Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1877, Page 13

PR TN e i i i i ¥ i T THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: - . B S SUNDAY. -DECEMBER 30, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE SOLDIER’S STORY. * GABRIELLA'S GRATITUDE. ZTondon Snclety. “Now, Maj. Tanfylde, your tale, if you please.”” « 3y talel” repeated the grizzled warrior, wrinkling up his bara mahogany features into a most unromantic grin; ‘‘d’sye think I’re ever been 3 man to dangle ‘up-stairs and down- staire, ed in my lady’s chamber?? Not L? «I'm not so sure about that. But a tale we must hase, and of love and of Christmas, too.” A sudden change came over the war-yorn Major: > 40f love and of Christmas, too,” he mutter- <d to himeelf, and then went on more loudly, «] forgot; I have such a tale, and you shall hearit. D’ye see that scar?™ Te spread out on the table his brown sinewy sight hand, palm downwards, aud with his left forefinger he pointed toa dark purple ring in 1he flesh, round which the skin was slightly fur- rowed and uneven; but save when direct atten- tion was called to the mark, and under a good Jight. if would not have been much observed. Tl tell you the tale of that,”” bhe went on; #gnd much ’L"uud may it do the hot-blooded youngster: «Faney to yourselves a bleak October morn- inz, the twilizht of carly day which is worse than no Jight at all, or, at least, s more imposing; a fast-flowing and winding river, whenee arises a Qense. clammy, white mist shrouding all things from view; thick serub runniug down the pre- cipitous barks to the very water’s edge; a som- pre background of lofty rugged mountains; and ¢ of armed men sleeping soundly as they fie. Jike the shected dead, rolled in their coarse eray blankets, under the shelter of the woods Jirut; the course of the rapld stream. A few sentries hereand there in advance, of whom 1 was one—1, 2 commissioned officer fnber Majesty’s army, home from Chinaon Jong leave, and spending it, or wasting it, 2s a yolunteer in Garibaldi’s army of 1860. “Through Sicily bad we come, victors in every fight; through Calabria, which offered us no re- gistance; to Naples, the Bourbon Capital, that fell without an exchange of shots; and so on to the banks of the Volturno, in front of Capua, wherein lay belearuered the army of Francs1I., whilom King of the Two Sicilies, and now fight- Iher desperately to regain his throne. shrill, yet not loud, whistie from the left Sell on my ear, effectually dispelling the drowsi- Tess induced by the nipping air of daybreak, aud by the dreary watch, which had now laste ginee midnight,—2a Jong ‘scatry-go,” but such was the estom there and then. “Instantly I became rigid as a ramrod, and brought wy rifle to the ‘present.” Outof the densencss of the white mist loomed a figure rapudly coming in my dircetion. {iStand, or 1 fire?* cricd L, in myown tongue, for, if I must tell the truth, I was’ taken rather unawares, and forgot to challenge in Italia +Bosh, old fellow; it's only me—Willy Mountjoy. + Then why the deuce bave you left your post? asked I, shivering with cold, and no lit- 1le annoyed at the loss of dicnity as indicated in his irce-and-easy reply to my formidable I heard wost distinctly a horse neighing—" - «+More likely 8 donkey braying—to his brather.” “Funuy dox! No, it was 2 horse neizbing, and there were certainly no horses in_front of our lines last evening. Besides that, I thought 1 heard—" soldier has no business to think,” was my stupid interruption. %% But as 1 happento be a sailor, Ido think. Theard, as plaiv as I heasyour voice, a—a—sort of—well, arow.’ row! What was it like? s €Vell, I can't say exactly—something like when the purser’s people are rolliug casks about the decks, and you are trying to get to sicep in your watch below.? 4 A rumbliue noise?’ " "\e a low,hieary, rumbling noise—out that <1 e pointed with his finger to our left half- front, just wnere Capua lay, but of course we conld see nothing for the toick mist. *+Come back to your post with me,” I said, ‘tand we will listen. “We qid so,—not s sound. I placed my ear on the ground. and in a few seconds I jumped up again on my feet. -+ Good heavens !’ I cried, ‘it is the rumble of artillers I ¥ “Leaving Willy Mountjoy,—who, I may as +well ay novw, as later,ihad not long_before re- ceived his Licutenant’s swab in the English Kogal Navy, and had come out to Italy with me “by way of a lark’ while walting ap- pomtwent to a_ship.—leavinz him, then, at his post, with strict injunctions to be on the gui vite. I ran back through the wood to 1be wretened shanty where the guard were Iving, and told the oificer incommand—a emart Genoese, who had seen 8 good deal of active eervice—my suspicions, nay, my certainty, that uns aud tumbnlswere moving along the road rading from Capua to St. Angeio, where our main body of Garibaldini lay. Hastily he turned out the whole of his ‘men, advanced them in loose order, and as swiftly though silently as poseible, far beyond the post of my friend'and chura, Willy Mountjoy, and ina quarter of a hour we badampleevidence that Tarsre body of infantry, cavalry, andartillery were en route in the direction I have mentioned. The alarm was passed with the speed of lightning along the whole Garibaldian line, and in less than thirty minutes the zuns of the attacking Neapolitansroared out the shotted salvoes which saiuted the commencement of the desperate Dattle of the Volturno. DOt think I'm going to inflict on oun sort of special correspondent’s report of that plucky fights ull1 have to say_about it can be Packed in, a short sentence, viz. it lasted for cight hours, and at the end ot it the King and his army were driven helter-skelter back to Capuz, the artillery of which fortress alone saved them from utter rout. «Well, no; it was not there I got that scar; wait. and you ehall know ail aboutit. But1 seas nicked,—a musket-ball through the thick of this left arm here; while Willy Montjov was presented with a sabre-wound—a_sweeping cut 1u the ribs from a Neapolitan dragoon—that would have probably tinisbed him had not a cash-belt, which he_wore round his waist and ext his skin, turned away the weapon and pre- vented serious mischief. ‘Those two wounds we received, much about the same moment, on the far bank of the Volturno, which a party of us had crossed in hopes of defcating a flank move- meat that the coemy were attempting towards 1he close of the enzagement: both of us were, £0 10 spak, completely knocked out of time, aud [ believe we gave one another up for dead, asmen are apt to do under similar circum- tanccs. Beforc our comrades advanced farther, two ot them had roughly bound up our wounds, had bidden us be ot good heart until they returned, and then had rushed forwards with the wild ringing Ewviva Garibaldi! which scemed to fire the very blood of the. General’s enthusiastic followers. s “They never returncd; for the Neapolitans took to the mountains trending round and rearwards in the direction ~ of Madda- Joni; and when the pursuit was over, and’ the latter Lad fled out of siglt, our detachment made its way back 10 St. Anzelo by another route,—ciean forget- Lingz all about Willy Mountjoy and myscli. *We lay on the ground under some trees—at times half unconscious, at times dozingz, at fimes stupefied with the pain_of our wonnds— until night bezan to fall, when the sharp, chill gir ciflectually aroused us. Then, despairing of the return of our fricnds, we managed to crawl back to the place where we had crossed 1he swift-flowing river on the rudest 6f rude military bridges, i. e., a double line of empty Fine.casks, with a few rugged planks by way of 2 foot-road. A. we crept along, the fresh wind Teinvicorated us; we became more cheerful, ind we interchanged Lopes that a couple of bours at durthest would _fnd us on our own side of -the Volturno, and fothe enjoyment of the food, and wine, and sureical attention which we both so much need- ed. %1t was almost dark by the time we reach- cd the site of the bridze, the landmarks near which were not to be mistaken, and we scram- bied down to the water’s edge as well as we could. G 5 &4 Wby, confound it cried Willy, ‘therc’s " no bridure bere!’ ‘e Nonsense! said I; ¢this must be the place.” Sy it was, undoubtedly—but the bridge was gone! “ Long afterwards we learnt that the Gari- Dalding Had themselves cat it away at_dusk, so s 1o protect their flank from any nighe attack; and no guestion they were right in doing so. “ Bus awhiat was to become of us? «Pell you what, old man,’ said Willy—I wasn’t an *old man? then, for L had not turned ) but, Mountjoy was iittie more than 20, which made him take libertics, as be always did— UTal you what. we must just trv back, and soc if we can’t follow the tracks of our uwn peo- ple, and either pick them up or meet them re- turning.’ 1 bad my doubts of the Wisdom of that counsel, but what was the use of expressing them when I had nothing different or better to suzgest? Wedd ‘try pack.! The nizht came Gown black as Erebus almost immediately; and, 4o make 2 long story short, we lost our way in tBe wountains, lost our weapons simply be- cause weariness. hunzer, the pain of our wounds, and cxhaustion ‘éompelled us, much against our will, and even our reason, Lo aban- don them: and midnight found ussitting on the slope of a precipitous valley, silent, sullen, des- I:rm::, and worn to-death with our wander- ings. ‘‘By the Lord Harry! A lightey v! voices below, jand “Willy sped me savagely by the arm —luckily {Be DoRoraden oneda s Sxne ment, and, looking down into the dark- ness, 1could deteet a flickering flame as of & halfstaded lamp, while 1 plainly heard one man speaking to another in good Italian. We ;!e]klcrmximdl Lo crecp d(]m'n as well as we could, ollow the licnt, and then act as circumstance: Toight dictate. it circumstances _“Iope gave us unexpeeted strength and ac- tivity; we moved towards the bottom of the vale in a slanting direction, s0 2§ 1o partly cut off the wayiarers; nnd we had the mood luck'to reach the level justas they stopped, a little way ahead of us, to knock with something hard against what we concluded was the doorof a building, though we could sce nothing, so densely dark was it. “‘Gabriella! Gabriclla!’ cried the barsh voice of 1 man; and_almost immediately o lood of light came right in our ey and we could see a female staudinzr in _ an open doorwar holding a flaming torch high above her head. *40, come, that’s all right; lovely woman for mercy ‘* Aud’ before I conld restrain him, Willy Mountjoy was rumning towards the building, trying to jabber Italisn—of which language he was profoundly ignorant. *Immediately the two men,—pecasants, as well as our basty zlimpse permitted us to judge —entered, and the heavy door was banged to. But we were_desperate in our suifering, and I summoned the garrison to admit us, with all the piteous pleadings of which I was master. The reply was startling,—a window high up was opened, two shots were snapped at us, and the sercech-owl voice wehad heard before bade us begone for a couple of cut-throat brigands. “¢No, no!’ cried I; “we are Englishmen—we have plenty of money, and will amply pay you for lodging and food. Pray give us shelter and help!? I suppose my forelan accentuation of his language, which otherwise I could speak well, must have convinced the owner of the discord- ant voice; for, after zreedily repeating to him- self ¢ plenty of money,’ be almost_immediatel; shouted to Gabriclla to open the door, and we found ourselves in & larze warm hall, and being prettily welcomed by as handsome a girl as ever —but never mind that. Y t:The gentlemen will have food and wine#'— her tones were soft and strangely winnwg as she asked the question; but then she stepped back with a little cry of horror, as ber caught sight of the blood-staived razs which we had foreotten to conceal. Just at that moment the two men who had snapped at us from above re-entered the hall—as 1ll-jooking a pair as ever I had seen, though both of them werc cvidently far superior to the rauk of mere peasauts. ““\What, wounded? Arc you, then, of the King’s troops!’ asked the loremost, n dark- browed, avaricious-lovking fellow: wbom we afterwards found out was the master, Mattia Fiorelli by name. The other spoke ot, but louked at us keenly aud critically from under his gnizzly eycbrows. ““\Wounded, ves, I replied; *but we arc_on the deliverer’s side; we are Enelishmen fight- ing with Garibaldi for your irecdom.” %4 Sjlence!? swd the sccond man, as Mattin began to curse our Geueral; ‘silence; you know not who is victor.” “‘Qur host restrained himself with an effort, and was beginning to say that he could not re- celive us, when Willy Mountjoy effected a diver- Sion in our favor by fainting dead away, doubt- less on amccount of the sudden chanze from the bitter night air ol the mouutain to the Warnith of the house. The girl Gabriclla, with a pitying ery, instantly ran to fetch some” wine, and between us we revived the young fellow, while the two men stood apart whispering to oneanotlier. “But there was no more talk of turning ‘us out; for in aidiuz Willy 1 had removed his cash- belt, which fell clanking on the stone floor, and the unmistakable jinele of goill at once decided Mattia Fiorelli in'our favor. We e shown into o side chamber. Gabriella, after blowing andpuffing at the dyifiem'ucrs of a fire, man- aged to get ussome lukewarm water, aud the remains of an old but clean sheet. We rebound one another's woundsin ibe best fashion we could, and thus succeeded in makiog ourselvas at least decently comfortable. Tnen we had super of omelet, dried fruits, and coarse black pread, wasbhed down with a judiciously small’_quantity of rather ‘superior winé, atter which we retired to the couches that Ga- briclla had prepared for us in the room where we had mutually acted as surgeons; the one to the other. w.Jove! that's a slashing fine craftl? said Willy, Iying down on his sound side to try and et some sleep; ‘and she seems far above her position. Wonder if she'd marry me?? **Don't be a fool ! ? was my testy reply, for T well knew Master Willy's amorous proclivities when he was the handsomest mate on the China. station, and I feared them. *If you dare speak 2 word of nonsense to that girl we shall both be probably kicked out, it we're not killed for it. 24Well, 1 wou't, old Grumbles; so your pre- cious skin will be safe.’ “He soon fell nsleep; while I, my wound beinz veally far more serious than his, did not close an eye the Tive-long night, but lay tossing to and fro in as restiess and feverish a'state as well mizht be. In the morning I was _unable to lift m{ head from the pillow, and Willy Mountjoy looked ex- ceedingly grave when he unbound 18y pandages and saw the Inflamed ederes of the ragwed hole which the Neapolitan bullet had made in pass- ing throuch my arm. His own cut was, when esamined in the daylizht, dlearly of little or no consequence. “Tien in ‘came Gabriclla—beautiful as_an engel, radiant as & Hebe—bearing a_deliciously cooline drink made of fresh pomegranates, with which she freely wetted my lips; and then she sat down beside me, attended to my hurt with all the deft delicacy of a trained nurse, and Fan to me in a low cooing voice, till drowsiness and a sensation of relief unfelt throughout the’ Tong previous night overcame iy resuiess wake- fuiness, and I slumbered off. 1 woke up with a start. «]was quite alone, tke room was already darkening into twiliglt, and there were ficrée anery voices in contention ju: outside tie door. One of them was that of "Willy Mountjoy, one the screcch-os] note of Mattia Fiorelli, and a third was Gabriclin’s, imploring her ‘dear cousin’ to calm himself, and forgive the signor, who meant no harm. 2 “eGood heavens! I thought, ‘can Willy have been mad enough to insult e girl? wIn my agitation [ forzot all about my wound, jumped frem my couch, pusbed open the door, and found all three,—Mattia’s friend, ho rejoiced in the nawe of Tito,was also there, but standing grimly on one side, taking no share in the hubbub. “ Mattia, teariog at bis long black hair and grinding nis tecth furiously, was pouring out a Torrent of abuse at Willy,—callinz him a thicf, 2 robber, a brizand, a plundering_Garibaldino, Wwho hiad come there to rob a poor peasant of his littlc, bis.very little savings. Ay friend, who quite comprehended the abuse of the lan- fuage, thoush hie knew nothing else of it, was Tetorting iu very downrizht Saxon; while Gabriell3, her rich chestnut hair all tumbled about her shoulders, her decp violet eves glistening with emotion, kad flune nerself be- tween the pair, and with outstretched arins was endeavoring to keep them apart. “Inamoment I was by her side_and ques- tionine her eazeriy ns to what had oceurred, for I dared not trust myself to speak to Willy Mountjoy, whose guilt was to me a forczonc conclusion. it AD, signor,” she cricd. * part them, for the love of the saints! The voune ofiicer, in ex- plorinz our old house, came accidentally—" eIt js false! Itisalici He plauned to rob me!? interrupted Mattia furiously, while Wiliy roared at him in returo. < “+No, no; by accident, miy cnuslnl’ went on Gabriella. *He entered the room'—this to me—swhere cousin Mattia was counting his wealth—? :Only a few poor piastres, siznor,’ whined Mattie, * that he wanted to plunder me of,’ s+ It is untrue! He but looked at you!” came from Gabriclla. It is a falschood !’ *Quick 2s lightning the savaze fellow etepped up to her. and, with an exceration, struck the ri 2 severe blow across the face. which sent Ber recling along the pavement until she fell with considerable violence. At the same mo- ment Willy Mountjoy was piniooed from behind by the watchful Tito; but 1, scarce Know- ifw what 1 did, rushed at °the assai ant of Gabriclln, and knocked him down as clean as ever L had knotked a man dowa in my life- b Y The girl, who had sprang to her_fect azain, screamed out that 1 mad; that I knew not what I did; that her cousin had men in his pa whot would kill me. But my blood was up: I cared little for the warning. With a siugle blow 1 released Willy irom Tito. and he and I, drag- iue Gabriclla tetween us,—for we dared not Jeave her to the mercies of her savage cousin,— went nto the chamber from which I had issued when roused by the disturbeuce, and we imme- giately barred the door with a leavy piece of furniture. 5 + Gabricila's version of the affair turned out to be stictly aceurate. Willy, wandering idly about the rambiing old building,—which had been converted into a sort of residence out of the ruins of an ancient castle, with which it com- municated in ail directions,—had come upon a little balf-concealed door leading into a yaulty ond on_cntering it throuzh cheer curiosity he found Limself m the presence of Mattin. “who was engazed sloating over a Jarge quantity of gold and silver coln, and of mamiticent antique plate. -.Our host had turned upon hi so ferociously that mv fricnd had instinctively beaten a retfeat, only to be followed by Mat- tia into the balf with vociferous accusations of being a Garibaldian thief. 4 (Ts your cousin, then, so wealthy?® I asked of Gabriella. “She emiled bitterly as_she replied: ‘He is not; L am. All that meney and plate—T kuow not how much of both—:s mine by right, for I am the Leiress of the Caraffas, but heis my Jezal guardian; and O, signor!’ she went on, while great heavy tears filled her deer-like eyes, *it will soou ne really his, for heis to marry me on the first of the new year.! “+To marry you! What—that brute? we ejaculated to:xethi ¢ Si, signor. the—" e 410, I say, that’s all confounded nonsensc, you know !? said Willy. “tDo be quiet, und let us understand the affair,’ was my impatient remark. Aud then Gabriella assured us it was quite true, that she could not help herself, and that she must marry him—though she hated him ivtenscly, for his treatment of her was cruel iu the extreme, and the blow we had seen lier rescive was but one of many. He had gained over her only remaining relative, an old uncle who hived in Nanles, and she was already formally betrothed to him. “+But it shall be prevented,” I warmly de- clared; ‘and 25 soon as ever 1 ¢an—ay, this very (133i T will rewurn to the Garibaldian army, aud— “+<Or better,’ put in Witly, * you stay and pro- teet her, and I will go back across the Volturno for help to get herout of the curmudgeon's Dbands.’ Lt But the Garibaldini win? I hope not.” “tYou hope not, Gabriclla? I asked, in some astonishment. “She drew herself up prondly. ¢*We Caraffas are loyal, and hate the Revolution.” “+You are, then, of noble blood «+Certainly. And wereit not for the M tia. who insists that we shall live and dress like mere peasants, we migh still appear in our proper rauk of life.” “iBur you would accept Garibaldi’s help to free yourself from thisman? “T answer my question cost her an evident strugele, but eventually she replied in the atlirmative, addine that she would do an thine to free herself from the brutal tyr- aony of Mattia Fiorelli. ‘Tnat, at least, was point gaired; but it oceurrel to me at onee that the row—I really can call it nothing else: which had taken place between our host and Willy and myself was a very bad comméuce- ment to any project for getting the poor wirl out of the clutches of the former. What was to be done? s tel, you what it is, Willy,” I remarked, arter we had sousht in vain for some time to Solve the diflieulty, *we must play on his weak points.’ «+T ghould like to punch his hicad.? *t¢ For moodness’ sake, don't be an ass. He is a miser, fond of moncy, and would probably do anytbing for it. [low much have you goli? s About forty pounds, all told.” ¢ Aud [ have much about the same. You stay here with Gavriella, while T gro ‘aud hold & pariey. T will say you apologise, are sorry for your foily—' e ggut I'm not! Besides, it was you bowled him over—’ s - “¢And are anxidus to make him a money compensation. Tnav will bring him to his senses.” “t]f anything does,’ sighed the girl, ‘it will be zold.” “t And then,’ I went on, ‘you can slip away to-morrow morning,—it is too dark now,—make your way to camp, and come bacle with assist- ance.! 30 it was arranged, and I cautiously went out into the hall as soon as Willy lisd removed the barricade {rom the door, taking with me ten Enelish sovereigns from his cash-belt as o sup to this Italian Cerberus. I found him alone, brooding over the embers of the cooking fire in one corner of the hall, and I noticed with con- siderable dismay—for a little o:l-fashioned oil-lamp on u wall-bracket threw a tolerable lizht over him—that he had armed himself witha vair of pistols, and a long knite stuck in his red waistband. i “Tito was nowhere to be seen,—an augury of evil, I thought. But Iwas wrenz; for on approaching Signor Fiorelli, carelessiy jingling the gold up and down in my pocket os T erossed fowards him, I found that lic was even more ac- cessible to tne intluence ©f money than I had anticipated; and, aiter some little conversation, inwhich 1made the most abject and proper apologics for my knockdown blow and for Willy’s mistake, o very readily, nay, grecdily, pocketed the sum I hiad brought, aud conscated to foreive and forzet what had happened. De- lizhted with this happy result of my negotin- tion, I took thelittle lapip and returned to the chamber yhere I had 18t Willy and Gabriclla, to tell them the good news; but, to my astouishment, the latter turned as white us snow,—she was of that magniticent style of Deaaty only to be secn in dlonde Italian women of bigh birth,—and cried out, us I held the light up: 144Q saints, be merciful! the sienor is wouad- cd afresh.” i1 1ollowed hier cyes down to my left arm— blood was plentifully staining through the bandages over my wound, which had evidently broken out afresh in consequence, no doubt, of the excitement and exertion I hiad gone through. 