Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-16
BriyaHdeSses.

Here discovered that iive OF the band
were brigandesses. They were dressed
exactly like the men. and their hair was
cut short, the only peculiarity to their
c'nthinE being small homeless articles
which believe The ladies' call corsets
They exhibited none of that san"uinary
md rava9e character which had ALWAYS
heard belonged 10 lady Irigands Al five
part Of the goods and chattels of their
respective masters They were considered
rs the nltime compaJae of the band they
had no share in ransom money, and were
often bcated and ill~trca te3 by their lords
Two of them carried guns, and the other
three resolvers Two wpra tall. fno, strong
vounr women, the third had a melancholy
thin face. but the largest oval ewes ihai ev-
er seen; the fourth was an Gsly su'kY girl,
who alvavs appeared to refuse food or any
thing offered to her. anl h iHrh was
very much like her Dontello the partner
Of Pepine Cerin0, the capo Of the small
band Of eleven men, who Is taken Don
Francesca and his cousin Tomasino, was
q strappinr Young woman OF about nine
teen years old. with very good figure
and handsome features. a pretty smile aud
splendid teeth.
She AMI husband ware both ve-v gree
iv and always MANAGED to procure n dou
be share of food which made them very
unpopular. and was eventually the cHu.e
Of Pepino being dcposed from his Office
Of captain She would sometimes give us
confetti. but always refused us us any ex
ira share of food which shc'a'wAvs had
in her picket. | often wondered how she
was cenerous enough to give me a c7Duce
or hood o( blue cloth which she did du-
ring our nj .ht's march Of 10Th, but after
six weeks found out chat it belonged 70
Forino. who in my grief came to claim It
when his band r0rtal from Manzo $.
This capuSe was the greatest comfort at
night always tied a cotton handker-
chief which they gave me round nv head,
and then draw on this hood Of double
cloth halfover nv face, keeping off all
wind and wet Clrmina BELONGED to Glu
seppc good looking man, with red fnz-
~ hair of prO1gous length he was the
dandy Of the band, and haa the repnta-
ton oC helm. riah that is in,his possession
1 900 ducats Many were the rings and
gold chains on their persons and in their
pockets. for a festa Of some grand occa>
sion was necessary to draw out of tho lit
t'e tin-hoxeS that served them Tor jewel
cases the wealth thcy contained.
would nearly always give me any food
she could spare Maria was the silk
girl. She hardly eyer smoke 10 ANYBODY,
and when thov addressed her. n nod, or 4
snake ortha head was all the recon 0pensc
she would del n 70 :, aye E , she would d! never
Antonia was the lotus eyed dam~el She
possessed coccrful disposition, and was
ALWAYS willing TO do anything she could
for me, in the nontin- w7v She attach
ed herself to Gcncroso %aijvcrra. who fu
" carried out the import Of his n1mo.
NAM time. when food was very scarce.
wou 4 these two share with mo tie l;ttie
thcv had saved from the provisions day
considered All was fair Ia war, and new
cr lost an onportunitv of securing what
ever could lay my hands on.
Many n time | en1ea CURED to impress
ON tha-n that. as an Fnglishman, | reduir
Cd double the quantity that would suffice
for them but regret to say that tals had
little effect, except in giving them the
idea that I had an insatlIb appetite
Cenceto belonged to Cicco GuanZe, and
VAS very similar in disposition TO Marin.
All these women had about t69m nand~
less scissors, cotton, and silk Of various
hucs. as well as bits Of clCth. and they
were always ready to do any repairs that
we're necdrul. ana when a fresh supply
of henlkerchicfs Tor mecators, a they
were termed arrivel,) they would SIT to-
( cethcr and steadily work away till they
were done During thnndeTstorm they
would alwavs cease working oil some
religious feeling-and at cry clap o.
/ thunder cross themselves sunday was
! the same as other DAYS as regarded work
. iur. tried to explain TO them that they
should from lagor on that day, hu
/ always without effcnt--tr Hoen Eng
Esh Ircrc1srs and italian Brigdnds