The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-02-19
Matthias Sandorf.
JULES VERNE.
AUTHOR OF JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE
OF THE EARTH. "TRIP TO THE MOON"
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY
DAYS, MICHAEL STRoGOFF,"
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES
UNDER THE SEA-" ETC, ETC.
TRANSLATION COPYRIGHTED, 1885,
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fisherman, twenty years before he had
married young girl OF Sartene. Two
years afterwards they had had II daugh-
ter who WAS ciristened Maria. The
tisherman's calling is II rough one, par
ticularly when to the fishing for fish
there is added the fishing for coral,
which was to be sought for ut the bottom
of the most dangerous channels in the
strait. But Andrea Ferrato was bold,
robust. inlefati9able, as clever with the
net as with the trawl. His business
prospered His wife active and intel
ligent, ruled the little house at Santa
Manzn to perfection. Both of them
knew how to read, write and calculate,
and We're fairly educated, if we compare
them with the $50, 600 who cannot write
their names which statistics now reveal
to exist out of 2G0, 600 inhabitants OF the
island.
Besides-perhaps on account of this
education Andrea Felrato was very
Frenchin isideas and feelings, although
he was of Italian origin, like the majority
of the Corsicans. And at that time this
had occasioned some animosity against
him.
The canton in fact, situated at the
southern extremity Of the island far
from Bastia, far from Aiaccio, far from
the chief centres of administration, is ut
heart very much opposed to everything
that is not Italian or Sardinian-a regret
able state of things that we hope to see
Of "a
becomes better educated.
Hence rs We have said, there was
more on less latent animosity against the
Ferratos. In Corsica animosity and
hatred are not very far apart Certain
things occurred which embittered this
animosity. One day Andrea, driven ont
of patience, i'll IL moment of anger, killed
q well-known vagabond who was threat
ening him, and he had to seek safety in
fight.
But Andrea Ferrato was not at all the
man to take refuge i'll the maQuis to live
life OF daily strife rs mnch against the
police rs against the companions and
friends of the deceased, to penetrate u
series of revenges which would end by
reaching his own people. Resolving to
expatriate himself, he managed to leave
Corsica secretly, and reached the Sar-
dinian coast. When his wife had real.
lied their property, given up the house
at Santa Mama, sold the furniture, the
boat and the nets she crossed over and
joined him. They had given up their
native land forever
But the murder, although it was iusti-
tiably committed III seli-defencr weighed
on Andrea conscience With the some.
what superstitous ideas due to his origin
he greatly desired to ransom it, He had
heard that mans death is never par
doned till the day when the murderer
saves another life at the risk of his own.
He made up his mind to save Il life us
soon as an occasion presented itself
Andrea did not remain long in Sar-
dinia, where he would easily have been
recognized and discovered. Energetic
and brave, although he did not fear for
himself he feared for those who belonged
to him, he feared thai the reprisals of
family on family might reach them. He
merely waited till he coull go without
exciting suspicion, and then sailed for
Italy, where at AncUna an opportunity
offered him to cross the Adriatic to the
Istrian coast of which he availed
himself
And tl.at is the story of WHY the Cor
sican had settled at RoHgno, For seven-
teen years he hail followed his trade as n
fisherman and had become as we'll off
ss he had been. Nine years afterwards
a son was born to him, who had been
named Luigi. His birth cost his mother
her life.
Andrea Feriato now lived entirely for
his daughter and his son. Maria, then
aged eighteen, acted as mother to the
little boy of eight. And except the deep
and constant grief for the loss of his
wife the fisherman of Royigno was as
happy as he could be in his work and
the consciousness of having done his
duty. He was respected throughout
the district. He was ever ready to help,
and his advice was always valuable, He
was known to be clever ut his trade,
Among the long ridges OF rocks which
guard the Istrian shore he had no reason
to regret the Gulf OF Santa Mama or the
Straits of Bonifacio, He had become all
excellent pilot in those parts where the
same language is spoken as in Corsica
From his pilotage Of the ships between
Pola and Trieste he canned almost as
much as from his fishing, And in his
house the poor We're not forgotten, and
Maria did her best in works OF charity,
But the fisherman Of Santa Mnnza
had never forgotten his vow-a life for II
life He had taken one mans life. He
would save another's
That was why, whn the Two fgi-
tivts presented themselves at his door,
guessing who they were knowing the
penalty to which he was exposing HIM
self. he had not hesitated to say to them,