1 stazgered to the couch, fell on it, and I knew nothing more of what tuok place for the next few days. Then., when I was a little recovered, though still deplorably weak, I became con- 1t is all arranzed, and on scious one morring that Willy was by my bed-" siae,—to relieve Gabriella, who, he said. had nursed me day and night,—and he told me how the ruftian Maitia had overreache:d us both. «Qn the night of my attack Yol faintness he had evinced the sTeetest solicitude for my perilous state; had busied himself in Delping the others to' try and revive me; had been pectectly friendly with Willy, and was kind to Gabriella; and had assured my friend that hewould beonly too glad if the latter would 2o back to the Garibaldian camp—a distauce, by the way, of over six miles, but well between us and thé Neapolitans—the next morning, and Dring 3 surgeon to sco ta my wound. But that next morning told a different tale, for on Willy starting out after the usual early meal to com- mence his journey, taking with him_the best wishes of our host, he found himsclf stopped swien not a hundred yards from the door by the amiable Tito, who politely but_firmly informed niin that he must go on farther, us it was im- possible to permit the brizand Garibaldini to come up and plunder Mattia Fiorelii! # Willy, fn his hot-blooded English siyle, was onthe point of knocking the fellow down for his impudence. when Tito whistled shrly, and 3t once there started from behind some adjacent Tocks half a dozen armed_peasants, who, witn- out sayiug a word, cocked their guns as they presented_them at the young Licutenant’s g“n]:lasl Willy perforce had to return to the e nd since?’ I feebly asked, for I was des- perately weak. %+ And since, those confounded rascals arc on wateh day und night. We are prisoners, old fellow.” “Just then Gabriella—my saving anzel—came back to the room, and [ could tell’ by the pallor of her clicek, and the heavy look of her eyes, how closely, how carefully, how tenderiy, must bave been her pursing of me. 1 thanked her as well as my want of strength would permit, and I was rewsrded with such a rloriously generous look as set my weakened pulse beating. Why should 1 delay my confessions {—you may as well have it cooner as later. From that very moment i strong aflection for the handsome distressed girl took possession of me. and in a very brief period I loved her with a passion I had neverbe- fore even dreamed of. & And I nad good reason to. The state of my wound was srowing extremely eritical; actual inflammation secmed to be sctting inj I was growing more and more feverish sud mentally excitable day by day, and I required the most careful atténtion and nursing to give me a chance of ever completely recovering the use of the injured limb. Poor Willy did all he could for me, 1 must say; but at the best his efforts were more damaglug than bencficial, for he had 1o delicacy ot totich whatever, and would drag off the bandages from my arm as though he were Daulivg in the slack of a sheet in haif a gale of wind. Besides that—in spite of his roushness he had a wonderfully winning way about him, had Master Willy Mountjoy—he lad manazed to make friends, after » fasbion, with the grizzly Tito, and he was allowed—muen to Mattia Fi reili's disgust—to accompany the formei expeditions about the mountains, thuuzh never without a ruard of at least three of the anned peasants, Who gave many a proof that they were thoroyhiy zood marksmen, and that their carbines were anything but ¢ blunderboxes.” 1t wearied the poor lad tosit for Jonz by my couch, the more 5o that he was utterly uvable to do the simplest thing for me without causing: pain; and hi soon came to fearn that beyond a fow cheery words morning and night, { was much ‘casier without him than with him. “How Jiffcrent was Gabriclla! Had ehe undergone o rexular train- ing she could not bave been a much better nurse, and she performea for me oflices usually most loathsome to a woman not professionally bronght up. Thatis to say, ste disappeared oue morninz—long after thé night when I bad reveneed her cousin’s blow—and did pot re- turn until the afternoon, when she produced a number of lecches (native ones, I believe, they must have been, and caught on her own bure fect in some staznant pool), and she applicd them around my wound at mtervals uutil the intlammation ncarly subsided, Then she would make me_delicious driuks, cooling applications for the head and arm, dish up daintyglittle messes to tempt my want of appetite; would sit by my bedside for hours talkine quictly, and lovingly even, while she worked with her needic; and often—but never now unless I askea, nay, pressed her—sbe would sing to me in ber rere cobtralto voice suel glorious songs, make for me such floods of rich voeal music, as I have never before imagined possible of sccomplishment by human being, thourh the angels, I thought, might ;nl“e so sung in the Garden of Eden before the Al “This was love,—downright, unmistakable love,—and I, who of old had hiugued to scorn “the tender passion,’ as some idiot bas called it, now felt its fuil foree, and that force was any- thing but a ‘tendes’ one. + Presently—it must have been towards the end of November, for L kept no reckoning of how the happy, dreamy, loving days went by—I arew much better, was able to sit up for long lours toge then to totter about the ram- shackle building witihghe aid of a stick, and was at last delighted to find thar my wound was auite healed, and the orm nearly as strong us c¢ver. And then Gabriella, quictly and by almost impercentible degrees, ~besan to leave mie more aad more to my own devices, until finally it was with great gifficulty that could find opportunities cnough to partly arati- fy the passionate cravines of my love Tor her presence, for a glauce from her violet eyes, fora touch of that soft, warm hand. It was not to be supposed that all this bill- ing and_cooing went on quite uuobserved by Muster Willy Mountjov. Ou the contrary, hie chaffed me unmercifully, telling me to mak bay while the sun shone, for * t'other fellow the man in_posesssion’—that was his delicate phirase; and hie would bet me five to one, as of- ten as I ¢hose to tase it, that T would never be married to the girl, if, indeed, Thad the impu- dence to thiuk of such a thing. “This was pleasans! However, I let him have his joke, warning him that ‘he who won might laugh.) But® I coufess that I was considgrably nonplussed when I found that Mattia Fiorelli bad resumed all his old ill treat- eut of the girl, even going so far us to fre- quently personally ehastise her as thouch she were his slave, so that she frequently came fly- inginto my room bathed in tears toseek shelter from his-violence. w13y poor darling, I would sy to her, twouldto Heaven that I could free you from nim! I wid; Iwill attack him now—' “Bat she would interrupt me with the ut- most air of alarm, sayiog: ‘N, no, no! Alis, lie always goes armed, and he would kill you. How could L bear that?? “‘Lam deterniined I will save you from— from—this horrid_fate threatening vou. must, and shall. You would not hesitate, were the roud ‘cleared, to fly with me—and with Willy, for we colld not Ieave him behind; and we can trust himi? “C“Trust him? O, yes," she replied; * Signor Willee is of thosc one can trust to the last!” - { immediately sct to work to soothe the natural savaszery of the brute Mattia, and 1 suc- ceeded—by frequently cooling his anger, with dniiets of gold from my store—far better than I had expected. In fuct, aiter a while, he mave up beatine her altogether, rarely even hie abused ner, and in time beeute sosoftened under the treatment I exhibited (as the doctors say) that he even avoided speaking to her in his usual cross manner, and he was good cnoush to say that the change was entirely owing to my inter- cession. More than that, he became & sort of friend of mine; took me out for air and cxercise uc- casionaliy; but I never could get him to give me the siightest intimationof what wus zoing on in the political ‘world, or whether Garibaldi had been successful, or had been driven Dback. Whichever, i cither, had happened, Mattia Fiorelli would not let us o from the ball-door except when closely guarded; and Willy and I bezan to feel certain that he was keeping us prisoners fn hopes of cxtortinis a heavy ransom for us from our friends in Ln: gland. +¢ YWhat is it, my own precious?’ I asked one darl afternoon, when Gabriella appeared with a face swollen trom weeping. “She checked herself, and replied with an- other question: ‘Do you uot know that in ten days it will be—will be—' she shuduered from head to foot, and hos voice stopped under the influence of horror— will be the new year— when—when—" s (Gabriella! That erime shall never be com- mitted aad I live to_sce it. You shall a0t marry this man. You shall fly from here with me. 1 will risk all sooner than that he shall have you for a slave!? w40, pray save me! she bystesically im- Jored; *T would sooner die a thousand times— will die, by my own hand—sooner than be de- filed by his embrace! © 1 calmed her as well as I could—I soothed her, probably as Adam soothed Eve, and as the Last Man will soothe and calm the Last Wom- an—and with the burning kiss 1 printed on her forencad I printed a determination on my own heart to save her even if I died by torture Torit. wThat very night I Jaid a plot, to which Willy (who contributed not an fota to it) cordially " nssented, and the next day I commenced to workit. 