WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUARY 12, 1882.
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DAME AtJTOMN WITH A MOUBNFUL PAOB
Summer lii dead' too noon htt reliant shape
Beneath a humid poll of leaves Is laid;
Too noon Is flo.1 the swallow, to escape
The Mtlni; wind, and lnter"t crncl thsdt.
Hummer Is dead' the weeping forest tree
Repeats the err amid Its ta'llni; leans;
l'at is the cheerful hum ol tho laden hee,
,inlhcil the mellow glory ot the sheaves.
Now do irrlm shadom mher In Hie nliiht,
That follows fast upon the shortened day;
lloro boldly doth tho nitht bird wing; her !ht,
Arnl croak deflance to the moon's wan ray.
Now doth tho peasant, hastening sadly home,
Iri-inhliritf, recall somo half fortfotlcn talc;
How In tho chill of evening, elf and enome,
SorlltiV, hold revel high on hill and dale.
L'p from the deep moist bosom of the earth,
Autumn arising shakes her dewy hair,
And limi the snlifjp mvrthesof her birth
loitoar aloft, a crcaturo wondrous fair?
Hut ii lie and ! one slender Inn I upholds
Above hi r lie ul a (oil's translucent rheen,
That (allliiK, wraps within Its s Ir'ry folds
Her IIiiiIm. whose charm thus hidden, yet Is seen,
A wilr I Hifht flickers falntlj riiiiinl her head,
And siiirKloj on tho time I irossvuer
Of dilicato wlnirs, lhattn tho brrrre outspread
Kuorthir illifht, )et scircelj stem to stir.
Yet ti ars are III her eye", nh I mournful tesrs;
slnilow dims her pule brow as of pain,
111 Innf fsdisl hoM'sln rinlshiil Jiars,
i if lulrthaiid ) that in i) not come again.
So lino I hiarl htrfrnm litrcnurh arise,
In n flight Is full of murmurs, ami the sound
Of lliu thill air Unit rilsths asthellles.
And tho dead talk'" tint cmekle to tho around.
And thussholluiUlh, hruthliiK from tho bough
I hit ruit linns lli it null) llngir tliirc,
Andwnathi's Hum Into il.npli.ts for her brow,
Or plucks tho ilriiiplng lluiwrcls Ic r hor hair.
nd ulilh) tho pattcrliM riln tirops on the grass,
I all vi llh a ceaseless mouotono, the night
Kiim aps lur, and tho stars behold her pass
I hiniixh the hie ik darklions in her silent flight.
Cliainlier't Journal,
The Signor American.
i.
It was in tho ttpistcry nt l'is. that Herry
lirst Hair licr. Hu had just entered the door
an hIiii uttrrrd a few clear soprano notm; and
in a iiiDinui.t vvns awakeiu'd that peculiar echo
that oni'ii Inurd, ia nmi rfoi gotten a aosniing
mill tilu. ii ui voicch in uiiuutlily tunilcr si'ct
iichs taking lip tlio ftirtin and vi.-iftiiti; it tu
the lngln i' liraen.
I'.mi) I '111111111 tlnnlis in recognition of
the tn nt ii vtliiili ho had shared. Shu glanced
tinriiNilv t iw ml hi r iie'fit, a lniildle lyul
giintleini . with litld, hIipiiiic; head, uiid loiif;
jjrnj uli i.iip; Hliejlitl n.elniid her heud in
retiiiii, i d xpokn tuo in three muds- it
leunt Hi i ihivv her Iipi in )", thmi'li lies did
nut uittli tin) mohIr
Mini uiitiulc of the litlitiy, moved uithu
jeuloimy nt lic-uig imtili ne, must just then
hIiiiu w 1 i it In' could do hy throwing down
upon the niarhlu lluoi ahlocknf Mood, and the
hloM awakeiu'd the mimt deafening and lion 1
me; riiHh ujioii crashing cchoe'B, that linally
rollul away liko the muttering of a distant
thunder a tot 111.
