Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-26

I explained to her in few words how L
came across him, and told her the next
morning would see about getting rid of
our new boarder.
The next day the captain came down
stairs in excellent humor, and took
breakfast with us. 1t was then that l
began to question him as to what he
contemplated doing
"For thirty years." he replied, "I
have lived on a system which [ employ
in gambling houses. [ have combina-
ton on the twelves which brings me Ill
regularly five or six hundred pounds
month. This year I fell i'll at Cologne,
while on my way to Hombourgh, and
the little money had was not enough
for me to be nursed at home, SO had to
go to the hospital When well, / got
pass to Brussels, for / knew that there
were Italian refugees here, and as am
an old political exile; they will doubtless
furnish me with the means to return to
Italy"
"Why didn't you go and see them as
soon as you arrived %
my head was gone; hunger had rem
dered me stupid. / was incapable of
everything, and / counted solely Cd
Providence. You see / was right, and
he sent you to me"
providence aids but little those who
cannot aid themselves, and without the
lucky chance which sent me into the
cigar store at the moment you were there
you risked going without bed and sup
per"
"Oh, no; that was no chance"
old hi - 10 f,>
take no chance, however"
eyes, believe in chance, but only AS
regards roulette. I have been so rn-
happy III my life that believe in Provi-
dence. He has saved me more than
once, and has just saved me again. -
Well, now, to change the subject, you
want to go back to Italy?"
''That is my only DESIRE
"Wel, 1 will take you to some Italian
proscripts that know, and you can ex-
plain to them your position"
"Twould be useless. Only give me
their address; [ will go and see them
alone. must speak to them in private,
as I have important political secrets,
which can only confde to tried core
Ggionists.
This appeared somewhat odd to me,
but L made no remarks. and gave the
man the address of two of the principal
members of the italian emigration at
Brussels. In about an hour the captain
returned. He was furious. He said
that his ancient services were not recog-
nized; that no one woulddo anything for
him, and that he was reduced to despair.
1 went and found my friend H., to
whom Gondino had been, and asked him
what he tn ought of this individual.
"He has, answered T., "no title to
our kindness nor to our aid. [ believe
him to be an old swindler, and however
unhappy may be his present position
you must we'll know that we cannot give
to the first conner when our
funds are barely sufficient to atd real
patriots. %
[ returned home, and without telling
the captain what my friend z. had con-
fded to- me, [ sought to make him under
stand that he ought to apply to the Ital-
ian consul to get back. He hesitated
and then begged me to allow
him to think over it till the evening.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon he
raped discreetly at my sitting-room door.
{" have it." cried he, on entering.
There is very rich and very charit-
able person here, the Duke d'A., who
assisted me three years ago, when [ was
in great want. Be so kind as to write
me out the model of letter to him. and
I'm sure that before tomorrow [ shall
have the wherewithal to return to Italy"
I asked nothing better than to get rid of
the captain as soon as possible. I wrote
out what he asked, and he went away as
as happy as a king In the evening he
returned to dinner, and was full of fun,
wit and good hrmor.
The next day and the next passed
without any news from the duke. At
last, at the end of a week, which APP
peared to me very long, the captain came
to me and said that he had changed his
mind, and that he intended to stop in
Brussels for the winter, and that he had
enough to live on till the spring, when
he was going back to Spa.
"You have received some money
then?" I asked.
"Not much yet, but I have enough to
last me fortnight
"Then I would recommend YOU to
seek another lodging tomorrow, for I
can not keep you in my house any
longer"
GOOD! good!'' cried he smiling, "we
will talk Of that tonight, ell ?"
And rubbing his hands knowingly, he
went out with the air of conqueror.
1 could make nothing out Of this mans
ways, and was about to repent ever hay
ing aided him, when a revelation as un-
expected as complete taught me what
nice gentleman had to deal with.
The son of one of my friends, a young
fellow of 25, possessor of fine fortune,
and well known in Brussels for his
generosity, had received that very morn
ing visit from the captain. He allowed
himself to be taken in at the recital of
SO much misery, and aided him in
prlncely manner as was his habit.
The captain, overcome by the young
mans charity, and counting on the Gre
duity OF his age, ventured to propose to
him an infallible means of winning mil
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