The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-19
WIDOW GAMBERTI.

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The regiment had been expected since
the morning.
In the villages remote from the great
centers, where life goes ON calm and
even as the mechanical movement of al
well regulated clock, the passage OF the
troops is always an important event
The peasants even, naturally penuri-
Gus, do not complain of the slight ex-
'pense and Inconvenience that the mill
tary guests briag for a day into their
houses, and be 1t noted that lie lis not a
patriotic feeling nor affection for the
sons of others which animates them,
but it amuses them to pass the evening
in listening to the adventurous tales and
the jokes of the barracks of some SOL
der that is rather q chatterbox, espe-
,cially il he is from the south. There
are fine things to be heard. you may be-
Elieve me.
That daythe youngserving women had
done their daily tasks In the quickest
way and with various distractions The
workwomen busy near the windows had
often raised the curtains to zee better
an officer come TO prepare the lodgings
who since dawn had galloped mp and
down through the town satisfied no
doubt with attracting all the feminine
glances-
It was o cold day in the beginning
of April. The winter, which Ill had be-
lieyed to be definitely over. By a'malig-
nant caprice or TO play Q bad trick ON
its enemies was come back again, and
the icy white mantle covered the earth
anew and shone magnificent under the
sun Of the first spring days.
"What q fine thing that the sun is out,
30 they will be cheerful when they ar
rive, /" thought the girls while they blew
upon their Redeemed fingers 20 warm
them and listened with beating hearts
whether the wind brought from ATM
some sound Of q trumpet or trampling
OF horses.
All at once echoed a fanfare rather
confused, but jovial. The regimenti The
regiment
Half an hour later the soldiers were
! pouring into the village, filing it with
, the chatter Of their sabers and thei1
youthful voices in various dialects O
Italy.
y Together in the dining room, long AMI
low rooted, OF the Moon tavern the ON
GERS in fatigue uniform approaches
their damp boots to the flames Of apa
' striarchal chimney In the happy Trans
of mind of those who after o tireeom
days march finally have nothing NOR
, 10 do except to rest in q comfortabl
= house, with the prospect Of good din
o ner.
"I sayi'' exclaimed Lieutenant Ten
biani, who was carelessly rolling q cie
arctic and rocking himself ON o chat
near the window. Here are two FIN
specimens OF the natives Come and zee
Destrelh. As for me, I never dreame
l. of more charming little women"
ALI the officers rushed 10 the windov
, i'm haste 20 test the accuracy of that opir
ion.
"Oh, OIL They are elegant indeed
.e Look what tiny tracks those fee
leave on the snow"
"And what graceful movements.
lf ''They are lovely and no mistake.
;o Look here, landlordi'' called Lier
4 tenant Varella, fitting his monocle Ind
the eye socket, .'are all the women /
e, this place like those?'
d The innkeeper, a stout man OF abor
SO, smiled, stroking his beard, half re
= and half gray. and declared:
j. mot all, signor tenente. Our girl
a I may say, are not amiss, but those WI
g, passed are Signorina Corati OF Civ
u oso, daughter Of the master of the vii
mp there on the hill, and the other wit
l. the dark hair is her sister, the Marches
Gamberti, q young LADY,
: The lieutenant had opened his moui
! to ask some other question, but ait thl
q moment q servant maid came In gre
haste to the master, because he w
wanted In the kitchen. One of the youl
i men made q rather crude Observable
ON the plumpness of the girl, and q
conversation changed.
TELL me, my dear fellows, z ask,
3 captain recently promoted, how q
You accommodated? Because you KIND
~ that we shall stay here almost two day
NJ 90 that the question Ia important a
you content?"
Each OF the officers named the lod
ing assigned to him, and the comrper
began
nd THAT unlucky Destrelnl He II
ill ways destined 10 be quartered at hai
he dresser'a. Il Ii true. however, that |
he hair wants cutting See here Destrel
We lPut yourself xightinto the hands Of 70
- hairdresserf' They ali laughed hearth
80 "As Cor Bompanes b goes from WI
Y villa He Stays with - aristocra6
Ies Does Bompanel And THU time y
Booki he Ii 10 be entertained BY Bar
pcrati Of Giviosol
i "Ahi At the house d the beausia
!. little blond who Just now wens byi'