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Volume XV. —Number 52.
A Scene Beyond The Horizon »
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gumma, cigaretta per Pa-pa.” 1
I had seen the stub sticking from t
under her clothing, and being able to 1
speak a few words of the Italian 1
language, I turned and asked her i
how she lost her arm. >
“Aeroplaneo, Americano boom, 1
boom!” she said with a cute smile.
Then Doc asked her name. “An
tonyetta,” she answered, bowing po- '
litely and twisting about; more I '■
would think to keep warm than to
make an impression.
That was when it happened. That ■
was when our “grappa” became deep
ly entangled with Doc’s generosity, ;
and as he staggered against me, he
said, “P m gonna give her ten dollars <
for Christmas, ’cause we might have
dropped that bomb.” Then suggest
ing that I take good care of the
bottles, he handed me his quart of :
■“grappa,” fished out his wallet, and
gave Antonyetta 1,000 lire notes (ten i
dollars).
I shall never forget the expression <
of profound happiness that decorated
that slim but pretty face. Her eyes
wore wide in bewilderment, as if she
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had been given a small fortune not
knowing from where it had come, and
she was laughing aloud and crying at
the same time. At first she started
to run, then abruptly turned and
seizing Doc by the arm, she almost
shouted, “Amico, Amico.” And in
Italian she insisted that we accom
pany her to her home.
Doc looked .at me and I looked at
the bottles; then apparently with the
same thought in mind (a warm place
to drink), we shrugged our shoulders
and gestured for Antonyetta to lead
the way.
We had walked but a .short distance
when the little girl stopped before a
hole in a shrapnel riddled wall. “La
cassa mio,” she said with a polite
bow, and motioned for us to follow
her inside
The would-be door led into a small
room with a low ceiling that, like the
floor and walls, was constructed of a
mud-like substance. The furniture
consisted of two beds, a shabby
chair and an antique-like dresser
with a broken mirror. There were
no windows, rugs or decorations, ex
cept for a picture of Christ in His in
Kdenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, December 23,1948."
fancy that sat behind a smoked oil
lamp on the dresser.
Antonyetta pulled back a dingy
colored curtain and we passed into
what was supposed to be a combina
tion kitchen, dining room and a liv
ing room. In the middle of the room
was a table with no cloth, and two of
the four shabby chairs around it were
occupied by a middle-aged man and
woman, who arose and bowed polite
ly, jabbering in the Italian tongue.
In the corner was a small stand that
supported a burning lamp with a
broken globe that was giving the only
light for the room and adding great
ly to the unpleasant odors. And in
another corner a rock structure was
built up for what I presumed to be a
stove. However, the only heat was
a pan of coals and ashes that sat be
neath the table.
As the bearded man pulled back
the chairs and motioned for us to be
seated at the table, the lady took
two chipped glasses from a box-like
contraption that sat beside the door,
and by the time Doc and I were seat
ed, the glasses and a half cake ol
smelly cheese was sitting .before us
It was not until now that Antony
etta introduced us to her parents
Joseppi was the father, and I cannol
remember the mother’s name. Ther
she proudly presented the ten bucks
that Doc had given her. Josepp:
danced gleefully around the table
slapping us on the back, causing us tc
almost spill the “grappa” that we hac
already poured into the chippec
glasses, and the mother was sobbing
“Gratzi, gratzi,” meaning “Thank you
thank you.” Doc and I were busj
consuming our “grappa,” so we die
not bother to join them in their happj
celebration.
After a supper of “Zuppi de Ital
i-an,” we left the happy little fam
ily. And we, too, were happy, for we
had but half a quart of “grappa” tc
carry. The rest being inside us
blending nicely with our peace ol
mind to cause us to be pleased wit!
the whole world.
The next day, Christmas day, we
pried into our Christmas packages
that we had received from America
and filled our canvas field bags with
candy, cakes and gum and other eats
Then after scouting around cam;
long enough to find another bottle oi
“grappa,” we went to see Antonyetta
and her parents.
Again we saw a hapy trio, ragged
and dirty, hungry and poor, but nev
ertheless, cheerful. Proudly Josepp
sat three glasses and a quart of dage
red vino on the table, and we were ofl
again—celebrating the birthday ol
Christ in the wrong way—celebrating
to amuse ourselves. Joseppi, too
was celebrating, but not to amuse
himself so much as to make us, his
American friends, more happy and
feel more at home. And Antonyetta
was there, she was not drinking, nol
even talking; but busily eating the
sweets that we had brought her. The
mother just sat at the end of the table
smiling happily as she and Josepp:
carried on conversation in Italian
We did not know or care about whal
or whom they were talking, for Doe
and I were enjoying ourselves, chas
ing our “grappa” with Joseppi’s dage
red vino.
Five years ago we made three
Italian people happy with ten dollars
and a bit of food. That was nol
much. No, it was not much, but i1
was enough to make three everlast
ing friends who opened their doors
their hearts and their all to us.
In the months to come we visited
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ter, cheerfulness and, when they had
it, there was food. It seemed as if j
these three people could not be sat
isfied in doing all that was humanly ;
possible for them to do for us, and it <
seemed that they could not show <
enough appreciation for our small j
gifts to please themselves. They!
were grateful and happy to receive
the little things, that no matter how
long Doc and I might live, we will
never miss. And even now, as I look
out into the foggy mists, I can see
them then. And in the midst of my
thoughts, and from the very depths
of my heart, I hope that this Christ
mas they will be surrounded by an
air of even more happiness.
Yes, I can see far beyond the hori
zon. And I can see more than mem
ory alone. I can see the bitter truth.
We, who have every reason in the
world to be happy and thankful, for
the things we • have, show far less
appreciation for big favors than the
people of Europe, whose happiness
can be given them for the price of a
mere ten dollars, will show for a bite
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Five years ago, three Italian people
gave more thanks, and showed great
er appreciation, to Doc Daugherty
and I, for ten dollars and a handful
of food than most people of America
show to God for the first aid the
j greatest Christmas gift that was ever
given.
Yes, in ray memory I can see a
scene that is far beyond the horizon,
not just a scene in Italy, but in
Fiance. Greece, Germany, and in
every European country that has
known the grim struggles of war.
We in America do not know the
hardships and the tortures of war as
do the people of Europe. $o let us
show at least as much appreciation
for our lives, our comfort, our food,
clothing, shelter and amusement as
do they for mere existence. This.
Christmas let us cel- hra r e the birth
day of the Son of God in away of
which He would approve, and let us
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is far beyond the horizon. A scene
■ that I can see. A scene that you
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