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A peasant girl stepped into the road that moment
and ioined him, but it did not look exactly hhe
casual meeting. They walked on side BY sioc,
and he had such good for. nothing scape-grac.
look that could not help calling out TO MN.
Tbey both looked back and laughed, when nc
suddenly seized her by the waist and gave her
kiss tha, fairly rung again. The blow that fol;
lowed sent him half way across the road and
made my ears tingle in sympathy


The mex, dav we went into the mountains to
visit the Seravezza quarry, and also the Mercury
mines. These last are very Improbable and
dreadfully destructive of human life. Nh Pow-
ora uses the Serayezza marble exclusively. Wan
der,ng amid the novels and along mountain
stream that disclosed al every step some new
beauty in the stupendous scenery that enclosed
me- I entirely lost track Of my companions.
D;sccoyerning at length they had gone to the top
of the mountain to visit the highest quarres
was fool enough To follow. But after winding
up and up for long time became confused IN
the multitude OF paths that continually crossed
and in;ersected mine But while stood mid
way on the mountain doubtful what course to
take a young woman about eighteen years OF
aye overlook me. She was decidedly pretty, with
Slight and graceful form. The everlasting dis



slowly assembled the zigzag path. enqured
the path to the quarries, she told me she was on
her way there and would accompany me. we
fell into chit-chat-sustaIned as well as could
be expected with nv bad Italian on one side
and her miserable potoi's on the other. l asked
her if she was carrying the dinner to her friends
in the auarres "Oh no." she replied. All, SAID
/, in true Yankee inquisitveness, l suppose you
are going up to visit your husband she burst
into clear laugh and replied, ooh, no, am
not married." Well, then, said |, in perfect de-
spair, what are you climbing this Tremendous
hill for. Oh, carry "quadrette," she answered.
"Quadrette Z" l exclaimed, what's that. On
enquiry, found that she was employed all day
in bringing square blocks OF marble dressed for
pavements from the quarry TO the PLAIN. A
thick napkin was folded on the top OF her head,
on which she placed the "euadrette," square
piece of marble, and descended with 1t to the
nanuiactory below 1t was mile from the
bottom to the top, and she spun as she ascended
the mountain, and then returned with her quad
rette. A mile up and mile back, made each
trip two miles long She made seven day, and
received for each only cent and hnG.-
Thus she Travelled fourteen miles day and car
ried seven miles heavy stone, and received for
it ten cents. looked at her with astonishment
Her features and form were delicate, and her
voice and manner and all were so gentle and
sweet, that | could not conceive for moment
that such life of drudgery was her lot YET
she seemed cheerful and happy.


wish 10 say more of the rate OF wages
among the peasants, but must reserve It for an
other time.