, 1864-05-29
TEE STRANGE MANS SOR.
ROW.


English had not found 1t out 4 bottle Of
Harvey sauce or d COPY of. 'Galignana' had
never been seen here; aud tho morning meal,
which new figures In my bill as 'Dejeuuer
comrlet- two francs,' was then called cof-
fec, and price twopcnce. l used to pass my
play ed holfpcnny whist with the judge aud
the con 1nnndcr OF the forces and a retired
envoy, who out Of 4 polite attention to nc
ne stranger, agreed to PLAY such stakes du-
ring my sojourn ut the baths. They were
excellent people, Of unhlemished character,
aud rolitcness I have rarely seen equallcd.
Melody could sneeze without the whole COM
pany rising to wish him long and prosper
Gus life, OF male heir to his name; and ns
for turning the trump card without q emile
md Ii bow al round to the party, 1t was 4
thing unheard OF. ...
In In such IN Arcadai, 1t would be charming,
but this was great difficulty. No one had
any accommodation more than he wanted
Tor himself. The very insulation that gave
tho placoits charm excluded ul1 speculation,
and not house Tas to be had. In my voy-
ded one day On little inlet, surrounded
with high 1ands, and too small to bc called u
bay, sud there, TO my intense nstonishment,
discovered small rilla. 1t looked exact
IL like the houses one sees io i toy-shop, and
where you take OF the roof to peep In aud
rooms divided; Int there was large garden
at ono side and an orangcry at the other, and
It ell looked the neatest and pretttcst little
thing one ever aaw off the boards ofa MINOR
into the g.rleu, but saw no ono, not even a
dog. There wasa deep we'll with draw
bucket and filled my gourd with fce-cold
water; and then plucking ripe orange that
to eat it. While was engaged. I heard u
wicket open and shut, and saw an old man
very ehatbi1y dressed, and with mushroom
strlw hat, coming towards me. Before I
could make excuse for my Intrusion, he had
welcomed mc to Pertusola-'The Nook in
English and invited NC to step In and
bnvc Elaes Of wine
took him for the steward or fattore, mud
! accedcd, not soEry to ask some questions
| bout the vile and Its owner. He showed
Me over the house, explaining with much
| pride hon certain kitchen-rauge came ftom
England, but nobody ever knew the use oft
but 1t was all very comfortable, The silk
worms, md dried figs, aud salt fish, Occupied
| more space, md contributed more odor, than
| u correct taste would have approved Of Yet
there were capabiiittcs-great capabilities !;
and so, before I left, u took it from the old
gentleman In the rusty costume, "ho turned
| out to be the proprietor. In1rquis, the
sconmepdatore' Of r. don't know what order
and various other dignities besiues, all recitet
and set forth In the lesse,
I surpsose-1 have something Of Robinson
Cruspe IN my nature, for ! loved the isolation
but 1t was all but an island. Toward tht
land, rwo jutttug promontories Of rock dc
MED access to any ything not goat; the &c:
In front; an impenct1able pine wood to th
rear; and there ltyed 80 happy, 80 snugly
that eyen nov, when want pleasant them
ing, Just call up Pertuso1A, and ramb1e ono
again through its olive groves, or watch th
sunset tints Us they glow over the C4rar
mountains. snattned the place up wonder
fully, within door and without. l got f}ow
ers, roots, and ANIMALS, and elirs Of, garau
drawipg-room window bluze OF tnlips .au
; rRnunculuses, so that the queen-shc VIC
al Spezia for the bathing-came once to sc
my garden, as ono Of the shOw-spots Of th
. place. Her majesty was as gracious US oal
s 10. atty knows how to be, and so were a
orc short, fat, fale-faced man, With emo
: mons spectscles, who, If less polite than th
. reet, was ten times as inqutsittve. He aske
, about the soil, and the drainage, the Wat<
r ind its quality-wae 1t spEinE-did 1t ey.
: fail-and when, and how? Then as to tt
4 winds .What the anchorage was like-mu
r and why muds And when said there vi
. always breeze even In summer, he eager
i pushed me- to explain why; and did c
d ptaIn that there was cleft OF gully betwcs
0 the hills, which acted as sort Of conduct
Y to the wind, and on this he went buck
e verify my statement, and spent some tin
b poking about examining every thing, and st
tiouiug himself here md there on points
rocks, to experience the currents Of q
You are right said he rs he got Into h
boat quits 1ignt tne5s ams11s Is gl9re
= thought it pTaise at the time, but befo
- six months received notice to quit Pc
= uscla had been sold to lead company, O
Of the directors having strongly recommeu
~ ed the site as an admirable ha1hor, vi
If good water and perpetual dEa1ght ofWin
a equal to b1ast furnace. Looking at
T. dfesa coat in which you once capttvated d
!, strong -boned hunter that has carried y
=. over post and rail, In ,cab-are sore trial
= ! but nothing according to my companion
hi description, to the desecgatlon OF Four hot
-. ana home By its conversion into facto
~ Such IN air Of the inferno too, pefrat
~ roar, ita flash and It's furious haste, that
se could ready forgive him the pasaton'
~ warmth with which he described It.
=. They had begun that chimney. SIR, bcft
4 I got out fthe houae. had to cross o.
e. plsnk over a pit before my door, where t
:! Icoyc1ed my eyes, not to zee the basbaric E
= / with which they destroyed all around, an
" left the place forever. crossed over
~ Gulf, and took that house you can see
- the rocky point called Aaro1a- It had
~ water: there WIS no depth to anchor In; {
Z. | not breath Of air could come at 1t except
- Stiffness No more teFrors ofsmeittng-ho
~ here, thoughtI. Well. sir must be brl
no the whole Is too painful to veil on. 1had
n been eight months there whcn little ste'
~ Ct, ran In one morning, aud fo1r persons
- plain clothes landed from her, and potte
7er about the shoze-I thought, looking for
he tmones. At last they stroned up 70 my ho1
and asked permission to have look ut
of | Gulf from my terrace. acceded, and 10 :
+he came. They were all Strangers but q
~ and who do you think he wass The G
~ tuse with the largespectacles! MY bi
ia ran cold when saw him.
@ sss tTou used 10 be yonder, mistake
no, eaid he to me, cool1y. =,
~ Yes, and I might have been Lying tt
~ still.' 1T it had not been for the prSing
trutlon Of = stranger, to whom WAS !"
enough to be polite
&c never noticed my taunt In the ie
but cslnalY opening the window, passed
the UPON the terrace. The others spec
.an. gathered around him, and l saw tnas
ent Knew the whole place as T It had been
.tns bedroom fos not only did be describe
viii c1act measurements between Tarious Noi
thc INIT the depth Of the water, the chafact:
inc The bottom, the currents, and the prevail
linz winds. &c vent On, bealdes, to show