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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
The Brigands of Italy.

Those who imagine that brigandage
in Italy is a thing of the past are asI far
from right as those who believe that it
still exists on the models of Fra DiavolO
and Rinaldo Rinaldini. The pictur-
esque, bloodthirsty villain in con1cal, rib
bon bound hat and swathed colors is no
longer, but in his place exists set of
desperate ruffians, fierce and crafty, who
beset travellers even in close proximity
to cities, men who have all the bad
qualities of the ancient brigands with
none of their redeeming pictnresqueness
and gallantry. We hear how the old
set used to treat ladies with profound
respect, bowing to the ground while
they demanded watch and purse, and
kneeling to kiss the fair hand that
passed over jewels and money. Such
ideas exist now only in tradition; they
form no part of the code of modern
brigandage. Now women are treated
with great rudeness, rings are torn from
fair fingers, hands and mouth are bound
if there Ia resistance or crying ont, and
the chivalric speech of the old school is
exchanged for insult and ribald Jest.
The other day a party of .our women,
two American and two English, were
robbed within a few miles less than
nine, / think-Of Rome. They were
making an excursion to some distant
ruins, stopped TO see an old town,
missed, their cOachman for a while, and
shortly after he came back to them they
were attacked by gang of rufians an
robbed of all they bad. One of the
party, who feared knife held at her
tin, oat, pushed it away, and in so doing
cut her hand fearfully. The party re-
turned to Rome aud not one of them
dared to go before the authorities and
testify against the brigands on account
of the dreadful threats that had been
made to them. The police, with the
usual apathy OF Italian authorities, took
very small pains to secure the robbers
and so they are at large and ready for
another party. Cases like this might
be given by scores. Within sight of
Naples, on the side of Vesuvius. parties
are robbed and i'll treated with an i'm
punity that Is astonishing to an English
man or American, It is not considered
safe to travel st all in Sicily beyond g
| three.mile radius of the cities; and yet
the Italian authorities go on in theii
heavy, careless, lethargic way as if al
was peace and safety, now and ther
! bringing rObber to justice for examples
sake, but making no systematic effort
! at putting a stop to brigandage.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
A Vicious Horse Cured by Kindness.

At a recent meeting of the farmers
club of the American institute IN New
York CITY. "A letter from President Ely
was read, AZ follows:
/ have received q communication con
tanning story about horse which i
think ought TO be read aud published
in the report Of the club meetings: "A
horse in Pennington, formerly driven IN
a meat cart, was bought by its present
owner at a very low price, because re-
pnted vicious. He would bite, rear,
kick. ran away; was utterly uncOntrol-
liable. Soon after changing masters the
people who had called the purchase
foolish ore we're surprised at the diiior-
euce in the horses conduct. He would
90 fast or slow ~ desired; stop instantly
at whoa = follow his master, como at
his call and rub his head on his shOul-
der. What had made the changer Not
force. the poor horse had beCn beaten,
kicked and starved before, and grown
moro and more stubborn. No; he was
well fed. well bcdded, well watered
NOT over, driven or overloaded never
wbipped. kicked or sColded. Kind
words we're given him, and now and
then an apple or a lump of sugar. No
pentler. safer, more faithful horse went
on the road. But, Indian fashion, he
forgot neither benefit nor injury. DC
casionally, when IN harness, he saw hiH
former master. Then, invariably, all
the fire of his nature was aroused. His
eve rolled. he champed his hit, and
showed an intense desire 10 get hold Of
his eneroy. Only the voice and careas-
inc hand of hrs kind new owner could
duiet him. What a power Is kindness
tho power that even the Almighty
loves hest 10 use
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
The "Eng Iish " AfFectatiOn

