Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-24
CLEVER RASCALS.
Robbers of Naples as Daring as
They Are ResourcefuI.
SCHEME OF ONE LONE THIEF.

Too Confding Proprietor.
His nulllr was Signor DomenicO Doc
tor Dolrhinrlti. and he was host in
Rome. For Il scholar with 4 degree
he enjoyed his meals rather unrc-
straincdly. but after the spaghetti and
caprrtto had disappeared he used to
slow his pace over the finocchio con
vino and to strai@htrn his back, wipe
his muStache and begin his storics
"Napoi? ST, 81, Naples! Bella cit
Ia. beautiful. beautiful. And what
thieves are they in Naples! 1t is the
one city where you cannot lead don
key through the Streets
There did not seem to be much con
nrction between these. and our puzzled
looks said so.
"Prrchr: You dare not lead. You
must take him by the tail. for when
the unS'Sl'"rtn= peasant leads an ass
/ laden with pallnirrS or onions or wood
into Naples before long he happens to
glance back. and behold, all IS gone
produce, pannirrS, pack saddle, all
filrhcd Thereafter he takes the ass
/ by the tail and steers him through the
streets that Ne may watch constantly.
"Poi-it is all organized. Some years
ago the leader Of the robbers was the
captain. Everybody knew him. When
anything was stolen from one, one
went not to the police. but to the cap.
tain.
There was little music master
came home one day and found his pi
ano gone, a whole piano. and no one in
the house could say how, when or
where it went The little man was
distracted.
"Thcn he took heart and went to the
captain and stood before him with his
hat in his hands He was just a poor
music teacher. His piano was all he had
in the world He co. said the cap
tain. AT 6 this evening you have your
piano And about the time Of the
service that afternoon a wagon came
to the little mans door, and four men
heavetl out piano. which they set in
its accustomed corner; then they drove
Off without a word.
''POi, the music man. went again to
the captains house and began to thank
| him and to tumble about in his peck
cts, saying that he did not have much,
about 20 lire all his savings-o2 lire
perhaps. what twenty-five lire
yelled the other 4, who am rich,
whom men call the cnptain-o2 lire to
me! You poor And he kicked him
down the stairs.
But the most remarkable robbery
was done not by the band but by a
NeapOlitan single handed.
Zone day there drove up to church i
furnishing shop an equipagc with two
prancing horses and liveried coach !
man and halted before the big win.
dows full of precious tinery. a beau !
| tifully dressed little signor alighted |
and asked to see the proprietor. He
said he had cousin who would the
next day b ordained bishop and he
desired to purchase appropriate gifts.
First he would see a crozier. The pro-
prictor fetched superb croZier Of sill |
yer, the crook Of it gold, wonderfully |
chased and ,verwrought with carving. !
How much% asked the we'll dressed |
man.
"'Five Thousand lire, signor.'
"'Good! Tie it up and put it in
the carriage. And let ME see also a |
inter- And again he chose the costli-
est, one frosted with silver arabesques |
and beaded with pearls. He sat |
down to write a check for 5000 lire |
altogether. But no: he would see also
a bishops ring. How much was this
one?'
1.-TWO thousand lire. signor'
"'GOOd" And that. too. went into the |
carriage with the inter and croZier.
Finally this prinrcly customer would
buy a complete veSture and decided ON |
figured alb hroidcred with cloth Of
gold from shoulder to foot. Only he
doubted. will it fit; But stay he |
said to the shopman: you are big |
man. almost as large as my cousin. |
See if the garment will fit you So
the proprietor put it on and stood
clothed in magniGcence from cravat to
ankle
"'Good, Beautiful! Only the waist.
My cousin happens to be enormous Of
girth Suppose you put your arms at
your sides, and | shall fix the girdle
to include them That will about equal
my cousins waist So he buckled the
belt tight about the proprietors wrists
and moved back to survey the effect. |
'Boun Bellissima. Most beautiful" he
| cried. And now, signor-buon giorno"
He skipped through the door, into
his carriage and whirled downtown.
AT that Good day the proprietor
let out one awful yell and bounded
into the street Thief" he screeched
He crashed into astounded people.
tripped in his golden skirts: rolled and
could not get up again.
| people would not touch him, kick
| ing and frothing and trying to point
Thief. thief'-would not even look in
! the direction of the vanishing carriage.
| Finally the police grabbed him. dis
| covered that no was insane and a rob |