The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-09
A STORY OF MOUNT ETNA.

Giuseppe, young Tine-grower in WILL
age at the foot of the mountains looking
towards Messina, was in love with Maria,
the daughter of the richest bee master Of
the place; and his affection, TO the great
displeaSure of the father, was returned.
The old man, though he had encouraged
him at first, wished her to marry young
prohisate in the city, because the latter
was richer and Of a higher stock but the
girl had great deal of good sense as we'll
as feeling, and the father was puzzled how
to separate them, the families having been
long acquainted lie did everything in
his power to render the visits of the lover
uncomfortable TO both parties; but as they
saw through his object, and love can en-
dure great deal, he at length thought
himself compelled to make use of insult.
ContrIving, therefore, one day to pre-
coed from one Notifying word 10 another
lie took upon him, as if in right Of offence,
to anticipate his daughters attention to
the parting guest, and show him out of
the door himself, adding broad hint that
it might be as well if he did not return We
ny soon. perhaps Signor Antonio" said
the youth, piqued at last to say something
harsh himself; "you do not wish the son
of your old friend to return at ALL" "Per-
haps not" said the bee master. what
said the poor lad, losing all the courage of
his anger in the terrible thought Of his
never having any more of those beautiful
lettings out of the door by Maria, what
do you mean 10 say may not hope to be
invited az ain, by yoursell?-that yea our
self viii never again invite me or come 10
see me oh, we shall all come OF course.
to the great Signor Giuseppe said the old
man, looking scornful, "all cap in hand"
Nay, nay returned Giuseppe, in a tone
of Precipitation, I'll wait till you do me the
favor to look in some morning, in the old
way, and have Il chat about the French
aud perhaps added he, blushing, you
will then bring Maria with you, as you
used 10 do: aud won't attempt 10 see her
till then oh, we'll all come, Of course
said Antonio, impatientIy, cat, dog, and
all and when we do added he, in We
ry significant tone, you may come again
YOURSELF
Giuseppe tried TO laugh al this Jest, and
thus still propitiate him: but the old man
fastening TO shut the door, angriiy cried,
Aye, Cat, dog, and all, and the cottage
besides, with Maria's dowry along with il:
and then you mas come again, and not TIL
than And so saying, he banged the door,
and giving furious look at poor Maria,
went into another room to scrawl note
to the young citizen. The young citizen
came in vain, and Antonio grew suIkier
and angrier every day; till ut last he turned
his latter jest into a VOW excIaiming with
an oath, that Giuseppe should never have
his daughter, till he (lhe father, daughter,
dog, cat, cottage, bec-hiyeS, and all, with
some fine morning to beg the young vine
dresser to accept them.
Poor Maria grew thin end pale, and
Giuseppe looked little better, turning all
his wonted jests into sigbs, and often in
lerrupting his. work TO sit and lcok to-
wards the said almond trees, which formed
beautiful clump on an ascent upon the
other side ofIhe glen, sheltering the best
of Antouio's bee-hryes, and composing
pretty dowry for the pretty Maria, which
the father longed to see in the possession
Of the flashy young citizen.
One morning, after very sulEry night,
as the poor youth sat endeavoring to catch
a glimpse Of her in this direction, he OBJ
served that the clouds gathered in very
unusual manner over the country, and then
hung low in the air, heavy and immovea-
bic. Towards Messina the sky looked so
red, that at first he thought the city OH fire,
I'LL an unusual heat affecting him, and
smell of sulphur arising, and the little
river at his feet assuming a tingc OF a
muddy ash color, he knew that some con-
iulsion Of the earth was at hand. His
irst impulse was 4 wish TO cross the fcr1,
md, with mixed anguish and delight, To
ind himself again in the cottage OF Anto-
ITO, giving the father and daughter all the
ielp in his power. A tremendous burst
If thunder and lightning startled him for
moment; but he was proceeding to
ross, when his ears tingled his head turn
ID giddy, and while the earth heared b.
leath his feet he saw the opposite side @.
he glen fitted up with horrible dealen-
ng noise, and then the cottage itself, with
Ill round it, cast, as he thought, TO the
ground, and buried forever.
The sturdy youth, for the first time in
lis life, tainted away. When his senses
eturned, he found himself pitched back
nto his own premises, but not injured,
he blow having been broken by the vines.
But on looking in horror towards the site
# the cottage up the hill, what did he see
herel or rather, what did he not see therel
And what did he see, forming a new
mound, furlongs down the side Of the hill,
Utmost at the bottom of the glen, and his