Donn Piatt, writing in the Capital of
a Journey, says Speaking of cOnver-
sation, we were amused by lady, fair,
fat, and forty, sitting near us, taking
leave of some friends and doing it in
John Bulls English. We admit he
talks his English better than we do.
But then he has better lungs. It is of
little avail to broaden ones ga" if we
retain the thin nasal sound. Aud to
hear a narrow chested woman trying
this on, whose lungs, heart, and stomach
have been corseted into each other
through generations, in this dry, hot,
body-destroying climate of ours, makes
one sick of what sounds like affectatiOn.
And here was my fair lot of female
adipose doing the "nawsty," ''you
knaw," and the like, with complacent
vigor.
It ''cawn't" be done, fellow-citizens.
We know a right shrewd fellow from
Boston who gave himself up to study
of the cockney dialect for five or six
years in London. We met him there
two wears since. He dressed, walked,
and talked like an Englishman-at least
he thought so and we concurred in his
opinion. He persuaded us to let him
do some purchasing for us, on the
ground that the shop people, knowing
us to be Americans, would ask two
prices. We consented, and accom-
panied our friend to an establishment
in Regent street. Soon our student OF
cockneyism was chatting with the shop
man.
"Aw, come now," cried our friend,
'syou cawn't mean that, you know it's
uncommon poor stuff at any price"
"You Americans are rawther fond OF
it, [ believe" Our friend was caught
in his first attempt. He attempted to
bluff. but the counter-iumpiDg Bull
could Lot be deceived.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
An Unhappy Adventure.

The happy-thought man has been
driving q clever cob and writ IS: We
are gong up a hill beautifully 1t is
quite pleasure to sit behind him
And as he is the surest-foOted beast
possible, coming down hill on the other
side will be simply perfect Bravo /
am in luck 1 wouldn't part with this
horse not for hundred pounds This
is bargain !
We are on the summit.
say to Cazell, cheerfully, "There's
rather a sharpish pitch here meaning
that the decline is very sudden, and
that he mustn't be astonished if, with
such magnificent stopper, I take this
opportunity of showing him how che
ought to go down hill"
Down the " sharpish pitch"
A lumbling of wheels-the trap slip
ping forward on the horses back-a
tremendous whack on the dash board
in front, as if it had been attacked with
a sledge-ham flash of sup
position that this blow must have come
from the horse-supposition becomes
conviction on the unexpected and awful
appearance of the hind quarters of the
animal high up in the air, then of two
seems to have been exaggerated by q
hundred magnifying-glass power
Bang bang !-dash-board gone-heels
higher up than ever-reins anywhere
whip nowhere. hear my own voice,
as if it were somebody else,er FhOuting
wildly, "Murglel get ou theDhind "
Bang bang My knee s, SHOW or
other just escapes the enorr, hoofs,
which are now being fourisned furi-
ously over my head-we are swaying to
the right-to the left-up like a swing.
Bang bang! Gigantic hoOfs again !
rolling like ship! [ am conscious OF
still holding the reius firmly, and pull
ing him towards a ditch on the left.
Bang Grassland in another half
millionth quarter of a second there
comes a tremendous rattling m,ang-we
arrived at, so to speak, Ouhg us kick
everything gives way in evell mirechOn,
and in a sort of grand fine b"lsplay of
cracking fireworks, we are, itt9ne sud
den explosion, sent flying up all COM
pact at first, like a sky-rocket, then
dividing, and dropped out here and
there, and being conscious the whole
time of gigantic horses legs waving
about, coruscating horses hOOts, wheels
WulHIlnSy WOOu SudppIhSS duo Bla05
breaking. until to all this there sud
denly succeeds moment of the deepest
tranquility, broken only by the con
vnlsi7e snorting of the clever cob, who
is lying on his side in a ditch, with
Murgle in pious attitude kneeling on
his head, while all that is visible of the
trap are four wheels in the air-and l
take this all in at a glance as [ lie on
my back in the road. with torn coat,
a smashed hat, and the broken reins
still in my hand; while Cazell, also
hatless. is seated on a bank, with his
knees drawn up as though meditating
bathing, and wondering whether the
water were warm enough or not his
scared look conveying the notion Of a
| gentleman who had been called too
earl7 for the train and wanted to go
asleep again.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
AerOnauticS.

