Romantic Corsica, wanderings in Napoleon's isle; . VIEWS OF OLMETO. To face p, 58. SOUTHWARD TO SART^NE 59 ten miles inland from Olmeto, in 1833. Colomba diedthirty years later, I had just settled matters at the hotel when the black-smith returned. Would I join in the remnant of thecelebrations in connection with the return of the Repub-lican candidates to the local council ? Of course I score of village worthies were assembled in a littlebuvette opposite the smithy. The tricolour had been runup outside and we drank to La R^publique the old mayor proposed the new mayor a
Romantic Corsica, wanderings in Napoleon's isle; . VIEWS OF OLMETO. To face p, 58. SOUTHWARD TO SART^NE 59 ten miles inland from Olmeto, in 1833. Colomba diedthirty years later, I had just settled matters at the hotel when the black-smith returned. Would I join in the remnant of thecelebrations in connection with the return of the Repub-lican candidates to the local council ? Of course I score of village worthies were assembled in a littlebuvette opposite the smithy. The tricolour had been runup outside and we drank to La R^publique the old mayor proposed the new mayor and viceversa. A jovial old character gave the toast of Nos amisen Angleterre. He was careful to explain that thatmeant everybody in that wonderful country, to whichhe could pay no higher compliment than to call it theother Corsica. Success to my journey and a score ofother toasts were drunk—in a sweet syrup recalling thetasty raspberry vinegar of long ago. We talked Corsican politics and I asked what thedifference was between the Republican and
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