Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-10-20

has any thing further 10 search. She
is hardly restored, ere he again de
parts, and she RUS 10 relieve her cap
tives from their confinement, bat OH!
unforeseen mislortune-behold in her
haste, she had pressed down the Gov
icrs Of the jars SO tight, that three i'll
starres hunp-backs had been smeth-
cred. Then she was indeed misera-
BILE; she wrung her hands, her hus.
band would soon return, and what
had she MOTTO apprehend from his re-
senimentf Fear give, wings TO her
invention, and pereeiving at a short
distance, All ignorant clown, she de-
termnes TO make him the instrument
Iof her escape.
"NardeIlo,o softly exclaimed the Ia.
dy. calling him to her, "Nardello"-
I"What does my lady wish?" answer
ed the clown. opening bis great eyes
in wonder at being called by the lady,
at the same time entering the door
"Nardello," replied the lady, "you
have strong arm and u sturdy form,
and possess, | doubt not, a eorrespon
ding courage. Would you dare, if ]
give you three ducats, to take dead
magician on your shoulders and throw
him into the river" II fear" said
| NardeiIo, "nelther dead nor living ma
gician, and for three ducats / will do
any thing" "Herc are the ducats,
and in that jar is the magician, but /
warn you to keep your courage, for
these Gu aiming ones play tricks as well
after their death as beiore---they do not
/! sell their souls to Satin for nothing"
81 would for those little beauties
lreplied Nardelio, winking his eyes at
the pieces of money, "drown the dew,
il himself, though he and l are great
!; friends" "Do then your errand, Mar
; del!o, and do it speedily, and then
you may kiss the duchess herself,"
, whose head was stamped on the coin.
| Speaking this, the lady uncovered one
| OF the jars, the contents of which the
clown deposited ina sack, and hur
ried off to the river, where the body
soon disappeared among the rapids,
in the meanwhile, Francesca changed
the jars, SO that full one stood 10 the
place of that which had been e.nptied.
The clown returned, singing with JOY
and shaking his empty sack. "Give
me the ducats--the gentleman walk
ed down the rapids like duck, and
saw three fishes shake hands with
him as be went" mot so fast, good
NardeIlo,' cried Francesca, "look |
here!"-And indeed in what seemed
the same jar, appeared bump hacked
minstrel. "Ah! you villainp' exe!ai-
med the thunderstuck peasant, "do
you mean to cheat poor fellow out of
his gains--a plague upon you, from
| the devil your master for this, for he
| shall have you this time" With these
| words, Nardello placed the body OF
the second minstrel 10 his sack and
departed for the river, into which he
threw it as before, and returned for his
reward. The jar containing the Other
had been changed in like manner by
the lady, SO that when he came to
claim the buckets, the same sight bias
ted his eyes.
1t would be impossible to portray
the rage of Nardello at this unexpected
vision: he seized the poor hump back
by the hair, kicked it and cursed it.
80 you vile servant of Satan, are you
back again? l swear you shall not es.
cape this time::' and placing it upon
his shoulders, when he had come to
the rivers edge he tied great stone
around its neck, and cast it into the
stream. The weight of the stone i'm
mediately sunk it, and Nardelo sat on
the bank ofthe river observing il, and
tlinging curse upon curse upon the
body and the souls which envied him
his ducats
Messer Giovanni, after leaving the
castle, had not proceeded far uPon his
journey, ere the thought Of The three
oil jars which he had left unexamined,
came into his mind, and his lady's sus.
picious swoon as he was on the point
of looking into them. He painted to
himself melancholy wretchD the de.
struction of bis honor, and returned as
fast as possible TO ascertain the truth,
But 4 misfortune more terrible to him
even than the loss of honour overlook
him, for he was the first object that
struck the sight of Nardello as he look.
ed round frem the river The back of
Messer Giovanni he only saw, but the
hump on it was enough to convince
him that the magician whom he had