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Show Gondolas and Gondoliers. A tourist writes: "Llko most char-acterlstlo char-acterlstlo objects appertaining to Ven-lco, Ven-lco, the gondola Is sultablo to tho place. Even as tho hansom cab suits London or tho 'rickshaw suits Jnpan or tho Jaunting car suits Ireland, so tho gondola Ik the vessol for Venice You cannot sopnrato tho lagoon from tho gondoln. One completes tho other." oth-er." Tho gondolier Is a mnn given to mnny oaths and Imprecations, ot which tho most torrlblo Is, "Thy snlnt Is n rascal who does not know how to mako a decent mlraclo." Tho gondoliers gon-doliers aro not as much given as thoy used to bo to tho singing of the sonorous sonor-ous verses of Tnsso by moonlight In tholr musical patois. Occasionally an outburst of melody Is secured by a traveler's coins and thoro Is nlways singing, playing and dancing at tho Inovltablo festa. |