The daily gazette., 1877-09-07
| REPORTEHs ,REVENGE

Once upon time there was a 1 sporter
whose life was made burden to him bv
the ceaseless prosecutions of an Italian,
Marchese who kept a peanut stand on
@ ark Street. Whenever the reportec
cbapced to psss, the native OF suppy
Italy would Insist upon selling him some
nice fresh peanut, and as the reporter
was dreadfully bilious and dyspeptic,
besides being high-toned to a. degree,
this ANNOYED him. One day, as the re-
porter. was walking down CLARK Street
with the daughter, OF millionaire who
was desperately In love with him, the
March % addressed him the rsual ques-
ton, and when the reporter passed by
haughtiiy, added: J"Hi-a, Gully, when-a-
QUA pay me zose wife scudi, hem?n
The reporter went to the office and took
aa oath on the 'signment book to be
avenged-to be fearfulIy avenged; then
then he wrote an item headed "a City
Romance" in which he stated that the
Marchese was an eccentric Roman Prince
who had given all his estates to the
Church in peuitence for Numbering his
brother, who YVES his rival In the affec
tions of a beautiful countess; and that by
economy, poker-dice, and speculations in
suburban lots, he had accumulated a
fortune of nearly $500, 900 in Chicago.
Then be smiled a fiendish smile. and In
duced the city editor.to give it big dis
play head, and went on his way rejoic-
ing. That poor italian never knew What
ruined him, When he got to bis accus>
tomed station next morning, there were
about two hundred men waiting for him
to borrow money of him on ample So
curity at ten per cent month; to get him
to become partner with $3.50 in q we'll
established business that would nav ST.
900 year, If the additional capital could
only be secured; to sell him some Calu-
met real estate; to get him to endow a
theological chair in the Oshkosh Cos.
mopohtan University; to sell him trot-
ting horse that could show 264 every day
OF the week (price S450), and for various
other purposes. His knowledge of Eng
lish was every imperfect, and he was an
g cltable man, and when the eleventh
spoculator came up and asked him to
lend him $4,000 to start fn oleomar-
garine quarry, he BACKED his eye, and In
the confusion that arose his portable
stove was sacked aud the peanuts scat
tered to the winds of heaven.
The police restored order, and then
he was notified that if he persisted in
collecting such crowds around him and
becoming public nuisance. his license
would be revoked. Then the collectors
for charitable and religious societies be-
driving them away with a club his last
lot OF peanuts burned. Then q delegas
tion from 4he Chicago Commune visited
him, and when he refused to divide-ac-
oording to the principles of Liberty,
fraternity. and Equality-feu upon him
as traitor, and mashed him as fat as
several pacakes. After the police SUR
seon had sewed on his ear, and stitched
his nose together, the Marchese started
for home, wheeling his cart, which had
only half a shaft and one wheel left;
and surrounded by a bevy of anxious
mothers who wanted to secure him and
his title and his $500, 900 for their daugh-
tiers. After while he placed himself
under the protection OF the police, and
about III clock the coast was sutficisnt>
ly clear for him to venture out. When
he had nearly reached home, he was
sand-bagged and gone through by
man, who had tracked him all
day, and who, when be only found two
nickles and door key on the Marchese,
sand -bagged him till he was black and
blue, ana sore all over. After living
while he ms naged to era wi
to his lonely hovel, and found that
gang OF enterprising burglars had already
oeen there and tore up the floors, and
ripped up the bed, and smashed up the
furniture, and dug out the chimney with
picEaxes, looking for his 100000. The
poor Italian had merely strength enough |
to crawl to the river and pitch himself |
in, and as the reporter was going home |
about 2 A. M. and saw the spin cred !
peanut cart, he knew tLat his vengeance
was complete, and, hurrylng back to the /
office, put ! title item in the Personals"
10 say that the italian Marchese and |
whose wealth had been de-
'cribed the day before, had purchased a
Dalatial resi- 1ence at Naples, and left
Chicago the evening before to occupy
t and spend the rem nant of his days in |
,pulence. Such was the reporters ven>
Tribune.