Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-10-02
HISSIsTER'SDOWRY

The dinner was q success; we Ill
were In most excellent spirits; we all
OF the party was going to the country
OF colors. sunshine and romance
Now think 1t Is rather dangerous
of you," l said suddenly.
What is imprudent? Going 10
Romeo" one asked
YES" l said. 1T is dangerous 10 30
to Rome. for you may be forced INTO
marriage there"
My friends laughed and begged me
to relate my experience there.
Now I must tell you that during
the year I lived in Rome was IN the
habit Of getting shaved every day os
a certain barber and hair dresser
Bonini. / wanted to keep up goon
appearance and could not think OF De-
ing seen with a two-days-old beard
81 was greatly surprised one morn
ing to discover that big, dark-skin-
ned fellow, who resembled bandit
had taken Bonini's place in the shop.
HE noticed my surprise and said
In the suavest manner:
you will have to excuse Glcom
Ponini today He is sick In bed-very
sick, am afraid. have come 10
take his place.
"As he saw was about to answer
and possibly object he went on IN MS
most angelic manner.
"'You must not doubt my talent,
Signor I daily shave the French MIN
lister, two cardinals. three senator's,
Spanish duke. Milford Abercrounny
and a colonel, who has just returned
from our glorious war In Tripoh'
TT W, not necessary to say that
much to convince me. ] must nave
barber and might as we'll have him as
any one else, so I gave myself into MS
hands. But what hands! Gigantic
and muscular. they seemed to belong
to an executioner rather than to
barber | trembled when | saw him
stropping the razor,
Then he began to talk to me OF
Tripol and a thousand other things
Suddenly he drew deep SIGH and
tragic expression came into MS
swarthy face.
ALAS. he sighed. Y had sister
once
Its she dead them asked. try
ing to appear interested.
1.-The tragic expression was follow
ed by one even more sinister.
"No, she Is not dead he moaned'
1T is far worse. The miserable crea-
ture lives the life OF dishonor. Some
accused foreigner has carried hey of
/ do not know where they are hiding,
but II | only knew the name OF the
villain would kill him within an
hour, II ever meet him with my
poor poor sister. Battistina. will
have the lives OF both Of them or my
name IL not Paolo Capponi'
He kept on raving furiously HIS
hand. which was on my throat trem'
bled convulsively. AS for myself, !
was in a state OF deadly terror, and
beads OF cold perspiration rolled on
my forehead.
Suddenly the virtuous Capponi
seemed to grow meeker and more con-
ciliatory. Yes. will kill them both
unless he marries my sister
"And softer still he added:
"'Or give her dowry. A small,
very small dowry But he must give
It to me. Paolo. who Is the head OF
the family
"His razor was moving round mad
iy. At last he finished and | jumped
out OF the chair, Paolo Capponi, the
strong champion Of morals, took me
before the big mirror and said In his
sweetest voice, while he wiped his In
strument Of torture:
xviii the signor please notice how
clean Is the shave, how velvety your
skin, and not the slightest scratch.
II. therefore, the signor would be kind
enough to give me a little tip, say.
200 Tires, he will never hear Of me
again. Bonini Is sure to be well to-
morrow
1.-TWO hundred lire, This was evil
IDENTIFY Battistina's dowry. Then he
Informed me that the girl had hired
as housemaid was his sister, BATHS
tina. He frightened me into paying
the 200 lires, but discharged the girl
on nv arrival at home.
THAT is why say 1t is dangerous
to 20 to Rome."-Chicago American.