The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-26
How a Charming southern Lady
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From Robert Dale Owens NAPLES Under the
oid keglme," In the February Atlantic
had heard much Of the dlssolute llvel
Of the Neapolitans; yet in the society
frequented, there did not come to my
knowledge as many suriace.proois OF this
as l expected. What did verify, beyond
doubt or apology, was the utter Nntruth-
falress q this people, from their King
down % their beggars. A notable ex-
ample cccures tome. E 'g 4
1met OF an evening party a young mar.
ried lady Of good family, recently from o
southern province Of the kingdom, OF
rare beauty she was, especially rare for
her country, which aboundS in plain
women. uthink have seen more hand.
some girls in New York or Boston In Ave
weeks than ] saw In Italy throughout Eve
years And she had the inimitable grace.
full and winning manners that seem in
born in that southern cline. happened
to join q small circle OF her friends, to
whom shewas relating, in animated terms
her adventures ofsthe day before while
shopping MH 81 y -, n
az had such good time" she said ;eaT
wanted a handsome MORE antique, and !
knew just where to look for lt"-mention.
ing q noted silk mercer In Toledo. "He
had q perfect beauty, the richest quality
| I ever saw, and such o lovely pufble'l
Just one dress pattern left, too. Fifty
eight ducats l finally brought him down
to, and not q 9rano lower would he 20.
It was cheap enough, and was bound to
$50 you bought itap asked a lady
present.
"PIan Piano, my dear; there Is luck in
leisure. told him, carelessly, that If /
could not find as good an article elsewhere
at lower rate / might. perhaps RETURN
and take his. Then l went of in the d.
rection oil 'Pietro --'slBtore, and j saw
he noticed that knew they were
sworn rivals and always underselling each
other"
"Had Pietro anything as good?"
'Ah, simple onel Il knew his stock Of
silks BY heart !; 90 / merely sauntered
about for half an hour, and returned 10
the other. Your friend Pietro,' / said TO
him, has piece the very same as this
| told him NJ yours, and finally he said
that rather than ! should 60 away. Il
might have dress from his for fifty.iour
duCats.'"
pardon! The Signors must have mis-.
TAKEN" he replied. 1.-THE man has not a
piece Of moire.antique OF this quality in
his whole stock"
HE had not yesterday" l answered;
"but the piece l saw was from box
which he had just opened" Then look.
ed him in the face so innocently and with
such sweet uneoncern Though my heart |
was beating all the while) that I saw he
hesitated. So ] added: ION my honor, II |
was Just as good as this; but do as you
please. / told you I'd come back and
buy from you, II l could not do better,
and l like to keep my word. I won't ask
you to take less than Pletro offered; but
why should / pay fiIty.eight ducats for
what can have for flfty.fo1r by walking
a few hundred yards?"
"And you have 1t, you ay guttina ?"
one OF the attentive circle here put in.
I'm my trunk at home, along with the |
four ducats which saved by taking q |
halt hours stroll. The man was Just fool |
enough to believe me-"
She had evidently not the slightest
sense OF shame or wrong. doing, nor had |
her audience for her. Every one seemed |
delighted, and the lady was heartily con.
graduated on her quick wittedness and |
good fortune. l looked on that faultless
Madonna face and its charming smile, |
feeling that / could have welded Petru. |
chio's Kate almost as Lief as one SO fair
and false.