Ilpis it was that Kerry lout those worth,
which, if they had lieen meant for liini, wore,
no ilnulit, Miiui cciuiiionplaco reply to his
thanks; Imt, if Ilia ecowl could have consumed
that grinning ctutodc, lm would have been
turned instantly into ashes.
Her escort favored lteiry, as they turned
wny, with a most comprehensive stare, or,
lather ft series of stares.
The ctmtodc, with his hlock of wood, never
knew that lie lost tin co funics for hit pains,
l'liti live fi uics thnt Herry would have gladly
giMii in his liuppiness Mas hut a hcc,rudgeil
franc in hisresentimnt. I low ever he relented
to tho a uoiiiit of Miothci fiiur whin the atiipiii
old man cud, lis ho placid tho f.-e carefully
away in his pocket with one hand and mo
tion! d ti.w.ud the vanishing c.iiuage of the
imilois with the other, "Ah! she did sing
fiouihii he.iit them.idi'iiui.faiinll"
M uliimii faced' Ihiiil'tliMt th evpiesssou
mis one tint he of the l.iptlsti) would liavo
idndl) hollowed on anj fair liio friuc donor,
etu on Miss MiKgs lursulf; though in this
isc he hid lieeu moved hj the )iowii ofhcju
t) .is will as h a livelj iidiuiratioii for a
ehuifid giMr. She might well hive stipp.d
out of some old worshiped i.uimis, that laie
gold, ii hairid datightei of the 'and of olives,
M lii'-e he ii nig w as sh et tl ami uohlj majet
tic, .mil who, at the most, could not have been
nioie than iiglitciu or ivunty jeiirt.
It nas hi those dajs In foroumtctl Italy wat
a nalied act, wl on it Mas unpli.ant and not
infrequently ilaiigeroii for any, one to he there
doing much traveling; Imt the least so for an
Aiiieiic.in, to whom it could matter hut little
pi .illicitly, who might v n in the struggle.
Annul with a couectly Usui lusaiioit, and
attending stiutl to thine nutters which are
suppciaetl to interest a traveller an American
found himself the least h ir.M.od ot nny nation,
ality, and n hundred times less suspected and
aniioyfd than a intivc
Iteny lid passed some time in Florence,
hut taking alit in at what proved to be some
foolish report of an uprising, he took flight to
l'ia. All Impatient to view those liuiMingi
which are the glory of I'isi, he no sooner had
his li.iggagoilejHi4.td at a small hotel near
the Touto ill Mca than he at mum ruthnl otf
sight set lug In the l'lana del Duoma
Die wmtirof tlialmtrl "Kuropti" had ol
tiiiiily aiul emphatically denied lterrr accom
luotlationi, hut Kerry insisted on leaving his
lugi-age there until Ids own leturnsnd that of
the laiullonl, a M. Mohuo, wko m hourly
enpsvteH from I.egtom. The round. faced
Sigiiora who kept tli excelkutt rteuion on
the Viadrl l'testo at Klorcuco had given Rer
ry a canl of iutroJuctioo to her cousin of the
huropr, whL-h he hoped would plead in hit
behalf, Ifing well pleased ith all lie taw
tbi ut the little hotel.
On returning to the hotel lie found that Mo
ll no had armed; Vut lie alto deuie.1 Kerry ac
compauled with profound eicuse. IWrry felt
sure of ijuaitert elsewhere, to which Molino
ouirvii tq semi nun, at traveller were then
but few t but why thould the Kurop U to
crovulo-if
Molino could or would only shrug hitshoul.
ders. and turninc hit hsndt hilivfeulv nut.
warvl, at if betreciiing meroy rtlRe awy to
wani li e notei entrance, lletry pjutnl a
moment, o vi n tin n Inesolute to accept the
thetitustiell. and healing some light sttpt
iH'huid him, turiitM and n- the twirt tiuger
of tho liaptittr) who had just enter! theliotel
IWrry raited hit hat out of common poltteurts
aa ho passed him, and he noticed a aad, nn-
vnmy nui nt? iiy umu ii; m
tier grywni8a:crca Bcgn(UMi pu
the entrance, conversing with Melino. and
ST ..la. baa JM astiiAh aAAmAjl 4V tl t
lierry caugnt soino wwih wiiiwitnwu ?
ply to himself. Coming forward tho gentle-
mrm sctnnea mm over tnoruuguiy, wmuu
tinv Uerrv returned as long at tho bald head
waa in tight.
