The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-07-14

hands on his breast-I kissed him for the
| last time-I threw the sheet which now
formed his shroud over him. then called
the others. Gomez said, scome, and
pray for the soul of your husband and faith
err They threw themselves on the body,
and tore their hair in despair. had again
replaced my arms in my belt; turned to
the door. sWhere are you going, BROTHER
asked Costanza. sWhere God leads me, I
replied. 81 came straight to Naples; had
heard that you were not only beautiful a
mong women, but just among queens. l
come to ask for justice
Gould yeu not take it for yourself! ask
ed Isabella.
sThe dagger's point was not enough for
such crime, madam, want the scaffold;
Antoniello Carracciolo has dishonored my
family; I choose the dishonor of Antoniello
Carracclolo.'
ssIt is but just murmered the regent.
sTo ensure myself-as had heard that
price was put upon Rocco del Pizzo;
to ensure myself, say, I went to the min
lister of police, and offered to deliver to him
this man whom you seek SO earnestly, and
whom you cannot find; but the minister
would not grant my request-an audience
with your highness. would not be baf-
fled, so l robbed on the road between Re-
sina and Tore del Greco
sThen it was you and not Rocco del Piz-
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Il robbed on the road to Aversa; I COM
mitted murder on the road to Amalf. The
death of Raymond was the beginning of
my revenge, for l was resolved to have re-
course to revenge, since could not obtain
JUSTICE
1T is WE'LL said to the regent, God has
brought you here; all is for the best
s.All is for the BEST said the stranger.
sYou will engage to deliver up Rocco
del Pizzo-you know where he is!
Il do
sYou can still find him,-you give him
up alive?'
sIn exchange for Carracciolo dead;-
these are my conditions, madam
$50 be it but who shall answer for you
till then?
ut is easily done-send me to prison
only promise that you will station me and
nv guards in some window from whence
I can witness his death and then l will
place Rocco del Pizzo in your hands.
The regent clapped her hands; the cap
tain on guard entered.
Let this man be confined IN the Vaca-
ria she said. Two guards carried away
the stranger.-sNow,' continued the re-
gent, 'send to arrest the count Antoniello
Carrae colo, and place him in the castle
deli Ova.'
The captain presented himself at the
palazzo Carracciolo, but the count, SuS-
pectlng his danger, had disappeared.
The regent, on hearing this new proof
OF her tavorite's guilt, demanded HIM OF
his family: giving them three days to
find hlm.-The three days glided away:
and, as at their expiration he had not ap
peared, Naples on the morning OF the
fourth, found fifty workmen busily occu-
pied in destroying his palace; which
was Immediately opposite the cathedral.
When it was down they ploughed up
the fou ndations, and sowed salt on them.
They then began TO pull down the next
palace; it was that OF Prince CarraccIolo
his father. They then proceeded to ar
other, that of the duke Carracciolo his
brother; they sowed salt on their tounda
tons also; and the regent ordered all the
castles of the Carracciolo to be destroyed
if they did not deliver up the criminal.
The following night Antonlello yielded
himself prisoner.
The next morning his father and two
brothers presented themselves at the roy
al palace; the regent refused to see them
The day after, the prmoner himself wrote |
to the duchess soliciting the favor OF an
interview; she would not accord it.
Each day, for week, new attempt
was made in his favor, but with the
same result.
On the morning OF the ninth day the
inhabitants of the Mercato- Nuovo were
alarmed and astonished to see scaffold |
which was not there on the proceeding
eve. The funeral machine had appear
ed in one night; none had seen its birth,
none had heard its growth. There was
an alter at one extremity OF the scafold;
block at the other, between the block
and the altar were priest and an execu
toner. No one knew for whom were
this scafTold, this block and altar, this
priest and executioner. In short time
they saw man conducted by two guards
approach by the quay, which leads from
the Mole to the Mercato-Nuovo, was
he the hero Of this awful drama!-no;
he entered neighbor,ng house follow
ed by hisguards; he was only simple
spectator, for he as seen at the window
still accompanied by his guards.
An instant after, double NOISE was
heard proceeding from the quay which
leads from the Madalena to the Mercato.