Sicily. come here and carry back home the message of American democracy. But Bruno not only was to carry back the message of American democracy. he was to capture the hearts of almost every American who saw his face. Twentyfive applications for adoption were received by his sponsors. Substantial citizens wanted to bring him into their homes. But his visa was good for 1 month. Never had the child known such love and affection. Is it any wonder that he cried bitterly. and literally had to be physically carried to the plane which was returning him to a bleak. motherless life in an orphanage in povertystricken Sicily?