Outing . The builder. dolas, and, by various ordinances, governthe life of the gondolier. His real laws,however, are those of his guild. In thewooden- shelter houses of the traghetti theguild meets and decides all questions ofhcurs of work and choice of station. Thus,those of St. Barnabe, have each a day offevery week. One of them, in turn, workstwenty-four hours at a stretch. If one ofthe fraternity falls ill he is cared for out ofthe public purse, and in case of death hisbrothers carry him to the grave. Stanchbrothers, close-knit in friendship and theirwork, they are perhaps the last represe
Outing . The builder. dolas, and, by various ordinances, governthe life of the gondolier. His real laws,however, are those of his guild. In thewooden- shelter houses of the traghetti theguild meets and decides all questions ofhcurs of work and choice of station. Thus,those of St. Barnabe, have each a day offevery week. One of them, in turn, workstwenty-four hours at a stretch. If one ofthe fraternity falls ill he is cared for out ofthe public purse, and in case of death hisbrothers carry him to the grave. Stanchbrothers, close-knit in friendship and theirwork, they are perhaps the last represent-atives of the good old mediaeval crafts ofVenice. Thrifty men, and sober and labor-ious. Let us bury, once for all, the fancifullegend that these brown fellows are tin-seled heroes out of what comic opera Iknow not. They do not wander in themoonlight, chanting the strophes of are hardy lads, wholesomely ignorantof literature, fathers of many children,good husbands and matter-of-fact money-ge
Size: 1812px × 1379px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade, booksubjectsports, booksubjecttravel
