, 1890-03-22

VmnTIAOHEMGUVsAg ACu NWA
ha was hardened aud set at liberty, where
anon ha forthwith reverted to his OLD
harnfs and practices, was recaptnred IN
dna cSoaurso. Under the new regime, anu
died 4 "galeriano" or convict, in the gaol
Fro,n which his more fortunate subor,ilnates
nave been released, having explated tneF
crimes bv uniform good conduct through
ont four decades of Incarceration, ase,a'
waited and embittered by penal servltuue.
According to our contemporary IL PGngotO
thAv are dazed with the wonder OF tnett
omsncipation. and can scarcely Drlng
Themselves to believe that they are really
Free men. Having worD leg-irons for IoEty
YEARS. they are somewhat embarrassed IN
their gait. and frequently stumble as they
walk along. Otherwise they seem to nave
an fffarad little in health or strength by all
tba dread hardships they have undergone
Vincenzo and Giuseppe "were two pretty
man,-robust and hardy Calabrlans- nc
tba fine of their arrest int condemnation.
Thew have grown old in durance vile, Dot
az the respective ages of slxty-nlne anu
sevantv three. are hearty and vigorous
prevbeards, rejoicing in their unexpected
acknowledgements. the announcement OF
which took them utterly by SURPRISE anu
strangely bewildered by the new order Oh
things which has supervened III their haClVe
land during their enforced retirement lrom
the ssbusy haunts of men" UNTIL they ar
rived in Naples a week ago they ,had never
even heard of railways or te~legraphs'' ana
one Of the first questions they askeu ~
the Prefecture was ''where they couI0 nno
the diligence to Consenza," their common
birthplace. The sights that met their amaz'
ed eyes as they hobbled through the streets
of Naples together seem to AVE exeFclseu
an intoxicating effect upon these supefan'
nuated bandits, for Vincenzo repeatedly,
exclaimed that he wase'in Paradise, u
Giuseppe gave frequent ptterance 10 Dis
conviction that his birth had only TAKEN
place that very morning, Both strenuoSs'
~ denied That they had been lmplca!eu III
the score or so of assasslnatlons aCtrlouteu
TO them by the Tribunals; but Dl Rosa al
mitted having "done something WIN d
da4pger which abruptly terminated the
mundane career of q youth who once inju-
dicionslv supplanted him with bis sweet.
heart: while Di Cicco dimly remembered
having on one occasion ''coerced" some
peasants into providing himself and some
of his fellow. bandits with refreshments.
UThe head and front of his otendlng"--as
far az memory served him last week-'had
this extent, no more
Unsophisticated children of nature, like
vincenzo and Giuseppe, who have passed
nearly three-fourths Of their lives IN strlcI
seclusion. and in the performance OF exer'
discs eminently calculated to absorb their
current attention, may be excused for dis
playing some surprise at the TRANSITIONAL
tions effected in Italian institutions, customs
and views during the term OF their segrega'
ton from the society of their fellow.countrV
men. The Italy of their youth was a nap
by hunting ground for thetearnest u as.
MiduouA professional bandit. which is far
from being the case with the Italy of to-
day, Just twenty-oue years ago the 'fat'
tore,'n or land bailif of Prince Orslnl-one
of the two Hereditary Senators OF Papal
Rome-was suddenly missing from his
accustomed place of residence. On the
day following his mysterious disappearance
his employer received a lengthy written
communication, leaving much to be desir'
ed in sespect to it's photography and pune.
t~uatiou, informing him that the 'fattore'
had been removed to an outrageous retreat
on one of the Alban heights, and suggest
ingto the Prince the expediency OF depo-
eitihgaoa q certain indicated spot, near the
tomUaot' Cecilia Metella, twenty.three rihed
carbines with bayonets to match, twenty
three revolvers of . particular pattern,
four hundred rounds Of ammunition for
each weapon delivered, two thousand 10.
manF qs6udi3 in cash, and, finally, twenty.
AhreSi silver watches Of good make. the
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