Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-30

"Do not give ME n positive retusal,' he
said, 1" bat try what you can do. If peace
is not made between US it will break my
heart, or what is still more probable, induce
me to commit self-destruction, for cannot
live without her.
But consider the consequences" | said.
'.There is no fear this time he replied.
81 give you my word of honor that for the
last fortnight have not touched one drop
of wine or spirits.'
''But you have often kept sober for as
long as that before, and had not the courage
to continue it," remarked.
cit is different with me in the present in
stance" he said. "Nothing shall ever in
duce me to take to the habit again
Poor Smith pleaded SO earnestly with me
to be peacemaker between him and his wife
that at last | made conditional promise.
told him was about to leave Y, for
Switzerland. and should be absent about Il
month, and that if on my return found he
had kept his promi~e-and would accept
his word as proof without further inquiry
would try to make peace between him and
his wife. He willingly accepted these con-
ditions, and the following day started on
my journey to Switzerland.
On my return to " at the time spcci-
fed | called on Smith. He certainly looked
in better health and more cheerful than
when left He told me he had scrupulously
kept his word, and that it was more than six
weeks since he had tasted either wine or
spirits, and he now called on Inc to fulfil
my promise.
unhcsitatingly agreed to do so, but on
inquiry found that his wife would return
to y in about a fortnight's time, and
thinking could better intcrcedc with her
by personal interview than by letter, to
which she might reply under control Of
her friends, proposed to wait till she ar
rived, and this did the more readily as it
would give Smith another ten days or SO
to practice his sohriety. To this proposition
he agreed, and we said no more on the sub
iect.
"And now | want to speak to you," he
said, ION another matter You are ac-
quainted with the head of the police, and |
wish YOU would call on him and imp!ore
him to take away spy he has placed over
me. The fellow almost drives me mad.
Wherever 90 see him with his eye fixed
on me, watching my every movement.
suppose they are afraid should quit
Il ~, e..
wife in Turin, where should be from undel
their control. You may assure them |
have no intention of doing anything Of the
sort, and it would be an act Of kindness to
relieve Inc from this intolaraJle suryciI-
lance
lpromiSed Smith | would do as he wished,
and calling on Count Ncllctri the head of
the police, told him NY mission.
"Your friend" said he in reply, is
under some great mistake. No police Off
Ger has been set to follow him, nor do wish
in any way to annoy him All require is
that he shall not insult or iniure his wife,
ard that almost as much for his own sake
as hers
I gave this reply to Smith, who said it
was untrue, and that the SPY was pcrpctu-
ally following him.
A few days afterwards he spent the even
ing with NE, and accompanied him home
to a large, rambling sort of alipalace, half
dwelling house, in the outskirts of the town,
in which he occupied apartments on the
ground floor; General R. commandment
Of the troops in the district, having apart
ments on the first floor and with the exccp-
ton Of the sergeant's guard always on duty,
u In the rr,r nf the