Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-03

pIo1,aplt Ahe{ Aaa redcneu the road by
q side path.
On their way to Rome" he reflects.
seeing that their faces are set city
wards.
He IS not left long to conjecture, for
almost on the instant they are up to tho
spot where he is still seated. Soon as
opposite. they come to stop. facing
towards him, both at the same time
raising their tall hats and saluting
with a gentle grace in singular contrast
TO their wild and somewhat fierce-look-
ing features. For with hats OFF. ex-
posing their tangled fakes of jet-black
hair, half-shrouding their swarthy faces
they might easily be mistaken for a
brace of veritable bandits.
"Buon giorno, signore!" says the
zampognaro. who is the first to speak.
Would your excellency like to hear us
perform? Say a noyena, or, if that's
too tedious, we can chant you the short
est stornella, which shall cost just
whatever your worship wishes to pay"
mo, thanks" politely answers the
Englishman, speaking their own lam
guage, which he has learned from Luigi
Torreani. Il should like it very much,
and don't refuse on the score of price
which you are so generous as to leave
to myself. But just now I cannot
spare the time. have journey be-
fore me, and am not very sure of the
road"
''Ah, that's awkward. There are no
finger posts up this way. But if your
excellency has no objection to tell US
where you wish to go, no doubt We can
give you directions. We poor pifferari
are well acquainted with the Romagna
roads necessarily so. since it is our
calling to travel them"
"oh, thank you" returns the traveller.
IL shall indeed feel greatly obliged by
your directing me. / ann on my way to
town called Val di orno, which lies
somewhere among the mountains near
the Neapolitan frontiers. l suppose
there can be no difficulty in keeping
the road as far as Tivoh? It's beyond
that / fear being at fault Isn't there
place called Vicovaro?"
Isl, signore, there is. It's about four
miles on the other side OF Tivoli, and in the
direction you wish to so. To get to 1t you
must continue on along this road; which,
as your excellency will observe, follows
the course of the Teverone, Keep up the
river till you come in sight of Nicoyaro;
then you'll see little stream that runs
in from the left That is the Licenza.
Turn up 1t, past Rocca Giovine. on high
hill. then go on to the head OF the valley.
where you'n be beside some vineyards and
huts, with a ruin. which was once the
house of a celebrated poet-the Signor Ora
zio-who wrote such beautiful stornelh"
"Good'g thinks Henry Harding My
road leads me past Horace's Sabine farm.
That will be interesting. How fortunate!'
''The ruin" continues the zampognaro,
"is at the foot of Monte Gennaro. yonder
mountain you see with the two peaks.
You'll cross over the ridge between them,
by a path, which any of the people at the
vineyards can point out to you. Once on
the summit of the ridge you'n see Val Of
Orno, at the end OF a sloping valley, be-
tween two spurs Sorry we can't 80 with
your e&cellency to guide you, but we've
an engagement IN the citta, and must he
there before nightfall. Does the signore
expect to reach Val ii orno to-night?'
Il did expect it--intend t. If possible
The pifferari exchange looks OF intelll-
gene. as though they did not think IL pos
sible.
IT'S a long way" says the zampognaro.
as if speaking to himself, land anything
but easy to travel Part OF the road is
good enough, but the rest is only scorza,
where it crosses the mountains. lIe'li have
climb for g."
BAH" exclaims he OF the pipe with a
significant glance given to his companion.
1.-THE gentiuomo's young and strong. lie
may easily reach Val di orno to.night--
aye, before the sun sets-if he don't loiter
on the road"
Il don't intend to-" says the traveller.
And for that reason must be moving.
Thanks for your politeness. sIgnori. And
though l can't stay to hear your music.
which / doubt not is Of the sweetest, per-
NIT me TO offer you a triaing buonamano
So saying, he takes out a haif-paul and
drops II INTO the hand OF the zampoBnar0s
ready extended to receive It.
Giraffe. exeellenza!' exclaimed both IN
breath, again gracefully uncoyering; then
adding "Buonviaggioi" they turn faces for
Rome and step briskiy off; the Engiish-
man proceeding in the opposite direction.
when some two hundred yards from the
stone, he gives look back. curiosity
prompting him 10 take another survey OF
pair OF tramps so pieturesquely attircd
TO his surprise. they are out OF sighsa
neither anywhere on the road nor or :.
though he commands a view OF Its - -
causeway for al least a league
After all, there IS nothing so ves-
strange in their sudden disappearance.
They may have turned off to the capanne
OF some peasant or shepherd, several 81
which are seen browning distant knolls
or they may be seated By the roadside
resting under the shade Of the bushes.
though that does not comport with what
they said about the necessity Of their has
tening on to the citta.
"Hai" he exclaims, as a thought strikes
him, II think know where they are and
what they're after. That piece OF silver
has put an idea into their head-one, I'm
told. that's never out Of an Italians mind
when there's money before his eyes
They're not going 70 share H. as intended
they should One or other viii have all.
and 70 settle which. III be bound they're