The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-04
weodod md nIanted. and trimmed the

wecded, and planted, and trimmed the
grave with nv own hands, and set up a
fresh cross in pure white marble. II was
the first season Of rest that | had known
since laid him there and when at last
shouldercd my knapsack and set forth
again to battle with the world, promised
myself that, God willing, ! would creep
back to Rocca when my days drew near
to ending, and be buried by his side. n
From hence, being, perhaps, little a.,
inclined than formerly for very n'S
parts, and willing to keep within ,saen VI
that crave, | went no farther thail Man."",
where engaged myself as an engine
drivcr nm The line, then not long completed,
ha,,yson that civ and Venice. Somehow,
aI,hanah 7 had been trained to the work
- engineerine, preferred in these days
70 earn my bread by driving. liked the
excitement of it, the sense OF power, the
rush OF the air, the roar Of the fire, the
dittiug of the landscape. Above all, en-
| joyed 10 drive q night express. The worse
| the weather, the better ii suited my suiich
temper. For | was as hard, and harder
| than ever. The years had done nothing
10 soften me. They had only confirmed
! m that was blacklist and bitterest In my
| heart. -,
| continued pretty faithful to the Man
tua line. and had been working on II
steadily for more than seven months, wheh
that which | am about to relate took place.
! II WAS in the month OF March. Inc
weather had been unsettled for some Gays
| mast and the nights stormy and at one
point along the line, near Ponte I'll bfeh'a'
| The waters had risen and swept away some
1 -. ,t,nY,
| accident, the trains had been obliged to
,,nn At a certain spot between Padua and
pontc iii Brcnta, and the passengers, with
their luggage, had thence L" be transport
| ed in all kinds OF vehicles 10y circultouS
country road TO the nearest station on the
tncr side of the gap, where another ''"'"
| and engine awaited them.
| Thi.' of course, caused great confusion
and annoyance, put all our 'iihe-'ao'cS
wrong, aud subjected the public to large
amount of Inconvenience. In the mean
while an army OF navics was drafted 10 inc
spot, aud worked ;}ay and night to repair Tue
damage. At this time | was driving two
through trains each day, namely: one
from Nantua TO Venice in the early morn
inr and n return train from Venice 10
MAMMA in the aiternoon-a t"lerably iuil
DAVIS work, covering about 1870 miles OF
ground, and occupying between ten ana
eleven hours. | was therefore DO, pes'
| nIeased when. on the third or fourth day
| ',r,er the accident, was informed that, IN
addition to my regular allowance OF WORK.
| slorIj that evening be required 10 drive
= soecial train to Venice. This Speclal
train, consisting Of az engine, single car
riage, aud break van, was 10 !ea'e '"0
Mantua platform at II; at P&dua the pas
,eugers were to alight and lind post ,ch"ises
waiting 10 convey them to Ponte al bfehIa'
At Ponte di Brcnta another engine, car
rage, aud break van were to he IN 'eaol-
ness. was charged to accompany 'AciH
throuchout.
"Curpo di Bacco," said the clerk WHO
gave ne my orders, youneed not look SO
black, man. YOu are certain OF hah'-
some gratuity. Do you know VINO goes
with YOU ?'
Not l."
Not you, indeed, Why, it's me Dnc"
Loredano, the Neapo!i'"h ci'oI'S"4 =, WI.
"Loredauo" l stammereG. " Aa'
Lortdano? There was NarcheSc-
"Certo. He was the MarcneSe Lore
dano some years ago bat he has come
into his dUkeGOm since then"
"Hc must DC NSl! Vi" H4"" =! ''''
tin,on
ayes. he is old but what OF that? He
is - hale and bright aud stately as ever.
y,,, have sapn him before ~
"Y,s" said. turning away; 81 have
seen nim-ycarS ago"
"Yop have heard Of his marriage?"
sbaol5 M head.
III. ri.rl; chucl,Icd. rubbed his hands,
o,J .Lrrorr5 hi. shorIders.
:. A., en[,..r,n,d;,,rv atari he said.
uuoIa = tremendous esclandre at the
,i,,n II. m,~rird his mistrc>s-quite a
-, ,,nI,ar c;rl-a Genoese-very
Land,ou,n. bnt not received, Of course.
Vnh,,a,. y;s;,, ber
:, ,f,.r;a5 har ~, 7 exclaimed. "Impos-
III. :, -"
"Tr,o Ioss,rc'von.n
~ h,a a. me- head. | felt as if
P"' my n rm iloy
haU llao la. , w. .ha 90 tonight ~ |
= DOCS Sho-o0''
'al Il, ~ H. os-coes everywhere with
80 dear, yessi m, m, If her sight.
H Wn,,,r 'en berNla bella Duchessa :"
W:.L ,h;s nv informant laughed, and
'' ~, horjs again. and went back to
t ,;, ''o;an ms N""N'
ms T H..'J ,l,v went bv, scarcely know how,
.xcept that my whole soul was in a tumult
If rape and bitterness. | returned from
N NV ait.rnoon's work about 7.2O, and at
10 20 was once again at the station. l
Mad examined the engine; given instruc-
tons to the fochista, or stoker, about the
fire seen TO the supply OF coal, and got
~ =. r,.I;paSs whom inst AZ | WAS about