Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

EuaFuS. VII HIS teSs to
n sturdy mule, his arms tied fast
behind him and his hands heavily
m~anacIed, was the notorious Nert,
as dark and fierce as u mountain
thunderstorm.
heat and brilliancy Of the southern
sunshine; l would Weir smoke-colored
glasses. l bought them as soon as the
idea occurred to me-, and alone in my
room before the mirror / tried their
effect. | was satisfied; they perfectly
completed the disguise of my face.
With them and my white hair and
beard | looked like a well preserved
man of ffty-five or so, whose only
physical ailment was a slight affection
Of the eyes.
The next thing to alter was my
voice. / had naturally a peculiarly
soft voice and a rapid yet clear enun-
citation, and it was my habit, as it Is
the habit of almost every Italian, to
accompany my words with the ex.
preSsive pantomime of gesture. / took
myself in training as an actor studies
for a particular part. / cultivated q
harsh accent and spoke with delibera-
ton and coldness, occasionally with a
sort of sarcastic brusquerie. carefully
avoiding the least movement OF ..e-dS
or head during converse. This was eX-
ceedingly difficult Of attainment to nee,
and took me an indefinite deal OF time
and trouble: but l had for my model
a middle-aged Englishman who was
STAYING at the same hotel as myself,
and whose starched stolidity never re-
Taxed for a single instant. He was a
human iceberg, perfectly respectable.
with an air Of decent gloom about
him which is generally worn by all
the sons of Britain while s~ojourninS
In a foreign cline. / copied his man.
ners as closely as possible; l kept my
mouth shut with the same precise ar
of not-to-be enlightened obstinacy; l
walked with the same upright drlA-
demeanor, and | surveyed the scenery
with the same superior contempt.
knew l had succeeded at last, for l
overheard a waiter speaking of me TO
his companion as "the white bear"
One other thing / did. 1 wrote a
courteous note to the editor or the
principal newspaper published in Ma
ples-a newspaper that / knew always
found its way to the villa Roman
and enclosing 80 francs, l requested
him to insert a paragraph for me IN
his next issue. This paragraph was
worded somewhat as follows:
1.-THE Signore Conte Cesare Olivia, a
nobIeman who has been for many
years absent from his native country,
has, we understand, just returned, pos
sessed of almost fabulous wealth, n
is about to arrive in Naples, where ne
will make his future home. The
ers of society will no doubt wei
come with enthusiast SIN so distinguish
ed an addition to the brilliant circles
commanded by their influence
The editor obeyed my wishes, ana
inserted what l sent him, wCrd Tor
word as Ii was written. He sent me
the paper containing it with IA million
compliments" but was discreetly ST.
lent concerning the fifty francs
though / am certain he pocketed them
with unaffected joy. Had l sent him
double the money he might have been
induced to announce me as a king or
emperor In disguise. Editors of news
papers lay claim to be honorable men;
they may be so in England, but In
Italy most Of them would do anything
for money. Poor devils! who can
blame them, considering how little
they &C. BY their limited dealings =
pen and ink. In fact, / am not at all
certain but that a few English news
paper editors might De found capable
OF accepting a bride, IL large enough.
and IL offered with due delicacy.
There are surely one or two maga-
zines, for instance in London. that
would not altogether refuse to insert
an i~ndifferently, even badly-written
article, IL paid a thousand pounds
down for doing it!
To be Continued.)