The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-10-12

the past LII Is WDad your people are, MOI
what they were, You can't by any sort
of sophistry, convince your family that
you have introduced q proper person
among them, if you marry this girl.
They may receive her kindly-doubfles
will do so, for your soke-but they will
never forget from whence she came"
l did not expect to convince Clement
Harrison Of the wisdom of my remarks
and was not surprised to find him snap
his finger att. So I accompanied him
/ to Luigi Rudio's with as little concern as
! if | had been going to the theater Ii
was one Of those clear blue DAYS, the in
! huencc OF which one SO often feels un-
der Italian skies We had passed the
morning in wandering about the shore,
and were seated In the cottage awaiting
dinner, when dark-visaged man, bent
as it were with infirmity, approached the
door and extended his hat for charity.
Harrison incautlously pulled from his
pocket purse well filled with gold, and
generously answered the beggar's appeal
! The man raised his hand in benediction
and invoking the saints to bless the donor,
Withdrew. 1t struck me that he moved
away with an unaccOuntable rapidity
when compared with his former gait. 7,
however, did not think much about it at
! the time. Luigi was absent, and did not
return until d short time before our de-
parture. lie accompanied us short dis
lance down the road, where he. bid us
goood-bye
Scarcely had he turned his back when
dozen stout fellows leaped from their
coucealment by the road side, and in an
instant we were prisoners
Glenn uttered Il shout. Luigi halted
turned backward for a moment, and then
fed toward his cottage A pistol was
placed at HarrlsOn's head, with a warming
not to repeat the cry. 1t was not hard to
J distinguish among the rascals the man
who had begged aims in the morning,
but he was no longer the dccrepit indi-
vidual he bad appeared
/ We were now told 10 deliver u) our
money, and as we were not in condition
to resist the demand, we forthwith com.
piled. Then they searched rs, taking
away our watches and rings. and marched
US away. Evening found us captives at
|, a considerable distance from where we
started. A close watch was kept upon
) us, nor was it until the third day that we
were liberated and told to proceed
whittier we would.
The country was wild and hilIy, but
! we were fortunate enough to find bow
driving some sheep, who directed us to
/ a small village where we sought redress
by appealing to an officer who command
4 ed a detachment Of troops stationed
. there. He listened to our story, shrur.
= ged his shoulders, declaring we were IN
fortunate, but assured us he could render
: US no assistance. 1t was useless to make
= further complaint SO we continued our
> way toward Naples Sadly worn, tired
and dusty, we entered the city. We were
ia a sad plight, but we ate Our supper
like furnished wolves Our landlord ex
Rpressed his establishment at our story
I and called for Raphael; bat that worthy
had disappeared, having tirst taken the
preoautlon to rcplenish his wardrobe BY
frobbing our trunks.
We s!epc well, notwithstanding all
, our misfortuncs when he arose the next
, lm0rning Glenn commenced gettirg ready
: to visit Lugi's cottage. The steamer had
sailed during our absence, so we had tc
, content ourselvo TO remain a while longer
Toward noon, Glenn Harrison returned
I AS soon as got sight Of his face knew
! something unusual had then. occurred.
What is It, Clem?' l asked, as he
, threw himself into chair and dropped
bis head upon his chest with i desponG
. ent air. ..,.
= "Friar," he replied il a husky voice
| tIH never trust womanllind again
I Luigi has gong, 700 All have dieap
peared." -6r
i Even your friend Raphael, distantl
related 10 the Luigi family. I replied
n Enough, Friar, enough" he answered
as he waved his hand. Aunt Perry.
+ sensiollities will not be shocked by my
marrying "a tisherman's daughter IL
!. use your own pnrase We have nothing t(
see in the Kingdom Of his Neapoltar
= Majesty" ..~.u..
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