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


is broken the case is very serious,
and you are in danger of dying or
crippled for life
Alas my dear Jesus = sighed
Capuzzi, in mournful voice.
Courage, replied Antonio; al
though ] am a painter and an aca-
demician of San-Luca, | have no,
forgotten surgery. We will carry
you TO Salvator's house, and | will
see that you are well taken care of'
Bot, my excellent master Anto-
MO, said Cappuzzi, sadly, Il know
that you have but little cause to be
my friend
'On the contrary interrupted
Salvador; but, in the presence Of
suffering, every other sentiment must
give way TO humanity. Come, An
tonic, let us fulfil this duty
They then took up the old man,
one by the head, and the other 10y
the feet, and they carried him away,
not without laughing secretly at his
grcans Dame Catherine delivered
them a fine discourse upon charity,
without sparing reflections upon Ca
puzzi.
You have received said she to
hlm, no more than you deserve
God Furnishes YOU for tormentng
your niece for you are a jealous
brute, true tyrant aud If you do
not die in consequence Of tins accI-
dent, may You profit Toy the lesson (;
provide Yourself with friends, if you
can, aud try to let your llllle Marian
ma see lltlle of the sun. Is 1t not
an odiOus thing 10 treat as you do So
pretty girl, so sweet aud 50 loving
Aud are YOU not ashamed TO shut her
up under the guard of such a mon
sler as Puchinaccio Do you not
fear that all the young people IN the
city will rise some day against like
oppression ! And Tell me, then, # you
dare, why you dress up your mlsera-
bic dwarf ~ a duenua's robe What
do you do with this Cerebus, who is
not worth a kick Look here, my
poor slguor. IN the state which | find
you, listen for once serlousl y 10 my
representations, for fear that It should
cost YOU dearer soon. When any
one has, like yourself, so gentle a
dove in a Gaze, 1t is not kind TO treat
it like an owl. lfyour heart was not
dried up and your mind was not Grip
pied, would you not be, all day long,
studying to guess and anticipate the
least caprice OF Marlanna Take
care OF the justice of God, my very
honored master; and If be allows
you To recover, offer him, as expia-
ton for your unworthy proceeding
the marriage OF your niece with a
fine young gentleman who seems lC
have fallen from the sky expressly
for her happiness.
This long sermon was delivered
from bos,uning to end by the severe
Catherine, whilst the two painler
were putting the unfortunate Capuz
" in close confinement between two
sheets. The poor devil was so wei
convinced of the entire dlslocation o
his individual self, that he dared nei
lher stir nor breathe. Antonio made
signs to prevent him from speaking,
and he suddenly begged dame Cath
erlne TO procure for him, as quickly
as possible, good quantity of iceC
water. As to the injury, il was tri
fling, and the danger only existed II
the disturbed brain OF Capuzzi. The
person ambuscaded IN the house
where Pnlchlnaccio resided, haC
| played his part To perfection the ole
mans fall had produced no othe
consequence Than a few conluslons
OF no great severity, which were at
tested sufficiently by several black
and blue spots on Capuzzi's blistereC
shin.
Capuzzi had been taken in a snure
for The whole adventure of that nigh
was the contrlvance of Salvador
Antonio tied up the good mans lei
in spIinls, so as to prevent him from
moving he also enveloped hun II
congresses dipped in iced water
which he often renewed, under th,
pretence of preventing the infama
ton. The poor devil, thus tied up
shivered in every limb.
" My good master, Antonio," SAT-
he, from lime to time, do you thinI
that | shall escape from lti'
We shall see, replied the artist
Il shall do my best TO get you out O
1 this scrape but--"
'Ah, my dear, my excellent friend
do not abandon me
You really say that, but you hav
treated me very severely
Forget il, then, beg Of your
Il am satisfied to do So continue
Antonio; 'but your niece, you
niece must feel uneasy at your at
sence /; she will die with anguish
she does not see you back again; S
that, | think it would be prudent
have you transported TO your ow
house there ! will look at the dre'
sing again, and | will instruct Mar
anna in the care il will be necessar
10 take TO hasten your cure
At the remembrance OF MarIann'
Capuzzi shut his eyes ana recollec
ed himself for moment; then b
held out his hand 10 Antonio, an'
drawing him towards him =" Swea
10 me, my good sir, that you have n
project against the rePose oi m
niece