Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-22
.People in Europe.

ed Of ludicrous encounters between trav.
.lers and the continental police, especi-
olly that of Austria. The broad brims
of wide-awakes have repeatedly afforded
A spacious battle field for these two an
I TAI gonistic classes of society. A friend
of mine journcyed in one of those rev.
olutionary head dresses from Florence to
Vienna without molestation but it was
not permitted that he should brave the
Austrian eagle in Its nest with impunity.
and that watchful fowl made triumph
ant peck at him when he least expected
it. Taken into custody in the street by
spy in citizen costume, aided by a
couple OF soldiers, he was marched to
police Office, with the proof of his poll
tiuAl turpitude on his devoted head
The chief of the office got into fearful
rage at sight Of him-not so much be-
cause of the hat, as because it was late,
and dinner was waiting. They were
about to secure the government for one
night against the seditous broad.brim
by locking it up, and locking its owner
up with it, when friend, who had wit
messed the capture, arrived with a ralef
acp1ace from the hotel. just in time to
make explanations, and save our coun-
tryman from repenting Of wide.awakes
In tho night watches of an Austrian
prison. at was all mistake. then :"
asked the officer. 80, quite mistake"
"fou had no evil intentions in wearing
broad -brimmed hat :" "Nonc at all
not an Intention in the world" "Wcll,
go. then. But buy another hat. Do
hot be seen again in the streets with
such a hat as this, or the consequences
may be very serious" My friend bought
a sstceplc crown before breakfast next
morning, and th1s, for a second time,
was the Austrian ea.r;rc aayel from des-
traction. A farce on the game subject
aathe abovo was played at Milan, part
ly in my own presence. Presenting my
passport at the police Office Of that city.
| met an English acquaintance. capital
fellow, named Budd, who, with lock cf
hrazen impertinence, was receiving an
admonition concerning the radical char
acter Of his bat. Good morning ,Signor
Budd, said the officer, from behind his
desk, ,leanin, forward. and looking search
iugly, though civilly, into the broad.
handsome, good but determined
face which confronted him. 1--WE send
for you, sisnor, to speak to you about
your h,t-thc. one you have in your
hand at this moment "It is worthy
of the honor" said Budl; Il, is good
hat And he held up the battered
dusky-w hite broad -brim with an air of
afectionate a1mlrition "Precisclv Sig
nor; very useful, have no doubt; but it
may bring you into trouble You are
aware. doubtless, that tx form and color
are both unusal; you are aware that hats
Of that species have bo,n ttf Bad sc Of
certain disor iet,y and trelsoa lbic party
You h,ve also fall. lon, beard. which
is equally badge of tn, sail purity
The whole mlrks Won al sing ,iar. AMI
attracts an unpleasant delrre OF popular
notice. bat respon led B,Ld, 81
An not an Italian. | have n,ehins to
do with Italian politics war slca >,
hat and beard as Sat my style oil beaIty
and my notions Of eans 3uisacs." "F.x-
actly, signor, You have nothing t, d.
:, -,
WIN Poi'''ss' VIC KNOW II "e'I E
sno" an yoi.r 't>'e' '''''i It y'iF h'"ntS'
gu went INTO IN country '. 'feriay.-
ioa were II 'hs .tiS 'e''e I Da'e inc
evening oei''e. 10, we're, at ','e mouse
on s'seor he'tsa' ''s evening ne'ofe
'nas' '' nav p's' "''e"e" cNe,
s'n'e you fe'ci'' H''ih' ana VIC eoafa
'e'' y's' ",ts'e so' II ''s oe.' H''' "''a'
you h''o "9'7 "' e'e'f st"-'s a,y'-
we no" NaoS t"ie ii Il i'et aafs-
cFous III IN '''''' 49, We "'''' :, -, "N''N
inc appear 'i'ec "a '7''7 't"' nav
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"ou'u eounsri you 70 discontinue "e'f
ing 'ha' nat II "ou'u We 50 easy 10 "a.
IL as'ae. am '''s'' save you 80 'nucn
troao'e' 'e'! we'll sa'u Dhua' 'pu''
II am 10 ehansc my etess at ehe sue-
sestlon o' .he government, l want some
particular directions as % the new style
which am TO adoP': Just give me
written order specifying t.e KIND OF hat
which am TO wear aha am ready 10
obey 1t. But l must have the order
l want to send 1t to EnSIand' 1t shall oe
published IN Puneh or the lines |
could get hve pounds Tor sueh paper
in Eng Inc ohcer was nettied'
and looked ahsr''y az 'he row Oh w4l'e
teesh "hlen Sa''efeu 'n'''c'ous'y '"fUu9"