Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-06

sdDd. IRIS Duch We nave guOEs1 it'tH
the fact that hs - ultimately nangs q
for swindlinR.
Lake father like sou" IL q time hon
ored ~ ing. When tue elder Balsamo
was called away On bis long IonrIeJ
Giuseppe had ouly the tender hand OF
a weak minded maternal precepIof 70
teach him the way he should 20. Oni-
seppe. thus placed, ran vI!d. A brslen
impudence developed Itself, the morals
Of right and wrong were fEaiieTs OF
which he knew iitsle aud cared less. In
i word, he Was spoilt child; his no
tier could do nothing with him, snd 20
left him To eight his own way.
Like all toys, Giuseppe had 4 tn st Yo
racioas appetite, aud the household laIu-
sr being In somewhat isani5n state,
what wonder ~ il that home lad ho
pleasures for himf
Soon the neighDors tegAn to complain
Of his incorrIgIble habits; be pufloined
their prOyender ~ d appropriated IL 70
ms o~n zee; bis companions ia mud
larklng, pudding. and other Delights -
peculiar 10 boys, feared him ON account
Of his bellIgeTent di,pOs'tion. Ihoogn
but n boy of twelve, he was the terror
If everybody, and people named mo-
Bopp0 Maldelto, and Indignantly
prophesied that he would come 81 a
bad end.
Az this stage of his life 4 rich uncle
vas appealed To-. and he plucked the
burning brand from the IRE aud placed
IT In the ssmiuaTs of ~. Koch. bnt tue
discipline here did not agree WIN hlin'
lie ran away. notwithstanding. how
ever, that he WAS brought back ana I'M
pressed with the folly OF his ACT by a
good sound tiegGing, the only result
Vas To make him resent more and
more the tyranny to WHOM he was
SUBJ ectsd.
After a very slender schooling he re-
turned to the streets. His mother ca
ressad him and entreated him To- reform
tis uncle urged and argued. he result
was more than they anticipated.
Giuseppe, with ~ much sagscity ~
one could expect. said be would ike t.
toin the church To the general reader
this idea may seem to be most innocent
one, but il was the turning point in the
boys career.
lie WAS placed In the convent OF Car
tioirone, and as ,umed the habit OF 4
novice. The convent apothecaTy took
him in hand, and under the tuition oil
this funotionary Giuseppe learned those
principles Of chemistry which IN AFTER
life enabled him To conceal bis impos-
lures under tie cloak of magic.
For time all seemed to go we'll; but
soon the youth piaed for his freedom,
and the measures taken 10y the monks oil
Cartipirone To eradicate hIs vicious pro-
penslties did not seem AZ N they were
going To- work he deslted effect. Al
last il was found Impossible TO Keep him
under control, and he was expelled from
the convent.
Then he took to the singular calling OF
painting aud drawing vita certain
amount of success. But he could ne or
keep at one thing for any length of time.
Painting was soon thrown aside as oeIng
too dull and embarrassing. Giuseppe
then became the leader OF the r0ughs
at Palermo. and with them developed
some of his most notable acts of scoun-
drel genius.
He had fair cousin, and this young
lady had n lover. ItwOuld appear, now
ever, that she rejected the suit OF her
admirer, and the latter IN his diilouity
appealed 10 Giuseppe for advice how To
act.
Nothing easier" says the ingenious
scaundrel. "A lady { be wooed and
won must be generously treated. A
pair of earrings or a necklace Will work
wonders"
"You think SOP"
Certain Of it,"
But may offend the lady"
:" think not. Let me act ~ your
deputy and see IL | cannot work t."
The lover, acting ON this advice, hand
ed over the presents to Guise ppe, but
that individual never handed them To
his cousin.
Then he took to essays IN magic. aud
one of these 81 avs caused bis night
from Palermo.
He confided to certain goldsm tn
named Marano that in one of The rocks
of Sicily there lay buried considerable
amount of treasure. Is the aid of a
little courage aud seor,sy thus might for
tunately be anearthe 1. but he (Gai-
seppe) was not able to do the work hun
self: he must have companion; and
therefore, II the goldsmith was aRreea-
BILE, he would for certain consideration
take him as partner. Marano readily
fell into the trap, paid the sum demand
ed, aud together they went 10 the spot
where the treasure lay buried. Marano
dug with a hearty good will, but Gut
seppe, of course, did not, and the gold
smith soon discovered that he had been
swindled.
Thinking IL nnadvisabls 20 60 Rack TO
Palermo, we find him next at Roma.
There he fell in love with and married
Lorenza Feliciana, a most beautiful
woman. and as cunning and shrewd AS
Giuseppe himself"
The. interesting couple Immediately
set forth To seek their fortune. Gut
scope successively became Count de Me
lisss,. Commander de Belmont, Chevalicr
pellegrini, Count de Pischio, and finally
Count Cagliostro; LofenEa, of course,
taking the role of CouEtess nr Lady, as
the case might demaId.
Cagliostro, rs we must nov call him,
made dupcs ON every side. Possessing
those two great advantages, a beautiful
wife and remarkablc amount Ut impa-
denoe, Il WAS an easy matter 10 force his
society wherever he wished.
la Italy lie cultivates whisksrs and
dons the uniform of a prusslan Colonel;
Dame Lorenxa In very enchant ne at all
times. In France behold him in the
picturesque earb Of the fearless torrea-
Sor; in Germany the fcrocious Coss sck,
and so ON.
Ia an evil moment he returned To Pa
lermo, perhaps thinking that his old
misdeeds would by this time be forgot
ten. or that under one of his Numerous
guises he would be anrccognix lble.
Vain hope, He was recognized. and.
moreover. cast into prison. However.
his wife influenced herself With persons
at court and be was released.
he then hired people To blsxon forth
the miraculous cares he had Invented for
each and every kind Of disease, his won
derful GIFT Of prophesy and his immense
learning.
After short s1iouru in Palermo be
again went forth and travelled all over
Europe. Ills Extract Of SATURN
F" Wine Of Egypt and Besatifying
Mater" we're In great dem aud. This
latter Was warranted to restore the bloom
of youth tc the most faded faces. male
or female.
de also filled his parse by foretelliag
lucky numbers in Lotteries, ard orenej
a aew mine of wealth by becoming a
EreenAson. Ihis was his most success
fui imposition. tie gave forth that he
had discovered some valuable manu-
scripts belonging To a George Cotton.
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