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ne dauShtsr IL the richest bssmsster q
| - pls1s md Ii iGselion, u he kseai
dirplsasurc II the kfher, vas lsturned.--
The old man, ih6dgh Re had encouraged
him 4 first wished her % marry young
pronigaie In he city, Ascause the latter
IMas richGr and or hiohef stock but The
tfl had great dsel e ~ood sense d Well
= feeling, qnd he fkthlF uas puzxIed how
70 separaie them. tie fHmilies having been
long acquainted. He did everything il
his power - fefaSf HE visits Of the lover
sacoaAf6Ftlf y both parties, but IS they
saw throngh his object, and love can YIN.
Auis 1 great deal, Re II length thonght
himself conpsllea Is make ase Of insult.
C6ntriying, therefers, one days % proceed
from one nlestifyiH Md to another, he
took upon him, ~ II iii right Of oifdisee,
to anticipate his aaughter's attention to
the parting guest and show him out Of
the door himself, adding broad hint that
It might Be IS we'll If he did not return
very soon, Perhaps, Signor Antonio, !
said the youth, piqued At last TO say some
thing harsh himself, ayou do not wish the
son Of your old friend to return at all W
aPerhaps not, said the bee-master. =
aWhat,o said the poor lad, loosing all the
courage Of his aager in theterribie lhoaeht
of his never having any more of those
beautiful lettings cat of the door by Ma.
ria-swhat, do you mean / may not hope
to be invited again, even By yourself H.
that you yourself will never again invite
me, Or come to see me ~ sOh, we shall
all come, Of course, to the great Signor
Giuseppe, said the old man, looking scornr
fully, tall cap in hand = Nay, nay re-
turned Giuseppe, in tone Of propitia-
ton; aI'll wait till you do me the favor
10 lock IN sdme morning, IN the old way,
and have chat about the French: and
Perhaps added be, bushing, '.you will
then bring Maria with you, as you used
to do; and / won't attempt To see her till
them sob, well al COME Il course
said Antonio, inipatiently, 1cat, dog, add
all and when we do added lie, in i very
significant tone, 4you may come again
| yourselfn Giuseppe tried to laugh at his
Jest, and thus SAIL propitiate him bit the
old man, Mastering u shit TIE door, an
lgrily cried, AYE, cat, dog, and all, and
the cottage besides, with Maria's- dowry
along with 1T; and then you may come a.
gain, and si0t TIL then And SO saying,
he banged the door, and giving furious
look 1T poor Maria, went into another
room TO scrawl q note to the young citizen.
The young citizen came IN vain, and An
tonic grew snlkier and angrier every day.
till at last lie turned bis latter Jest int i
vow enchanting with an oath, that Git
seppe should never have his daughter, TIL
be lthe father daughter, dog. cat, cottage,
bee hives, and all, with her dowry ofalmond
trees, to boot, set odt some fine morning
to beg the young sine-dresser TO laEeept
them. Poor Maria grew thin and palp,
and Giuseppe Looked little better, tirA-
ing all his wonted jests into signs, and Of
ten interruptine his work to sit and look
towards the said almond trees, which form
ed . beautiful cldnp on an ascent upon
the other side Of the Gen, sheitering the
best Of Antonlss bee-hives, and com
posing q pretty doWry eot the pretty Ma
ria, which the tasher lenged to see in the
possession Of the rashy young citizen II
One morning, after very sultry night, AZ
the poor youth sat endeavoring 70 catch a
glimpse ef her n this directieh, he 5b-
served that the clouds gathered III very
unusual manner over the country, and
then hung low IN the ar, heavy and I'M
movable. Towards n essina the sky look
cd 90 red that at hrst he thought the city
on nre, TIL an unusual neat affecting him,
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