Under this mead, Galignani's Messen-
ger has the following up TO this
time, the French society for the promo
tion of aerial navigation has already re-
ceived thirty-sGven proposals, from both
physicists and engineers, offering TO
solve the great problem of maintaining
life in the higher regions of the atmos-
phere. Of all these prof acts, only one
has been considered priH1a .tdcic prac.
ticlble, and will, if the experiments to
be effected at the Sorboune turn out
favorably. be put into execution. The
author of the plan is M. Trouve, civil
engineer, who offers to go up to the
height of twelve kilometres (seven and
a half miles), and even beyond, alti-
tudes hitherto Unattainable, and there
to continue the curious observations so
unfortunately interrupted by the death
of the aeronatlts on board the Zenith.
His system is worth describing, for it
appears to possess the double merit of
averting asphyxia, and the still more
fatal danger of sudden difference of
pressure, which causes pulmonary apo
plexy. The car of the new balloon is
to be provided with a reservoir of com
pressed air sufficient TO maintain the
life of one man without discomfort for
several hours. It's capacity will be a
cubic meter, and the air will be COM
pressed into it TO the extent of five at
mospheres. Now, since a cubic meter
of air weighs nearly thirteen kilO
grammes, the contents of the reservoir
will alone weigh about sixty-fve kilo-
grammes however, the whole appa-
ratus with it's contents and accessories is
not to exceed one hundred kilogrammes.
AS soon as the balloon attains height
at which breathing becomes diflicult,
the aeronaut will put on a sort of india
rubber divers dress, provided with an
air-tght mask for the face. This mask
has two tubes, which he inserts between
his teeth one OF them has a valve
opening inward for the supply of pure
air from the reservoir; the other has a
valve opening outward for the expulsion
of the vitiated air. This constitutes
the breathing apparatus. 10 avoid un-
due pressure, air from the reservoir is
introduced into the divers dress, which
is composed of double iDdia-rubber
stuff. The protector is 80 sure of sue
cess that he proposes TO enter the iron
chamber of SorbOnne, where vacuum
can be produced, and there, provided
with his apparatus, he promises TO bear
rarefactiOn equivalent to an altitude
of $1,000 meters (nearly nine and a half
miles
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
HOAXINH A LADY-KILLER.
An OscuIatOry Joke That May Lead e
RtOnA.

An OscuIatOry Joke That May Lead to
Blood.
Last Sunday party of about seventy
young men and ladies left this city on a
special train, for the purpose of enjoy
ing quiet picnic in the woods. The
party took with them an abundance Of
the choicest edibles, wines, ETC., and q
full spring band, aad spent the day
right royalty. During lull in the fes-
tivities a bevy of young ladies, about
fifteen in number, withdrew to a quiet
nook and formed secret society, and
then called for candidates for initiation
from among the young men. The cere-
mony of initiation, the only degree that
was conferred on that day, consisted of
blindfolding the candidate, leading him
into the centre of the magic circle,
formed of young ladies, and after caus-
ing him TO kneel, a sweet kiss was i'm
printed on his lips, and he was made to
guess who kissed him. Quite a number
they could not take few more degrees.
One voting man, quite ladies' man,
who has an immense opinion of his own
individual sweetness, after much coax
ing, consented to take the degree, and
allow one of the ladies the privilege of
kissing him. He was blindfolded, led
into the circle, and assuming his most
fascinating expression knelt upon the
ground, although he knew he was about
to cause the breaking up of the society,
owing to the row that would occur
among the young ladies in their eager
ness to press his cherry lips. The secret
of the initiation was, that instead of
being kissed by one of the ladies', a
young man was let into the secret, who
did the kissing, but in the case of this
candidate the master of ceremonies sub
stituted for himself a swarthy negro,
who had been taken along to wait on
the party, and just as his india.rubber
lips touched those of the young man
the hoo1wink was removed. His look
of astonisbment was greeted with a
roar of laughter. OF course he was
indignant, but when he discovered that
all the other initiates had been kissed
by a white man, his wrath rose to a
fever heat, and he determined to have
satisfaction. We learn that notes have
passed between the two young men,
and a duel is imminent. Having an
eve to the business, and believing that
a sensation may grow ont of it, our re-
porter withholds names, for fear the
police may interfere and spoil the pros,
pective item.-MemPhiS AUdlGnche.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
A Dogs RemOrSe.

