Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-20

tell me So tnaJ may tnl0& no more ABOUT
IT, And who is this fine fellow who is
ready to give you the ringP 'Beppo 2 No,
you shall not marry Beppo.' 'Thep [ will
never marry, and | will not stay here any
longer. | will 90 out TO service and take
care Of myself No that you shall not
do so long as can work, we shall see, | !
answered That evening, when the babbo
went 10 the barn to attend to the cattle, he
found Beppo waiting for him. What they
said don't know, but somehow Beppo |
brought him round, aud the next day, we
were betrothcd. was 81 years old, so We
had been waiting 10 years"
"Well how did you get on after you were
married7"
"0h, we had ou, troubles, Of course. Soon
ai(erward, my Beppo was taken i'll with
camp fever, and was in his bed eight months
1t was hard timo for us, and | used to
think sometimes that it was all because
had married against my parents wishes.
But, thank God, at last Beppo got we'll, and
things went better with us"
=" And you have always been happy to-
gether ?"
"Altro !" Ut is impossible to convey BY
any translation the positivcncss Of afirma.
ton which an Italian congresses into this
word.) "IIe has never sp oken hard word
to me or given me black look. And so
fond OF the children as he is You should
be there in the evening. lie will put them
to bed himself, and then it is chorus of
Goodnight, babbo,' God bless babbo,' till
they fall asleep. Oh, you should hear
them !"
BY the side of these simple and pstriar.
chSl scenes OF domestic conteutment one
comes upon tragedies worthy also of ancient
times. AT present woman Of one of the
best families in Siena, only 23 years old, is
charged with having killed her husband by
slow poison, that she might marry another.
At the time Of his death she was expecting
the birth of a child, and her trial for murder
was postponed on that account The house
was constantly watched by tho police in or.
der that she might not escape, aud public
feeling was SO strong against her that she
dared not be seen 10 the streets, and stole to
church by private way. With these
gloomy surroundings her child was born, aud
the mother still protesting her innocence, the
tide Of opinion is beginning to turn in her
favor but whether or not she is guilty, her
life and that of her innocent baby---a girl
are forever darkened by the shadow of a
crime
The races, this year, were considered sue.
cessiul, and the usual enthusiasm among the
spectators was not wanting. Indeed, the
festas Of August 10 to IL are the one great
pleasure OF the common people of Siena and
the country round about, looked forward TO
through all the year, with such preparation
as their means may afford aud enjoyed US
only southern nation can enjoy holiday.
The solemn, ancient buildings that surround
the public square form a iue constrasting
background to the scene below for the mo.
mont one could fancy himself assisting al
some tournament Of the middle ages SC
strange, so foreign TO all our modern ways
arc the circumstances OF these races, and the
appearance OF those who take part in them
have already fully described them as saw
them last season This year little Whitley
the veteran racer who always attracted the
sympathy Of all disinterested beholders, wa:
again in the lists. His owner died within
the last year, and left a provision of two
francs day for Whitcys support, directing
|
after this season, on account of his age. He
had already gained l . prizes, and the anxiety
was great that he should add to them onC
more. The poor little fellow did run,-lnd
won,--but he died, two days after from thu
effects Of the race. Strange tales are TOLD
of the intelligence Of this little beast this
at ,cast seems authenticated, that he knew
when the season Of the races approached
and became restless until he was taken iron
the village where his master lived, to Siena
This year, few days before the fiesta, h
was sent, as usual, alone to mill with hi,
sack Of grain. As soon as it was taken off
instead Of going home, he started for Siena
and, arriving there, presented himself at tn
stable he was accustomed to occupy durinl
the races. Once, the jockey was thrown of
in the first round aud he went on withoa
rider for the other two rounds, an,
came in winner
So the dreary summer days have passe'
in the old city. We nave gone again an,
again to sit before the pictures of Todoma
and to admire the riches Of the magniicen
cathedral, and we know the country walk
and drives for miles around the city, til W
felt real regret as the September day
warned US that our stay there was ut an end
We have come to spend the last few days o
this month by the sea, before returning I
Florence for the winter. Viareggio is a
ugly little town, but it is much frequente
during the summer, on accoupt Of its excel
lent beach, which is far better than thos
Of Speza or Leghoru. 1t is entirely 0
sand, without rocks or gravel, and $
gradual is the slope that one may 60 gu
in many places fifty yards from the shOr
without losing a foothod. But those &C
customed to the salt winds Of the Atanti
find the air of this inland sea much di
luted with land breezes and. too warm 70
. comfort, even in September. There wer
5000 visitors here in July and August
; the hotels and the mosquitoes mourn thei
) departure, and welcome gladly all lat
corners. The sea.view is far from inter
: esting. There are no islands in sight, an
\ except when the Tibeccio, or west wine
blows, the water is tranquil and tame as
> mill.pond, Tho beach is Of dirty yelo
sand, and uureleved by rock or promontory
3 1t is good play ground for the children
: and swarms of them may be seen, as nearl
. naked as possible, in the water and out, {
4 all hours of the day. while their paren
watch their gambols from the shelter OF Ii
: bathing house piazzas or the matched cabiI
which put the finishing touch to the ugIue,
Of the shore, and remind one of the pictur,
in old biographies of the huts of the III
= islanders. The land view is more pleasing
= the Carrara mountains, with their deicat
outlines and exquisite sunset hues seem clos
r by u.s. and are not more than 80 miles dii
g tant as the bird flies. The marble is seen
J. white stripes down their sides, looking like
h fresh snowfall The pine forests whc
l. stretch from the shore to Pisa form plea
Q ant aud fragrant refuge from the heat au
glare of the beach. There are many Anne
II leans here still among them james Jacksc
+. Jarves and family. and Rev Mr. Mills