"M. MrJlino," am Berry, ucnanuy, iirop-
! 1.4 a L.1m UT nm rrlnm ij afnn tilth
piegiuwaviisii, m. -... B.0 ----,
you whether you want me or not. You cer-
&.!!.. I..... ... IIiIa nnvlr urlinra vnu ran
lailliy iiaru buiuu .i.v.v wn ...w.w j- -
loilge'me and oharge lull rates."
Molina imiled, though ho shook his head in
that abturd way of mniiret and Berry took
hope.
"My cousin, the Hicnoraat Florence, would
nevor forgive mo should I ill lodge the gen
tloman," he said, suavely. "Is is truo I have
one little, very little room, but I could not in
oonscienco offer it."
"Lot your conscience rest easy," said Her
ry, judging to.a nicety what an Italian land
lord meant when ho began to talk in that
strain: "tho very little room will answer."
It was not the very little room that Berry
expected it to be, scarcely Urge enough for
him to Biiuce7o into; nor did he over discov
er that Molina had many others that were
much larger, and that ho had moro guests
than the bald headed gontleman's party and
himself.
II.
Thrco or four dava dassed without Berry's
catching as mueh as a glimpse of Signoina
Blanca Vanni. Ho learned that much of
bland Molina, and that the gentleman was
Count Barbensi, her guardian; imt ueyomi
their nniiies Molina knew nothing, so ho said;
though llerry bit that in that particular
Molina hem as little rovcrenco ior iruin as in
some others. The count and Molina were too
often in conversation to bo audi entire
strangers to otch other.
Berry triod topnniptho Kuropo's solo waiter
but ho waa apparently the dullest of mortals,
and knew nothing. Even with the stimulus
of ton francs it took this Oiulio two days to
discover but little more than Molina had told
and ho imparted his information aa though it
wcro a great state secret, that must be spoken
only after a in) sterious caution in closing all
the dining room doors.
Tho count, how over, was not chary of his
presence, anil Berry seldom walked or loung
ed loug in tho pived court of the hotel,
around which stood somoorango trees in boxes
before tho gray-fringed, shining head also np
poared there, apparently to keep an cyo upon
thu windows above. Ho always nuito ignored
Berry's presence; but whenever they met else
where they scowled at each other right royal
ly, I promise ou.
On ono side of tin- court waa a trumpery
handbox of n room, labelled over its door with
laige letters m gruud flourish, ".Smoking
room." It wis directly limb r tho windows
tho count watcVl mi jealously. Lite rue . if
tornoon, befoio ilitinu, Herry was waiting
lluu- fin th .1 impnitiiit hour to arrive, whin
thiio bi'.ko on Ins heirinc the low, swut
notes of .ui It ilmn hj inn, as ono would sing to
oiio'h sc If,
lteny knew the voice at once, and foigot
that ho was hungry and had just growled at
tho delay of iliunei. When (liulio quietly np
pent id on the opposite side of tho court, ai
laved in Iiih spotloes apron, and was about t
c.ill "Diiiuei is seivcil, sir," hu was struck
dumb by lleny'a pantomimic demands for his
silence.
Tho voice ceased a moment, and was begin
ning a second tiri'o, when it was hushed by a
great, grnH "ahem I" followed by tho heavy
tread of that bewhiskcred count sounding up
on tho court pavement. lie glared up at tho
windows about the court, and wont luto the
hotel at a stride. Berry could have numbered
tho atone steps of tho (light that led above lis
tening to tho count's thump, thump, thump
ing feet, as he ascended.
