The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-19

Il recommend Mutterelli highly. He
knows all about Sardinia from Caglia-
ri to Sassari, aid is brave and in
telligent."
The fact that he knew al about Sar-
diI.ia made Mutterello valuable man
in my eyes ct once.
VERY we'll" said = taank you,
Signor Branderi, for your kindness.
And Mutterelli will have no cause to
regret his faithful attention to my in
terests."
Mutterelli bowed again.
when will the signor start?' he
asked.
'.As soon as possibility the first.
steamer,"I replied
Which is tomorrow will ar
range everything said Mutterelli. 81
will go row and engage our passage"
Thus it was that as | stood on the
deck of the steamer moving into Gag
liari, Mutterelli stood by my side. On
the voyage from Genoa / had asked
innumerable questions about Sardinia,
and if my questions related more to
persons and politics than to moufon
and other game, Mutterelli did not
show any surprise, but answered all
my inquiries with a directness and
prOmptress which charmed me, and
proved that Signor Branderi's esti-
mate of my guides knowledge of the
island was rot too high. But while
asked questions, said nothing about
the real object of my visit. I pre-
ferred to withhold that knowledge
until we were actually upon the
island which was to be the scene Of
action
What is that building, Mutterelli?"
| asked, porting to two high steeples
about halfway up the hill.
THAT is the cathedral, signor,' he
replied ct was built during the four
teenth century"
Ard taat?" l continued, directing
his attention to broad, white build
irg with many windows, which stood
facirg the lay.
That is the university, signor," he
replied. 1T is a fire institution. 1t
has the departments of theology, law,
medicine ard philosophy 1t has thir-
ty professors and about four hundred
strder is.
AID tee cattle on the hill top.
Nuttere.i?'
That is the Prefecture, signor. 1t
vas once tie castle of the King Of
Sa-4iria, but row it is the legal resi-
d(,ce CT tae prefetto and the head
Qrarters of the army of Sardinia and
Of tle police"
Ore after c~other of the imposing
buildings i pointed out to him, and
was answered in this prompt and eff
cient narrer Mutterelli was jewel
anorg gu:5es. There was no gainsay-
trG tast.
At Int we reached the dock.
Nut +cre.,i assumed entire charge Of
cur de5arl- ation, and we were soon in
a carriage. rumbling along the quay
toward the best hotel of Cagliari,
where / lad requested Mutterelli to
procure comfortable quarters. had
cautiously, as if by accident, given
NY guide to understand that close
observation of my wishes would be
well repaid, ard that | was willing
to pay literally. AS customers OF that
kind come rarely to Sardinia, it can
be wei understood that had the best
toat CagIiari could produce and Nut
terelli could procure.
The Gra-d Hotel (IIotel Grande)
stood en- prominent corner of Gag
liari, with ore narrow. crooked street
running past it from north to south,
and another equally narrow and more
crooked street. passing east ard west.
AS my willingness to pay was well
known By Mutterelli, | had the best
that the hotel could afford.
Mutterelli lad skillfully concealed
eli curiosity about my trip. He had
not asked a single question; But
row, having arrived at our hotel, one
thing puzzled him. | had brought no
guns.
"You must have good guns to shoot
the mouf1on, signor," he said, when he
had. asked ne if | had any. Most all
hunters bring their rifles with them.
But i can obtain some good ones
here. It is lust as we'll