Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-08

ITALIAN ADVENTURES AND AMERICAN
HEIREssEs.-rhere is an ingenious coolness
about the Italian people which.is delicious, and
which am, as yet, at loss 10 consider as an
einuenee OF simplicity or Of impudence. Exam
pies are not lacking in all grades of society
from the goat-herd, who shakes water from the
bottle in his sleeve into the tumber while he
draws your milk in the twilight, to the fashion,
able young gentleman of good family. who nm
blushingly puts Marchese before his name, when
he lays siege to an American heiress, An emf.
nent citizen OF Chicago was waited upon the
other evening ty one of the managers of his
hotel, who said that an Italian gentleman
wished leave to present himself Having no
ltanan acquaintance, he naturally incurred
closely into the nature of the desired visit, and
after bit OF cross-examination he elected the
fact that the visitor wished to make an apnlica.
ton for the hand Of his daughter yerv pretty
and interesting girl.
As may be imagined, the application was
promptly dismissed, and the young lady. upon
her fathers repeating to her the inexpiicable
and astounding circumstances, could not re-.
member having ever exchanged a word with an
Italian gentleman since entering the country. or
having even received any of those sotto voce
compliments which even wcll-bred younr men
THINK 1t no improperly to address TO the at
traetive stranger whom they chance to meet in
walking and shopping. So theI matter dropped
for the nonce, but a morning or two later a
young Italian walked into the United States
consulate, and inquired of the consul if he knew
an American whom he named The consul re-
pied IN the negative, adding that he had never
heard of any such name
The young man left the office, but soon re-
turned, bringing in writing the name of the gen
tleman have referred to above, and the consul
affirmed his own acquaintance with both the
name and the bearer Of it. Then the inquirer
desired to know particularly the social standing
of Mr.. -. This being handsomely youched
for he proceeded TO say that his investigations
were on behalf of cousin who desired to marry
the daughter; and now that the matter of family
and position were satisfactorily defined, he
wished further to know If Mr.. - would give a
dowry of 100000 francs to balance an equal sum
which his uncle would furnish TO bis son as
marriage portion.
AT this point the consul naturally suggested
that, the business being purely family one
the admirer would do best to conduct il di,
rectly, and asked what the young lady's senti-
ments were, and if such round about dealings
were TO her taste. To all of which the ambassa-
dor calmly replied that his cousin had never ex.
changed syllable with the young lady, but had
only happened to see her at glover's having
tneu and there decided TO make her his own il
.ne idmlly and funds were up to the standard
| .nat having Jailed in advancing himself in the
| interview sought with the father he had re.
coursc 70 the consulate, hoping that some ave.
nue. Of communication might be Opened far him
| by Official Intervention. His touching cons.
dence was, alasi misplaced, and the messenesy
| went empty away,--Letter from LtoI,,