Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25


"Vot are your
"A smuggler."
"Donner- Wetterl dere is not 20 great a dis
thought Smoogler and prigand are bretty
near alike. Bush ofer your glass"
Pietro filed his glass to the brim and emp
tied it at one draught.
Bonner Wetteri vot cholly yellow you
are, Mr. Bietro; you gan take your pottle
like q mani Gif me your hand"
And the two neg friends shook hands az
fectionatcly.
~ had vunny idea just now" continued
Conrad.
what was it9'
''Gabtain Gorjelli told US dat detrunkards
who did not leaf wild him would pc hanged,
and vancied dat you was gone to hang me.
"And you did not try to escaper
"Put de gabtain had told us dat We we're TO
be hanged"
"Ah understand. But Corcelli has left,
and you are alone in Naples. What are you
going to do2"
81 am going to Wind my gabtain, Bonner
Wetterl"
"But where is he2,'
I'm de Abennines; in two hours sha''
hat rechoined him. Win you gone vid mef
"Ip
"Ya, rnein Herr"
"And turn briSandY"
'Haf prigGnd, only, pegnuse you are a
smoogler already, and in smoogler"--
"There is always the staff of half bri-
gand," interrupted Pietro.
IVA, mein Herr. You have understood
said Conrad, laughing boisterously.
"Trinkr
"With all my heart" said Pietro
They again filled and emptied their glasses.
"Corpo santo! would willingly accept
your proposal" continued Pietro, ''but am
afraid of the gallows"
"Dat is vat always vrightens beginners, "
replied Conrad Put fiddle by liddle''--
''You get used to tho thought OF it."
''As veil as to dc musket ov de spirit, and
do tears ov do girls, and de sermons ov de
Pcucdictirej."
"And how much does that bring in q
years"
"Pesides de vusket shots vrom do spirit. Ge
tears ov de girls and do sermons ov de vri-
ara, We get view doogats now and den. vine
enough to hinder us vrom dying ov dirst,
vid wood enough TO geeb us vrom STARVATION,
and desc arc all dc brovits of our proves
lioln
rs it not enoughY"
~ know it would be peter to be gard
NAL"
"Caro MO" said Piotro, ''you arc drunk.
ard"
"Dat is true"
IA dissipated fellow"
Il say noding to de contrary"
"And prattler."
Oats right enumerate all my vine quail
teS continue"
'If you keep sober for three days will
show you how you can get 10000 ducats"
"Vor ten douSand doogats gan DO as bru-
dent as do serbent, as soper as de camel and
as jaste as do elephant"
In tho first place. must tell you that
Corcelli has carried OF the daughter of the
Duke of ARGOS and the sister of Masaniello
from tho Abbey of Santa Chiara, where they
had taken refuge"
"A good bioce ov business. Donner-Wet-
terr
"Ho wants CO, COO ducats for their ransom p"
"Dat pill pc tree hundret doogats vor each
man. moost go and Wind my gabtain."
"ITat a minute. can't you2 Tho 10000
ducats have not been paid yet If you liked,
Conrad-if you liked"--
"Vcll, votf
"Wo should rescue these two women, and
by so doing we should each Of Us get at least
'I0,CGJ ducats."
Il will rot podray Corjelli, Bonner Wet
tar"
''IJo has betrayed EIasaaiello"
ut would po too immoral--and too tanger-
GUS"
II will undertake to put you beyond the
reach OF danger"
"Go"je!u would DO suro to catch me, and
would hsf mo G;,:.lled. No, ncin Herr, will
ncS bctr..y M gabtaia."
At would DO "a easy affair, tell You, and
vel worth yoGr trouble"
"Vcs s.o2ld haf 70 do7"
ITO ta,;o re to the fortress occupied by
your friends on the Ape2nines; once there,
shall Immediately enroll rlysolf in Corcelli's
baud, end then Will nanageto set placod
as sentinel owe: THO young girls ON tho same
evening, whilo you must manage to be Oh
duty e. tho outpost. DO you understandT
VA, "a, l understand"
"The rest will be easy enough"
"Vot q rogue you are, Biotro, for c mere
smoogSler!"
"If you happen to 30 on duty at the out
cost, without rly being placed to watch over
shc women, we must bride the man who is"
Cor gull him"
at would DO better to bribe him. To kill
o man, you sec, causes noise"
Not iy you know how to do it,
"No matter; it would be better to bride.
How shall We do itp
''Vo will ta!io vlasi- will ov vine, ami
make hiEl trunk Wrist"
After having concerted their plans for de-
,aivil5 tie vigilance Of Co7celli, Conrad and
Pictro set out for tho fortress of the baaditsi.
II that part Of the Apennines which scpn-
.atcs Calabria from Terra di Lavoro is
lAyo situated on tho summit Of an inaccessi-
Die mountain II this cave were Jeanne aid
Isabella held iiso-erJ.
Tho two young girls We're seated on q block
OF stone, at tho entrance OF their prison. Polo
and overcome by fatigue and suffering. Isa-
bella had rested her head on Jeanae's bcso.n,
and had fallen cslee9.
Frightful dreams troubled her slurnbers,
fo- from tiino to tirno her breathing became
shS-s, Lcl hands were tightly clirched and
deep c.'.:.-soa rnaatled her check. Then sho
suddenly woke up, looked around her in a
terrified manner, and went TO sleep again.
Jeanne remained awake and prayed. Every
now and then a tear rolled down her cheek.