Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-01-18
VOL. L, NO. s....~.wHoLE NO. 257O.

offer To my numerous friends and
admirers royal festival, and | or
der thee, Pasquarelo, to expend thy
imagination, thy arms, and thy legs,
so that nothing shall be wanting on
this solemn OCCASION
Then, taking list of the most
exquisite dishes from his pocket, he
called them ont one after the other
and, when the faithful valet announ-
ced the price, he gave him the mon
ey without discussion When the
bill of fare for the feast was settled
upon, PasquareIlo begged his mas
ter to tell him for what occasion he
ordered so splendid an entertain
ment.
IL is because tomorrow is the
most fortunate day of my life. To-
morrow, Pasquarello, will give my
beautiful Mariana in marriage to
the most celebrated painter in Rome,
after the great Salvador to the
good aud worthy Antonio Scacciati,
whom she loves with her whole
heart
The false Capuzzi had hardly fin
lshed pronouncing these words,
when the real Capuzzi, struggling
like a mailman in the hands of the
people, who tried to keep him in his
seat, made the house resound with
such furious clamors. that four or
1--WE women tainted with fear. He
rose to his fullest height before the
actor who thus abused him.
Vile iInpostor,' cried he TO him,
thou llest like an accursed rogue
Antonio Scacciati is beggar, who
shall never have my sweet Marian-
ma Aud thou canst tell him from
me, that if he ever shows himself at
my door, will have him skinned a.
live and thrown to the dogs'
What does this mean, old mad
man old DEVILS boarder 2 inter-
rupted the false Capuzzi from the
stage. Is it allowable for citizen
thus to disturb the joy of peacea-
BILE people who have paid at the door
OF the theatre, to hear the praises of
the venerable Pasquale Capuzzi di
Senegaglial : Is there not here some
brave policeman who will free us
from thy stupid presence, old coun-
lerlelter, who art trying to pass thy
self off for the most ilustrious man
in Ripetta street? Dare to oppose
The happiness of these dear children
that heaven appears TO have created
for each other
Al the same time Marianna and
Antonio were seen advancing on the
stage, their hands joined, a smile on
their faces, and their eyes animated
with the sweetest contentment that
fortunate love can bestow. At the
sight this, Capuzzi felt his strength
redoubled by rage with amore vig-
orous bound than would have been
expected from man Of his size, he
found himself standing before them
on the stage, and drawing his rapier,
he was about to stab the person of
Antonio Scacciali, when a nervous
hand, seizing his arm, prevented
him from committing a useless mur-
der. An officer of the pope's guard
arrested him, and proceeding into an
examination of the affair, said to
him roughly:
You will never in your life for
get the unfortunate part you have
played tonight in Nicolo Musso's
theatre
The surprise of the old man was
extreme when the two actors, whom
he had taken for Antonio and Mari
anna, taking off their masks, exhib-
tied faces entirely unknown TO him.
The sword fell from his hand, cold
persplration moistened his wrinkled
cheeks, and he carried his hands to
his forehead, as if to pluck from his
brain the last impression of a fright
ful nightmare. A painful instinct
made him tremble in every limb,
when, on recovering from his hallu-
cinalion, he sough. for his niece at
his side and found her no longer
there. His despair at this would
have awakened pity in the most in
sensible heart.
Whilst this comedy, sadly bur-
lesque, ended the performances by a
scene which came near being bloody,
another drama was approaching its
denouement ia corner of the room.
The veritabIe Antonio, profting
by the confusion which he had so
successfully caused between Capnz.
a aud the actors, very adrotly made
his way behind the spectators to
Mariana, aud told her in few words,
to tranquiIize her, the trick which
which had been played, by the as
sistance of Salvador, 10 triumph over
the obstinacy of her jealous guardi-
an. Time pressed, and the entrea-
ties of Antonio threw the poor girl
into a cruel perplexity. The thought
of flying with her beloved, without
being united to him by the sacred
ties of marriage, frightened her
And then, although she had so lit
tie reason to be pleased with the pro-
ceedings of Capuzzi, she neverthe-
less respected in him the man to
whom her dying father had confded
her. 1t seemed to her that she could
not, without odious ingratltude,
which would wilher her reputation
forever, thus abandon the old man,
who had, after all, no other lault to
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