Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-11

man, periumed and trimmed up, i'm
pflsoned in his Spanish doublet, his
pointed hat leaning towards his car
and ornamented with new yellow
feather, walked with visible anxiety
IN his tight shoes, drawing along in
his wake Mariana, whose atirac-
tons were hidden from sight, under
the double wells with which the Ar
gus had required that she should en-
velope herself. On the other side
walked the doctor Splendiano Accor-
amboni, nearly hidden by his gigan-
tic wig Behind them, and on Ma
rlauna's heels, from whom he did
not take his eyes, hobbled the abor-
lion, Puichioaccio, dressed up in
fire colofcd skirt, and with his head
covered with flowers Of every shade.
Signot Formica was, that evening,
IN hls gaycst mood il was pleasure
to hear him mingle with his comic
scenes, coupeis which be sang, i'm
ihilng the voices of the most cele-
bfssod artists. Old Capuzzi trem-
bIed with Joy his passion for the
theatre came back TO his memory /;
and, in his exaltations, he bruised
Marlanna's bands with kisses swearing
that he would take her every evening
10 Nicolo Musso's ENTERTAINMENT
HIS applause, his laughter, drew all
eyes towards him Signor Splendi-
ano alone kept his professional grav-
NY, aud will his eyes and by gesture,
hc rebuked Capuzzi's and Mariana S
bursts Of laughter; giving out, en-
tfely unheeded, the names of twen-
| ~ diseases which a too great exten-
SION OF the jaws might OCCASION
Bot his patients laughed as much at
MS morose face as at Signor Formica
IA for the Infinitely htle Pitchinac
co, he had sadly roasted himself be-
hne doctor Pyramids wig, and call
ed ,pon the devil to take him from
l between two women, who were much
amusd at his grotesque appearance.
A COLI sweat ran from his forehead
TO hislIvid cheeks, and sharp sounds,
badly arlicuIated, sufficiently ex-
presstd the disagreeablehess Of bis
situation.
When the play was finished, Pas
quale Capuzzi prudently allowed all
The spectators to go out, and the
lamp, to be all exilnguished, except
one, which served to light a lantern
with which he was to conduct Mari
anna and her two companions to Ri
petta street. Pitlcainacclo again be
gan 10 groan and complained. Ca
puzzi took him under his left arm
to parify him, whilst with the other
he drew along his pretty niece
Spleudiano walked on before, nrme,
with the lantern, which gave nearl
enough light TO render the darkness
more visible.
Al some distance from the People
Gate, four figures, wrapped in i'm
meuse cloaks Of the color of III,
, galls, suddenly stopped the progres
J OF the company. BY blow Of ia,
. hand, the DOCTORS lantern was ex
! ungulshed aud thrown down ihel
a dun light proceeding from an un
. known source, lighted four skulls
whose eyeless sockets were iurne,
} towards Capuzzi and the doctor, win
: we're pelrlfed with terror
: Curses, curses, curses Oh the,
! Splendiano Accoramboulp SAID III
, four phantoms. Then The first cor
llnued in plainilve voice
'knowest thou me, Splendiano
! am Cordier, the French palnte
whom thou hast put into the earlI
last week, with thy devilsh drugs
The second advanced, and said :
'Knowest thou me, SpIendiano ?
am Kulner, the German painter
killed by thy opiates =
The third cried out TO him, in
boarse voice ,-'Knowest thou me
Splendlano am Liers of Elan
ders, whom thou hast poisoned wit
Thy pills, to gain possession Of IN.
pictures =
Lastly, the fourth SAID to him -
'Knowest thou me, Splendianof
am Ghigi, the NeapolIan, whom th
powders sent TO purgalory ?
And all four exclaimed in chorus
Curses, curses, curses on thee
Splendiano Accoramboni the dew
sends US to seek thee, iIlBslrlous doc
tor Pyramid come, come
And seizing on him with the quick
ness of lightning, they disappeare'
in the darkness, bowling like slorn
wind.
pasquale Capuzzi recovered a lit
tie from his fright when he saw tina
his friend Splendiano alone wa
hunted by the demons. The hide
, ous Pi,chinaccio, shuddering vii
, fear, had hidden his head under hi
masters cloak, aud clung to hi
4 doublet with all the tenacity Of
, drowning man. The Ova"N'sd Ma
, rianna had ed.--'Come back t
myself, my cherished one, my swee
dove said Capuzzi TO her alter th
/ doctor had been carried off; ala'
the devil is carrying my lllustrlou
friend SplendIano under the Pyra
mid of Cestus May saint Bernard
who was SO great a physician {
souls, have pity on his, and defend
against The enemies which it will fin
ia the other world Alas, alas VIII
now will sing bass in my eyenin
concerts and when shall be abl