Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-27
LEONE, THE LION. /"

NEW 'thbsASN, La, Juif p'-0ut-
scope opposite, alias Radazza iona, %
good. looking Italian, was arrested last
Tuesday on extradtlop papers, and
taken to New York and placed OH beard
~ Italian man-of-war Hsturns out TO
be daring brigand, for whom the ltal-
ian Government had offered n reward of
81, 900 livres, dead or alive
The paragraph recalled with startling
esrnestness, an instance in my life that
happened about three years ago, With
party OF friends was visiting Naples,
and among our number were two per
Sons who will, without doubt leara the
fate OF Giuseppe with feelings OF emo-
tion. They were Charles Griffin aud
Helen Wentworth. Charles Griffin had
been my college chum, and later, MY
partner in business but being possessed
OF abundant wealth and Il rather indo-
lent nature, be was rather an honorary
member of the firm than otherwise
Tall and full chested with head like
Cspello, q frank hearty disposition, q
genial, good nature well educated and
refined, he had been li1nized by the fair
sex till he had become fairly satiated
with their batteries, and though he
might have bad wealth and beauty for
the asking-ior many q fair heart had
beaten more rapidly at his approach, ut
the age Of thirty-fve he was still n bach
elor, farther, if possible, from the mat
rimonlal sea than OF twenty. Together
we bad visited many of the principal
points of interest in the old world, but
Through the varied scenes be had pass
cd, he had maintained the same noncha-
liant indifference to the smiles and fat
teries which had been layished upon him
as at his own home across the water
In the ICY realms OF the Gar we had
been wbirled through the glttering
moonlight in the gay equipsge OF a
prince, and basked IN the smiles of q
princess Of royal blood, and while l.,
awsd by royal presence, confined my re-
marks to the extreme limits Of studied
Difference, my friend cbatted with the
utmost Familiarity with the fur-olad
beauties about ny. Like St. Peters
burg 40 was Baden Baden, with its
gold.c0vercd tables surrounded by beau
tes from all over the continent Paris
with It's gay throng OF beauty and fash
ion Madrid, IN all the pride OF its Span
ISL dignity Berne Munich, Vienna,
aud many intermediate places Of amuse-
Iuent and interest, to sunny sleepy Ma
pIes.
Here. in our breezy palace, whose
windows overlooked the beautiful bay,
wa bad met q party from our own dis
tant American home, among whom was
Helen Wentworth, who, with an inva-
lid SISTER WAS making the tour Of the
co,,i,a,t ~ bo,os oe re.,or;,r ,h, ,,e
ter 10 health Like ourselves, they had
detarmiu,d to .,.pa . short t;,,, IN vo,
pI,x and aItbon,b IN orr nv, land ~.
vonld bay, h,en .tr,poers b,ro amid
torai,,.r, ,,,.,,, yyos A., ho,a ~ .,,,,
thy shat op;cllv ,lac.d -. imam , foot
in, nj vrndualIv 1,wniur tr;o,dsb;r
shall uot st,.nnt .tode.cr;,,o ,,.n,r.
san,d charms ot' lols, Wsrtv,rt,, u,,
beupty WAX of tipt grand tvns that tho
masters loved to d.nct and rhnt nosta
raved about, Bvron, in his widest
dream. nsv.r. nrndueod q vrsot.r ,,r.
eeptjon Of female loneliness thm we
fnrpd III o,r ronntr,ynuor (, ,b,;r
frat ,pnetino s,r tb,, nv. fr;o,d Loa
lost hi4 isurt, The uopcholont pnnn.r
tina, hnl nlwavs choract.ri,.d him, j.,
so,j.ty nj once cave way and bo ev.r.
tod him.e,f ~ IN. pt,,o.t to ,vi, Tho
heart ,,f ,b;s nav ocoroirtopc, uo
MAJ how.vnr with hut I;tt,, .rcc.ou
f,~ though sh. s,;lsd croc;o,s,,, u,,,