The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-07-06

me found one.eighth of an inch of viol.
In string and on the paper was written
:" From the quinte which the late st.
put on his violin when playing his
last concert" l7f
| The hope of seeing Antonio had fed
from my breast. A short time after my
visit to Krespel l left H. and, amid
the cares and hustle Ian active life,
soon forgot the counsellor, the violins,
Antonio. the dissections, and even the
one eighth Of an inch of violin-string
which the counsellor bad presented to
me.
| Two years had elapsed Twas again
travelling through Germany. and about
to pay another visit to the town Of ii
-, Already 1 was making the per-
fumcd evening air Of its environs al
ready perceived the high church steep.
les raising their heads and pointing tow
ards the ricl-tiuted sky. As Iapproach-
ed nearer aud nearer, was seized by
an indescrbablc feeling Of the most pain
Pul anxiety fancicd could hear the
deep soIcmnnotcs ola funeral song boom
ing through the still air. What is
that What sounds do hear ?"
cried, feeling at the moment sudden
shock rs if sharp poniard had pene-
trated myheart
Why" said tho position, "somc one
is about to be buried Look III that
church yard do you not see tho process.
sion, there. yorder ?'
We was indeed close to the church.
yard of Il, which vas situated few
miles from the town and | saw al some
distance circle of figures dressed in
black, standing round grave, which was
just being filed up with earth. 1hc
tears started from my eyes. l felt as if
there was buried in that grave all tho
JOY all the delight of my life. 1 could
not stay any longer in the carriage but
ordered the position to drive on with
my Luggage to the hotel and l deter
mined to walk through the environs of
H, which were SO we'll known to
me III the mean time, the funeral song
had ceased and saw the mourners re-.
turning from the grave The Professor.
with his neice on his arm. both dressed
in deepest mourning, passed by without
remarking me.
When | reached the town gate most
singular spectacle presented itself to my
eyes. Krespel was being conducted
along between two mourncrs, from whom
he was endcavoring to escape BY the
most extraordinary struggles and jumps
lie was dressed as in former times, in
grey coat, cut after his own fashion,
while from his little three corned hat.
placed in martial style on one side of
his head. was hanging long piece of
black Grape waving in the air from one
side to the other. Round his body ho
wore Il black sword belt. but in place of
a sword there was long 6ddlestick.
An icy GOODNESS crept over me Scr.
tainy he is mad" thought, as 1 con-
tinued to follow him. Tho mourners
conducted Krespel to his house lie chi.
braced them at the door, laughing loudly,
and took leave of them. At that mo.
ment his eyes fell upon me he stared
at me for an instant, and then suddenly
recognized inc and calling out my name,
exclaimed, . Ha welcome, welcome !
You are friend to the art, you remem.
Der the souvenir gave you some time
agos" and without waiting for an answer
he pushed me into the house in the same
manner in which he had expelled mo
from it two years before.
AL the violins were covered with
black Grape but the instrument of the
old master, the queen of tho other ins.
truments was missing In its place was
suspended garland of cypress, l felt
what bad happeued, and in my poignant
grief | exclaimed" Antonio oh, An.
touiep The counsellor stood by my
side with folded arms, quite motionless
l extended my right arm and pointed tc
the garland. Krcspel understood m!
: movement.
when sue died." said he. in solemn
voice, the strings OF this violin snapp
ed asunder and the sounding board brok,
with an awful crash. Tho violin is laiC
in her cofiin-the violin is buried will
Q her rl' He then placed himself in tn
: middle of the room. tore the violin bo,
I out Of his belt. held it over his head
i aud broke it into pieces. . Now / am
= deceased violin l shall never make vi
) olins more-I shall never play violin
more '
could not endure this scene an
: longer. and ran out of the room withou
}, leave of the counsellor. In few mir
; utes was at the professors, and then
learnt the whole story
q Some twenty years age, the counsellor
II moved by his passion for seeking an
possessing the best violins Of the oil
l. masters, travelled to Italy. At tn
0, tiIne, he neither made new violins, ND
d did he think Of dissecting old ones. l
g Venice, he heard the celebrated canti
Il trice Angela, who sang in the first cbai
e. acters at the Theatre Benedetto A
~ he was at first captivated by tho art
IL the actress Angela, so he was quick
is fascinated by the seraphic beauty of ii
ID Signora Angela The chanscllor sougl
N the acquaintance of the Signora al
&C in spite Of his awkyardness, he soon,
~ his bold and expressive execution on Il
II violin, succeeded in winning her love
D. A few weeks aft,rward, a marriage vi
1 arranged between them but this ma
SO riage was to be kept a secret, bocau
he Angela would neither separate hers'
from the theatre nor yet from the mar
m, by which she was known as the celebri
!ai ed cantatrico, and which, as she sai
i'm would not hear the addition of the cat
IT, phonic Krespel" AS soon as Signo
Its Angela was Krespers wife she began
10 torture and torment him and, Accord
ed a. ,ho .xv,ross;o,, of Y rosnol h,usaIf