The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-12-22

anu not feilnes; whether the wine was, in
"buona fede," the juice of the grape, and not a
mixture of vinegar and sugar of lead; or
whether mine host meant that his charges were
MADE IN good faith, and were by no means in
tended to be extorti0nate
However this might be, on the evening to
which we refer, which was about week after
the arrival of the Beales in Genoa, mine host
OF DAtbvgo di Buona Fede had a COUP. of
guests to entertain, whose conversation il is
quite important we should overhear. These
guests are seated opposite each other, at table
IN small room in the rear of the tavern, and
they are both eating, drinking, and conversing.
The table contains dish of sausage, extremely
redolent of garlic; plate. of liver and sleeps
tkldneys, hashed fine, and Drowned in oil
handful of figs, fresh and bursting with ripe
ness dish of olives, and two bottles of a red
wine, beth of which are half emptied. The
guests are two, priest and civilian, the lat
ter OF whom is a pale, cadayerous Italian, with
great fiery eyes, huge, bushy, black beard, and
tall, narrow forehead, which, with his dress, a
shabby blue coat, buttoned close under the chin,
and greasy Kossuth hat, and taken in con-
nection with his generally gaunt aspect, com
olne TO give him the appearance of some pau
pered enthusiast, some halfstarved Apostle of
Liberty. The priest, on the other hand, seems
to be very well kept, and the way in which he
has rolled up his sleeves over his fat wrists, and
undOne couple of buttons in his waistband,
gives unrnistakable proof of good liver, and
one capable of enjoying the good things of this
lie. DE is corpulent, rosy, and puffs as he
eats, while purple tinge that rests upon his
nose, and upon the surface or the facial mus
Giles, proves him to be not abstinent in the
matter of wines and liquors. But, sensualist and
glutton though the reverend fathers appear
ance and manner proved him to be, there was
something in the liues of his mouth, in the me-
phistophilean wrinkle between his heavy gray
brows, and in the sly twinkle of his bright little
eyes, which seemed to indicate mind and
character of no ordinary depth. They did not
converse IN Italian, but in language which it
was not likely any persons about LAlbergo di
Buona Fede would be able to understand
namely, the Aryot, species of can't" which,
based upon the Gypsy tongues, is used by the
thieves and outlaws Of Paris. This language,
probably picked up by them as political reiu.
gees, efectually concealed the purport of their
talk from curious ears, and viii compel us to
provide the reader with q translation.
Yes, Cosmo," said he of the lean visage and
huge beard, as he sopped piece of bread in
OIL and carried it to his mouth I" yes. the sreds'
OF Paris are down again. That internal Napo-
leon seems to know all our plans before they
are ripe, and this war with the hated Ruski has
made him very popular. Fifty-seven went to
Cayenne for the last attempt-and Cospetto! I
found Paris was getting entirely too hot to hold
me. Yoa say the brothers are looking ND in
Milan ?"
Aye responded the priest, in a rotund,
meod'ous VOICE "the holy Marianne are pros
pering. TrudFthe Tedeschi have a new and
most devilish spy, and Luigi was seized only
last week, but that was the fault of his own i'm
petuosity' We are prospecting, the fabric is
ripe for ignition, the fuel is placed, and all we
want to produce general confagration. that
shall drive the Tedeschi over the Alps, and free
all Italy, is--a little of the sinews of war;
And Father Cosmo took an olive in his fat hand,
squeezed it between his lips, and complacently
washed Is down With mighty dranght of wine.
AM responded the other, impatiently,
that is always the trodble-money, money
Freedom starves for lack of a few filthy coins"
"Call it not filthy, Hero" gently remon-
strated the priest for filthy it is not, unless
when directly from butchers pouch or gro
GERS till. Money is a wise and potent nstru-
ment in the hands of wise men, and we should
not blaspheme that which We will shortly han
die in profusion, we of the Carbonari, and
which shall secure our high ends for us without
further ado"
Howp money! But whence is it to Gomez"
you are to be the agent of the brotherhood
in procuring 1t, and we rely upon your skill to
place in our hands, within two months. at
least a million. of francsn
al a million of francs Why, Cosmo, you
are insane l have not dozen lire-not
enough to pay for patch upon this poor coat
of mine, or to get me breakfast in the morning"
ave know that, Puerto; we know that; but,
nevertheless, you must get US million Of
francs. Yes, not less than that will d.. 1t
will take six pieces of cannon and five thou
sand stand OF arms to carry the arsenal and
treasury-yes, a million of francs"
Pray enlighten me, Father Cosmo, and have
done with your calculations for the present."
said Pierro, with great show of impotence.
The priest drew from his capacious pouch
letter, which he opened, and glanced over. 1t
was in cipher, but the text seemed to be per.
fectly familiar to him.
"You remember Antonio Bajocci, of Berga-
mo, he that put fire to the guard-house in Bres-
cha, and had to depart very suddenly in conse-
quence?n
Pierro gave an acquiescent nod.
swell, Antonio fled to America, to the city
of New York, where he makes plaster images
heads of Napoleon, of the grand Washington,
of little Samuel, of Poll Parrot, and ether things,
which please that monster, the American People;
and, Corpo di Dio! Antonio is well pleased
with his business, which makes him rich
man. But the worthy Bsjocci has not forgotten
the good cause, withal, teSte his literis. Now, !
must tell you short story, upon which depends
the intelligence of your future proceedings.
New York merchants are men of enterprise,
and they will speculate in anything that
promises profit, or even excitement. CospettO!
not content with legitimate stocks, they buy
up preachers at premium, and exhibit them
would they would make an offer for Padre
Cosmo-they speculate also in graveyards in
elections, in life and death. Still more, they
speculate even in revolutions!"
"Ahal" said Pierro, with awakening atten-
ton.
"Why, yes. They get together companies
of desperate fighters, called Flibastieros, arm
them, and send them of to lands which they
want to revolutiOnize, themselves being recon-
pensed in the end by the monopoly of the trade
of those lands. In this way they have acquired
experience in the art of revolution, and it only
requires to lay practical scheme before them,
to secure their aid, heart, soul, and purse"
But will they venture in such hazardous
stock as Italian revolution, Father Cosmo?"
Stay, you are not possessed of all the facts
yet. Ordinarily, they let Italy take care of
itself, but now occurs a case in which that rule
will not work-in which Italy has it in her
power to secure an able and wealthy coadjut
A short time ago. one Of the wealthest and
most prominent of these New Workers failed,
and it was found that be had embezzled to the
amount Of over Fifteen Millions of Dollars
Seventy five Millions of Francs-ahink of that,
Pierrol He fed, and took with him over Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars of English Ex-
changes, belonging to brother stock operator,
to whom the fugitive said he principally owed
his crime and ruin. Now, mark you, this brother
operator, 9 man who has dealt in revelations
and graveryards equally, a man of most extea.