1 besan to ccaselessly jingle gold under Mattia’s very nose on every opportunity; I congratulated him on his approach ing wedding, but uever failed to de- plore the vast expemses he would be put to in consequence; and I insinuated that Willy and [ would make him a handsome pres- ent, in addition to that which our peculiar insu- lar customs compelled us to give him on Christ- mas day. «That caught him. I never ceased harping on the joint theme of presents, and ‘ our pec Jiar Christmas customs;' andwhen his curiosity became excited, and be asked what the latter were, I gave nim such an outrageous list of things we wanted, and_must have, 10 duly ob- serve the Pagan Festival of Clristmas accord- ing to the Rites of the Ancient Britons—till es- sential ceremonics, I said, in Englandins would have astonished the whole Society of Antiquarics. At all events, it astonished Mat- tia Fiorelli to an extraordinary degrer,—tho it was told to him only piecemcal, and diy by day—and he flung up his hands in _mmazement that he could be - so mad as to spend so much moncy on eathen or- gies of eating and arinking. ~What I was driving at, and so far success- fully, you shall now sce. wile were sitting over the fire, for it was des- perately cold, in the pancled chamber between ich aod ti atward door lay the hall—Mat~ tia, Tito, Willic Mountjoy. and myself—on Christmas-Eve; while Gabriella was rone into another room to prepare the evening meal, usnally partaken of at o'clock. Our host was sitting in the right corner, with me for his near- st neighbor; Tito was facing him, smokin; cessantly from a reed-stemmed red-clay pipe; and Willy scemed absorved in contemplation of that amiable man’s countenance. The two Ital- jans were armed with their usual stilettos, while wewere without weapons of any kind. Al was profound silence, for with Gabriclla’s depasture conversation had ceased. & “wi\illy,' I eaid, *we must commence our Chiristinas customs.” Yes. it is time,’ was his unusually grave re- ply; and he began with the most admirable solemnity to make the most grotesque, not to Say idiotic, contortions at me, the wiile [ Lummed loudly—this was to warn Gabrielia—a discordant chant quite as_dismal as the best of Druids could ever have iven vent to. * The Itnlinns stared at us and our perform- ances as they would at a couple of raving mad- men. N “presently we got up, and began to slowly move to and fro, waving our arms above our heads, 1 rytlmic measure. w4 Now!" I'shouted. ¢In an instant Willy had horled Tito to the ground, disarmed him, and was threateniog him with his own weapon; while I, at the same moment, dashed my fist at Mattin’s head: but he partly ducked; the blow only told with a quarter of the intended force, and [ rolled across him as he lay sprawl- ing on the stone floor. ] grappled with_Lim; my strength scemed tripled a5 the chamber-door opeced and Gabri- elia appeared there, pale as a ghost, and trem- bling all over. Looking up for a second, I saw Willy, as_had been arranged, rapidly gagring the mouth, and securing tL; arms and feet, of his antagonist with a long lizht rope which be _handled with all the desterous skill of the pro- fesstonal sailor. So, in less time than I haye taken to tell it, Tito was silenced, and bound in such fashion as rendered self-release impossible. At this juncture therc was o knock at the ot- ward door of the hail, besond the scene of the contlict. For Mattia had mot been mute during the strugele with we, and no doubt the three uards outside heard something of the senflle—the other’ three had gone down to Capua, with our ost’s consent, to buy for us all'the extraordinary load of things we wanted +for our Christmas customs.” " “Willy t Gabriella!? I said, sufficicntly lond to be heard by the 1wo, * Fou Must escape bytht window of that inside room! Quick, or all will be lost! Do you not hear the knocking? Tsse the path we arranged, and I will foliow— « ¢ put I cannot leave you—' « +Nonseuse, Willy, nonsense! I shall have him fast bound in a moment. Fly, I command you, tg save that poor girl!” : Téran tober side and scized her by the arm to obey my order. She struggled to come forward, but he held her back and dragged her towards the window inside, which he scemed to expericnce some difficulty in opening. ] WAt that moment, my kead Deing £ i turned away, Mattia made a last effort: he re- gained his feet, while he tossed me over hisknee, ;llgdd '_I\s\‘\‘asl igr;xly :Ible ltlc svrziln'.' up in time when ed ¢ afresh, witl tedashed 3 the drawn stiletto *“Willy Mountjoy forced upon the back win- dow,—it was at the rear of the far chamber, and the noise could not be heard in front,—but in doxl{‘;" 50 she bad to release Gabriclla. retreated to the paneled wall, parsued by Mattia, whose eyes actually blazed with raze and fury. Ileovertooi me, made a fearful blow 2t me with his stiletto; fortunateiy missed my throat, at Which, more’ Jatiano, it was aimed. but drove it clean throush the palm of this hand, which it pinioned firmly to the old mass- ive wainscot. *440 heavens! ! eried Gabiiells, running to- \\m::rl;tfi me from the doorway; ‘he has. stunbed Drag her away, drag her away, Williel? I erled, s | erasped Mattia with my leit hand and swung him around under me. ~ *Drag her away, as fust as you can! Never miud me—L can follow— ' *+ ¢No, no! For the snints’ sake, no!’ *Her further cries werc effectually stopped by Willy Mountjoy, who snatched her up in is arms; flnl Iwas lefc alone—pinned to the wall, much ¢ 2 Weasel is pmned 10 abarn-door—ieit ulone to hold in check, as best 1 might, o de: parate villain in possc3sion of full usc of all of his limbs.. 1 had hurled him under my right arm with my left on his coat-collar, as I have said, and with such force that be was hali senscless as nis skull crashea aginst the woodwork; and then T was still t0o, the better to listen for my Gabriellaand Willy Mountsoy. wAIl was silent—tley had es- caped; and, from the cessation _of the knocking at the door, it scemed plain that the three guards had come to the canclusion that Tito and Mattia did not wish their aid in whatever work was going on. For had these worthies followed Gabriella they must have eap- tured herand ler protector at once, and have been back at the front door with thelr prisoners by this time. ‘I need not spin out my yarn. Suflice it to say that in about half an"hour’s time, during which I endured fearful tortures, fruitlessly trving to wrench my band free from thestiletto, —1 dared not luose my left-hand grip on my foc until that was accomplished,—Muttia becume azain conscious, and renewed the strug- mle with what appeared 1o me to be even greater strength than before, while I was weakened by the blood streawing from the hole made by his cursed stiletto. “ And I had but one hand to fight him! #Tlc had mastered me—almost mastered me. I was mag in my impotent rage and despair; a wild cry from Gabriella—was it av angel saviug, or a demon mockrng me?—of * O heaven, hchas stabbed hum 17 scened to pierce through my very brain; I made a last, a fearful effort. Gathering a1l my strength, I dashed the ruflian 10 the floor, and like lightning drew out the stilletto. Then, with th flesh quivering and raiuing with blood, I added the wight of the right band to that of my left, and with both 1 hamnmered his head azainst the stone pavement till 1 thougit him killed. ““Then, when I had bound up my hand as tizht as possible, [ must have swooned dead away, for I knew no more until I sprang to my feet with shots ringing in my ear, and found the gray dawn of Christmas peepinz throuch the window of the blood-stained hall. The accomp- lice Tito irlared at e trom where be had lain all nightso safely bound and gagged, as much 15 to Bay, *Ah, now it's all up with you!? and I was very much of that opinion myself. 