"It was the Siguonna Bianca that sang,"
aaid foolish (liulio, as ho ladled out Berry's
soup.
The table was usually ornamented with a
dish of How cis, but on that day the bouquet
appeared liner than common ; and
befoio tho oaiise could be asked, Molina
glanced into tho dining room, callins Oiulio
out. At once Berry heard them in the pass
ageway, pn ley lug in funous notes about some
flowcis; tpo'igh directly Molina re-entered, all
smiling and Mitvity, followed by tiiulio. Mo
lma vx plaint d that he had as usual provided
tvvo boiuiuets, one for the count's table and
the other for ltcny's: hut that stupid Umbo's
dog had h?cn allowed to get atone and pull it
all to pieces. Molina could not say whose
bouiUi t was destnvjod though (liulio had sic
ci'led tint It was the counts. Ko doubt he
was peitectly light. It would 1 e a great dis
appointment to tho Sigiiorini, who loved
flout rt, and vvhonevei iliuul without theui;
but aa she was just about to tike I it dinner
none could be had in time.
Item was not ill phased for the oppoit uni
ty, ami handing his llowers to Oiulio, order, d
him tohe.tr them to Mgnorim Bianca, with
his compliments. He also uunUlly icsolved
that liiulio's dog should have a new collar,
and icgietted having said that very moriurg,
as he had rolled that animal of low decree
over for snapping at his heels, that such curs
were only lit toilrown,
"And tell them how-stupid thou hast been."
said Molina, as Oiulio left the room with tho
llowers. then, turning to Herry, "Ah, sir,
you have charmed that Oiulio; he will have it
tiiat nomine is inn gooit enougn ior the Sig
nor American."
"Molina was out of the room changing the
courses when Oiulio, in great trepidation, re
turned, bearing the llovv ers, vt hich he replaced
on the table, without uttennr a word, and lie
gan nervously shifting some of the dishes
"What does) thit mean J" demanded Berry,
seeing that Oiulio ti id no idea of explaining.
"Sir ah, you tec, Siguirina Bianca does
uot care for (low ers, and wlitn she doea.Couut
Barbensi will furnish them."
"Who said that'"
"The Signoriua."
'I don't believe youl" aaid Berry, indig
nantly. Oiulio glanced at tho doort, tud then, draw
ing near to Beery, aaid in a whisper: "No, it
Is a great lie; It wat the count who aaid that,
and he swore tlr r r eadfally I'm quite
frightened I He it a grand villain, this count,
and he bulllra the Sigooriua; her maid, Min
na, told me last night. Bat I tell you, air,
Ninna can lm a, great hypocrite ! She alto
bullioa th Siguoriaa one-hall the time, to
pleat the count, and not bst Mat away, and
erica hrr eyta out the other half, and praya to
th madonna becaut the ha to bs) to wicked.
Ntnrta lovtsi th Siguoriaa, but th count
thlnkt all it a tiger. Ahl"
A atop waa heard tu the passage and at th
door, and Oiulio again apoke iu hit ordinary
tone, "It it aa I tell you, air, the Sijrnorina
aayt, tell the Siguor American that ah caret
not for flower, and when ah do Count Bar
lwuti will bring them."
Molina contradictod and denounced Oiulio
as a blundering pig, tent him from the room,
and tagged that iterry would pay no attention
to what had Iwn reported.
"Thouch the count it Doouliar. I know it it
that pig's mistake," said Moliui, weeping the
dnett ol teart, "i ou must know that 1 rental
the whole of my hotel to the count, at he
wished to fevl s though he wat at home. But
ah, tirl you cam and channtd im too: I
could deny you nothing. I told the count that
you weiv my particular fritod such a fritml ,
that alwaya I made yon no charge; and he
growled much, but believed me. Now I ahall
be ruined if we do not say that Oiulio it a
blundering pig; I pray you will not refuse
me!"
Berry had no desire to be ousted from the
Kuropo, which Molina vowed the count could
insist upon for cause; so he said nothing fur
ther about the bowers being returned though
mentally resolving varioui rath projects of
revenge.
