Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-05

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unhesitatngly agreed to do so, but on
inquiry found his wife would return TO
X in abouta fortnighrs time, and think
ing could better intorcedo with her by
personal interview than by letter, TO which
she might reply under control Of her
friends, proposed TO wait till she arrived,
and this / did the more readily as it would
give Smith another ten days or so TO prac-
tice his sobriety. To this proposition he
agreed and we said no more on the sub
jcct.
And now | want to speak to you on an
other NATTER" he said. "You arc acquaint-
ed with the head Of the police, and l wish
you would call on him and implore him to
take away u spy he has placed over me.
The fellow almost drives me mad. Wherev-
er go | see him with his eye fixed on me,
watching my every movement. l suppose
they are afraid l should quit ", and
crossing the frontiers, visit my wife in Tu-
rim, where I should be from 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 me from
this intolorable surveillance
l Iprumised Smith l would do as he wish
ed, and calling on Count Vclctri, the head
of the police, told him my mission.
"Your ricnd," said he in reply, ais un-
der somc great mistake. M malice officer
has been set to follow him. nor do | wish
in any way to annoy him. All require is
that he shall not insult or injure his wife,
and that almost as much for his own sake
as hers
gave this reply to Smith, who said it
was untrue, and that the spy was pcrpctu-
ally following him.
4 few DAYS afterwards he spent the even
ing with me, and | accompanied him home
to a large. rambling sort Of half palace,
half dwelling house, in the outskirts Of the
town, in which he occupied apartments on
the ground floor; General r., COM
maudini of the troops in the district, hav
ing apartments on the first lo1r; and with
tho exception Of the sergcanrs guard al
ways on duty, whose quarters were in the
rear OF the house, there were no other in
habitants. On our way home Smith con-
vcrsed volubly, sometimes on matters con-
nectcd with his wife, at others on the inla-
nous behavior Of the police in setting a
| spy to watch him. Presently, on entering
a btCad, straight street, brilliantly lighted
| by an Italian full moon, Smith suddenly
stopped, and clasping me by The arm, whs-
percd:
"Thclc the fellow is! Now let's catch
| him r.
~ see no one" said. "YoI must m.ak c
a mistake.
"IIc darlcd into this passage," he said ;
"come here and we shall find him."
We NOW went intn a narrow n,se,po
,hroprb = doorwov and closed ot the end
ca u.at M oro c,riI bovo cscorcI I'm, bo
was no, tbero
The idea then first crossed nv mind that
Smith WAS laborln, unlcr q drlu.ioo. I
aslcd hin, ,,l.ot yo,, or d, ,ro,, tho s,,,. was
and he rep,iod that he was tall and Thin.
with , n,rr taco and cold ol,ss, oyos. that
ho was drcsscd in lloc,, had throc bl,cl.
studs in his shirt. and always carried a
black glove in bistirht hand. Tbi, imme.
dia,elv tended To convince me that Smilh
was lab2ring under a dclusion. endeayor-
ing to prove to him that he was in error.
He remained firm, however, to his conclu-
sion, and finding it was useless 10 argue
the matter with him, l gave il up for the
moment, determining to watch him narrow
ly, and find out whether or no spy fol-
lowed him in the manner he dc crlbcd.
Dp,irg tho roxt wool, 7 coIl,d d,ily f.
SEQ smith and received from, hin, = mos,
mi,,r,o occou,, ~ ,ho persecution Lc on,
dr,oI from, ,l,o sr,. ho in,ooircd 70 l,o c,l.
lo,,in, lin, 10 toll ma I,, ins,o,l -,
dirinj,hina II rosf,iyorv incro,soJ and
I'm, cvon in tho nioht bn conId rrconontIy .
600 tho Gs,Io,v,s owes noerinr tbronrh lbo
irto,.tio.s Of tbo vvooiep ,vj,dov-Iliuds