Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-27
THE IDLE FAMILY.
An Eastern Apologize,

rus, very poor family, the defendants OF all l.
Italian soldier who had died there, returning
from the Crusades. This family consisted of
the man, whose name was Payarotti, his wife
Gertrude, and two children, a daughter who
was very beautiful, and ~as called Isabella
and son named Isbonclo. They were all
very little and lazy, SO much so that the mother
and daughter could not he induced to earn any
money, nor even TO make their own clothes,
but they washed their only dresses each week
as they were solled
One day as the Sultan was riding through
the village, he saw the daughter of Payarott,
washing her gown at the door of their house
he was struck with her exceeding beauty, and
when he returned TO his palace he sent to her
a black Eunuch, with several pieces of silks
and satin. to make dresses. As the servant
gave them to Isabella he said, "Finish sewing
them as fast as possible, for the Sultan intends
paying you visit, and if you please him, may
hap, he may make you his wife" ooh yes"
answered she, ga stitch here and stitch there,
and they will soon be DONE The Eunuch re-
turned to his master, and told him what she
had said
When a month had passed away, the Eu.
much came again to see whether Isabella was
ready to receive the Sultan, and to ask whether
the clothes were finished "Oh :" said she,
"a stitch here and stitch there, and they will
soon be done" The Sultan allowed another
month to elapse, and then he went himself to
see whether Isabella was yet fit to become his
wife. But, 10 all the fine pieces of silks and
satins were heaped up in a corner, uncut and
unopened. "lIow is this said the Sultan,
"why do you not make the dresses !" "Oh ="
answered Isabella, stitch here and stitch
there, aud they will soon be done" The Sui
tan lett the house, vexed with her, and Won
derlng at her Incidence but her exceeding
, beauty aud gentleness of manner made such an
impression OH his mind that he could not forget
her.
When a considerable length OF time had gone
! by, he again 'Sde to the village to see her
, Gertrude, Payarottis wife, saw HIM coming
and running TO the corner, she took one of the
pieces of silk and wrapped it round her person
Isabella seized n piece OF satin and did like
f wise. The Sultan was quite pleased to set
her apparently dressed, for he never remarked
that the pieces were neither cut nor scwed, he
only thought that the beautiful Italian looked
more beautiful than ever.
When the Sultan was seated on the divan
he told Gertrude To get him some coffee. She
went down and placed the coflecpot on the fire
10 boil while waiting for it she began saying
to herself "Oh what tool | was TO let ny
child marry have only to flip my fingers
and If the FLIP should strike her little baby
eye. It would be blind, and there will be my
grandchild with only one eye" This though
distressed her so much, that .he entirely iorgo
what's she had come for, and sitting down sh,
began to weep.
In the mean time the coffee was boiling o
yer, and Gertrude was staying so long that he
husband at last came to seek her "What /
. the matter with you J" said he to her. Ger
Too true, too true" said Payarotti, and ii
began also To grieye and wiring his hands.
Another halchour passed away, and st
:, Gertrude did not appear lsbonneilo seem
G neither hIs father nor mother returning Wit
c the coffee, went out to find what had happened
. "Nhat has happened p cried he. "Oh
il your poor sister !" answered Gertrude, Il hav
c only to FLIP my fingers, and her little bah
d will be blind of an eye" My poor sister, m
}. poor sister," sobbed out lsbonnello, sitting dow