As Berry went to hia room that night, he
saw the maid Ninna approaching along the
passage. It was tho second time be had aeen
her, the first being an occasion when she had
blundered into his dimnK room. She was a
rather coarse-lookinc woman of an awkward
gait, alwaya appearing with a great ugly hood
slouched over her head, though to no loss to
tho lovers of the beautiful. When Herry ana
she had nearly met, he slackened hia pace to
have a better look at her. Sho hesitated, and,
without turning her head, aaid in a not un
pleasant voice. "Signorina Bianca wishes to
thank you for your beauifnl flowers; it was
very kind in you to send them; and she begs
that jou will not charge her with the rude
message with which they are returned.'
"Assure the Signorina that I did not for a
moment, and that if I can rver do her a ser
vice, she has but to command me," aaid Ber
ry, gallantly, as Ninna hastily moved away.
III.
Oiulio, as Berry learned to know him bet
ter, proved far fiom stupid when safe out of
ear-shot of Molina; and as he and Ninna be
came acquainted, had always somo new bit of
revelation iu legard to Bianca, until tho situa
tion was pretty well understood.
Count Barbensi had been left several ears
before the solo guardian of Bianca and her
considerable wealth: aud beine a powerful
though needy person, he had recently made
violent love to his ward, with an eyo to her
fortune. A gentlo repulse, instead ol remind
ing liltn of hia altered trust, had onlv causod
him to unmask his true character; and, having
persuaded Bianca to leave hor native city of
Fcrrara, ostensibly to visit the baths of Luc
ca, ho had brought hor to Pisa, away from all
knowledge of her friends. Once in the hotel
of Molina, a creature of the count, though he
loved nny one's gold, and in the care of Nin
na, a supposed willing tool, the count had
given Bianca to oithr favorably consider his
suit or tho alternative of a convent life at
Rome, where, from the near-at-hand port of
Leghorn, she could be easily taken in a few
hours. Whenever sho went out of tho hotel
tho count was at her side, and she. therefore,
preferred to remain within doors, where, save
at meals, sue couiu uvoiu nis presence.
"But the other signor, tho one she does ad
mire -vv horo is ho all this timo ?" asked Berry
of Giulio, trying to make it appear L'y the
tones of his voice that it was a matter of in
dilferenco to him if thero were n dozen or so.
"Ninna says there is none; but then Sig
norimn Biinca hatts the count. Ninna, sir,
lias n little tlagg r, loot' and sharp, and s.tjs
if it must be slni wil so'" tapping Berry
lulitlv. but crv au.ucstivtly on tho breast;
"fiuf ' I think nhe brags; the is afraid of the
count.
"The old giay hcailtd wretch I" said Berry,
half to himself. "What a dastardly action,
to work upon the fturs of a young, tender
heart !" Then to Oiulio, after a pause, "Why
doesn't she appeal to our couits ? There are
laws that certainly will protect her, troubled
as tho times are."
"Ah ! but, my bravo sir, who will tell the
law 7 ino next morning ne would ue missinp
and perhaps he would be in the Arno, and
perhaps he would bo in the sea."
"Aud has she no friends who will dare this
much for her ?
Oiulio sorrowfully shook his head, "In
K.iiffland. Ninna aavs. there are many cood
friends of the signorima's; but they tell me
r.ngiauu is very far irom nere, ami nine is
passing. The count ia a great man; I would
uot liko to be in hia way, I tell you, Bir, for
ho will atop at nothing. Ah, I'm afraid there
is no help for the signorina I"
"There ia some help for her," said Berry,
slowly, and with a significant determination.
Oiulio started back in alarm and amazement
and a dish fell out of hia hand, but safely upon
tho table.
"Kxcuao me, sir, but I think that you do
not know this count; ho is liko tho lion that
roars ! i'ou have the brave heart, and can
fence and shoot well, no doubt I hear that
all of signor's countrymen shoot v try fine
but you caunot see in tho dark; and ah; cer
tainly I it shall boas you command. Iwish
you well, but shall weep much if my bravo
gentleman comes to harm."