1 was mistaken; the shots were fired by the Piedmontese mouuted-police, who had ‘been met, when patroltig during the night along the Volturno, by Willy aud Gabriclla, and °dis- patened to my relief, while the fusitive couple \ent on to Capus, whicn had fallen some time before, to take the first train to Naples. “'The guards outside were_casily overmas- tered—thie three I hotl sent to Capua got drunk, as 1 meant they should, and never returned— the police broke iato my rescue, and then it was found that my foe Mattia had sustained a severe concussion of the brain, from which he was likely to die. : + ¢ And she married at once, and all was hap- pr?? said— ¢She married—yes—' was the Major's somewhat dry reply. «“¢Of course. But tell us wien you—-="% 4t ¢— The other fellow!® wiYou dowt mean to say that scoundrel Mattia!” “¢Noj; she married Willy_Mountjoy before she had beeu turee hours in Naples! 7 ———— The Champlon Yedestrian. X Neto York Timen. Emil Zak, representing himself as a native of Austerlitz, Austria, aud a chemist edueated at the Polytechnic Institute in Switzerland, pre- sented Nimself at the Castle Garden yesterda; marning in o ragered and filthy condition. I hair was haneing over his shoulders, and his flesh was covered with a thick coating of dirt, which gave bim a dark-brown apoarance, e said that he landed in New Orleans in October, 187, in searchrof employment. Failing to ob- tain it, he took the Jast $300 that remaiued tohim and proceeded to Brownwood, Tex., 140 miles from Austiny and purchased » homestead. He lived there until May last, when his means be- came exhausted, and he started to walk to New York, in the hope that the Commissioners of Emigration would turhish bim a free passage home. He has been ever since_accomplishing the task. He claims to have walked every step. He slept in the woods, in barns, in police sta- tions, or anywhere that came handiest. Some- times he got work for a day_or two, and at other times subsisted on charity or fasted for lone intervals. He bad, as may be supposed, apretty rough time throughout his_journcy, st met with no startling adventures. He found 50 florins awaiting his arrival in the hands of the Austrian Consal, which he used in purchas- ing a passage to Hamburg on _ the Frisia, which satls to-day. Tirc Commissioners had bim well serubbed, and furnished hitn with a new suit of dothes. = Thus rigeed out, he did not appear much the worse for his travels. I A THE TRIBUNE BRANCE OFEICES. T3 ORDERTO ACCOMMODATE OUI: NUMEEROUS ‘patrons throughout the cliv_we have established Brareh Oflices in the diffcrent Divisions. as designated below. where advertisements will be taken forthé same price 6s chargeat the 3tatn Oice, wd wil be fecelvod fintil & o'clock p. m. during tae week, and unttl 9 p. m. on Saturdays: K WILLIAM , Dookseller and Statloner, 158 Tyvents edr Wabshi-av. S, M. \WALDEN, Newsdealer, Statloner, etc., 1009 . hear Western-ar. {"TIRUMSTOY. West-Side News Depot, 1 Biue Isiand-ar.. corner of Halsted:st. GEORGE HENRY, Books, Stationery. etc., 539 Di- Jeweler, News-Dealer, and Fancy . corner Lincoln, d - 1g00d shirt for $1.50. B %\"l;fiof-' xen A S) LL YEI t shor ¢ars and irs d g o cxtama ey sler gl RIDAY, A SHEP D DOG. BLACK. 41wl s 10 monshs old; answery o _Zu,'p. Liberal reward on returnto 43 North May-st. OST=A NAREOW GOLD _BRAC . GOING. from corner at Paulina and Walnut-te. Tietura to 50 Walnut-st. and receive reward. OST—A LARGE BRINDLE AND WIIITE DULL tenler dog. uncut ears, sultable roward will be paid for his rectrn to E. M. LL, 23 Bistiop court.. 7 OST—MINK BOA, ON MADISON CARS OR L on Loomts:st. Sattable rewand will be %o say Ylior;i 'rcmmm: the same to MES. P. W.GATES, Gault _turn_ of reiward wilt . J. C.Fali- RINGTON, 105 Washiugton-st. o Sl LOW DOG, be rewarded MISCELLANEQUS. - A GENTLEMAN IS FOUND A MEANS oF communication with some superhumnn agency Shich glves retiable informatlon tn busiaess and thinks. Any lady or gentlewan luterssted may dress C 79, Tribune ofiice. A LL RINDS OF PICTCRES, LORDEES. AND X" ornaments for tile and poitery decorations aud scrap-books. Pastina, Chase's glue, ceramic glazioi. aint, varnish, det : PISKRCE'S, 7 Madfion-st., lioom NOTICE FOI; ALL—WE PAY TH2 BEST PRICE of any of the second-hand deaiers for cast-oft Ciothing._Orders by mall promptly atiended to. J, DE YOUNG, 398 State-st. No connection with 396. ~Glve us a call before ay ofher dealer. A GOOD SHIRT Fol: $To» AND £\ very best the world produces for $2.25: miade to Mmeasure and guaranteed I every respect: best 4-ply 2300 Minen collars 20 cenis eacl per dozen, Lone Star ShirtFactor 7. OF THE OST-FROM MY FARM NEAR DESPLAINES, 111, on Dec. 3, 3 small black and tan dog, 3 pet of 1y Wifd's, Supposed to beln this clty. Deicription: Left fore foot u Jittle. turaed out and shorter than the otlier: right ear puckered near mitddie, and end of tall crooked. -Ans one roturnin or klviad luforuation of i ‘my offlee. 169 Eass Washinzton-st.. keom Wil be weil rewarded. I3, W. BATI K OST—SMALL GOLD_PIN. SHAPE OF MALTESE Croes: name (L. L. Ketile) on hack. Please leave With cashier Natioaal Tube Works Company, 116 East Lake-st.. and receive sultable reward. OST—A POCKETROOR ON N Li”cars.” Finder wiil be rewarded b Tuxtordymarket. clry limus, orat No. 2 West 3 s0n-st.., With G. 8. WIITE. OST—A SETTEI DIT 1 DOG, BLACK. WHITE, and tan, - [ will pay party who will re- turn the same to_ Lrigis lloase. corner Kandolph- Flith-av. No questions nsked. J. H. CU: DATEYF. A ali improvey 000 cash 10 woTk on sharcs. Apply of addreas D. F. WELL, 183 West Madison-st. ‘A FEIVATE DETECTIVE, WITH DEST OF TEF- ‘erences, ¢ag be consalted ut Loom i6. 275 Madi- minunication strictly contidential. 3 E INVITED TO CALL AT 90 : )§ and you will find an ar- " : rl, for beatltying the fozt. Al LL LAD £ "East Mudison- ticle of aneriz, caliet complexton. AY TPERSON HAVING A LEAKY ROOE CAN £\ have iz repatred on short notfec by 3ppiyinis to WILKES FOGD & CU., roofers, 153 aad 155 We. ‘Washington-at. NT AND EXPERT BOORREETER lshed in Chicago ten years, CHALLES 3. BISHOP, 87 Wushinzton-st,, 1ioom 3. 2\ coarsioo, to exchange for a goud watch. Addr &35, Tetounc oiices o (o Bov W = Ofiice OST—ON MONDAY LAST. AT EXPOSITION Bullding, of on State-st.. the cameo-gtone and set- tings of alocket. A liberal reward will be pald for re- tura of sume by addressing E 27, Tribune office. A LL CHICAGO 187 A wanted, ind the hizhest cash Address or call at 10214 Fast Vi Clark and Fourth-av. M. 8. A CAST-OFF _ CLOTH for the be OST—ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BETWE Post-Office azd Tribune Bullding. a pockei- book contatalng fuur rings. A liberal reward will be pald for thelr recurn to 8 Third-av. TOLEN—A LADY'S ELGIN GOLD WATCH NO. 7,319, epziuc-turned case with shield éentre: lso Fold opera’ chidin and pin with two_emeralds and a Pearl: iberal reward ofered. _Address A &), "Trlbune. 1'IE OWNER WILL PAY TilE HIGHEST PGICE for the return of the articles taken from 1277 In- diana-ay. Saturday night or Stndsy morning, snd ask 10 questions. o C, 79 Landolph-st. ARRD WILL GE PAID FOR TIET he Jeweiry takke from 273 Ashl nd no questions uske: of black-walnut_ Lar, hard-wood fixtures. lce-box, 5oft coal stove, iard-woud table and cnalrs. giassware, pictures. ‘ete. A3 I hold same under a chatiel mort- feagee will sell chieap for part cush, and balance on time. ‘Address T 30, ‘Iribune TOR SALE—TO PAY ADVA carriaze and one large jeweler 125 Eawt Monrae-st. TOR 83 OUBLE-SITTING OFFICE DES Jetter pros o & §0-pound dormant scalcs. s il Tot of iron rods for heavy hangiis sheives. APpIY oniday, 8t 107 and 108 Soutli Wate JOR SAL TEST STYLE LI Tor Neir: Yeu omly 20 cé extranice. * Lone Star " Shirt Factory, 188 Dearbora . OR SALE—-A LADY HAS IEI: DIAMOND Ea Tings In pawn for $100, and wiil sell them for S1 S5 ahe cannot redeem thems cos $300, - Addreas F 3% Tribunc otfice. : ' 0L SALE—A LADY'S FINE DIAMOND RING FOR half th value; cost 150, Address 3 SEATED te. at Inon otlice, LL CASH PAID FOI CAST-OFF CLOTHIN pants, Sito $5: coaws. £5 to S10; 3 spectulty. Address J. JOENSON, 267 Sou A VERICAN HONE N0 5, NOW READYT LT LADIES ADMIT THAT THE ' PARISIAN ‘Plaiting" Is nnequaled:_all the fashionable druss- makers use ff._SILSBY & WELLS. 