Being accustomed to walk out before
breakfast with two sky terriers, it was
my custom to wash their feet in tub
kept for the purpose in the garden,
whenever the weather was wet. One
morning when took up the dog to carry
him to the tub, he bit me so severely
that I was obliged to let him go. No
sooner was the dog at liberty than he
refused food, declined to go ont with
any Of the family, and appeared very
detected, with distressed and unusual
expire sion OF countenance.
On the third morning, however, upon
returning with the other dog, / found
him sitting by the tub, and upon coming
towards him he Immediately jumped
into it and sat down in the water. After
pretending to wash his legs. he jumped
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
WHAT SHE THOUGHT.

".rion showed me her wedding gown
Aun ner veil Of gossamer-ace tonight
~ - tne orange blooms that tomorrow morn
, shsu fade in her soft hairs golden light,
but Poilip came to the open door:
Like Tire hesrt Of a wild rose glowed ber cheel
aud they wand red off through the garden path
30 oiest Il at t1'y did not care to speak.
wonder how It seems to be loved:
To know YOU are fair in some ones eyes;
That u0nn some one your beauty dawns
Every day as a new surprise.
To know that Whether you weep or smile
whether your MOOD be grave or gay,
somebody thinks yon al the while
SSeeter than any flower in May!
/ wonder wha' it would be to love.
~ at, think, would be sweetsr far
10 know that one ont Of al the world
Was lord Of your life, your king vour start
They talk Of loves sweet turnuIt ana main
am not sure that I understand,
1nough-a thrill ran down 10 my finger-tips
once when -sOmebOdy-tOuch'dm my hand
wonder " bat it would be to dream
-, VI c0ld that mig1t one day be your OVID,
VI Ine hidden springs Of your life part,
Flesh OF Your flesh and bone Of your bone
Marion stopped one day to kiss
"A a beggar's babe With a tender grace,
WINE some sweet thouzht. Eke prophecy,
Looked from ter pure Madonna face.
wonder what It NAV be to think
Io-moTrow viii be your weiding-5ay,
Aud, IN the radiant sunset glow,
Down fragrant, h0wery paths to stray,
As Marion does this blessed night
With Phiip. lost in a blissful dream.
Can she feel bis heart through the silence beat
Does ne see her eyes in the starlight geam2
Questioning thus, my days 90 on,
But never an answer comes to me.
All loves mysteries, sweet as strange
sealed away from my life mUst be.
Aet sui 1 dream, o heart nr mine
~ beautiful city that lies afar.
Ana there, some time, shall drop the r1asf
And be shspely and ftrr a. others arpI
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02

