The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-02

| tiful shape, and his handsome tanned
face.
You are no Dane" said.
oh, no, sir ! am from Naples, my
name is Giambattisla, and they call
me. Papa from Naples see you
smoke tobacco, good tobacco, 1t
! smells Brasemissio. have a good
pipe, but no tobacco"
| handed him my pouch and he fill
ed his pipe. lit il and sat down.
You must like TO walk" | said.
Yes, | run all over the world with
Tipp and Shnipp. sir Only To earn
my living. | am a model and they
say that | am very we'll built. Be.
sides | tell fortunes and play the clar-
ionet and thus | am able to travel all
over. Wouldn't you like TO see Mr.
Tipp and Madam Shnipp. my two
beautiful birds? II won't cost you
anything. You have given me tobac-
co, good tobacco"
He placed the cage on his knee and
opened the door and two beautiful
birds came out Beautiful birds.
aren't they. sir? Say, how do you do
to the strange gentleman, you ras-
Gals"
The birds nodded and bowed And
now We will show the gentleman some
OF your tricks. won't we?"
He stuck his cane which had
small cross bar in the ground and
gave the command: "Avantil"
The birds jumped down and few
up on the stick. Then he played the
Garabaldi march and the birds moved
In time with the music.
| told him II looked fine.
Now Madam Shnipp will tell the
gentleman his fortune. You'll let her
do so? II doesn't cost anything. Only
another pipe Of tobacco. He pro-
duced small pouch and opened It.
VI. Shnipp went down into II and came
back with a small scroll CT paper.
This is your fortune. Please read
it."
On the paper stood In a miserable
hand writing:
Dear Friend: Don't stretch your
feet any further than the length OF
your bed cover for II you do you will
catch cold and cough"
That Is what We say in Naples"
Are you married." | asked.
Married. Yes. with the amiable VI.
Shnipp. No, am not married, sir.
haven't got wife at all. I'm not as
foolish as all that. have sweet
hearts all over the world. Ladies.
misses. and servant girls. am mar
ried In every city | visit Sweet. little
Italian girls are everywhere, but | am
not married. I'm no fool. My last
sweetheart was a painter In Scantia,
young widow. was her model, and
she sighed and cried when | wanted
TO leave. She wanted 10 put me In
her cage but Giambattista is no fool.
What is wife. sir? A chain around
your FOOT An angel when you meet
her. and a devil before you get through
with her"
He looked around
IL have been here once before" he
said. 1T may be about five years
ago IL was in the month of July III
the afternoon. came along this road
Every now and then stopped In front
OF cottage, played tune. and let
Tipp and Shnipp show their tricks.
The people had their fortunes told.
and ! just coined money bio Mic,
that paid me we'll Then I went fur
ther up the road. and stopped at a
cottage some distance from the road.
surrounded by large garden.
I got out my .clarionet and played.
and kept on playing, for 1 knew, as |
always do. that somewhere I'm the
darkness OF "A room was somebody
listening TO me. Al last when | had
played "Oh. Lucia: Oh, Lucia saw
lady at the window. She made a
| sign TO me that I should come inside
the garden.
II took OF my hat and safc with
J tia Kro.,est OF Measure paila DON