the shape OF the Roman
amphitheatre which once stood there The COM
monplace brick structure, built by Scrovegno in
u 13O3 gives one disagreeable shock or surprise,
4 It looks so new but within-ah! that is announcer
matter! OF all the wonderful series the portraits
of Dante and Giotto, painted by Giotto while
Dante was his guest, interested me most They
appear with other personal friends OF the artist IN
the ranks of the blessed ones in Paradise In the
great picture of the Last Judgment. This was the
face of the man who had written immortal verse;
as he looked when he talked with his friend, or
sat beside him as he worked and this the race
of the man whose hand had made these four walls
Mecca for artists and picture lovers for six
hundred years. l looked at my watch; 1t was
one o'clock had forgotten st. Antony
Outside found my cocchiere sound asleep In
I the cab and the "buono cavallo" with an empty
bag tied under his chn-that does not sound
quite right neither does depending from his head,
! but it may be taken for granted that ne had had
a good dinner
"Drive me to the church of st. Antony soon
as you can" said I, slightly raising my voice He
was out of the cab in an instant and had removed
the bag.
'Tt will be that the signora will wish to stop at
Pedrocchi first; it is very beautiful and 1t Is on
the way to the Saint. All the forestieri go to