Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26

Nlucu with numhcricSs pockets, hts RAIN
nrOOf siOrehOnse of meuger treasures.
a lnunty, brigpndlsh hat sgts perkiy up
on his fine. curly head and brings into
striking relief his olive skin. his larcc.
Erave eyes and ctinklX, curly hcari.
Slune from his right shoulder across his
lett hip by a broad band Ot hide, with uc.
casionaly the priceless treasure ~ a pol-
ishcd brass or bronze buckle. Is The To-
sepainhle carsrila Or shepherds pouch.
\ rusty curldnc. which Is never discharged
or stout slail az high as bis brcasl
but never the shephprd's CROOK u oidCn
tales aud modern tablcaux yivnnis Cuui-
llete tbc picture. And it IS ulNayh a
picture. for this follow With the face of
and apostle aud the eyes Of q saint IL 20
deliciuusly languld nnj incSpressihly la
~, that his splendid form ~ Forever in
pose ana rcpose.
Nearly every shepherd Of Southern lta.
~ h wurricd lie innrrits young. lie
rears, or rather There grows, seemingly
all unconscious to himself, q large fami-
~ The sons marry other shepherd s
ununntels the daughters other shcp.
hcrds sons Himself perhaps born in
the grass 10y the side of the "truturo."
la cleft Of some rock IN thr odyc Of
n torrents grayina, or 10 some low hut
or lul - muor, he cinergcs trom child.
AAN"fA - tNWNlNWNHA "a NINNANNAf ~ ~ NNNAMN III
youth and manhuUdi mates as q nOm0d;
aud never ceases q nomadic life mul the
pmckllme Of somc village campo SantO
consumes his hpue- So that 10 every
Hook belongs a family
The taltcrlcmnliun group possesses mo-
home hut that Of the daily gWslnisland
OF the flock. Their sole possessions nCy-
er equui 50 IN value. Their total earn
ings DO not cqunl II cents per dny.
lfIN NAHllW.sNsNstt q
anl wlRrc for rest aud sleep, aud ent any
thing that win sustain HE II they
have an aspiration ON earth. IL rs that
secret one Of so many Othcr Italian
Held AMI moor luhorNrs TO take 20 the
hills, that IN, To become outright brig.
ands Uuivcral Incidence aud repur
noucc 20 effort are safeguards against
ths The Apulium shepherd himself Is
picturesque eclluw enough, despite
your CONSEQUENCES ol hin yncuous igno-
rance. his unvarylng cruelty To his tlOcks,
nud lli, utter soddcn, rather than active
brutality TO his wife aud children, who
serve as his puck-mulps, like the Amcr.
can sQnaws, for transporting his sleudrr
belongings 10 the hills.
On The mouutaiu.sides the life Of this
shepherd family H. chnngclpss one The
whole summer lour. unless the terrible
hnil-siOrms NJ southern Italy fan uunn
the mountains. or the still more dcstruct
I've wlnd-storms. that frequently fling
both shepherds and luulls from the Crngs
Co death, come whistliug over peak or
bowling through grayinn Thcu The hu.
man mNrm0t Nwukcns from his lpthurp
aud accompanies prOdigious feam Of
strength and wondrous acts of ynlOr. IN
roscuiug endangered members of che
flock or Of his own tcrfihed brood Ills
food Is polenta aud Chestnut -four hrend
lie Is the one ltn.iah who drinks water
nsteud Of wine Ills heid.lOrc though
unconscious % himself ls marvellous.
When spurpd by vXtreme hunger. an
mountain moorand birds are doomed
when he sets his snare, IT, Is Wild
strangr, melancholy land he looks down
Upon, u he have the cnorgy for looking
His wife and Chlldrru around him are ns
yuiceless as himself and his hocks. The
very melody Of the sheep-bcus becomes a
meaningless din. One Carries away FROM
his environment aud compnniOnahip with
him only a pathetic sense of his hopeless.
ness and degradation You eau only re-
member him as another animal Ia hairy
hide, iuscnsnte 10 The trumpetiugs vi
eternal nature around min. The sheep
browsing nj his side ARE his equals IN IN
tellgcucc, hiR supcriolH in deinOustrnhlp
forces and activities. The lone krsiiul
wheeling above this Apulian shepherd
has wider horizon OF view
Those who care for the locks Of Picd-
mont, Lonibardy and radlnnt Tuscany
are a different folk Of whom sunnier
picture can be drawn. II the main thCy
ARE The little children and yOlths and
wives of NIL the prnsantry. In Northern
and Alpine Italy the beauty OF the cities
quAintncss and pcuCcmlnCss OF the villa
grs and hnmlets. the radiance of the val.
leys and the noble pcturesqucness Of the
forests aud mountains. seem TO have Civ
cu roilcNiye pencefulneas sunnincss
aud even yinlity to the people.
The shepherd Is always one OF the
villagers lie or she shares their every
day life. The fenBts espousals mar
riugcs. funerals all are theirs for enjoy
ment aud contemplation. Nearly every
family has its own little flock Often
several Of these arc merged into larger
lock and taken 20 the highest noun.
tninlands for the entire summer In
such eases u shepherd aud his family
accompany them and they live much az
do their Kind In Apnla In October the
same flock will be driven 10 the moors
and marshes Of Maremmc, whore the
Bhophprd aud his family subsist almost
entirely on snurcd wild fowl which come
here Ia nyiiads to escape the winters Of
the British lHlcs. the Baltic regions and
the German forests.
But tens OF thousands Of little focks
led by tens OF thousands Of little ahep-
herds aud shephcrdcgseH leave the vi.
lage grcgga or sheep fold and home
every morning for the higher glades
Sometimes dog. often pig trained 10
herd the flock. goes with them IL
maiden has chnrge Of the flock. she viii
have her spindle or Knitting. and. Will
work and sing and tend her flock the
whole day long II lad or STRIPPING
lend flock. be- win let the pig or the
dog tend the sheep, with an occasional
moment Of executive observation, and
the rest of the day he gathers mnsh.
rooms. hunts the young Of birds, al az
which are eagerly pnten save those of
the swallow and hawk, snnres forest
fowl, or pipes on his iute IN idle fan.
tAsy.
both must bring backload OF ferns.
grass, oak, elm Or vine leaves with tho
hocls M night. Some " this ~ for tenn
pOrary use. Int the wutoT store h thus
chiefly gathered. have counted more
than 100 Of these little forks descending
from the mountains with the shepherds
nj nycutido The valleys are yoinofnl
with thousands 0f finkliug bells. with The
notes from hundreds Of shepherds flutes.
with the trill of scores nf shepherds
songs Then. ns the shadows fall softly
upon the hanlets, comes the housing OF
the sheep la The Rregga, and the pms
toral Yields 10 the prOsaic while
NTlnvelln' aud ''NeuciH" gain new
strength for The morrow from their bowl
Of gtcaming pOleuin or pOrridge u
crushed white beans.
Tho fairegt poggeasiOu Of an Italv n