Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-27
MY r+irBd'. Hc,ense.
AorunrLaso} srfoaall or 4 AlpurGf

In Observation-Disclosures tcf The
English parliamentin ISL, by re-
leasing mo from'editorial labors, en-
abled ME to accept tho invitation Of
bour Italian special correspondent
to visit Milan. knew nothing OF
my invilor beyondJ tho cirepm-
stances. first, lof having been wnrm-
ly recommended by parties high in
tho world of, continental politics,
and next ofhi sustaining these rec
concentrations by II series of vigor-
.ous articles full,of early information
relative TO italian movemcnts-thc
revolution was then in progress
full of unrcservcd dcnunciation
against Austrian and priestly dom
nation and equally fnll Of hopeful
authorizations Of what then appeared
to most British politicians to be o
mere geographical expression, the
''unification Of Italy, q 'G. ~
The character Of his contributions
wcro ferry, martial, .uneompromlsi
ing, and led me tolidealizc the con-
ributor os of Titanlic proportions,
Ny astonisbment was genuine. when
/ saw that he was q man ofApnny
proportions, with nothing in his ex-
tcrnals to lead you to suppose that
his veins were fllcd-with aught, but
milk ofihumaii kindness -Itakc II
for grantedstbcrois stIclia liquid
except pair of dark eyes that oc;.
casionaIly gIittefedS like a tratties
.snaketsh wa III lf!kBG
A week passed pleasantly. My
host. tbo,lghilsnown.to TO mo as' Dir.
Doris, in rcality1,vas .ollelofthc Mil
lancsc nobility; the palazza D, II,
in the Corso, was his ancestral man
sion, let, out for economical reasons
totho Austrian general who COM
mandcd ut Milan. Dr. Doris, to use
m ineligant bpt7cxpressiyo phrase
"waS Sbhtk ;tn'd' edge ItaIian.. Fill
cd with nnconccaled aspirations
from n foreign yoke, and working
strenuously with pen TO that end,
he was a marked man, more on nc
Ecountof high connections, which,
although adcnuded of their onee
splontlidl patrimony) power, still
carried aiccrtains sway. rEas, Eaiisa
My week having ended. | propar-
| cd to take slenyeYQfCTy friend,
aid i I.ilrited him to d farewell din
ncr. nt liis favofite cafes naincdl MAJ
rengo, Thc. dinner was. good, the
wine excellent, aud my friend who
spoke English wonderfully web,
opened his hcart tssunreserv edly, as
not being understood, even should
a spy be esIohnging within cdrshot, =, =
After thiswe went to, the nlagnlh-
cent theatre--La Scala lta was
more than commonly crowded in
consequence of o new candidate for
the position Of prima don ma Ny
friends box was on tho second Tier;
we made bur way up the stonc stair
case with some difficulty; hero OUT
fartheruprogress WIS impeded by
the harrow passage being filed with
people. looking for accommodation,
andrina particular by an sofiicerlsin
Austrian uniform, whom L iinmcdi-
atcly recognized as great dhelist,
against whom my friend entertaihed
rather uhfiiondly views. In order
To- pass it was necessary. for my
friend 10 touch The officers elbow,
which he did with perfect politcness,
and pardon Monsieur, (the Italians
and Austrians Of the better class
usually spoke, ,Frcrcl,) the only re-
sponse to which was by the officer
squaring his hinge frame still more
unaccommodatingly. Ny friend
made a second eiforp this tine at
tempting with gentle force to push
himself betwechlthc officer andsth
bslustr. de. officer locked
around d,sapereihously land pressed
his arm so rudely against my friend
as to thrust BIN against The wall
! Nv frSend, for "a mant iustvowcd
I forever to speacc, bookings strangely ,
warlike made sudden effort. bent
down the officers arm !; and passed
| him rapidly, in doing which he tro q
|, fear Intentionally, on The officers
feet, a compliment which was re-
turned By b avigorohs kick from the
of3ccr's hcary military boot.
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