The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-01
WIDOW GAMBERTI.


even as the mechanical movement Of
well regulated clock, the passage of the
troops is always an important event.
The peasants even, naturally pen9i-
Gus, do not complain of the slight eX-
pense and Inconvenience that the mill
tary guests bring for a day into their
houses, and be it noted that it is not
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 chatterbox, cspe-
cially if he is from the south. There
are fine things to be heard, you may be-
lieve me.
That daythe young serving women had
done their daily tasks in the quickest
way and with various distractions. The
worllwonen busy near the windows had
often raised tn curtains to see better
an officer come to prepare the lodgings
who since dawn had galloped up and
down through the town satisfied no
doubt with attracting all the feminine
glances.
1t was cold day in the beginning
of April The winter, which all had be-
lieved to be definitely over, by a malig-
nant caprice or to play bad trick on
its o,,o,,,ios wac como bocly oc,,in and
tba ic,, white mantle co1,e,od tho Garth
orcyr o,,1 gborc ,,o,nifcsrt ,,rder The
sun of the first spring days.
"What fine thing that the sun is ont,
ca t,ev will bo chonrfnI when tbev mr..
rivo >; tbor,bt tbo ,,i,Is Will tboy b1oyc
rnon their raddarod fn,,ors to warm
them and listened with beatipo hearts
whether tbe wind brongbt from ofar
some so,,nd ~ n t,.,,n,,ot ~. trar,nIing
Of horses
All ot onco ocbood a forforo rather
confused bnr ioviaI The regi,nentl The
reoi,nentI
Half an HON, later tbo so1diors ,voro
,o,rinc, into rho y,iI1ooe fIIin,, II Win
the clatter NJ their sabers and their
yor+bf,l voices in yorio,,s diaIocts ~
italy
Toc,otl,.,, i, +l,, 1i,,i,,,,roo, 1orc,ord
low roofed of tLo No. toyo,,, tI,e off.
cers in fotigre nriforrn arnroachof
tbeir damn boots m the danes of n M.
+riorcLoI rbi,nno,, in tbo bannv frame
NJ mind of those who ofter n tircsome
dav,s march finally have nothing more
70 do exrent TO rest in n comfortable
bopse with the prosnect Of n rood din.
ner
.I savr' exclaimed Lieutenant Ter
biani. who was carelessly rolling n Gig
arctic and rocking himself ON n chair
pear the window s.Here are two fine
snecimens of the natives Come and soc
Destrelli As for me. I never dreamed
of more charming LITTLE women "
All the officers rushed TO the window
in haste m +est tbe accuracy of that onin.
ion
ooh. Obi They are ELEGANT indeed. "
Look what tipv tracks those feet
leave ON tbe snow ;;
"And what uraceful movements.
"Thev are lovely and no mistake, ("
"I,ook here. landlordp' called Lien
tenant Varella. fitting his monocIe int
the eve socket. "are all the women o.
this Mace like tbose?',
The innkeeper, a stout man of abou
30 smiled. strollinn his heard half re,
and half gray. and declared;
"Not all. sipnor tenente. Our rirls
NAV saw. are not amiss but those win
passed are Siguorina Corati of Givi
oso, daughter of the master of the will
nm there ON the hill. and the other wit
the dark hair is her sister, the Marches
Gamberti. a vouup LADY,
The lientenant had oneped his mont,
TO ask some other question lint mt tina
moment n servant maid came in prea
haste 70 fine muster beconse he wa
wanted in the kitchen One of tbe voun
men made n rather crpde observable
ON the plumpness Of the girl. and tn
conversation changed
'sTell me nv dear fellows. " aske
n cantain recently nromotad chow NJ
Won accommodated? Because Won kno,
that we shall stay here almost two dav,
so that the ouestion is important, Al
Won content"
Each of the officers named the lode
ing assigned to him. and the comment
bepau
"That unluckv Destrellil He is al
ways destined to be quartered at haiI
dresser's. 1t is true, however, that hi
hair wants cutting See here, Destrelli
Put yourself right into the hands of YOU
hairdresserr They all laughed heartily
''As for Bompane, he goes from vii
20 villa. He stays with the aristocracy
does Bompane! And this time, TOT
look! He is to be entertained by BaIu
Corati of Givioso.