The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
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From The I1lipH may Nete
The diligence plies between Palermo and
Sciacca, u distance right across western SICILY
of about siNty-siN miles. Atsr COrleonc, u half
way house, 50 to speak. on the journey. the road
skirts series of mountain ellis TIL II peaches
n wooden bridge Just before entering the town
OF BlsacquinO. IL WAS on tho tOrleune SID" OF
tho bridge that the hrlgand-, To the number OF
eighteen or twenty awaited Inc diigcnr" on its
return from S'a'ca each armed with rifle Of
the newest manufacture all sheltered from view
10y the intrirlcir- Of the ros Ks. and 40 disposed
w. 70 command thor prey az nearly every point
The moon was W and bright enough 10 make
every object visible. when toward nine O'Clock
the diligence appeared. a Gardiner and dra-
Coon OF the l2th Light Cavalry riding IN front,
and. IA is always the ease. patrol OF carani-
ncers or rather bersaglicre spmewhcr" ia the
neghhOrhood. Fcrma. l~topil shouted the
hrigand chief in a commanding voice. and the
illgenr' rgilinT on WIN '"'eieratd sp''d' IRE
Mns Immediately opened on IT from every side.
Two of the horses wore wounded. and the Vehi-
q" came To- a dead HIATT. The prahineer and
dragon tried Ia push on hut the nre forced
th"m tn fall bark. when presently the Dragon
and his horse fell together. aud in the pause of
tho irinl the cnrihinnrr managed - effect his
return to Bisn rIuinn Some Oi the hrignnds
ran NJ to IN" fallen Dragon threw tlem~' lives
upon MIN. rel eyeI nun of hi~ nu-kct and am
Inunltiun. and finally taking his revolver dis.
charged three OF liz barrels INTO his body, anu
killed him.
The report ~ the firing by this time IA ought
up the patrol, consisting of n caruhin"e. and
three h'g~uglieri. who immediately l"NIo-nd
though they wore in Tia" N, idr ui the road le-
gan brisk exchange a. Shots with their half
hidden enemy. The brlgtnis tried AZ first
t. surround them: hut the carahinoer
quickly SAW the movement. and. dividing his
men. sent two OF them round by a sid" path To
take the enemy IN rear, while he anu his on"
remaining brr~aglirrc Kept them in play in
front During tn firing. however. some of the
hrisands - lle along 10 tnr Ulli nee. seized the
post bag. rilrd the pass 'ngnr-. ono OF whom
was lr"u shman. and took IN all they could
carry. including tn Positions forage bag.
Thrrrupon the exchange Of Shots ceased, and
the brigants. forming in a company. rcircated
in good order.
The diligence resumed ia journey. making
slow progress with the wounded hOr- -, which
after some six hundred yards dropped dead.
Every wound dealt by the hrigandS. Il was re-
marked. proved fatnl. for the dragoon's horse
ait"r reaching Basa Iuino Tn"rc the carhlnnrr
who mai broken through the RIM oi the brig
nnd- hat already spread tn" news of the On
counter and Immediately a considerable num-
hrr ui hHr-agll'r AMI cnrdnIuHHr- VINO Ind Just
CONC IN from 20 long ~. .liti ~ - { uu' again
i"r the S'"ns NJ the conflict. In riut tlry were
Joined 10y another pIfrNI ~ mounted cdral,i-
town nt thiu-a. nui dividing again the, secured
IN" country Du every -idH. iIN 40 "i-ht ia the
morning iury hal 90 auul lHn % search Wlll sn az
every hour BECAME moro iruit -
Weary and furnished. thoy .h hu X To- Bi-ae-
quino Just in timc Ia take ilrt in Tie funeral
tan. t"-arr tlmtore hv nHuH. and hul been
only some U.s. ',,, days ia tGe i-iauA I'll. go i
folk Of i i-a'uuiuo showed uli respect o. his re-
mains. The whole p1piflli.Nn p 'V raj thpu--
an (. turned out u- preceded i'y iN' cirrgy came
Oh" local band PLAYING dnnd murch from j.
lln, "nr aiirr d. nc CONN BORN N lh' rr~'.''-
l'ri. The poor N"Hp1ll'Nn drl-:uln l"uN,.~ %
widow and -omo small children, iurN am
happy To hear. the town council OF Dl-It4ulnO
have voted a subsidy.