Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-06-13
From the German.
A STRANGE BALLET.
Magame Taglioni ana the Robbers Of
. :. AbruzZi.

Magazine Taglioni anu the Robbers Of
! 49,. =: Abruzxi.
I.
The diligence which ran between
Aquilla and Bieti in Italy in the year
1884, used to start from a small and
unpretentious inn of the former town.
A little guests room, black with smoke,
contained number of country people
and soldiers. Away in one corner sal
two or three suspicious-looking char.
acters wrapped in Carbonari mantlief
and their heads covered with pointed
hats. They smoked their cigarettes
and held their conversation in a Low
tone of voice. The only other people
who would attract attention were g
couple of young ladies of about twenty
two and twenty-eight years of age, o1
handsome appearance and pleasant
manners, who sat at the table in the
middle of the room, and tasted but
lightly of the tough meat and sour wine
that had been set before them. An old
gentleman carefully attired in black sal
opposite to them, and seemed to be a
confidential sort of servant. At least
this was the inference from his manner
of passing the uninvitlng dishes, and
the attention he paid to his lady COM
panions. The driver of the diligence
was o young man of eighteen, of dark
eyes and black locks, who entertained
himself in conversation with the host
and drinking his sour wine, glass after
glass. He seemed to have forgotten
all about the journey.
:" Giovanni" said tho elder of the
two ladies to the male companion,
s.won't you please remind the postil:
lion that we want to reach Bieti before
sundown."
Giovanni obeyed the order silently,
and the young postillion tore himself
away, after another glass of sour wi ne,
to complete his preparations for the
trip. go -,
"They have queer arrangements il
this conntry," said the elder to The
younger lady in German. The pass
j engers are altogether in the hands O.
the postillions, and these gentlemen
drive or not a. it seems Qplease them
! I like our German cousins the best"
r.. They might be improved too, my
lady," was the yOnager woman'a an.
,1swer.. "A German posts like whee
that only revolves when it is vel
"They seem to need quite as much
oil in Italy. Our journey has cost me
Eno mean sum already"
'<B1t see what you get tor it, Count.
ess-the loveliest scenery in the world.
"I only wish that I was back among
:fth(-scenes which our country people
IRdive !us, AdmiIla." - -
r AAdmiila only shrugged her shoulder
fand turned up her nose the least lttl'
4bit in the world.> -::.~ -~---
E Z Bah u continued the Countess
4fa'' what. do 1 care for tho romantic 2
enjoy the substantial and the prac
tcal.' \. y $,
lis that the reason Why my lad,
decided to leave her lovely estate ant
i 9ye her hand to Count of;the oldes
46bilitysin Germany p" ':.:.
| "That has nothing to do with it;
answered. the Countess, rather shortly
I" Hand me my shawl Don't you se'
it's going to be brushed Off" :.
I The host, who was busying himsel
IMP and down the .1oon,i now; stoppet
before the Countess and asked s.
" Does YOU. .ladysblp intend to trave
to Bieti to-day;!".
! what have you to do with that 2
answered the Countess, with q shor
accent in her Italian, thatmade it soun'
doubly hoarse. >:f .,.,.'
my question was not without
purpose, answered the host, 6 wish
ed to warn your ladyship. The iourne
is not safe one-the bonditti ar
worse than ever.'
And whet is your advice Wha
shall 1 do Z" 49,.
Let the young, man go on alone
, pass the night in my house, where 70,
J shall have the best I can give, and tho
renew your trip early in the morning,
the host whispered, while he pretende,
to busy himself with his glasses, an,
then passed on.
"What fools we would be-" said tn
} Countess to her companion, shruggin
her shoulders, "if we should listen t
this fellow. To wait till to MORO
, morning would give just him time
set half dozen brigands on our tracks
No, We must go straight ahead. It's ou
, only COURSE" =,
IL think so, too, my lady" said til
old servant. "You cant believe on
word these inn-keepers say. I'll
surest way is to 60 precisely opposit
to their advice"
Admilla threw the shawl around th
countess, and they all stepped into IL
diligence. The position cracked b
whip and they were soon on their roa
to Bieti.
a The travellers had some reason 1
l. complain of their progress. The youn
q Postillion was constantly whipping h
horses, bnt it was hard trayelin
Mount Como reared itself like a GRE
!. giant even among the mountains Of Il
j" Nespolitan Apprentices. But the rit
'r foliage and varied scenery oueht
r have offered some consolation for Il
otherwise tedious trip. The silve
r; waters of the Aterno were flowing belo
them, with forests of olive trees owe
looking it. There was a consta
>. change of colors and forms wherev
y the eye turned, and over it all were Il
,o purest and clearcst heaven, whose su
- ~; ny blue was rlndisturbed by the sma
est cl",ld. The top Of the diligence W
=, thrown back, aud they were maxi,
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