The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-07

| incl Of garlic alone was RauseUus, et alone tde
| tatte); the other I pug into nv pocket. We had
some water to drink during the night, and wI,n
that ! was OBLIGED to be- sausded tai me evening
| chufoS cbimlng tbe nouIs ianced W., we're neaI
| Castelsmara; but OF a,kIng one OF the prieanas "
II were So be rep leo Yes; and hnew at once that
IL couId not be for II always the brigands prnci'
PIE TO deceive their caDtives as to where they are.
versed over mo1ntains nd throu0h oods for four
i've hours, TIL bayIng reached an open part atthe
summit Of mountain covered % seen Sn bs n,gb ws was
veiy cold, wet aud iogRy IN lact "e were actually
| "hn 10 - we woke up an hour before day break,
| 9 if from cold could not move tl had rnbbed
| m, knees tor ten minutes. We started down hil
| and then a ong o path up another mountain. As
| the sun got up we grew very thirsty for we ha1
| dared to slop only half a minute Tor drink the
evening before, account OF the road being dan
| Qetous; and we mad passed no streams during the
| fht After some tine a search was made for
| snow and at last in most unlikely pace, some
was found. 1t was most dehcious, and as we walked
| on kept eating 1t. The briRands Law down on tho
prOund, aud Tapped mp ihe water that had thawed
| and running among the decayed Ieaves. l
| thought of feVei and preferred the snow"
They soon came upon the main body of the
band, from whom they had been separated for
few days. They we've in a lovely gla1e, sur
rounded by large beeches, with goats and sheep
tethered near; the biigands, lying around clad
IN their picturesque costumes, making picture
worthy OF Salvador Rosa. But" comments
Mr.. Moeus, 81 do not believe that Salvador
Rosa, or any other man, ever voluntarily paid
second visit to the brigahds, no Sever great his
love OF the picturesque night be; for no one
would willingly endure brlgand life after one
experience OF it, Here is picture oil DrlgandS
in gaia Bttire;-
"Ihc smaller hand mad four women with them
attireu like the with their hair cut shorti at
first took tn m Tor UOys; and all these displayed
greater love for jewery than the members of Aanzos
band, lney decked out ~ do mo honor; and
one OF them wore no less than twenty-four god
rings, various sizes and stones, on her hands, at
the same moment; others twenty, sixteen, ten,
according TO their wealth. 10 have but one gold
cham attached TO a watch WIS conslOeIed pa try
ana mean. Cerno and ManzO had nnohes as thlck
as an arm suspended across the breasts of their
wa'scoats, with gorgeous brooches at each tasten'
ing; little buncLes OF charms so attacued in
Conspicuous positions
''Manzo's Dand had long jackets of stout brown
cotn the color OF wIiheTed leaves with large pockets
OF clTcuar shape on the two sides, and others on
the breasts outside, and slit on each side gave
entrance TO a large pocket that could hold anything
IN the back of tie garment, | have seen pair of
trOwsels two shirts, thee or four pounds of bread
bit OF dirty bacon cheese, etc pulled out one after
another when searching for some article that was
missing. The waIstcoas buttOned at the side. but
had gilt buttons down the centre, for show or orna.
heads, birds, etc There were two large circular
pockets the lower part OF the wastcoats which
we're kept spa cartridges, balls, gunpOWder, kuiveB
ec.i aud In the two smaller ones, higher up, the
watch on the one SIDE ana percusscn-caps IN the
other The garment was OF dark blue cloth ike
" hen the jackets were new they bad all
attached to the collars, by buttons, cdpacsS or
hoods which are drawn over the head at night,
or hen the weather very cold, but most OF them
had been LOST in the woods 4 belt about three
inches deep, divided by two partitions, to hold
about fifty car rloges completed the dress, which,
when new, was very nsat-looking and service
able. Some OF the cartridges were mur;;
the bal so as to hold the powder, which
was kept in pace bv plug OF low. When
used The tow taken out, and after the powder
as poured down the barrel the case reversed,
and lot of slugs being added, wgs rammed down.
with the tow on top these must be very destructive
die 3, and UiCe CerSd, at such distance that little
harm is done, fIom the uncertain aim taken Most
oithCm had rsvovers, Kept either in BET the left
hand POCKET of their Jackets. they were secured bv
q silk cord around their necks, and fastened to
ring IN the butt OF the pistol s0Ue few had stllet.
toes only used for human victims. Many had
ostrich feathers with turned.up WI eawakcs, which
gave their weaIers thea rical and absurd appear
ance Gay silk handkerc iiels round their necKs,
and collars on their cotton shirts, made them look
quite dandes when these were clean, which was but
seldom"
The band were in unusual spirits for besides
Mr.. Moons they had Just captured Slgnor Fran
CesCo Visconti, son OF landed proprietor OF
Gitoni, a small village near by, and his cousin
1omasni, a LAD OF twelve, who turned out TO be
a regular imp of mischief. For these ransom
OF 10000 francs was fixed, and lO9,25O actually
paid | Y their friends soon alter. 50 business
was pIOspeTmg; and moreover on this occasion
they had enough to eat for about the only time
during the months in which Mr. Moens was
with them. For in spite Of an occasional rich
prize the LIE of the bandits is one of constant
pTivauOn, exposure, and terror. Mrs. MOens
CHIEF who had left of business by arrangement
with the Government, receiving pardon and a
pension. 'He was an extremity handsome
Iuan, with the smallest and most delicate
hands" says Mrs. Moens. He interested
himself considerably in endeayoring to
eject the liberation of Mr.. MOens, aud even
offered TO accompany her, with the money, to
the Erigands, il Government would granC him
PERMISSION. This, however was refused. The
lady asked him which he liked best, the life OF a
brigand, or that OF an honest man!
''Oh that OF an honest man, he replied; "a
brigand's lite is this" turning his head rapidly
over one shoulder and then over the other,
| indicating by this gesture constant apprehension
of an enemy.
There were properly two bands Of these
robbers with whom Mr. Moens and signor
VsConti had to do. OF one Gaetano Manzo was
captain; of the other Gardullo di Pesto
| captured and shot soon after. These gangs
| together numbered iorty-Jwo persons, of whom
| seven were runaway soldiers. Another, a lad
| OF eighteen, used 10 carry milk about
the streets. One day friend tried to cheat
him on; OF three or tour dollars, where
| upon the mlk-boy stabbed him and took to the
| mountains. Nearly every member OF the band
| was known to be a murderer. In TACT, ManZO,
| and one other MIR. Moens thinks, were the only
ones who had not been guilty of that cnme.
| Whenever any money was received small sum
| was set apart ioI common expenses, and the re-
| mainder divided among all the band, the cap
| tain getting only single share. Az every pos
| sible moment the whole gang would fall to gam
| bling, and in a few days nearly all the money
| would find it's way into the hands OF four or tive
| OF the most lucky or sElltul gamesters. Gam
| bling was carried ON in the most dangerous
| places, even when the soldiers were known to
be near, and when the risk attending a quarrel
among themselves might easily have been fatal
to the brigands.
Mr., Moens thus describes the one teast.day
which happened during his life with the brI