Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-09-21


dts, is 1t not 500 Well then, come with me
this evening and will show you one.
- How. you permit me to accompany you
! - Eth, mon Dieu. yes, if that pleases you;
1t depends entirely upon yourself
/ - Certainly, | accept with the greatest
pleasure.
- The gentleman is considerably fatigued.
said Mad. de Franchi. looking at her son,
just as If she had shared the shame he felt in
seeing Corsica so degenerated
- No, mother, no; on the contrary. he
must come, and when in some Partisan draw
ing-room they shall talk before the gentle
man of the terrible vendettas and implacable
Corsican banditti, which to this day frghten
the little children of Bastia and Aiaccio. he
at least can shrug his shoulders, and tell them
what there is Of it.
- But what was the cause of that great
quarrel, hich, if judge by what you have
just said, is about TO be extingushedl
o, said Lucien, in quarrel it is not the
cause we consider, but the result If fy
IN flying crosswise has caused the death of a
man, there is nevertheless a dead man.
| saw that he himself hesitated to tell me
the cause of the terrible war which during ten
years had desolated Sullacaro. But the more
discreet he was, the more exacting was l.
- Nevertheless, said l, that quarrel has
had motive. Is the motive a secretl
0, mon Dieu, no. The thing origina-
ted between the Orlando and the Colonna.
- On what occasion,
- Well, chicken had got out of the yard
| of the Orlando, and flew into the one of the
Colonna. The Orlando went to claim their
chicken; the Colonna pretended that it was
their own. The Orlando threatened the Co
lonna to bring the matter before the Justice of
the Peace, and make them swear an oath
Whereupon the old mother, who held the
chicken In her hand, twisted its neck, and
threw 1t in the face of her neighbor, saving:
"N ell, since it is thine, eat it'r Whereup-
on, an Orlando picked up the chicken by the
legs ard wanted to beat her with it. who had
thrown it at his sister. But, the very moment
he lifted up his hand, one Colonna. who, I'M
fortunately had his gun ready loaded, sent
ball through him and killed him on the spot
- And how many lives have paid for this
quarrel
= There were nine persons killed.
= And that for miserable chicken, worth
twelve cents
- No doubt; but / have already told you
that il is not the cause, but the consequences,
you have to consider.
- And because nine persons have lost their
lives, tenth one also must yet be killed!
- But you see very well, that ii is not So
because have made myself arbitrator.
= Undoubtedly at the request of the two
families,
U, mon Dieu, no; at the request of my
brother, who was talked to on the subject by
the Lord High Chancellor. | ask you in the
name Of common sense, what the deuce they
are doing in Paris, to trouble themselves about
what is going on in miserable village of
COrslca2 1t is our Project who played US
the trick, by saying, that if would but say
one word. the whole matter would be wound
up like comedy. by marriage and a few
verses to the public; they then addressed
themselves to my brother who. agreeing with
them, wrote TO me that he had pledged his
word for me. What would you have me do,
continued the young man. lifting up his head,
| could not suffer them to say down there,
/ that one de Franchi had pledged his brothers.
word, and that his brother had not honored
the engagement.
| - Then you have arranged the matterl
! Il am afraid have
! - And we shall go and see the chief of
one of the factions tonight, undoubtedly
Yes, last night went to see the other.
- Are we going to visi, Colonna, or an
/ Orlandi1
= An Orlando.
- Is the rendezvous far from here!
] - In the ruins of the castle of Vicentello
d. Istria.
o, it's true.-I was told that those ru-
ms were in the neighborhood.
- About one league from here.
So that we may be there in about three
/ quarters of an hour!
- At the most.
= Lucien, said Mad. de Franchi, remem-
Der that you speak for yourself. For you.
mountaineer, it may hardly take three-quarters
of an hour; but the gentleman cannot cross
I the passes which you may.
IT'S true; IL will take US about one hour
and half.
- Then you have no time to lose, said
Mad. de Franchi. fixing her eyes on the clock.
- Mother, said Lucien, do you grant us
permission to quit You.
She held out her hand, and the young man
kissed it with the same respect as be had
done on entering.
/ - Ifhowever, resumed Lucien, you should
prefer TO finish quietly your supper, to noun;
to your room, to warm your feet and smoke