yers. On my replying in the atfirma-
tive, he continued: "May l ask what
establishment you have?"
must have looked astonished, as he
explained: "I am a detective police
officer, madam, aud my business here
will, [ am afraid, be an unpleasant
one."
"IndeedW 1 calculated, "in what
way?"
"From information I have received,
believe you have a person under your
roof who is wanted on a very serious
charge. l must ask your permission to
summon every one in the house into
this room. I have taken every precau-
tion to prevent any one leaving if, and
if you will kindly accede to my request,
l shall get over painful duty as quickly
as possible"
If my lips had been capable of utter
anee, the words they would have
framed would have been "hIiss Burke, ;"
but said nothing. I merely rang the
bell, which Ellis answered so promptly,
felt certain she must have been be-
hind the door, ready to protect me in
case of an emergency.
Summon the servants, Ellis, " / said :;
"and-and ask Miss Burke TO come
down stairs" 1t was almost like
dream to me, seeing my four domestics
walk in and then-suspecting nothing
came Miss Burke.
"Got you at last, sir!" cried the de-
tective, making an agile dart towards
my companion.
"NOt without some trouble" cooIly
responded his prisoner, whose courage
was apparently quite equal to the occa-
sion. In my widest moments had
never dreamed of so desperate a de-
nouement, and the discovery perfectly
paralyzed me with horror. 1t was too
dreadful to realize that had harbored
a wretch of a man IN wOman's clothing
not only in my house, but in the capac-
ity of my companionl In less time than
l can describe it in, the detective and
his prisoner had departed it was quiet
ly aud quickly managed and though a
detailed account of it did appear in the
papers, my name was, happily for me,
not allowed to transpire publicly.
The pseudo Miss Burke tuTned out to
be a notorious young man, or / may say
lad, of the name of Browning, who, hav-
ing embezzied large Sums, as we'll as
stolen a quantity of magnificent jewelry,
had been unable-Owlng to the precau-
tions taken to prevent his doing So
to leave London, or to dispose of his
stolen property. Through the agency
of female friend he had adopted his
disguise, and my unlucky advertisement
had suggested to him tn idea of in
suring his own safety, should / be cred
ulOus enough to take him upon the
recommendations, which, l need hardly
say, had emanated from his own pen.
Not only had he thought of his personal
security, but that of the stolen goods,
which, in the shape of diamonds and
bank notes, were found securely slowed
away in the little black box, which 1
had thought contained tae worldly pos
sessions of my poverty-stricken com
paniop. He was tried, convicted, and
sentenced to penal servitude for four
teen years.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
EUGENIE'S LACES.
Something for the Queens of Society
to Quarrel Over.

Something for the Queens of Society
to Quarrel Over.
The millionaire dry goods merchant,
Mr., A. T. Stewart, called at the New
York custom house, Tuesday, to view
and informally appraise the wonderful
laces seized a short time since by
Special Treasury Agent Brackett. They
we're spread out on the counter of the
Seizure Bureau, and Assistant Collector
Lydecker, Mr.. Phelps, of the ninth
division Col. Triechel and others were
present. The laces of the empress have
not been described in too extravagant
terms. There we're three white shawls,
three sets of collars and cuffs, and one
blue and colored embroidered shawl,
pieces of lace houncing, handkerchief,
two collars and various other pieces of
the most exquisite workmanship.
Mr.. Stewart said he had never in all
his life seen such superb specimens of
lace-workings. AS to the value of each
piece it must be judged as work of
art, on which the value is set according
to the wealth of the coveter, or the
fashion of the time. There was one
founce valued at $4,000, or $4,000
francs in gold, and if a person could
view the fairy woof, the delicate film of
it's embroidery, no surprise would be
expressed at the sum named. Human
hands had worked with fairy deftness
to produce these marvellous results in
mimic flowers and arabasgues, buds
and branches of gossamer texture, and
no one can compute the eyesights ruined
and the lives wasted in producing this
one wonderful piece of lace which now
lies under ban in the seizure depart
ment of the custom house. Meissonnier,
with his canvas 6x6 in size. produced
pictures in which light, cilor, breadth
and action all were harmonized and
blended in such a wonderful manner
that kings quarrelled for possession of
his works. So now it is supposed that
the queens of society will vie with each
other for the possession of these fairy
abrics of foreign fashioning.
81 DON'T think you were born to re-
form the world" said married Boston
lady to the new pastor, who was inclined
to praiee her beauty rather too warmly.
The report that the princess of Wales
was closing her hearing" was only a
| cockney perversion. She lost an ear