Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25
LEONE, THE Lion"

"NEw ORLEANS, La. July 6.-Gui-
seppe Esposito, alias Radazza iona, a
good-looking Italian, was arrested last
Tuesday Oh extradltion papers, and
taken to New York and placed on board
an Italian man-of-war. Heturns out to
be daring brigand, for whom the ltal-
ian Government had offered reward of
S25, 900 livres, dead or alive"
The paragraph recalled with startling
earnestness, an instance in my life that
happened about three years ago, With
a party of friends / was visiting Naples,
and among our number were two per-
sons who will, without doubt, learn the
fate of Giuseppe with feelings OF emo
ton. They were Charles Griffin and
Helen Wentworth. Charles Griffin had
been my college chum, and later, my
partner in business; but being possessed
Of abundant wealth and q rather indo-
lent nature, he was rather an honorary
member of the firm than otherwise.
Tall and full chested, with head like
Capello, frank hearty disposition, a
genial, good nature, well educated and
refined, he had been lionized by the fair
sex till he had become fairly satiated
with their batteries, and though he
might have had wealth and beauty for
the asking-for many fair heart had
beaten more rapidly at his approach, at
the age of thirty-five he was still bach
elor, farther, if possible, from the mat
rimonlal sea than at twenty. Together
we had visited many Of the principal
points of interest in the old world, but
through the varied scenes he had pass
ed, he had maintained the same ncncha-
| liant indifference to the smiles and fiat
teries which had been lavshed upon him
as at his own home across the water.
In the icy realms of the Gar we had
been whirled through the glittering
moonlight in the gay equipage of q
prince, and basked in the smiles OF a
princess of royal blood, and while |,
awed by royal presence, confined my re,
marks to the extreme limits of studied
Difference, my friend chatted with the
utmost familiarity with the furclad
beauties about us. Like St. Peters
burg, so was Baden-Baden, with its
gold-covered tables surrounded by beau
ties 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
and many intermediate places Of amuse
ment and interest, to sunny, sleepy Ma
pies.
Here, in our breezy palace, who's
windows overlooked the beautiful bay
! we had met party from our own dis
, tant American home, among whom wa
Helen Wentworth, who, with an inva
, lid sister was making the tour of TIL
continent, in hopes of restoring the la,
ter to health. Like ourselves, they ha
, determined to spend a short time in Ma
pies, and, although in our own land W
| would have been strangers, here ami
foreigners, there was bond of symps
; thy that quickly placed us upon a foo1
| ing of gradually dawning friendship.
, ] shall not attempt todescribe the PEI
, sonal charms of Helen Wentworth. Ht
Q beauty was Of that grand type that tn
, masters loved to depict and that poet
: raved about. Byron, in his wildes
dreams, never produced greater COZ
Q cepton of female loneliness than W
r found in our countrywOman. At the
t first meeting, saw that my friend ha
n lost his heart. The nonchalan mann'
that had always characterized him
society at once gave way, and he exc
a ted himself to the utmost to win II
o heart of this new acquaintance. /
met, however, with but little success
for though she smiled graciously upC
, him, he could not but feel that 81
vouchsafed to him only what she did
Others of her friends. She was We
gracious to all. Among the guests TIL
we often met in the parlor of the graz
v hotel was certain count Lanciotto,
reputed nobleman of great wealth in Il
city of Florence. The count was m;
of perhaps twenty-seven years OF age,
fine appearance and courtly manner
. who seemed to devote his whole life
pleasure and personal qualification. +
admiration for Miss Wentworth was u
- concealed, and | at once saw that
him my friend had formidable nv
~ A month passed, and my friend offer
10 Helen his heart and asked her to mar
or him. His suit was rejected. Char
20 was Respondent. He would have Il
No,lo, ~, nod /, +alv Int ot last I m