Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-02-07
ARTIsTICALLY DONE.

eSteciFeu q cl.lZeflsWtlOSe sAOrIuly experience
and respectable weaifl, cntitle him to .
distinguished consideration. bachelor,
and with that economical regard for money
| not unfreque lily Characteristic of nrotracted
celibacy. he guards hisaccumulacd property
with Jealous care and nrglects no legitimate
loplporfunity for lis appreciation. Hence
when, npon-a recent oc .asion, there came. to
him from Turin railroad contractor who
had engaged to build aa iron road from tle
Turinian suburb Of. ClIieri. wi ere lie owned
some eligible real esn,fe. to. Froffarello. an
Isoutiying town, he readily accefcd to the
OF lis gfdand, and was as willing to rent
one OF ilis ffouscs for the use of the new
company. Iitle,leed and lease therefor were
to bG signed at his Aousein Milan on the day
following the first Interview. and punc-
tuailysat The inomeiit assigned for that pnr-
pose thescontractor. wfoiliad brought 1etl
ter OF Introduction from the Syndic of Chieri,
reappeared to him in that place and affixed
IDS signature to the dochMentss learning
that the maniof railroads was a. stranger III
the city, and naturally curious about its OBJ
jects OF interest, Signor Marti invited him to
"a brief stroll after business, and had his good
liunlor at the promised enhancemellt OF his
'Chieri property heightened by the gentle
mans intelligent appreciation Of all that he
saw. While tise two, absorbed in friendly
conversation, took their way along the line
perspective OF the Corso Vanchig! a, they
wcrcaccosted by a dust-besr3nled, simple
faced peasant, whossclhmsily explained that
he wished to have mass sung for departed
uncle wlsos had leftsfim some money, and
desired the good signori to direct him to
church. Upon being shown such building,
and bengtoll tnatTr four .gcid,pieees he
produced from his pocket amply Sc
cure the pious services he sought, the simple
fellow expressed, his thanks and proceeded to
the church. The gentlemen then resumed
their; walk, with due comment on the incl
dent. bu1 were not wholly clear of the devout
nelll,eW~ yet. Returning by the same way
some time thereafter, they met him again,
Awaiting tlrm hat ss hand and were in
formeG ffat ie lad secured the aye1fcul@r
mass, ana now Wished TO consult them about
another matter. They seemed to be Ionera-
hi, i..,t a,,e If Them lrad been government
"A .na he wished them to let him know
x,ssare s,.rr he should apply to have s"u,e solu
change, into paper money. iiis "''"S WI.
c, had left him two s;icks containing ''o.e
.,.. ,housaud napoleons. which were t'e
hnr,,.n of his life lest they Should DC stoieh
g,nce chan rcd .,lto paper he conia carry III
r,...,,znre about with him. afraid OF no '''a,'
80 l.. knew not where to apply LOT '''
TRANSFORMATION. Laughing at the nan . ~ =,
sonbistieatiop, the sraiiroad coh.taeso, ~
h;,, that lie himself would reai'is c"a'.s'
~ a,,a TOR him were he in Chierl, anu o.i 4
aaad M n,,oht undertake to do. it in Milan, ia
49, ,,lacc tosreceive the Napoleons. r'
th.t matter. my good fellow, III 90 IL i
,nnn mxself.,, said Signor Marti; and a'fee
Z ed ti,epeasant to bring his pre- aeus siens sr,
.,,onse- on the following mefning. =
a. ,,,an.,.rom,sing sosto,doy had lett the
minT thescontractor q Chieri had no hesi :.
I So T. ,essing his belief that the felis
1 sr.ra, innate Or arogue whom they fYot
,Fl N more butEallowea himself to DC =
tered into remaining the Signor's g"es' y.
= 40 ,,oint was decided. Next gay .ho
49, ~ant,en,en waited at the house TOR the ~
- ,en,,.w with 10000 lire of Martls mon non
{ gr Nd, ,raw I, from the Banca Adi Sconto 70
pxcha; oed for his Napoleons; out 'he
,,o;nted hour passed without his appeafa'
Presently, however, while the fa''vaa ,vaa+ :,
osonher was rallying his disgus'eu no.I ,'..s :
h;s credulous trust in human nature 'ne ~ :.
'" III, did present himself, accompanied
ssotv nv an equally yerdant.brother peas
y "a hearing the sacks Of coin. Right sn
Dry. s''. !. sra,ed for the delay by the
.ator who. assuming to feel q pels
;binrv in his coming at all ''ola hi". ,lIs Ms
" ,au,d either put the sacks into o'shol !. ~ !,
.,vste safe until morn ng-aiong W'sn
p..,. .otes intended for the excnanSe-
- - sa,oe next-day TOR the 10000 l.re' q
7H so s.ors away with him. and trouDi
j ]. Il az a $500 q ,3,ore. AS Marti had sn en-
OE s,a,t for another stroll withshis ir'e'hi y.
vary hour upon which they were ,s. ~
nav, for croaching, he did not object TO tnis o'ne
= harsh arrangement; and the astonls'ie' \
- ssnt rnefully consenting. the. SACKS = =
10 nocka se of bank notesiwere ot
store store saI !. together IN the safe. Out again
s1s. ' e rorzo m yanchsssia went the .gentlelne' :.
- -, sromenade, NJ Terminating in fhe slsnor y
ms leave Of the contractor It the =, = s'el j
aug ;,,,ay -, train bearing the latter back e 6
r:llMas ,sal'..s ssThe following day says =. :.
tana nufan II the S,0iss 1snes.
O the ,siihnut sign of the peasantis secaae
lley. w' .v Ht last signor N. oeeat"1 .s,at the
! anoi inon.i his safe, aud fonha ;acas an... q,
opetnG;n pts;ned AZ only fYe-celtime pecees;; ' es;,n 9,
!, conlalnseat If of hank notes, while pelhs
;ns IN the safe. had under ms ye's aye of Of ": u
on, .hanSed =, INC tor similar package gens - was
sna as~5 !, The simple-faced peasams psrse "
psEtor pei in conspiracy, Of cou,see y, heare r.
poster. p.,s ra;lroad contractors anu Deai1. M,
spnrlannss ,dnc1iollsfrom Chier. III ln
~ ,.as neifhcr novel nor orsuna,sual.y ys,'ow
s,.sst. Mas hut the whole scheme, ,.hn,ate ~ se,
SIT, ssI ,,ssn executed with an elapolaa. ,l..,s
-- nag s,.f;st;c p skill amounting 70 caa's ,aa
- o. s,,s a,.ssf II was the crime OF an oau
Els II N all the. essentials q .;.,a na nrocre
- 1.a,;a,, III i4s soft. II
Nv cn,,rch episode to the -. 81,
a,sn,sx. s and possibly achieved q py ?, ~,
climaN, ,hnusand brigandish-loeki
Stree's' many Se,onS ir,iral Italy who have iate M
M IN. lie sea to this newer anu !. -
srahss1 nv eand III evil As H'good genius, II
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