New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

eating E.n II he could only get there IN -
asan@ b% Gon WhSs cS.n his share
money thus loaned. knew that the bofrcsY II
likely to leave Rome any minute. and - N
About one chance In twenty" ne replies -
had back all the the money I've loaned could
some one else had ali the money Mnke I've
not returned. he could lay OF for year 49, -
said this without any blush Of shame, ana H., 81
that the walters look upon their loans a. ~
cooperative banking system. interest om,,,.sS ~
lends with the expectation Of borrowing sSSc d
end OF lifetime probably the gains ana ios.9s u
about equal. "so q
I was struck In all these meetings v,,A
particularly II one happened to drift into s s!s
cane before separating, with the liberal ~ ~
invariably gave to the camerieri who servsS ~ ~
one ever gave less than ten centesimI ,rS y X
and even thirty were by no means uncommM,a5
the business would be most profitable: bur - nSn1t
mo well said 1.-The rich would play out after TSsee
OF the rest OF my story in the Ala spersnss ss
had earned little ever 30 lire GiacomSo' n s, na
in this time In getting all OF his clothes out n -
besides saving ifty-odd lire. I was too m%s nn
my servo suo, however, to learn 10 read ~ 70
more" but am convinced that such knowlesdHss. !
be had, as Giacomo said. after long exns,,sss
Sizing up" met walters In hotels who SnS
nicely just what tips they should get from lsn
man had even gone heavily into deb, at ~; usa, g
on the strength OF what ne thought three paSs
families would give him when they went sv.au4
Next to the Americans, the English are consMi
the most generous guests waiter can -
Frenchmen and Austrians are also fairy ,nsM
but Italians and Germans al the bottom 1e g =
walters list. The latter are literally desn.TU y
over Italy, and simply because they are al -.
in doing out mancie The waiter In ROM go ~
groans when Tedesco takes seat In H. ~
there. and 1t Is his eternal wish that the .vvSs
detto'' may never come again. -
My heaviest gain, however. in this queer a..
ure and one that owe TO the reader who haS ~.
for II thus far. In the language ifs.,
taking my place In Ala Speranza / kns.
enough Italian to make my absolute wants f,,1
and could understand nearly everything thai -
said TO me II II was not too complicated -
attention 10 grammar and devote more time a II
tatlng the italian voice. III you can once 49,
equeal and cry the Italians do" he saH ~
rest Will come easily enough" Consequently ~
careful during my cane experiences TO give 10.
tertion to this matter. and in those two -;
OF diligent study OF Sauers Grammatca' 49, ~
weeks later. while visiting the Camaldol Monsrs
near Naples, ! chatted with the cabman on IN ~
without much thought Of speaking well or NJ '"
"Accidente!' he exclaimed; where did You ~.
Italian so well? You are an Amerlcano-non ~
oh per practica." replied. WI
"Amer!cano Noh"' neIghboring cabby snes,s
why. he comes from Roma; can't you hear u
sing-songT
I make no doubt that the Italian languas, /. 4
serving OF serious study and that knoVlsds. .
Dante and Petrarch gives one a tighter sr!p ny
method. Mimic the Italian voice. and with two ~
dred words we'll chosen you will travel furths, ~ -,
easier than the college-bred linguist You viii -;
amuse the sun-lovng native. and in doing nh -
come nearer his heart than by any other m., Y.
backsheesh not excepted. JOSIAH FLYYf