The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-21
The House Of a Traitor,

"S"e owdtu Nhc iiitcrlof Ol Corsica, the land
rises rapidly, and after three hours travelling
Through winding paths, obstruclcd Will,
hugc rocks aud often cut by deep r.vimcs,
You lind yourself on the edge of an extensive
malus. Tie nlatIus is the country of the
CofSltan shepherds and those who are ut
enmity with Justice. IOu must know that
| the CorSican labOrcr, in order to snare him.
self the trouble Of manurng his fields. SETS
! nrc to certain extent of wooded land. So
| much the worse il the flames spread further
than necessary, but then he is s;lre lu h;,v,
| u fine harvest, when llc sows his seed i'm his
| soil, frrilinc,i hy the ashes of the trees \,
once bore. The grain rcapcJ and carried
away lfor they leave the straw which i,
would bc troublesome To eltLcr,. the old
ro"ts, Which have remained in the earth, nm.
consumed by the l'aint's, shoot rortl, i'm the
following spring very thrh b,arcl,cs, whirl,
III u few Years attain the height of seven a,
clsht ieet III Is this kind of heavy under.
pfllStl lii;it goes by the namc of mauuis II
| Is composed uf different kinds of trees and
| SHRUBS, mixed and conioundri ns the good
Hou ricaSrs n nian can Only open IL uass
age thfOuEh II axe in hand. aud m:uuis hns
Decn known 40 thick aud b,slv that ,hr
mountain sheep themselves cannot ret
| through.
| 1T You have killed u man. fy TO tho nlauus
OF Porte Fcrchio, and you will lie there in
safety, provided with a gom gun, powder
and ball--do not forget u brown cowl,,,
! cloak, which will serve as both mattress and
covering. The shepherds will give you mill,
ana rhecSe ami rhrsinnts. and you will have
nothing TO fear from Justice, or the rcu,ions
itl,,f
Obliged To 20 iu the town tn renew your am
| mumiiiun
Matro fa!conc, when l was in Corsica.
| iivcd about !! half league from this m;,u,,is.
lie was quito rich Ior that country, living
h"oiN III C"rsiran phrase uiii is to say.
Wlhont WORKING himsrlf, from the produce
ol MS Hooks, which the shepherds, "A kind of
llohl;l lie race. rls'urcd here and there IN thc
mountains. When saw him, about t,vo
Years after tic events ! am about to re,,,.
hc appeared about fifty years old, at the
most. Imagine II small, but robust man
with rris. curly hair, black as jet, an ;pu,i.
| line nose. thin lips, large brish, cycs. and :,
SKIN ot Il '"p tan r"lnr. His skill in shoofiun
passed iOr something cxtranrlinary. cvc,
IN his country, whrr. there are so MANY
good shots. For instance, AIalco wou,,I
never shout at mounn with Il ,run alr,I
with buck SHOT. hut ;t IL hundred and ,w.n.
| W PAGES he would kill il, by IL hall in tb,
ic;ld or shoulders as he chose He used hi.
S''li us We'll III night as in tile daytime
theE rrla,cd the following evidence of his
Shi''' Wlii't, might appear inrrc,liblr To one
WI" mas h"' Travelled in Corsica AT eighty
PAGES distant. a lighted candle WAS ul;,cc,l
or'ilnd u Transparent paper, as large as a,
l,iate. lie took aim, then the light was ry
tliisuisllri, AMI at the end of IL moments
tiih", III the uttrrlnost darkness. he shot and
pierced the paper three times ont of four,
Endowed with such transient merit. I,,lI,,rc
iiitd attained II great rcpl,ation. lie wos
SAID To bc as good Il friend as he was ~ dan
gcl"ns enemy. aud, besides being ncighborIv
and charitable, he lived in p,.:l,cwi,h all ,hc
world. in the distrir, of Porte vccrhin.
But it Was also told of him when l,, WA;
~ 'or'r, where he had married his wife,
he lad rid himself in a yi,r,rn,s
iiia'liicr "i IL rival, who was as dr,.rl,d
III war us ~ lovr-;tt least, II certain
s''"t which much surprised this rival, as he.
was shaving before a little mirror hung ,o
MS window was attributed TO Mlatco. The
affair having died out. Matco married. Ills
Wife having brought him ut first tl,r,,
,..a, -. w." "'' S,,.t i"Se'' anu 'Ihailv
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,.,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,, ",'n ~, ',,r MsrrS
character
Ono fine day in ou,uur N,,o, ,,.,,,
early with his wife to yisi, ,no nr M. uo,.i..
in a ,lcuriu, in tho m.,,,,is M, ,;,.,.'
Fortunate desired IN ~, Win him I'm, a.,
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one must remain 10 Guard ,hr hnrsn.n ,,,,
fo,hcr rcrusr1
n, had been ,,ou. son. h,,r. ,,, r,,,.
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