Bui smiled and held out a gold piece to
Oiulio.'who stood by him with hia counten
mco troubled and Ins hinds clasped.
"No, ecuso mo, a thousand pardons !" said
he, s epptng hack from the coin. "I do not
wish pay twice, as M lma; my pay will be
Ninna. 1 have aaid. don't cross the count,
with mv bps; but my heart savs, yes, )s
UU fee, an, nun ic ia inu me.
Oiulio, however, was prevailed upon to
take the gold, with tho understanding that
he was to spend it for a trinket lor iVuna,
who was to bo warned to watch f"r an oppor
tuiiity to speak with Berry. It was not
ap'e.uant prospect for Berry to contemplate
what had been done with unscrulous
Italians; but from acall from distressed wom
anhood, even though bIio had not been J ouug,
lovely and free, all the possible daegeis of
Italy would uot have not have intimidated
him, He possessed, as Oiulio had said, "the
brave heart" The several specimens of the
men of Italy, w horn Berry hail become ac
quainted with nt the different citira he visited
rapidly dei pencil a preconceived and strong
av crtion to them as a nation, which to Molina,
a Frenchman, he chanced to disclose oil his
first night in Pisa. Molina had at tint
strongly endeavored to remove this prejudice,
aud with a persistent zeal that Berry finally
told him, with considerable warmth, wot
watted upon him. Molina for some reason.
was undoubtedly disappointed at hit failure;
but on the second day.'vheu they exchanged
a few- wonls, he admitted with unblushing
inconsistency that he, too, really thought
very lightly of the aignora; and after that ha
seemed to take a quiet delight in repeating
their shortcomings. Berry's instant repugn
auce to the count, growing each day, bad
further increased thit antipathy.
That evening he had promised hlmaalf a
ttroll to the Cathedral, to note th effect of
the moonlight upon its pillared facade. Aa
h atood there, thinking on a very different
aubject from architeotare, 'he netlerd the
hooded tigur of Ninna croaa the piazaa, and
pause in th shade ol the leaning tower.
Berry not long in joining her, and heard
a corroboration, in vehement language,' t)t all
that b learned from Oiulio.' If he had eater
tabled the slightest doubt of the propriety of
throwing down the gauntlet in Bianca s behalf,
it would all have vanished before Ninna'a paa
tionately tearful tal. Without a moment'
delay he would hav rushed off and implored
the aid of the law, but Ninna with sound
reason persuade I him of the futility of such a
step m Bianca'a case, particularly at that
tune. If the count wat to be beaten, it waa
at hit ow u same of plotting; one civeu the
alarm, and Bianca would be spirited away to
where tne count was all-powenul, iKrrv
tcribb'ed a few line on the leaf of hit note
book, otferit-g hu poor service in any way
that Signorina Vanni might command, and
spoke a number of verbal pledge in Ninna'a
willing ear.
"The fortune of the brave reward yon, aig
nor ! We ahall now hope," aaid the joyful
Ninna aa ahc turned away.
"None but the brave deaerre the fair, '
floated through Berry's mind, aud somehow
waa mixed up with his dreams that night.
IV.
Berry's ardor was a little dampened for the
moment when, on the next morning, there
was cauticuslv handed him thia note:
"I am sorry, and should say displeased that
my loving, foolish maid, and simple, honest
Oiulio, have, unknown to me, undertaken to
bo my advocates, anil would win a tar more
worthy champion to my cause. inougn
cannot chide them, mv poor friends, yet
must decline to draw vou. a compassionate
stranger, into an unhappy plot, that can but
bring trounie, pernaps Qeatn, ior your rewarci.
I fullv anDrcciato the nobleness of your offer,
shall always remember it, and now thank you
from my heart most earnestly.
