The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-23
Continuation, Edwyl Redding Letters
Continued from Page One


ternoon tea. One eats on the side
walk and enjoys others promenading
all classes of people Or one can
eat still further out in the square in
the open. There are many tourists
here, so the shops are rather high.
We went to the Venetian glass fac
tory this morning. Also have been to
two art galleries Zone an Internation-
al exhibit) out in the public gardens
where there is really truly park
with grass and trees, and marvellous
band-one of the best I ever heard.
We have also been to the famous sri
alto Bridge" which Shakespeare writes
of, and near which Shylock lived. We
were much surprised to see stores all
the way over the bridge-both sides.
We went into the dungeons below the
Dues Palace-saw where secret execu-
tions took place, also the dungeon
where Byron slept to get the impress
sion, and walked over the Bridge of
Signs" of which we have always heard
and read about, where prisoners were
taken to be tried. We have passed
several times the palace where
Browning lived and died; also Titan's
home.
There is a great long bridge which
connects Venice with the mainland,
built right in the Adriatic like pier.
1t is about 21a miles long, quite a
wonderful piece of work. The canal
in front here is so deep that large
ocean vessels come in. There were
four or five there today-just few
yards from the square.
Do you remember my mentioning
the Cleveland couple in our compart-
ment going to Munich? We met them
again at Oberammergau, and last
Monday as we were getting off the
train here in Venice, some one called
to us, and there they were-had been
on the same train. Later the same
day we met them in St. Marks
square, and the next day again. 1t is
strange how it so happens. We had
some nice times together after that;
went out two evenings in gondola,
which we couldn't have done by our
selves. He is Prof. Moore of West
ern Reserve, Cleveland. She is very
nice and jolly company. We met
them this a. m to go to the glass
warehouse-then they left for Flor
ence. We may see them there the
last of the week. One evening after
we had gondola ride by moonlight,
out in the CANAL they asked us to
have some ice cream in front of Flor
ians so we could sit and hear the
band play. They had put tempor-
ary stand in the middle Of the square,
and played there all evening. The
first evening friend of theirs from
Cleveland was with us-a Mr.. Mill
ken, curator of the museum.
One of the most interesting things
is the host of pigeons which live
around St. Marks square-hundreds
Of them. They have never been
harmed, so are very tame and are fed
and taken care Of by the city. We
can buy little bags of corn and feed
them too They will fly up and sit on
your hand and eat as long as the corn
holds out-first one and then another
while there are dozens around your
feet hoping you will throw some
down. We are going to take pictures
of them tomorrow.
l wonder if you received my two
letters from Bozen with pictures and
post cards. l hope So told you in
my last card how good it was to get
your two letters. l could hardly wait
to read them. Now l am looking for
ward to more in Florence and Rome.
The papers didn't come. Pm sorry.
I guess they are not particular about
second class mail in Europe. l also
only got one on the Minnedosa
So you received our cable Satur-
lay, Sept. 9, at one o'clock? Well, I'll
have to tell you we didn't send it
from Antwerp until 5 o'clock Satur-
day, afternoon. Doesn't that seem
queer? (Of course it is simply that
we are hours ahead of you in time)
but it does seem interesting to think
about it. l think altogether we put
our watches about five hours ahead
on the ocean.
My, but all those fruits and things
sound good! I'd like something good
to eat right now. Food here doesn't
satisfy one-no salads and bum des-
serts. However, their hors d ouvres
which are served first, if we get la
carte. are the grandest assortments