The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-10-14
THE MASTER WAS AWAY.
what MIR. DalmOlin Found UDon his
Unexpected Return from the Sea
shore at 3 O'clock in the Morning
with q Shotgun.

with shotgun.
Shrieks and curses and the sound OF
blows arose from an aristocratic quar-
ter of Eighty third street, early Sunday
morning, and caused all the residents
of the neighborhood to fly to their win
dows. They saw two men emerging
in rapid succession from the front yard
Of one of the prettiest houses, hatless,
shoeless, and coatless. The house be-
longs to Mr.. Antonio Dalmolin, and its
number is 1923 East Eighty-third street.
MIR. Dalmolin is wealthy Italian, and
a member of the well-known firm Of
VIM. C. Peet & Co. He was found sit
ting at home with a condoling friend
yesterday. The house is three stories
high, and sets back a short way from
the street, large trees lining the the
walk to the stoop. The verandas front
and rear are covered with climbing
plants, in which knocking and canary
birds nestle in cages. It is double
house, hall in the entire separating
the rooms on the different floors. The
furniture throughout has been selected
with taste, and much Of it is two or
three generations old.
Said Mr.. Dalmolin: ':It's a good joke
on me, but / dare say two families out
OF three who are enjoying their vaca-
ton are in the same fix. I don't mind tell
ing the story for their benefit left for
the White Mountains ON June 20. Two
girls, a cook and maid Of all work,
remained to take care of the house,
and colored boy was sent down to
Monmouth Beach. Ny wife and j:
came back from the mountains Aug.
l, but, instead Of stopping at the house,
went through to Elberon, near Long
Branch, where [ have cottage. I
came back from Elberon, and remain
ed all week in town except on Satur-
days and Sundays, which I spent with
my wife.
Last Saturday the boy James, who
had returned to the house, came to the
store and asked for me. Aftera good
deal Of hesitation, he said the servants
had been receiving visitors in my alb
sence, who slept in the house all night.
and made free with my choicest wines.
liquors, and cigars, to say nothing of
eatables. His story amazed me, espe-
cially when he talked of parties of four
teen occupying my house all nj ght and
drinking $40 wine twenty years old.
My wife's and daughters bedrooms
were made free with, as were their
dresses, &c. Considerable silver was
kept in the house, and jewelry, valu-
able paintings and books.
Il said nothing, but the more |
thought about it the madden I got. I
went down to Elberon Saturday after
noon, however, as if nothing had hap
pened, and then quietly took the II
+. NJ. train back to town. l arrived
at my house between 2 and O'Clock
Sunday morning. had double-bar-
| relied shot gun with me, and as
soon as James, who opened the door.
told me that three of the rascals were
in the house, I rushed up stairs. Our
conversation must have walked up
the cook, for as I was about to kicl,
! open the door of my wife's room the
cook opened it herself I went in and
found a man hurriedly dressing himself:
He was a coachman who had been dis
| charged by next door neighbours
short time before for similar conduct
during his masters absence in Europe.
/ took him by the neck and kicked him
down stairs, where he showed fight for
a minute, but my gun cooled him, and
he was off like a shot. went up stairs
again, and found another man hidden
behind the dresses in my daughters
room. He was big burly sixfooter.
I kicked and knocked him all the way
down stairs, but he made no resistance,
and went off as fast as the other.
II now thought they were all out, but
hearing a noise in the bedroom OPP
posite my daughters, I went in and
found chunkey fellow, with a NOUS
tache, on the bed. He was. as he
thought, hidden by heavy mattress.
The cur pleaded for his life, as I prod
ded him down stairs with my gun.
| Mr.. Dalmolin then ruefully showed
his visitors through the house. The
dining-room was in confusion. Empty
bottles were strewn around the table.
the carpet was stained with wine dregs.
and several Of the chairs were broken.
He then led the way to the wine cellar.
"They must have had a duplicate kew
said Dalmolin mournfully as he enter
ed, "Confound the rascals!' he exclaim-
ed, "they were not satisfied with good
claret or even Moscats Spumante. or
my choice champagnes, madeiras Or
sherries, but they took almost all my
San Colombano at $40 BOTTLE
Mr.. Dalmolin has been ten years
making a collection, and his San
Colombano was only brought out on
very rare occasions. The unbidden
visitors had evidently excellent taste.
The boy James said that the men had
been in the habit of visiting the house
ever since the 9Th of July. A dozen
would come at time, and the girls
brought out wine, cakes, canned fruits.
and meats and cigars. All the visitors
would sleep in the house. On July 10