A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 171, 19 July 1879, Page 4

A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

An extraordinary story is related by a correspondent of the Italian Nazione, •writing from Lucca. borne yours otjo a cetive rf Cnmajore emigrated lo Americß, leavinp behind a wife and two children. After a time he sent borne io them, through the priett of his native plac* 1 , 100 lire. A fow month* later on, this remittance was followed by a Siconrt, this time of a thousand lire; an 1 at intervals other 6ums were sent, making aliogeiber a total of 25 000 lire, £1000. The priest, however, never g&v; ih» money to those for wboai it was intended, but kept it for himself, (ending for the woman, and telliog her, with many consoling reflections, tbat her husbanJ was dead. At tha same time be wrote to the man, informing him that his family were dead, sending also with his letter an official certificate of their death. After a time tie man married again, and a short tinu ago, having prospered in business mid become wealthy, ha determined to rerevisit his native place. In due time he arrived, with his second wife and family, at Cam&jore, and went to the principal ion in the town. As he wu9 walkiog out oue day, a boy begged of btm. Something in the appearance of the beggar seemed to be familiar, anJ, questioning tbe boy, he found tbat it was his own child, and tbat his wife was living with the two children he had left behind in the greatest poverty. The priest, thus found out iv ti is wickedness, endeavoured to compromise the latter by offering to pay the 25,0 jO lire, bat the authorities, who bad been informed of the business, declined to allow it, and proceedings ugaiost him are now pending.