Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-14

III TINS uliclulEa, UaHDa YenIufeu on bold
course, which was, to advance frankly to Ma
teo and tell him of the whole affair. So he
walked forward to meet him but the short
distance which separated him from Mateo
seemed terribly long
Halo. ah my old comrade,' cried he
advancing, Z" how goes it with you? Don't
you know me ? It's l. your cousin GAMBIA"
Natoe, without replying word, stopped,
and, as the other spoke, he raised the barrel of
his gun, and placed it over his shoulder, Us the
adjutant joined HIM
Good day, brother" staid the adjutant.
holding out his hand it is long time siuce
| have seen YOU"
: Good day, brother
" | had come to say good day to you in
passing and to my cousin Pepa. We have had
q long journey to-day but We must not COM
plain of our fatigue, for We have made a gIori-
Gus prize. We have just taken Gianetto San
piero."
God be praised, exclaimed Guiseppa, he
stole milk goat of ours last week"
Those words delighted Gamba.
" Poor devil - said Mateo, he was hun
CRY"
. The fellow fought Ike o Ion" continued
the adjutant, somewhat mortified he has
killed one Of nv men, and not content with
that, he has broken the arm Of Corporal Char
don-but that doesn't matter so much as he is
only Frenchnan. He got himself 50 tho
roughly concealed among your hay that the
ID himself could not have found him out. had
it not been for my little cousin Fortunate
Fortunate :" cried Mateo
q" Fortunate = repeated Giuseppe
. \ eS. Gianetto lay hidden beneath the hay-
rick there, but my little cousin pointed out the
scoundreL l will tell his uncle of it. TO his
praise and his name as we'll as their shah aD-
pear in the report Of the transaction which |
Will send TO the Advocate General"
Curses :" muttercd Matco TO himself.
They had by this time come up to the group
before the cottage. Gianetto lay stretched
upon the litter and the party was ready to
start for the town. When the prisoner saw
Mat@o advancing with GAMBIA. he smiled Bit
ter!v, and turGing.his head towards the door
Of the house. and he spat at the threshold
CRYING, e" House OF traitor -
Only man reckless Of death durst venture
thus 10 pronounce the word 4" traitor apply
ing it TO Mateo Faicone \ thrust Of the dag
ger, not needing to he repeated, would instant
ly have paid for the insult but now Mate5
made no ether sign than 20 carry his hand TO his
face, as a man would DO who feels himself over
whelned with shame and ignomny
Fortunate had entered the house on seeing
his father come up He now approached the
bound bandit. bearing bowl Of milk. which
he presented, with abaShed eyes, TO Ganetto.
= BE of, far from me - cried the prisoner
with 4 laundering voice. Then. turning TO-
wards one Of the soldiers, he said, "Comrade
give me drink" The soldier placed q cOurl
Of water in his hands and the bandit thanked
him-the man with whom but few minutes
before, he had been exchanging deadly shots.
Then he requested the man To iaSten h,s hands
50 that they migAt lie across his breast. il
place of having them tied behind ais back
d" ike, said he to be laid at nv ease. =
They eldeayorcl TO satisfy him: then tie ad-
jutauJ gave the signal % depart bale adieT t.
Ma,eo, ana moved of in the direction Of the
town I'll 1 quick pace.
Maieo, Guiseppa, aid the boy, vent into the
cottage More than ten minutes elaps.rl je-
fore Mateo opened hiS iiYs. Tie hoy seemed
very Uneasy. and anxiousiy regarded his father
ana mother by turns, while MaIeo. leaning on
his gun. eyed lis Sua with look of terrible
anger.
Yoa begin well - al last cried Mareo. in
a calm voice, but trightiUl u those vino kLew
the HarGnc y the man.
Fagle- cried lhe bJv. advancing with
tears in h-S ewes. "a # u throw himself o. h.s
knees Bnt Ma-eo fur;ou>ly exclaimed. :. Gs,
thee behind ne - And Jte bog stopped aal
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distant.
Gaiseppa approached She had caught sight
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the shirt breast of Fortunate
Who has given thee This watch > she ask
cll. in g severe tone.
= NJ cousin. the al;Uta2t-~
Falcone seized the watch. and dasLiug = VI
o,en,ly or the hearth stone, broke il INTO s
hundred pieces.
Wife cred he. :. i this boy min. =
The trawa cheek Of GpiSeppa became in
aa'Iy red WHIST say you. M2Ie9 DO
yoa know what fri-iItful words yoa have sa-Gz-
Wvlli this ooy i 1ae frs. 0f Ms ra-e tha.
has riayed the traitor"
1he cryia- and >oi,biH- If Fortular0 70 Tc,l0nb-
lei. lu, Msteo ke9.t Ii, lvHx eveS. lighted IN
vit-. a A.ul e zul-.Cel fury. constantly fixed
n mn. Al laS; lie sl-sick The grUaud with
toe l-.t-eal q hi, gll, thaa rose cLreg il
over a. Slg11l.er. and Ioyk the r1al iass-re.,
tn c3Is>e, calling on Fortunate % ty..os i.l4-
Tae boy ofeyei-
GusseIs.sa ran after Mateo. aasl seizel hin
by tke arm "' lie Is thy soa.r said she. w.sh
. Toice full of Trembling and fixing her dark
eye> upon Iho~e CT Ar husband as il IL rad
IS ba, Ass passing II hs siaEkeqlel s0si
Leave U.e alone. sad Naieo, shaking lar
loA; sn his iail.rE7
Gu5SeI,s embraced and klssel her son. ard
returned Weeping iato tie cabin Sle Threw
hersal. IA hsr kl-ss before rude image q
. tie Nircia. ard prsyed to i with feTvoT
Meanwhile Fslc2Ge pEooeei-d about lE0
a2L.iEssl Y-cts along the fooI54th. and tleEl
descended into little r4Tiae Khe-e be Stoppr
/ ed He SJzn2oi 1he e2E.h Kita the bat. Q.
|. hss gun. and iouza i was sost and essY 10 dig