Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-04

out Tor him by the afusi. lie SLOW
ly bent his head, as if to collect him
self whilst discussing this exquisite
beverage; then raising his eyes,
long hidden beneath his withered
eyelids, he several times caressed his
long grey mustache, murmuring, in
a low voice - Divine Perfect J
Admirable = Without its being pos
sible foi those present TO guess if this
too strange personuge gave his opln-
ion Of the Syracuse juice, or Saliva
tors painting.
Savator took this opportunity to
attack him boldly:
Have | not heard, my worthy
lord, that you possess an admirable
niece Nothing is talked OF, IN Ri
petla street, so much as the charms
of Marianua. All those who have
seen her become slcepless and J
know that more than one young man
of noble race, has caught cold
whilst watching, for look smile
from that delicious girl, through the
thick glass OF the balcony IN front of
your house
The old man lrowned his answer
was short aud awkward Indeed,
said he, the young men of our time
are Troubled with sttnnge perversl
iy. When their eyes have plotted
the dishonor of u poor orphan, there
is no seduction which they are not
ready 10 become guilty Of do not
say that for my niece, master Saliva
tor; Mariana is assuredly very pret-
ty bat, after all, we ought still to
look upon her as a careless, frollck-
some child
Salvador, in order not to lose
ground, changed his proceedings,
and had recourse to the nagon Of
Syracuse before renewing the assault.
But, AT least, my dear signor Ca
puzzl, you will not refuse to tell me
if this niece, whom you prize so high
Iy, this ravishing Mariana, that all
Rome Is now making the whole sub
lect of their conversations, has light
hair. or brown, or even black, and if
by chance she is not the admirable
original of the picture Of the Magda-
len at the feet of Christ, which the
academlcians of San-Luca had judg-
ed so unseasonably, so little in con
formity with the ordinary rules Of
equity.
What do know about it, and
what can tell you ? repeated Ca
puzzl, accompanying his language
with actions in which very little cor
dialIly was manifested will YOU
have the kindness to allow added
he, a change OF the subject OF con.
versation? This eXclles in me ner.
vous impressions which are very pain
full
This management was repeated Sc
long and so well, that sgnor Capuz
ri, pushed from his self-possession by
the artists questions, bounded abou
like liger-cat, aud pushing back hi:
half filled goblet, exclaimed in his
owl-like voice by all the devili
| in hell you have given me some
kind Of poison, in order 10 play upor
me some Infamous trick with iha
accursed Antonio But will Sc
things to rights. Think of immcdl
alely paying me the ten ducats whicl
are due me, and after that, Salar
take you
How, cried Salvador, dare yot
insult me in this manner in my owl
house ? You want ten ducats for a
worn -eaten spinet? Ten ducats
no not even five, nor three, no
even an obole of copper = An,
suillng the action TO the words. h,
kicked the unfortunate instrument
from which each blow made III,
splinters fly about the room.
But there are laws in Rome :
there are judges = howled Capuzzi
will let you rot in dungeon !
-
As he was trying to reach the door
Salvador seized him with an iro
hand, and lied him to the seat h
had just left
Well, my very worthy signC
Pasquale, said he 10 him with iii
most velveiy accent he knew how /
assume, do you not see, that all III
is game Ten ducais for yor
splnet,-for such a masterpiece ?
not so, you shall have thirty for it.
This promise, uttered with III
greatest seriousness, had a magic
effect Pasquale Capuzzi no long,
spoke Of prison, aud repeated Iu
low voice :--' Thirty ducats thirI
ducats for such a masterpiece 2
Then, fixing his eye upon the a
list:
But do you know, master Salvi
tor, that you have cruelty treate
meP
Thirty ducats y answered II
painter.
But added Capuzzi, 'you ha,
outraged me in an unworthy maj
ner =
Forty ducats,' continued SaIv
; tor, and promise you not to thin
any more about IT, provided you fiji
it tagreeable to subscribe to a triflir
condition, You are, master Pasqua
: Capuzzi de Senegaglla, the create
J composer in Italy, and more tn,
that, the most exquisite singer in Il
, universe. have heard with enth
{ slasm the grand scene from the ope
of lie Nozze di Teii ct Peeo,
: which that miserable francesca G