The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-05-20


his rifle, went to the farm where the
rich miscreant, was bossing his peas
ants, and there, with royal gesture.
summoned one of the laborers. Who
advanced, cap in hand.
GO tell your master that Flora
vanti has sent for him."
Without hesitation the lad obeyed.
The master came. trembling, and as he
confronted Floravanti he realized that
his case was serious and he fell on bis
knees.
Have pity-don't kill me! re-
pent! l shall never try to harm you
again."
Say your prayers!" replied Flora
vanti. And be quick about 1t. My
time is valuable"
The man muttered prayer. The
servants silently watched from dis
lance as this scene of high justice pro-
ceeded When the traitor had sob
bed his Amen" Floravanti took aim.
and fired, shooting him through the
head. Then the bandit removed the
dead mans hat, and turned away into
the forest, calm and secure. aware
that no one would think of censuring
him for so legitimate an act.
How can you expect race like his,
with such turbulent past, such tradi-
lions and such memories. to be trou-
bled about the cffair of the Camorra?s
We laugh loud and long, here. when
we read in foreign newspaper that
the quiet, peaceful citizens of Viter-
DO have been Mortified and terrorized
by the arrival of the Camorrists and
their friends" People fancy that these
little cities of Italy are like our timid
provincial procedures, ..ept asleep by
four centuries of Capitalization; they
think of viterbo as another Tulle, an
other Marvejols! The Viterbans are
not astonished by the Camorrists-or,
rather, IL they are astonished 1t is be-
cause they are disconnected on ac-
count of such small affair and be-
cause there is such an uproar in Italy
and In Europe over the murder of a,
man and woman for sake of ven-
| geance.
| My friend, Guelfo vivinini. the poet
and traveller, who SO admirably under
stands the psychology of the old 1tal-
ian cities and who is here represent
ing the Corriere della Sera, has Just
told me fine, scornful remark drop
ped by man of the people as he was,
returning from the court room.
And it took 40 of them to kill one,
man and one woman!''
At present the Viterbans are becom.
ing bored by the affair. That ancient
and heroic race, which has fought,
generation after generation, for Is CEN
turtles and more, has seen blood flow
in private and public broils without
number-and blood very different from
that of the "Basist" and the "Sorren-
tine The trial no longer interests.
Only the jurors and their families
seem to care But they, of course, are
directly involved. Most of them pro-
test out and out-not so much be-
cause they fear the Camorra as be-
cause they are opposed to all exercise
Of authority.
DO you understand this?" said a cit.
izen, whose name was on the list and
who was in danger of being called upon
for jury service. do you realize that
we are to be treated like beasts for
some months or more, just because Ne
apolitans have quarrel on? Are we
the governments slaves? Are we the
guilty ones. that they should make us
spend all that time sitting on benches
Is 1t our fault If the courts don't know
how to push n trial through in a few
days. as Is the way In France?
we are freemen; we are ready tc
serve the country when anything seri
GUS comes up; but we are Indignant
at being Inconvenience for the SAX,
of judicial comedy like this!"
And when the story got about tina
rebellious jurors were to be imprisoned
I a Viterban said That would be
pretty sight-putting an honest mai
of viterbo in prison. If they try tina
again there will be real blood, and n,
: plot or mystery, either! Real bloot
will be shed IL a single Judge can b.
found in all Italy to condemn us!"
4 AS he said this he was magnificen
4 AS high spirited as his dauntless an
r cestors were when they went to Rom
0 to carry off the bronze doors or to "a
a claim the fair Galiana.