The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-09-10
From London Society.l
TERESlNA'S PRIZE,

stretching along the western side of the
beautiful bay, about which SO much has
been said and written. Along the steep
banks that descend abruptly to the sea
are many charming villas facing directly
on the water, and reached from the main
road by zigzag paths through gardens
rich III all the luxuriant growth of south
ern Italy. With the deep blue water
washing the rocks upon which these
houses stand, and beyond the sea; the
mountains behind Sorrento, Castella-
mare and Vico standing out in bold out
line; with Vesuyius rearing his head sol
emn and threatening to the left-there is
here to be found about as fine view as
the heart of man could desire. And
when the eye, as it Is apt to do, tires of
these grander beauties, it is only neces-
sary to turn round to regale ones senses
with the soft green's of the fg-tree, olive,
chestnut and lemon, the odors of the
orange blossoms and roses, and the varied
hues of the many flowers with which
nature supplies this land with SO liberal
a hand.
In one of the prettiest of these villas
lived an English family; and at the time
of the present story some tender passages
were taking place between the eldest
daughter of the house and Lord Ardley,
whose yacht was in harbor at Santa
Lucia, whence it was his frequent GUS
tom to sail across in the dingey when the
wind was favorable, both as a short cut,
and to avoid the dust, jolting and evil
odors along the Chiaja. The usual COM
panion of these journeys was a lad of
of eighteen, an Englishman who, some
few years previous, had been cast adrift
at Naples by one of those strange
chances which are liable to befall a
young sailor who finds himself with a
brutal captain and g drunken crew. At
ter many shifts and much misery, by
dint of sheer honesty and industry
virtues at considerable premium in this
city-and aided by quick intelligence,
he had acquired fair knowledge of the
language, and decent position as
guide, courier, or commissionaire, as oc-
casion offered. His name was Frank
Lloyd. Lord Ardley had taken fancy
to him, and attached him to his special
service during his stay in the neighbor-
hood, finding him both useful and dis
Greet.
Now it happened that adjoining the
Villa Santangelo was an untenanted
house, placed under the care of q gar
dener named Baldelli, who occupied a
small house close to the waters edge,
which served for bathing apartments
when the main building was tenanted.
With old Baldelli lived his niece Tere-
sina, an exceptionally beautiful girl of
fifteen, who had rather a hard time of it
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and avaricious uncle, to whom the ex-
penditure of every soldo for household
| necessities was an agony. Teresina was
great favorite at the villa, where she
was often required to assist the ladies
with her needle; and there some of her
happiest days were spent, much indeed
to her own advantage; for, taking an in
terest In her, they had taught her habits
and modes of life which raised her con-
siderably above her countrywomen of
the same class. Deprived early of her
parents, she mixed little IN the society of
her own class; for Baldelh was strongly
averse to anything IN the nature of out
ings or iunketIngs, as involving e1-
pense, and his miserly habits made him
unpopular amongst his neighbors.
Teresina had been for some time at
! tached to Frank Lloyd, much to the dis
pleasure of old Baldelli, who hated him
very cordially for the way in which
| Lloyd steadily set his face against the
monstrous impositions attempted by the
| old mali, though he frequently put little
| commissions IN his way for flowers,
| fruits, poultry and the rest. Baldelli's
son, Luigi, was also thorn in the sides
OF the lovers. He was a typical speci-
men of those Neapolitans, a term of
contempt used specifically for a loafing
set IN Naples by the surrounding towns.
! Just a shade above the lazzaroni, who
are fast disappearing, they are as idle
| and worthless a set of cubs as are to be
| found In Europe. Work is hateful to
them: they would sooner fitch a shilling
than earn ten any day; their time is
spent round the doors of cafes, in the
/ piazzas, ON board the bay steamers, IN
/ the gardens of the Chiala; always In
gangs, gambling, idling, smoking, sing
ing, sometimes but rarely-fghting
never working. Where they find means
to dress their unclean bodies in the
tawdry pseudo-respectable clothes they
wear, and for the lavish display of col
lars and cuffs-the less said about their
under attire the better-is a mystery.
Luigi had graduated highly in this set
but having a notion to settle down into
a less precarious mode of life, had
thought that Teresina might prove g
useful appendage, and, perhaps, by her
cleyerness and industry, supply him
with means for his own particular
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