813 Wabash-uv. OOKS WRITTEY TP AND BALAN counts adjusted, clty colicerions nads Feasonables beat of references given. Tribuue ofice. 'Co i T 1S INCONSISTENT WITH ly-nt EN ing wli{rLe: to enjoy Life try the Lone Star dreay shiirts: best and chcanest i the world. Lonc Star Shirt ‘Factory, 183 Dearborn-s TOCKIOACHES, TGS, AN miuated by contract; W houses examined free. A OAKLE Ington-st. 1OMMERCIAL, TRAVELERS CAN thelr Income and uot_fnterfere with pr ness by taking orders fur us. State route you travel, goodssold. and address D I L. care Corrler No. 34, uth Side. (LOARS AT TSEN EDUCTI the stock. Branch Chicago Sult” C Madison-st, W. REID, Manag (ATT-OFF CLOTHING — CHARLES MYELS, @8 ‘Biue Istand-ay., will pay the highest cash pries o the city for iadies” Ahd gents’ cast-off clothing. TAMON. KUT SAFE IN OLD. setzings: have them properiy sctby 4, LA BACK, Diamonit Jewelry Manufscturer,” 50 Madlsou- st., southwest corner of State, up oae i DASCING=WASTED: EEAL L AND s who have taken lessons of Bournique o forum small company for weekly Draciice ab SOme Drivato Tesldence; references interchanged. Aduress D1 ‘Tribune oifice. NOTHING LOOKS AS WELL AS A ing shift and collar. * You want these 3 s Day. Vou will find them {n frst-class shape at the ** Lone Star” Shirt Factors, 188 Dearborn- st., near Post-ulilce. 0E SALE—CMEAP—ONE LADYT'S AND ONE ent’s zold waceh, one dlamond rine, 4 stones, and Two £2ts sedlsiin mull and boa. 177 Eaat Madison- Troom 0., 9 JPOR SILE-A PAIR ESTES FISE SOLITAIRE diamond ear-ringy; price §325, cost $475. Inquire at Room 8, 71 Washitiston-st. A VERY FINE SOLITAILE DIAMOND S 2,600, Iequire ue Livom SILKS—5 LE-JOU LOT OF SEWIN 0 2 100~ yard #pools, 3 cents each or 23 cents per doz. Fard'spools, 6 cnts each or 50 cents per doz ;K £pools, 124 cents: 1,200-yord spoals, 50 cent each, —all Lest standard ma Liberal discgunts froz avove (0 jobbers or manufacturers, FLORENCE MACHINE 0., 5y State-st., corner of Randolpa. JFOR SALE=A SILVER PLATED UPKIGHT S ‘case for outside, with mirror doors at back: c tnail black waloug one for outside, S5; both 188 Deatbiorn-st. , Shirt Stor Fo‘é A SODERATE COMPENSATION I WIIL show any one a method of averas| ime and Int: cst on a business siatement. Address JRENC FEARL-FOR B EAUTIF) plexion, at 99 East Madison-kt., fic ELIABLE INFOILIATION see - *Sunny fomes,” January numoer. Ewst Madison-st.. Chicago. TEORGE H. DEWEY, FORMELLY WITH J. . Jones. wili learn’ something to his sdvaniaze, Dby eftlier_caliing or scnding present addre:s to Roem 25, No. 132 Lasalle-st, T JANTTO BUS BLACK WALNUT PAKTITIONS with glass panels for private offiee: tvo sides wiil {0, south and east: alsoalos of black walnut ofi fenicing, cheap for cash. _Address C 89, Tribune otlce. A NOW HIAVING SALES BY AGCTION D. Call and see me {f you want to seil out advan- tageously. T. k. STACY, 146 bearborn-st. TAVE A LARGE LOT OF JEWELRY FOR CASIL or trade for horee and buggs, oF other per:onal Property: B 25, Tribune ofllce. = F JOUGHT BEFORE WEDSESDAY. & S50 Ofh ‘palnting can be_zot for S$15, Including heavy goid Zrame. Address F 19, Tribune office. R SALE—A JULES JURG cr, new, for $250, cost 4003 ‘mond Fing ut about balf valde. Address €70, FOH SALE-TYPE WEITER, BUT LITTLE USED, less than onc-half {ts cost. H.H. WARNEL, 51 Jo0R SALE-CHEAP—TWO WRITING-DESKS, X " good safe. and two large Falrosnks' scales, at226 aud'E Efnzie-st. O SALE-SUPERE JORGENSEN WATCIL ALL ghe latestfuiproveieats, cheap. Addreis Box FAMILY COW, EXTRA FINE O SALE—CIOICE ‘Iribune otlic Address Y —THE 7T, SHIRTS AR the best in the world. ~ Try them, at Isd Desrborn- 8., near Post -0l GOOD, FRE: FAMILY £12D, 55 Ashland Blo LE_TWO_MUSIC DOXES, ONE ILAYS 4 50, ot South Side wusic’ store 31d South TOW. TFOR SALE-THE TFISEST AXD LARGEST AS- ‘sortment of 4-ply 2300 }inen coliars aud cafls ever shiown [n this market. Collars, 2ucents cach, or S: per dozeu; cuily, 35 ceits a pair, palr for $1. re- Versibie styles. Theseare the 'very Hucst goods and latest stsles. GIve us o call this week, before busiug clsewhere; ftwill pay'sou. -Loue, STr* shirt Con- rborn- - QO SALE—600 BUSHELS PAR: 150 BUSH- s becte, 100 bashels onfons, 16 barrels krout. At G. VOGUILL'S, corner Busternield and Thircy-third-sts R SALECLUAYE & GOOD GOLD WATCH, 1N i, and will seil tite tickes for v caeap. Sddress G, Cribung ottice. JOL SALE—BUTCHERS. CALL AND EXAMINE our Forusble fiztures and ice-houyes betory fclas. “fools and machinery of all kinda. MATHESON &CU deWestVanburenat JOR_SALE-W SHIRTS T0 FIT. AND fuBrauiee them [o pledse you in every respect. % thie lovrest prices consistent with fine work. Lot Star Snirs Factors, 183 Dearborn-st.. near Post-office. 7OR SALE-BANKRUPT STOCK AND JOB LOTS Dardirere. Great Inducements offercd 0 the trade. A, W. WHEELEL. 141 Lake-st. O SXLE=X TOT OF SHOVELS, fo¢ ACT scoup shovels, 50, centa; buck-sais, tled and sharp- Cced, 50 cents;_A. W, WHEELE! OB SALECA LOT OF ELESSED TINTALE. sitzhtly mperfect; will offer great bargains. A. W. WHEELEL, 141 Lak Mk, Sy H0NAS. TADIES PHISICIAN VM "3ha gbsteirfelan, =51 East Huron-st., letween Clark and Dearborn. Patlents caa obtain Toows and Treaument. NEY, - YEARS' CaLlLs ARE, APPROPRIATE: “ESPECIALLY. WEARING LOETS AN Medical and Surzical lsticute are 1478, 8C DE- TOTIC AN “tie’ Srfeago Tequested to meet on the 2d_dsy of Janu: ghe offce of Lo Inwiltute, 189 Hal B L A N Co, dissolv tobindor represent sald firn o any way. 1877, JOSHUA M. M. NET, TEARS MOTTOESSIDEINEVERGREENS: aito everkrecas (or sale by the barrel or yard, 3t 79 and 81 Randolph-st. PATENTS ISVESTORS WILL XD ITTO THER Interest to consult with us on all matters sela:(ng to patents, and transact thelr busiuew through our agency.. We procure relssues and_prosecute refected appilcations. Caveats tlied, specifications and draw- ings prepared, preliminary examinations corefully tnade, aefFnmcats ond lcenses drawn and recordea, copled of patents furalshed on application. and o gen- Gral pncent business transacted. © Chareia modcruic, § B COUPLAND &CO.. Solicitors of American and forelgn patents. 70 LaSalle-st., Room 1. B 288 WABASH-AV.— TICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1 HAVE ‘£led biil to have the irm of Joshua M. Martln & und that Alexander Fee is mhlln}hn!hé:l e, Diec confidential and prowpily executed st oc-balf usual charges. FRAVELING SIEY TARE LIGHT SAMPLE OF ‘uew article that sells 10 nearly every book, notion, fssfon: 20 per cent. or fancy store ererywhere; cominl Lioom 12, 85 Madisun-at. NCH_LIQUOR STORE OF 12 WEST Harrison-st. don't MlnnE to my firm: it {32 mis- take of the printer. LOUIS F. SCHA! INOHSKE. ‘vlL'L INVEST $500 TO S1.000 IN SAFE, UE - ftable, lezitimate business; have had dfteen years' bustnésa experfence; state fall particulara. ~ Ad- dress A 73, Triboe otfee. = WV ASTED-GHEAP FOR CASH-GAS FIXTURES ‘for hall and parlor. Addreis J, care Carrier No. FVAIER - IN & RESPECTABLE FANILY VY. "iady to bosrd durinz confnements good care: terms. reasonable; cverything comtdential. Address riLE BI 1, Statlon FORSALETEDE T SHIRT THE WOLLD PEO- ces made to T yOu at $2.25 cach, orsix for S1; We use only rellable goods, nad isttarantee cvery shirt to give cutire satiafaction or re- fand the monev. Tryus. **LONLE STAR'™ sulrt fac- tors. 168 Deurburn-st., near Post-Otfice 139, Trinune office. W2 HTLD T0 WEI-NURSE. CALL AT 5 1ilinofs-st.,, second oo W ASTED=A GUIFT HONE FORLADEIN WAL ‘Drick hoose In exchange for choice lot aad part cash. D. W. S., 64 Washiogton-st.. Room 13. FOR SALE=% LOT OF FINE Tevolvers, ar§Lo0each. A. W Lake-st. X LOT OF RUGERS' PLATED SPOONS it less than factory wholesale price. A. W. WHEELER, 141 Lake-st. _ PERSONAL, Jor “ACCOMMONATION—NEW YEAR'S CALLING caras written oll day to-day by card writer at Tremont House. THARRISSL HaD MY _NEW TEAR'S_CARDS “Written by the card-writer at the Palmer House. SFORMATION WANTED IN REGAKD TO THE resens whereabouts of Susan M, Mailick, formerly of North Enst, Pa.. and stierwards of Coldwater. Sfich. " Address HESRY C. BERRY, oom 7. 