Byways in southern Tuscany . set upon and mortallywounded. A few days later he died. Toward the close of Niccolos long life, history camenear to repeating itself. His only son, Alessandro, con-sidering that his turn to rule was being unconscionablypostponed, adopted the simple and direct method of at-tempting to assassinate his father. Not succeeding, hetried to capture Pitigliano, but, a second time unsuc-cessful, fled to Florence and appealed to the , with their habitual craft, accepted the role of media-tors and, supported by them, he advanced upon his fatherwho in his turn fled,
Byways in southern Tuscany . set upon and mortallywounded. A few days later he died. Toward the close of Niccolos long life, history camenear to repeating itself. His only son, Alessandro, con-sidering that his turn to rule was being unconscionablypostponed, adopted the simple and direct method of at-tempting to assassinate his father. Not succeeding, hetried to capture Pitigliano, but, a second time unsuc-cessful, fled to Florence and appealed to the , with their habitual craft, accepted the role of media-tors and, supported by them, he advanced upon his fatherwho in his turn fled, taking refuge in Monte resulted in a reconciliation of much the samesatirical character as that of a generation previous. Ales-sandro elaborately apologized to his father, then settled apension upon him and ruled in his stead, while Niccoloretired to Florence where he died four years later. As for Alessandro he had not even the virtues of hisancestors partly to balance his vices. He lived a life of 270. ^: Pitigliano. Via Sovana. BYWAYS IN SOUTHERN TUSCANY self-indulgence with the most ostentatious show of luxuryand bankrupted his patrimony so that eventually he wasobhged to submit to the sale of it and after protractedbargaining, it passed definitely into the hands of theMedici, the destiny which had so long awaited it. A monstrous and gory history this, but the paving-stonesof Pitigliano show no blood stains now, and the inhabitantsdo not bear evidence of being depressed by the tragediesof the past. Old men sit gossiping by the public fountainand prankish little boys scamper about the open spaces ofthe piazza. ! Old women, let it be said, are not to be found in thecompany of the men of their generation. They are muchtoo occupied at home, it being their business as grand-mothers to tend the younger children while the mothersare away at work. Thus life goes on cheerfully enoughand the arrival of the diligence is the most exciting eventof the day, as it rat
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