"Sincerely indebted, BIANCA VAN-fi
Berry was not long in Bending an answer to
this note, but Ninna expressed herself aa
being half wild from despair because of her
mistresa'a continued refusal to expose him to
any risk; or rather, as he judged from repeated
language, she hesitated from utter hopeless
ness. Ninna implored on her knees, Oiulio
reported: "And she said, air, 'I believe with
all my heart that Signor Berry can outwit
ine cuunr, and get you t.o your inuuus id jiig
land.'" He finally prevailed with Ninna to be
granted a moment's interview in Molina's and
tho count's absence, and spoke with the elo
quence of a generous hearted man. His words
well became him, yet there seemed to be
something in his bearing and speech, however
praiseworthy, that apparently surprised, if
not startled, tro poor woman, and ano turned
towards Minna with a miestoninc look.
"As even walls sometimes have ears," said
Ninna, intcntiouly, "and Signor Berry al
ready knows everything, let us act. Signori
na, permit me to introduce you to your broth'
er. Sitrnor Berrv."
"We should not accept, but cannot refuse,
your assistance, bravo brother," said Bianca,
iu charming earnestness. Thero were tears in
her eyes, as she endeavored to call up a smile
when they shook hands, and a moment later
she was strongly affected. But at Ninna
calmed her, Berry saw her face light up with
hope and courage, and he left their presence
witn manits nnxiug iu uis ears.
It was runnintr too much dancer of a dis
covery, Ninna thought, to hold another inter
view with Bianca; but through herself there
was always a safe communication, and plans
were suggested and gradually matured, while
waiting for a favorable opportunity to execute,
them. Berry a entured with success to inter
polate the words "sister and servant" after his
own name in his passport, which all the pow
ers that he was requested to know was an
American citizen's.
A most uncxpcctol opportunity offered
when tho Count confided to his most zealous
jailo, Ninoa, that he would bo obliged to bo
away for a few ilavs at Florence, on somo po
litic il bisiness. Iu preparation for assisting
tho plot, Ninna urged him to allow them to
go lor tho tunc to Lucca, as Bianca had so
often r.queHcd, where she would answer for
the consequences.
When the day was fixed for their visit to
Lucca, Wednesday, Berry hinted to Molina
that ho thought of returning tn Florence; he
Sined tor the beautiful signonnas of Florence,
u Monday he took a (Tying visit down to
Leghorn, and there engaged three passages iu
the Valery & Co 'a weekly steamer to Mar
seilles, that -vould sail on Thursday evenincr.
Tuesday evening he left Pisa for Florence,
and when Molina begged that he would honor
him with his hand at parting, he made that
double faced publioan wince in his grasp,
Arriving nt Florence, Berry immediately con
tinued oa to Lucca by way of Pistoia.
The agreed signal that all was well was the
candles seen burning in on upper window of a
small pension on the Via Pozzotorelli, as
Berry strolled down that street on Wednes
day evening. While at Piss he had emptied
one of his trunkt, and Ninna hod smuggled
many of her mistresses valuables and clothing
out ot her rooms ana packed them in it,
Another larce box of Bianca'a had been cyr
ried nut of the hotel, ostensibly to be re.
paired against their return to Pisa, but it was
really well filled, and Oiulio was to see that
a friend of his drove with it iu good time to
Leghorn.
It vvas an easy matter for Berry to call in
tho Via Pozzotorelli ou the next morninc.
ami, as an old friend, to invito Bianca to take
the air with her maid, and afterward, to
wards evening, to be standing with his sister
anil serv ant at the tloua ne at Leghorn, On one
spectacled otlicial asking some questions, Bi
ana must have them explained in English,
and Berry translated her vv ords into Italian,
not very lucidly, I doubt, as the otlicial
quickly craved his distinguished silence and
teis Cucainly Ninna was not uiven a notice
other tluu tho remark of a porter that Tus
cany was well rid of such statuary.
On arriving at Marseilles, to B'rry'a secret
anger, his most valuable trunk, together with
that box of Bianca'a, was found to have been
left on shore by the porters at Leghorn.
However, the hope was hdd out that the
missing liatrgage might arrive three days later
ou a sailing vessel of the company's leaving
Leghorn at a later nour man the steamer s
departure.
