, 1866-11-02

seldom casts of his careworn look. When |
he gets july aud laughs nnd shouts, 1t il ]
proof Of his sa!o quarters. There arc no
tents; for the robbers cannot match the
army In numbers, and they must retreat
without one moments deluy to some bidder.
Glstncss when the stern order comes. Que
hand carries gun; the other must be left
pnoccuried, so as to climb prccipices BY
Grasp!ns the oycrhanginE branches Of trees
The eapofe or cloak is tied In a bunlls aud
slnng on tho back. The belt holds dagcers
and pistols. So that there is little room
for extra personal goods save the
pockets, and Into them the more
cautious diners On the last slain
sheep have stuffed chunks of mutton,
leaving small space for the lin box of jewels
and the sowing and cobbl!nC Instruments OF
the triukcts pilfared from hated chum.
But our space Ia limited, and we must
hasteL 10 inquire what II Is which renders
brigandagc possible In Italy, The people
have been without middle claas; and the
peasants have long stood between two fires.
The Ch4rch and Government have been ex-
tortionate and tfrannlcal. The brIgauds
have been benctactors to the friendly and
terror to the unfrieudly. And now the
Shepherds. are controlled by the brigauds
quite rs much as by the Government. The
peasant forfcits his lille In many districts for
carrying to his work In the mountains more
bread than he needs for his dinncr; get the
robbers manage to procure food from him.
Peasants MEYER inform against brssands.
And why: Revenge is the potent
reason. To, Americans who have visited
/ the countries bordering On the Mcditcr-
rauean, 1t Is matter Of astonishmcut
how fur the principle Of vengeance Ia
carried. Mur1ay's Corsica has some
notable instances. As an illustra-
tion Of Italian character, VIC quote from
Mr.. Noens: "OHr Italian master described
to III scene he had witnessed yesterday.
lie was In church, where lay on bier tic
body Of a murdered man the widow was
knecling by Its side, with her little boy OF
three years old in her arms. After burst oi
frantic weeping she Joined the chlld's hands
together, and made him repeat after her a
solemn oath to tho effect that when be grew
! up he would take deadly Vengeance on the
murdercr's nearest relative. She ended by q
solemn and fearful curse on the child should
he fail to Keep the vow ho had taken over thd
dead body Of bis father. II Is this spirit q
revenge, which makes 1t difficult to bring t
conrict,n. hin, G,r fcor of the nu,,sbmcn,
mot an do,nc 1n;rht entail on mo ,nr;,r,n,.r
~ III. nearest re1st;ves,, Thts terrible M .
s,on Is systematizcd md nromntlv carT,c,
into eIfect by tlc brIcanas. To offend then
I, Ia cndanrcr mana liz. or thai or hi
1ro,her ~ tsther.
In Apo,,st 1sC, Mr. Moenz vas act ot ,,h
ety by The robbers unou the raymcnt O
two thonsand f1re hundred rounds ster
ling. This ia the fund actually 70
ceiycd bt The lr1ranaa Int much mar
had been demnudcd. The author wa
a stranger in Italy: aud no man can rea,
Mr.. Aloens,s prcface without bein,, stronrl,
affected hv bis record Of erut;tutfc ia l,fs r.
cent friends for the large sums Of money the
ADVANCED. and the constant md lonr-cor
tinued exestlons thew made 10 effect Els e.
cane. Il is bcautlfu1 to contemplate sue
aisintcrestcd bcncyolence, A rent1cma
who does not allow his name to appear. o
hearing that the robbers would sell thcj
prize for eight thousand five hundred pound,
actually sent tho money to Naples to b
used tor the ransom, Raiah By,cnath. heal
inr from Mr. Noens,s hrother that Yr