The City of Verona once a lovely beautiful town with a population of ten thousands, old and young people from different walks of life. Majority of them from the descendants of the natives from the Northern hemisphere, they were called the Hokkaidos. The Hokkaidos are somewhat related from the populous region of the Ifugaos. As a matter of fact the old chieftain once said that they were also related to the Ainu. The Ainus are native Japanese people from long time ago. To set straight of those facts embodied in the old ancient book that Robert Lordy Green was holding when he gathered some artifacts from the old, old trunk of his late grandfather Logan. Robert was an Archeologist by occupation and Archaeology is his number one source of income. It is his favourite subject in Yale University and his findings led him to his first expedition together with his 3 brothers: Tyre Volt Green, Ramon Viktor Green, William Joseph Green and two scholar students from his own class in Yale. Together they will seek to find the hidden treasures of the Hokkaidos, the Ainus and what it will bring them to Yale and to their families who are most excited when they see the map. An old map ancient as its been torn on edges and stinky smelling almost rotten yet very helpful to their cause.
"I don't mind the fishy smell of this old rotten map as long as its equivalence is gold, silver and diamond." Robert Lordy said to his three brothers. The brothers laughed. "That's right! " Tyre Volt Green laughed with much enthusiasm and eagerness to lead the expedition right away.
While they were all busy packing their gear for the long journey to the unknown place of abundant wealth let us have a momentary scenery of what's happening at the other part of the world.
Year 1900. It was after the taking over of the country Philippines "La Islas La Filipinas" from Spain, the Americans decided to settle to this archipelago. At first it was the American soldiers and their families first to settle comfortably later thousands new Americans came in to stay and live like normal inhabitants of the island. They managed to live for years without complaint and without hesitation. They built their homes in the most frugal colonial way, established better schools, church and government. The Spanish speaking Filipinos learned their culture and their language. It was hard at first but knowing they were out of the bondage of the Spanish regime wherein they had imposed so much tax they have to try this new government. What else to do? They were liberated from the Spaniards who they thought their enemies for five hundred years.
After that Spanish American revolution other countries followed such an unruly succession of trying a new form of government. Philippines from Spanish to American way and then the Italians from Facism to Nazism to Mussolinis and years of turmoil and war after war many wealthy families moved out of the country. One of these well to do movers were the clan of Signorina Bianca. The rich Italian family worried about their wealth being sequestered and their children wont be given the proper education and the lunacy about a form of government that they dislike and feared led them packing their whole lot of wealth, from the smallest biggest furniture that they had were given to the Church but chosen work of art, household keepsake and memorabilia that belongs from their family inheritance and the many important goods and basic needs to survive they will take along their escape from hell.
There is so much corruption and they disliked the kind of environment that settles on greed and misuse of power that they have to leave. They must leave before December 31. They want to celebrate the New Year in another country, in another land. Whatever it takes.
THE SPIRIT OF VERONA
Written by: E. VERNA TURNER
January 16, 2011
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