Ninna, who seemed to be in a consuming
state of unrest to have her beloved mistress
quickly reach Kngltnd, then proposed and
arranged that they should hurry on to Lon
don, while Berry awaited the arrived of the
missing baggage to follow. In Kngland all
were mends, and they could not too quickly
make themselves safe from any pursuit.
After an unusually quick passage the sailing
vessel arrived at the end of nut two days, and
the missing trunks were found on board. Not
many hours elapsed after Berry reached Paris
f l :il i e i a! j el- j
iruiu uibciii ueriuTC lie uuuwuueu uis jour
ney to London, which he reached in the even
ing. He posted a note to Bianca at her hotel
announcing his arrival, and that he would give
himself the pleasure to call upon her in the
morning.
With great Promptness to the hour he had
mentioned Berry called, waa thown into the
parlor ol rsianca t suite ot rooms, and there
impatiectlv waited her appearance.
Am an entered, leaning upon the arm of a
gentleman, Berry rcte, and waa startled by
eomethinp familiar in hia already challenged
rival zac.
"Vea. it ia Ninna ray hutband." aaid Bi
anca, gaily advancing and frankly offering
art nana, an aatl saver mokm prettier.
"Bat if yon had not known the count'a dia
guite, I am tare you would not bar recog
hinD," Btrry tried to tmile, but having touched
her hand and bowed atiffly to th gentleman,
h waa glad to drop down on a chair.
"My ever brave, good air," the aaid,
warmly, "you have saved my huaband't life.
dearer than my own. How can I ever repay
you t What can we do for you !,"
"Do! Ah! nothing, nothing, 1 usure you,"
aaid Berry, lightly. Then, getting hit eye on
hit eye on hi hat. for which he had been
loosing. "A beautiful day, isn't it ? just the
season for you to enjoy England."
i nere waa a Knock at tne door, and, at it
proved to be a messenger for the counts, the
excused heraelf for a moment.
"Not going!" aaid Count C , aa Berry
arouaod EimaaU and immediately roa. "Stay
and go dine with us at Richmond;" and the
count went on in hia smiling, oily way, ex
pressing his thanks for the obligations tney
were placed under. Berry afterwards recalled
that he was induced to reseat mmseii anu lis
ten to something about : "Political secrets
betrayed lose my head if caught all sea
ports and roadi watched hiding at Pisa in
woman's apparel Signor Berry'a appe arance
plana suggested by wife's father, bald-headed
count Molina, Oiulio, all aasisted bravely,
bnt nothincr could have been accomplished
without Signor Berry very glad letter was
satisfactory must take dinner with tnem,
and be forever one of the family."
Berry must have declined the dinner, as
late in the evening he found himself wander
ing about St. James's square, and concluded,
from bis weary feeling, that he mast have
walked mile's, he drove to his hotel.
The letter alluded to was one that had
missed Berry at Marseilles, but was found lor
warded on his return to his hotel. The count
had thought well to write and explain that
his wife. Bianca. knew nothing of the story
that had move! Berry'a indignation, nor of
Berry ignorance of what was hidden under
Ninna'a hood. "We were apprehensive, my
good father-in-law and I, that as your di-like
to us signora waa ao great, you could nut ne
induced to risk your life to save the life of
one of us, and our first idea to confide all in
you waa abandoned. But we early saw that
wo had done you a very groat injustice in
deed; yet what then could we do!
It was a pleasure for Berry to know that
Bianca was innocent of any deception; but he
soon left London to escape the kindnesses
that she, seconded by her husband, was anxi
ous to pay him.
Only last week Berry, who is still num
bered among us bachelors, suddenly, and
without any apparent reason, announced that
his health never better in hia life required
him to seek a mild climate, such as Italy's,
and he posted off without seeing mote than
half a dosn of his friends. Whether or not
Count C 1 who did not again enter public
life, is sleeping with his fathers, and Berry
have learned as much, I have not been able to
determine, though availing myself of every
source where such a question might be
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