The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25


/ choice of a travelling corup8nlou. despite
ne signs of IN. past.
Il was some time before we could re-
cover from the shock. bur while the sad
brown ewes searched our faces il seemed
! brutal TO show any sign Of discontinue
ANA Margaret managed TO coujure up the
/ ghost OF a smile as she asked where De
/ had been during an these years.
/ "In the convict prison at Porte FerraIo.
/ on Elba. siguora. ] came out yesterday
! morning. after having been there for TWEEN
( ty-siX years and TWO months IL is "a long
/ time"
"A long umet- echoed Margaret in dis
| may. "TWeuiy-six vearsi Why il is Jon
/ ger than ] haye liyed-iive years longer. ]
am only 81
The convict gave O pickering smile. Now
/ that his history was known. aud that he
/ had seen tnat We did not shrink from him
! in consequence, he seemed to find relief
in putting his thoughts into words.
Il was q when / went in he said,
land now ] am AZ. All, yes.' in answer
TO the establishment on our faces. 81 saw
| myself in a looking glass for he first time
| yesterday, and l was surprised, too. 4 or
the moment 1 thought 1t was my father,
! and that he had come to meet me; but he
is dead, and il is l who am Old. 1t seems
like a dream, signora, that l was ever
young, but it hurt to see myself so chang
ed, for all these years L have been look-
ing forward and saying it viii come. il
will Gomez ana when / saw my face l
knew that i was too late, and that the Ola
life had gone forever. My wife
viii not know me We have not seen eacA
other since l was taken away. she Is
pretty girl, poor Nina! fair like the sig
nora, with the same blue eyes. But am
changed. No one IN the Niilage VIII know
MiCCOlO t'pNpipi now.
But YOU are sdll young n man OF AZ
has plenty of time before him You must
not lose heart just when the good time Is
at hand. You ana your wife may nave as
many happy years togeiher as you nave
had sad ones apart
All! who can say ne sghed' Goa
only knows but one always hopes Inc
bambino' my little girl, she IS married her-
self She was too young, When ielN TO
remember her father. An, sIgnora. ana
the iniolerable pain OF the dark eyes once
more pierced our hearts. "Ihey nave lAVed
their iives-it may be tnat am not WEI
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