The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-30
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THE ENGINEERS STORY.
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Ne uad D1duen me seek her out,
and be the messenger of his for
giveness. 1 had sooner have gone
down to the port of Genoa and taken
upon me the serge cap and shotted
chain of any galley slave at his toll
in the public works; but, for all that.
| did my best to obey him. went
back, alone and on foot. [ went
back, intending to say to her, 'Gia-
nett;i Coneglia, he forgave you; but
God never will But she was gone.
The little shop was let 70 fresh oc-
cupant; and the neighbors only knew
that mother and daughter had left
the place quite suddenly, and that
Glanetta Was supposed to be under
the protection" of the Marchese
Loredtno. How [ made inquiries
here and there-how 1 heard that
they had gone to Naples-and how,
being restless and reckless of my
time, worked my passage in q
French steamer, I followed her
how, having found the sumptuous
villa that was now hers, / learned
that she had left there some ten days
and gone to Paris, where the Mar
chese was ambassador for the Two
Siciles- how, working my passage
back again to Marseilles, and thence,
IN part by the river and in part by
the rail, I made my way to Paris
how, day after day, L paced the
streets and the parks, watched at the
ambassadors gates, followed his car
riage, and, at last. after weeks of
waiting, discovered her address
how, having written to request an
interview, her servants spurned me
from her door and flung my letter in
my face-how, looking up at her
windows, then, instead of forgiviLg,
soIemnly cursed her with the bitter
est curses my tongue could devise
and how, this done, / shook the dust
OF Paris from my feet, and became u
wanderer upon the face of the earth
are facts which I have now 10
space to tell
The next six or eight years of my
life were shifting aud unsettled
enough. A morose and restless man,
l took employment here and there,
as opportunity offered, turning my
hand to many things, and caring lit
tie what earned. so long as the
work was hard and the change inces-
SAINT. First of all. [ engaged myself
as chief engineer III one OF the French
steam.r Is plying between Marseilles
aud Constantinople. At Constanti-
nople [ changed to one Of the Aus
trian Lloyd's boats, and worked for
some time to and from Alexandria,
Jtif1, and those parts. After that. I
fell III with Il party of Mr.. Layard s
men at Cairo. and SO went up the
Nile and took Il turn at the excava-
ton of the mound Of Nimroud. Then
became II working engineer on the
desert line between Alexandria and
SAez; and by-and-by [ worked my
passage ont to Bombay, and took
service as an cngine-fitter on one of
the great Indian railways. 1 stayed
long time Ill India; that is to say, [
stayed nearly two years, which was a
long time for me-; and might not
even have left SO soon, bat for the
war that was declared just then with
Rnssia. That tempted me; for |
loved danger and hardship us other
men love safety and ease; and as fo,
my life, L had sooner have parted
from it than kept it any day. SO ]
came straight back to England; be
took myself to Portsmouth, where
my testimonials at once procured me
the eols of berth | wanted. I Wen