Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-02

tolGAer. 1fWmIld ere beItrue,; / iTF I
And always be a. (dool-sool1mool
~ loels sineeI come to think sUftF IT.
Il was d fool, for she fell in love with
another fellow before I was gone a
month"; Is ga, = 7x,5~,z{s,
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One summer dawn down in Florence,
on the steps of the LATHE Bigallo, new
born child was found by ono of the city
guards, and as no one claimed it, it was
sent to the Innocent. AT fourteen she was
almost woman, and, being deemed old
enough e, gain slerS own living, was put
out as servant on the hills with farm.
ers wife. She proved clever, could dc
more in one hour than other maidens in
six, was strong, clearly, and beasts and
poultry came to her naturally.
Umtlta wasalways weaving marvellous
histories of herself. and would sit aloof
dreaming OF q golden crown, and OF peo.
pie on their knees 10 her. She was toe
richly lowered by nature to he looked
we'll on by her female companions; she
was really beautiful, with classic grace
about her that made her "more like q
queen,' and to see her standing with bare
feet amongst 2thc yellow corn of ths
thfeshing floor, You would acknowledge
she was a royal creature inv the itullesi
sense Of those old majestic Words ! She
was Proud and disconnected, and tine
noise and janglc of the workers about bel
disturbed her day dreaming, 50 she often
would take her portion of the work to be
done with her, and go up into her LOFT
and open, the wooden shutters, and shell
her maize or walnuts by the light Of the
moon.
One night, ds she sat thus, having tax
en- up peas to shell, shc heard loud,ioy-
Gus uproar, and the voice of the good
Signora Rosa shrieklng out above them
all. ~ r. r rf5A.. s<;
my sonl my son! my son!
ut IS Virginia come home at last
thought Umilta, as she cracked the pods
An hour OF more went by, then Donna
Rosa called to herr q, 49,! .'tsrt' .
"Umilta, come down.
Umilta went down tho wooden ladder
silently. '''
"Umilta, here is MY son Vlrginio-
come home at last and q corporal. =!
Umilta looked ,sullenly, under her long
lashes and gave him chill Welcome. I
"What princess in Disguise have you
here, mothef9" he mutmured, a little lat
Umllta heard, and the sullen look died
out of her starry eyes. The soldier had
some sense. .GE ~ = r, = s>g y Il
Virginia Donaldi was a very handsome
man, slender but strong, cool, daring. in
telligent, and keenly valued by his Off
GERS. Naturally he was the hero of his
native hills, and chief jewel Of his moth
Umilta soon slipped away to 'hcr loft
's "WIIoro is tlnat' golden i HAIRED gin
gone, mothcr2''' he asked as they sat
at the supper table.
"shc has gone up to the ..t,ft, Ifaare
say"
"Does size sloopin the lofta" asked
AK why not? A good , wholesome 6
"But who is shc2 l never saw her be-
fore when ,ICnmes h0me.s rr@l3 ri HI
mo! ItooK lief t@of agodd: natttfe
and for good luck. r..,;!;, e.,;,
"a foundling, is she2'
Eyes; base born, no doubt But one
keeps her for good luck, as say, and be.
sides she has a wonderful way with tie
cattle.5 She likes dumb things better
than she does us.' - .s. , i "a; -
ado you think she would come downS'
He telt desire to, sec that beautiful;
naughty head once. more. ,.2,,.;..I
"Not she," said his sisters, but to htimo1
him they called her. They got no an:
swet, though she heard them we'll enough
Meta Sari, Who was there, looked
angry She was a pretty gill who always
lookedlongangly for the return ct Wiz
ginio. 4rstrC si,fa *
And now he had come home and was
only thinking of,the trovatslla- a. &
The next morning when the first gray
CLEAN of days Umita went down to ghel
work with the cattle. She MIXED 3he,
three cows, then she took her sickle and
went to cut fodder for her charges; for ii
was broad summer time, and the poor
ca tile hereabeuts are never allowed te
leave their stalls in summer time, lest
they should crop the grown corn oil
munich tie yet green grapes. ,r,'. ~
Umilta did her best to soften their I'M.
prisonment by bringing them all she
could rife from the fields. ~ TN I
Umilta went out Of the light into t-the
darkness; TIE cattle Yero NJ aowaang atts'
~: will soon be back, mysdarlings. Ny
poor little creatures, be quiet; I will soon
be back" she JAILED ito, them in wistful,
tender tones from the heights she was
mounting. ct - i','5t 70, ~ 49, IS
Viginio; who had been 4 silent, unsus
pscted witness 70 this nl scene, said to him
scif. ~ 80 o. u
"She has heart in her breast. Who
besides tie cattle, might reach it2'$ II
Love ripcns AS quick ~ as the pear or
the wall under these suns,
II love yon,', sid NiTgihio. I'd her or
the seventh evening. 81 love you! Can
not you hasten and love me back again {
little2" ~ 3s@ .
,.a gR.!is sia ,sayPfs 2'fEsly }as9 *
.sGo aud say that to the girls in Turin
May he they will hear for such nonsense
do not" s--s&~,. .. ..~.
..Nonsense T. It is all my life, Issay
that I offer.n But, plead as he would
paler, lhlh colder, stlmt Nas alls 10 Il
II S@rynly your mothers coy maid,
3 she said at last, with u curl OH prUu(
mouth. sBut am tdo proud for you
for all that Go lsI hate you'll
.Hate mel Is that YOUR last word q, !
Umilta nodded, looked cold, uaiuly
fierce, indifferent, at III one. 20
I4the msrning she heard that NVi ii
g,nia had left in the middle Of the nigh,
Hismother was sobbing angrlly; he has
told her his colonel had summoned hin
suddenly ss'ss III ~ s ~ 8; s.:
s'Just when I had killed my tlamb Is
him.. 4 4 ] 81 81
Umilta smiled the mother saw til,
smile and guessed all but she KEEP
her counsef And Wmilta Kept hers like
wise. 5ss.s
Time passed. twas Just after vintag
and s4here we're sdppcfs ever where, III,
dancing and singing.
When the turn to feast came round /
Signora Rosae the stout hearted; ster
mother. though herihealt Fss sore for e
absent son, would not give any sign o
sorrow, She prepared grander suppe
than usual; and tDai1c I'll to come il ne
4 soul she said il. never should b gpeSse,
ff,af her fif1d heif kslfl nv