Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-23

yer god and warrior, and cavern and
shrine, and we returned to our bout"
THE FISHER or NAPLEs-ln the
year l6i7, there lived nj Naples poor
fisher boy of the name of Tomasco An
elo, vulgarly corrupted into Masanlel-
10. He was clad in the meaneSt attire
went about barefooted, aud gained a
scanty livelihood by angling for fish,
and hawking them about for sale. Who
could have imagined that in this poor,
abjcct fisher boy, the populace were to
find being destined to lead them on
to one of the most extraordinary revo-
lutions rec orded in history ? Yet it
was so. No monarch ever had the
glory of risingso suddenly TO so loltyu
pitch of power as the barefooted Mas
saniello Naples, the metropolis ofma-
ny fertile provinces, the queen OF many
noble cities, the resort of princes, Of
ca, alters. and of hcroes-Naples, III.
habltcd by more than six hundred
thousand sonls, Astounding in all kinds
of resources, glorylng in It's strength
this proud city saw itself forced, IN
one short day. to yield itself TO one OF
its meanest sons; such obedience as in
all its history it had never before
/. shown to the mlght!cst OF It's llegc
sovcrcigns.
In a few hours, the fisher lad was
, al the head of one hundred and fifty
thousand, in few hours there was nc
will in Naples but his; and a few
hours, it was freed from all sort Of
! taxes, and restored to all its ancient
privileges. Fhe fish wand was ex
changed for the trsnchcon of com
mand the sea-boys jacket for cloth
of silver and gold. He caused the
: town to be entrcnched; he placed SCI
tinels to guard tagainst danger from
without and he established system
of police within which awcd the wors
J bandlttl in the world into fear. Ar
mics passed in review bctore him e
ven fleets owned his sway. lie dis
. pensed punishlsent and rewards witt
the like libeIaS hand. The bad h,
= kept in awe M disafIected he para
! lized the wavering he resolved b,
! his exhortations the bold were in
y cournacd by his indictments; the val
: innt made more valiant by his appro
bation.
; Obcyed in whatever he commando
+ gratified in whatever he desired, sue
+ cessful in whatever he attempted, nev
h er was there chief more/absolutc
K never was m absolute chief FOR tim
!. more powerful. lie ordered that al
c the mobiles and cavaliers should dellv
l. or up their arms 10 such officers us IA
d should give commission 10 receiv
n them. The order was obeyed. II
: ordered that men of all ranks shoult
r 90 without cloaks, or gowns, or whit
d cassocks, or any other sort Of loos
II dress under which arms might be con
Is ccnled nay, that even the women, 70
At the seam reason, should throw asid
e their iarthIngnlcs, md tuck up thei
/, gowns somewhat high. The orde
&c changed, in an instant the whole fash
II ION OF the people, not even the proud
/ est of Naples daring 10 dispute in III
l. least the pleasure Of the peoples do
n Nor was il over the high and noble {
n lone that he exercised his unlimite
a ascendeucy The "herce democracy
were acqInesccnt as the titled lew
n On one occasion. when the people j
7. va, uumhcgs assembled, he conmar
e ded with a loud voice that every on
ID present should, under- pain Of rebelllo
N and death, retire 10 his home. tn
a misunderstanding, disappeared %
IT another, he put his finger upon hi
e mouth 10 command silence; III n mC
2. meni every voice was hushed.
Is The reign Of this prodigy was u
u deed short, lasting only from the "a
Ie I'LL the 10th Of July, l647, when h
T. perlslied. the VICTIM OF another rcvoir
lion Of afnlrs. ltwns a reign markc
'c too, with HAIRY airocious cAccsscs- all