Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . wspapersquib was of more valuethan the chronicles in theAstor Library; the Italianauthority and the Ministerof Agriculture knew less oftheir native land than theAmerican farmer who readsthe Daily Granger; and Imyself, who came as an iconoclast, wouldleave with a little altar in my heart, arocky one, for the worship of Paul I. Mio padre, signore. I turned, and beheld a well-built Ital-ian, plainly of the peasant class, with afragment of a lobster-pot over his leftshoulder, and his right hand thrust intothe bosom of his ragged shir
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . wspapersquib was of more valuethan the chronicles in theAstor Library; the Italianauthority and the Ministerof Agriculture knew less oftheir native land than theAmerican farmer who readsthe Daily Granger; and Imyself, who came as an iconoclast, wouldleave with a little altar in my heart, arocky one, for the worship of Paul I. Mio padre, signore. I turned, and beheld a well-built Ital-ian, plainly of the peasant class, with afragment of a lobster-pot over his leftshoulder, and his right hand thrust intothe bosom of his ragged shirt, after themanner of the old-time tragedian. Be-hind him stood my valet de place withan appreciative sense for the dramaticclimax—we were back on the stage again,with every requirement for the situationsave a chord of music. After a pause,occasioned by low bows, my valet an-nounced that a collation of cold friedfish which we had brought from the hotelwas served in the house of Carlo Berto-leoni, this illustrious son, who, with hisVol. CIX.—No. 654.—11 6. The Expedition arrives on the Island family, deigned to share our meal. Themanners of the Shah of Persia are prob-ably no better, and the heir to the thronewaxed voluble as the big chianti-bottlewent its rounds. Yes, signore, it was in 1836 that KingCharles Albert of Sardinia granted thesovereignty of this island to my are of one kin in Tavolara, and myfather was the head. The news of hiskingdom spread all over the world, andit became the custom for the war-shipsof other countries to salute him as theypassed—the royal salute, signore. KingLouis wrote, congratulating the new sov-ereign; distinguished gentlemen soughtpositions in his army and navy; anda company of famous bandits fromSpain offered themselves as his house-hold guard. Yes, he was greatly honored, 934 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. and he was a good king, but, more thanthat, he was a good man, and made finelobster-pots. His wife brought from under the b
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