The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

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| I have genius and no talent, optainedd ed
r. ca to the valley of San Bernardo, ana
| 10 take up my residence there VIM
retouchod some OF the more mooTu., yanctuary rirV
Of Nostra Signora dl MIserioordla' me
shrine and village lie in the mountains
Ave miles above Savona, me. Inc ioFibo ihopgh
grievously piiIaged by the French and by
later vnndals, The work would nave oeen
| recreation to mo had II not peen iol
OF a fat and souless trader, and to the
| solicitations Of her father that she should
marry him. The new lover loed9o het
with presents and with the ionles 3l
speech which n middle aged man VINO is
nmorous can be guilty Of, l could give
her nothing but the promise oil lutuTS
not convince her, While she would make
| prstense OF affection for me when we
| were alone, she did nothing to repuIse
the other, Thus / left Savona WIN her
kisses on my lips and rage OF her wan
tonness in MY heart and for three weeks
/ Iaoored patiently In the mountain vi,
| lage, and my art llfted me e'e" oe'''''
the spell of the girl
III was AT the end of the third week
| that my thoughts were ardently recallea
TO her by circumstance wn,cn o,, ea'i.ios tuss
| walking In the late afternoon OF inc sun
day In the path which leads one hlgn
amongst the mountains; here rislns sbova sbbova
this lovely spot; and. CHANGING TO turn
aside from the road and toplunge INTO
shrubbery / sat at last 9pon, .,ie Lid III
qIen as | have seen In Italy Below me
were rocks Of marble black; yellow, ssa
all colors. aloe trees hourished aDoISa m Ig nv
ly. springlng from every Granny OF nne
dell; and though the reign oi "inter "a'
not done flowers blossomed eVery%here
and mutitudinous shrubs were I'll r,oh bo,,r i
buried I'm my musings. and When az lasI .sS, :
left IT was by an overgrown pam ; aoIooS e,,,Ios
the dngle. found then tnat s,,I tne stepper oppo
than the one by which | mad deSceliueui i u;
In fact. / mounted II with difficulty, anu anu
when near the summit: l ciuhs hsor 20 foot or :
saplIngs and the branches for shcer TOO
hold This action brought all my troup,e. PIE,
for of Il sudden. Just as had come 10 D., .,ie q
top. a shrub TO which was hoIdlng Iii. Ghse :,
at the roots and, giving sent me loiiI,,9 rom,
10 the bottom again with great luali, III,
iItv Of soft earth all about me ana my
bones aching indescribably. ,;.,,,
For some minutes | sat, pelhS I.|Ig
and shaken. on the soft grass. When
could look around me | saw st.SIsb I,,nis,,
thing. In a mound oil the mo moiu wlI,L1' .loid
had fallen there was cruGltlX OF sptIh oh
ThIckly covered with the clamIny eatNn
as il was. dulled and tarnished WIN .Ioit IOi.''
burial the value OF the thing was uhInis
for blood there was crown OF diamonds
for thorns; the whole was ornaiheheeeu
with a sprinklIng OF jewels, whose hTe
was brilliant even through the paSty Cld!
which clung upon the cross. l noed scarce
Iii mt1I',s ,.ou tSnt ali the curiosity which is
part OF me was whettcd at thl5 uh
expected sight; ana Del1eV'nS oJne NJ treasure'
shook the mold off me and went quiicNtsSS ~ ,
by the easier path to the hilltop ana the
place of the lsndslip. u,., ,yro,,er
the mountains. and steeiy neht. suot
to turn into darkness, fell upon the I'd Ia,
vine, yet I was able stu 10 see ,i Ciedie. az,
enough for my purpose-and tor my 1T us -
appointmcnt Ii Is true that the snp OF
the earth from the hillside dlscloseu
cavernous hole which had oeen aue; ~
OF treasure whose Image had leaped lIlt.
my mind I saw little, The few orlSh
things that lay about In the part OF tnt
trough which remained were enllIes
such vessels as serve priests in the mass
There was pyx in silver. paten II
gold and two smaller ones; a monstranct
with some exceedingly hne oiaanDiauS o1 ,,,,nI n[I
the topaz In It. and gold challce nue. nue.
lndented. judged at once Una. .',S, ,i,,
things had been buried either ~nen a IN,
French plunderers came 10 ltaIy, or cL.e cioe,
the trouble of 10, 1t was equally clea'
that they were the property OF the 20 20
minIcans whose house was haId ny; an, an.
either that their present hiding Piac'
was unknown. or that they had oeei
! Iefr In concealment for some reason o
j diplomacy. In any case. the value o
the stones in the monstrance was ques
. ,ionab,e: but l am an Italian, as you see
and | believed then. as now In nothlLlt llll
C but omens For a long while no though
Of touching these things, scarce even o
. handling themxso strong IN nqtnan innncam,
Il to me- | sat there gazing at them ah'
watching the light OF the topaz sparkimrid. M
= even above the radiance OF the silaiit ,iit
: dIamonds-sat In fact, until 1t was quit'
II dark and the masma rose from the val
: ley Then, In one OF those hashes o
Ii thought which often mean mucp 70
e man, | had 1t In my mind that both IN
n diamonds and the topaz above them wouiS
y sit well upon the arms of Pauline; | ever
saw her in my fancy coquetting 10 ms
for the present. began 10 laugh aiou'
- at the other thoughts. to call tnem echoe
y OF childish schooling, 10 handle th
:. chalce and the ring OF jewels. and e
: fool foo, In In Europe il I did not take them
O Need | tell you that the reasoning con
o vinced me? and quickly, as the cold o
n the mist grew more intense l tooK ,[ ,h'
e courage 10 secure the chalice and tn
s crucifix. and rose to leave the place.
n Now. for the first time. I think yo,
L story. The strangest part OF 1t yet re
: mains, ] have told you that dark ha'
= fallen upon the ravine as l rose to qui
q valley with the early night You VIII
n therefore easily understand my discom
: future when. reflected upon the whit
:. curtain OF fog, I saw the dancing ligh
d of a lantern In the next moment !;
man. young but ragged. with fun
C bearded face. and the cape OF prizes
about his shoulders. stood swinging nj
lantern before me, and looking down a
II the tomb OF the Jewels by our feet.
know not why. but there was something
d OF such power and command writ uDoI
the monks face that I have never calle'
S him by any other name than the Christ
| With what feelings he Inspired me
e cannot tell you. Terror. human terror
| Is no word for my experience; my Who'll
e being seemed stricken with an appre
henson which tortured me and mad
n my brain burn. God, the memory shake
n me even now, and / have seen him thric
n since. and tho fear Is greater every tim
= ! look upon his face
y Thus ! stood facing the man wbel
q he opened his lips TO curse me. he
u II neve now and shall always believe, tina
" he Is nothing but madman who's
brain has failed from long fasting r
y that as n may. his words ring vet /!
- my ears II you search the world through
70 read the curse upon Barbarossa an,
all the volumes OF anathema. you will
II, never find such a blasting accusation n