Show Disillusioned He was a dreamy romanticyoungiellow from Tacoma and he was doing the fair thoroughly entering into the spirit of the thing so to speak with all his ability abil-ity Wheirthe purple shades of twilight were falling he stepped gaily Into a picturesque pic-turesque gondola adorned propelled by a real live gondolier attired in bins and white with every detail of the Y ar t S tan costume complete Our westerner reveled in the charm of the hour and the earroundincs He threw himself into the spirit ol ancient VenIce and fancied lie saw the bride of the Adriatic lying ghostlike t ghost-like upon the sunsettinted waters With a vromaus artifice he tried to tempt the gondolier into song It was in vain however for the solitary boatman at the i stern was evidently thinking of beloved Venice Tho young man from Tacoma at last sought terra firma and as he soared rather than waited away he heard with horror the mystical gondolier distinctly remark to his fellow in the bow Hal say Moiko lind ann a match place Chicago Mail |