133 East Madison-st. PEESOSAL-A THOFESSIO NAL GENTLEMAYN, 5, widower, nearly stranger In clty, of lterary, musieal, and dramade tastes, of eome property. £ood £ocal and. professional standing. with best of Tefer, Gnees, Wisnes scqualntance of a Iady of culture and §ike Tastes. with & vlew to marrlage. Acquatntance Iniict be of the most honorable characier. Only those ‘Wiiiing to rive full name and exchanze references wiil Teceive attention. Communications Wwill b held hou- orubly sacred. Address € . Trivune office. DERSONAL—FASNY FRY, CLEASE SEND PRES- ent addréss to GEO, . _C 6o, Tribune ofllce. SISONAL—WILL THE YOUNG_ LADY FKOM 2E G ehster's who called Christmas Eve at 21 Wash- astant, and got_ change for $10, bil, please call at same piace again, and oblige CASHIE: PrESONALAY Israclite) wishe: i3hladys one very NTLE) OT « acqualntance of 8 young Jev- ‘and Mving on the West St pre- ferred. ' Object: fun. Address C G0, ‘Tribunc ofiice. ERSONAL — WANTED FOR ADOPTION, A O iy “malo child, brunette; the younger the better. Address for one week, E 6, Tribude oiice. SERSONAL—A WEALTHY AND REFINED GEX- ‘tleman would render assistanccto an agreeable lady ears. who would give him vociland {n- “Tribune offle of about 25 frimental lessous. Address F17. TR St 00 DOZEN T LOCKS, AT lesn that factory cost. A ot of cotiln trimmings, 50 cents 0a the dollar.A. W, WHEELER, 141 Lake. SALE_50 TONS STEAP AND T HIN ‘alovor wire, elightly damaged. at5 e per_pound._A. W. WHEELEL, 141 Laffe-st. Ot SAL U-STONE DIAMOND LING FOR S5, co3t 5753 & bargain to-day or 1o-morTuw at 183 DDearoorn-st. (shirt store). 70K _SALE-FULL SCHOLARSHIP IN* THE Metropolitan Business’ Coliege cheap. F. F. UVIATT, fioom 14, 145 Lasallc-sL. ENSTIRRUCT10R. N ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (FORMERLY A STU- acht in the South Keusington School of Art, Loa- don) would be bappy to recelve’a fow pupils for fnatruce tion in portraiz or landscape paintingIn oll, water- yons; _terms v appiicatlon. uthi Morgae-s: Yorms for taé masics private, und class studles 25t 50 ceuts cach. Gall and see PROF. RICE, Director. [STRUCTION TS GE . LATIN, AND GREEK Tanguages at puplle' resdence. Adurids A.FISCUEL, 46 South Halsted-st FSEECCTIONIN TSt WANTED FOI: A SINGLE Dupil by u Arst-cluss fumlly in_exchange fof room and hourd to 3 young; lady well sdvanced and studylnz instrumental imusic: plano furulshed. Adiress C& “Lribune otice. “rm‘rep—coun SILK AND OTHER GOODS 1N ‘exchanze for real estate;also ten nr!wulvusylrll dblack silk at hal? price for casli. D. V. S., 84 Washiogton-st., Loom 15. VW ANTED-TQ RENT-ONE 8 T0 10 FOOT SHOR: ‘case until May 1. with privilege of buying. Ad- aressE 2, Trihune uMiée. W ASTED-SHELVING AND FIXTORES FOR firsticless srocery store, includinz ten-cans, flogr-cany. Troemiler N, 2 coffée mill, English tca- scalos, €Lc.: must be clieap. _Address C4, Tribune. TVASTED2 MEDIGN SIZE SECONDIAND ‘anfe. cheap for cash. Address, with particalars, Cas Tribuneotfee. _____________ JVANTED-OX FIRST PAGE OF THIZ. PAPER ee sdvertisement headed, ** Wanted Good Talk- ers,™ ana If you Ol the bilt you can get credible ein- Floymeat with good pay. VWANTED_EVERY LADT AND GENTTHAT HAS Tough hands or face touse Franconfa Paste. ive guarancce Lo make vour hands folt. eztoath, aad whita o 38 hours, at 99 East Madison-at., 100 ‘VA' TED—A GOOD PAYING CIGA ‘some hotel, restaurant, or billard-sal Tribune otice. = WA e SToc, SO i s 7 pa e fots o W uraihiuspuote, Yare conty fart I I e NTED—STEREOPTICON VIEWS. _ UCEAN, VW A e perance, Comic, etc. Addresa F 5, Trib ae office. VAN IQ PARCIASE & SECONDMAYD Difiard table, Improved maxe. Addreas C 53, Tribune otlice. Z4 ANTED—TO DUY—A COTTAGE TO BEMOVE; W centrally located, West Slde._C20, Tribune. WASTFD—PAM'!ES WISITSG TO CLOSE BUST- ‘iess at once confidentially can get cash, clear real cigate, Towa farma. Address MERCHANT, Tribune ottice. T DYE, TEACHER OF PIANO AND SINGIN IN. 29 yeary in Chicago: will give sinzle or clasd fessons In Tamilics. Special atrention 1o Lioke who wish 1o teach. Address 34 Park-ov. Will call PERESONAL — ABROTT & TYL ‘o'clock Saturday. Will the lady who seemed Lo rec- ozmize gentleman picase appolzt interview? C90. Trib- e office. SERSONAL—A LADY WOULD LIRE TO MEET A Pifgunmln. ‘one both able aad wiltinx to ussist her iy~ answers oniy- rollcited which are sincere. ‘Address A 8, Tribune oific ERSONAL—A YOUNG PR iy woaid willingly assist sore modest, re Speciable, ol Tooking otz lady, or wldow, who can keep her own secretss object, company. Address 29, Trihune oftice. pecuniar! GENTLEMAN OF Rl TPHE GEN [0 WAS INQUIRIN: !5 prigiig pr i boy can find a_self- Inking press for £8, compiete outdt 312, at C. H. JO! L O e — soe i rousn, NEWFOUNDLAND GUND—A LARGE Fflwucrmn have same Dy proving property. paying charges. and this advertisement. 918 Aruold-st. ST_DEC. 10, RED RUSSIA LEATHEL POCRET- nbz;kl:lshhfly'i ‘mame In giit. Finder wiil pleace jeave st izsom 19 Fortiand Block, and_recelve reward. ST—RETWEEN KENWOOD AND GRAND P4 O R ather hand-sachel. A suitable fe- "il b paid oa return of same fo the Goiden i Store, 156 aad 133 Madison-st. and 144 TANG Olt GUITAL MADE EASY=A X ‘od of reaching by which a complets kE.wl'h. 2 cither instrument can be gined in ¢ Crine very low stisscs GREEIL Bso West 57 Ewst W a4hington-at. RESELLS ACADENY OF DASCING, CORNER Voo and Lakc-sts,—Ctass for begianers wili com- inence SAtaRiny evenini. Jan. 5, for adults; Saturdsy, fieraoon, Jan, 5 forjuventles, ROUIDPANCESTHE NEV CLIGE WALTZES Taught privately day und evenini by the uccess- futand Reilstle Prof. OBELTO, 127 South Ciark-t., Rooms 17 and 13 7 5 \VASIED-A LADY T0 ‘music for one. puptl. fefercnces required. CH_ENGLISH AND Call ot 743 Michigaa-av. ¢ GUT., STOCK: A A LBUMS AT COST Plcturesaue America, fuli morucco, full morue 5 v ers' Cyclopeitia, ew, third off recail price red lige Pocts, S sland, "§18; diaries, blaak b i Ls.. $1 s Thistory of En- w-Year's cards, 2 Madi Cueap. _Down-stairs. MILLEL A T CHAPI £\ born, Appletons” 35, Z cyclopedia. Muroc Poris, new, 5. Webster s Unabr Shazspeare (40), 3 vols., morucc ‘mentaries, 6 vold., S15. All Bovxs T PLAYE BOOKS 3 STATIO: Frices 1o the clty. GILBERT, T; LU South Clark-st. “FHE VICINTTE OF WABASILAY. AND O T ooy serpadat, 8 hunttng-case (Eizin) gold watch, witi chaln and 'enamel Jocket attached. Very T it J paid for.{ta. return. and ro ques: Hoera rear Firess WAL F. C., loom 110, Sands House. FETOLES_FRON N0 835 WABASH-AY.. Lot Pl andtan with buc rboa ‘Sbout the ecks 3 snltable reward witl be given. \ ARD WORKS CASU PAID FOE BOORS—STAS ‘slways bring ovd pric licfore you sell_your library see CHAPLY, corner Madison agd Dearborn-sts VWASTED=A 600D EDITION OF SERKSPES E ‘Dlals and weli illustrated. Address A 38, Tribune. Z/ELLS CrLOPEDIATWANT TO BOY THE Tk~ Vised edition, bound or unbound. Address CE6, ‘Tribunc office. VASTED-CITE COLLECTIONS, HAVE TOTSE ‘Snd bugy: will give bonds. Addreas E 0%, Trib- uoe office. S = <. ANTED_AN EAST. ADJUSTABLE INVALID VW it at a.tmoderate price. May have been used. Address T 25, Tribune office. 700 VILLBLY FUENTICRE ENTIRE OF = i story and basement bou:s Ou Warren-av. Tent free fo thiree months if_taken fmmediately: guo Ehance for boarding-house; S Der week 10 4tast oo €31 on or address OWNEL. 603} Sladison st inlizea full-form seances every nlght. excepi Iu nd Saturday. Clairvoyant sittiogs dally from 11 to (GO seE, TIE Sk if DAUGHTER, THE WO 7 der of the woHid. in teiling past, preseut. aud fu- tire; brings seporated together through charn howe bappy: _Satlsi: 22 Hubba EANCE THI 492 Wahash-av. s A ace Sittinizs, $1,—furmer tee ful MABayE MATS Materializing scances Sunday and Thupsday ev. inga by Dr.Mathew, fee 50 cents, 167 West Madisoo- }li\p:u;a MILSOM, NATGLZAL CLATRVOY. Vi State-at., near Thirty-Grst. Edtabltsi \ TATERIALIZING SEANCE SUNDAY, WEDXE: ;\\1 dny. snd_Friday evenlozsat 8 oclock. The a dinm all the tinie In view of ber andiease. AL 1:034. 241 West Madlson-st. STORAGE. ) SATE AND_COMPLETE STORE-IOGSE FOI A “furniture, a1l housenold or oher goods. 20010206 ‘Storage and aayances. andolph-ut., Hale Sufidtng. Low rates. JDELITY STOLRAGE COMPANY. 78 AN R ¥ Ay Buren-i. : factlitles for orage f farirure and wen- ¥ ‘2ral merchandise; advancesat leial ratess kafely vaults. FEFEoOR WAREHOUSE. 160 WEST MONEOE, ‘for fnrniture, merchandise, carriages, etc. - Loany £ 10 any amount, leial (nterest. Cash for 310Cks 01500, g