Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-12
A RtpoRrrR's VENGEANCE.
Hsw N italian Marehsss's Peanut
Bssisess and Lifs ser Ruined
In . Day.

Once upon Q time. says the Chicago
Tribsns. there was q reporter whose life
was made q burden 10 him by the ceaseless
persecution Of an Italian MArchese. who
kept Q peanut stand on Seventh street.
Whenever the reporter Glanced to pass,
the native Of sunny Italy would insist ON
selling him some nice, fresh peanuts, n
a the reporter Was dreadfully bilious and
dyspeptic. besides being high-toncd to q
degree, this annoyed him. One day a. tho
reporter Was walking down Seventh street
with the daughter Of . millionaire who
was desperately In love with him, the
Marchese addressed him with the usual
question. and when the reporter passed by
haughtily added: "Hi-a, Gully, whsn-a
you pay rose vive scudi. hemf" The res
porter vent to the Office and took an oath
on the assignment book TO be
avenged-to b fearfully avenged. Then
he wrots . little item headed "a
City Romance In which he stated that
the Marches was an eccentric Roman
prince. who had given all his estate TO the
church In penitence for numbering his
brother. who was his rival In the affec-
ten Of a beautiful countess, and that by
economy. poker. dice, and speculation in
SUBURBAN lots he had accumulated q for
tune Of $500, 900. Then he smiled . fiend-
ish smile, and induced the city editor 10
give Il . big display head. and went on his
Way rejoicing. That poor Italian never
knew what ruined him. When he got 10
his accustomed station next morning there
we're about 200 msn waiting for him. TO
borrow money from him on an ample 30
curity Of ten per cent. . month; to get
him to become . partner with $3.50 In .
we'll established business that would pay
$40, 900 . year II the additional capital
could only be secured /; 10 sell him soms
| Calumet real estate ; to get him to endow
. theological chair In tho Oshkosch Cos
m~opolitan University; TO sell him .
trotting horse that could show 2:2t
every day In the week (price $500,
aud also for various other purposes. His
knowledge Of English was very imperfect.
aud he WAS an exoitable man. and when the
eleventh Spectator came up and asked
him for Ss5, 900 10 start An oleomargarine
quarry with. he blacksi his eye. and In
the confusion that arose. his portable stove
was sacked and the peanuts scattered To
the winds Of Heaven. The police restored
order, and then he was notified that II he
persisted In collecting such crowds around
him and becoming = public nuisance, bis
license would DO revoked. Then the col.
lectors for charitable and religious socie-
ties began to besiege him. and while hs
WAS driving them away with . club his
Last lot Of peanuts burned. Then . dele
| cation from tho Commune visited him,
| and when he refused 10 divide. Accord
| ing TO tho principles OF Liberty, Fra
teruity and Equality fell upon him rs
n traitor aud mashed him ~ fiAt - q
pancake. After the police surgeon had
| sewed on his ear and stitched his nose to-
gether, tho Marchese started for home,
| wheeling his cart. which had only half q
| shaft and one wheel left, and surrounded
by q bevy Of anxious mothers, who wanted
10 secure him and his title and his $500, 600
Tor their daughters. After awhile he
| placed himself under the protection OF
the police. and about 10 O'Clock the coast
was sufficiently clear for him 10 venture
out. When he had nearly reached home
he was ~sand.bagged and gone through BY
u highwsyman. who had tracked him all
day, and who, when he found only two
nickels and . door-key on the Marches.
~sand.bagged him till he was black and
blue and sore all over. After lying sense
less awhil he managed W crawl to his lone
ly howell. and found that . gang OF enter.
prising burglars had already been there and
torn up the doors and ripped up tho bed
and smashed up the furniture and dug out
the chimney with ~pickAIes, looking for his
$500. 900. 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 2. ~. n saw the
splintered peanut cart. no knew that his
vengeance was complete. and hurryins
back ~ the Office. pat q little Item In the
personals" to say that tho Italian March,
ose and millionaire. whose wealth had been
described the day before. had purchased q
palatial residence at Naples and left the
evening before to occupy II and spend the
remainder Of his days In o~pulence. c
was the reporters vengeance.