Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-27

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sasTwo. hundred dollars. said Massao.
clio. thinking this demand to be great ii
was hardly .thedanth part of the stone.-
The jewelerr Looked at Massaccio, and
said =. To selltu al that price you must
be a robber. and i arrest gou.'
:. Fit is not worth SO much. give me
less. said Massaccios s.ssI I am not rob-
Der. am anshonest man; it was the SER
pent who gave me the diamond
Butthe police now arrived, and con.
Quoted him before the magistrate. There
he recounted'h his adventure, which appear.
ed tosbe asmerea fairy vision. Yet. asithe.
ESignor Vitalis was implicated in the sto,
ry, the magistrate; referred the affair, to
the state inquisition, and appeared before
| it.. 7'''1a7e s1''75o i7. '.'s ttS.
ha.i Relate'to us your history said one
of The inquisitors. '.sandt lie anot, or we
will have y9uvthrowneintolt the canal. g.rt
Masssccio related his adventure.
$50. said The inquisitor, /" you saved
the Signor yitalis?R P''i q s'ai2H 81
a"Yes. noble signors.'' ioaes oei~
=" And hel7promised you a marriage
Iportionqfor your BRIDE. and his palace at.
Venice for yourself?" -..f..,,.. .ri'f,,
:" Yes: noble signors."
And he drove you like abeggar from
his door pc asisGi9a aSBo
:. lie. the signor Yi.alis appear, said,
the same inquisitor. as.sssro i. ..5
Vitalis appeared.
=" Do you know this man signor Vital.
is ?" said the inquisitor. III A5.f94
"No, l know himSnot." replied Vital>
is, Won e,a,ts,a5 ,sss..ss stE
The inquisitors consulted. together.
This man." said they. speaking OF
Massaccio. is evidently nave and cheat;
he must be thrown into prison. Signor
Vitalis. you are acquitted" Then ma
king a sign to an officer or police. "Take
that man.. said he. " to prison."
Massaccio fell on his knees in the mid.
die Of the hall. I" Noble signors. noble
signors." said he. "it is possible that the
diamond may be stolen; the serpent who
gave it TO me. Il is possible that the ape.
the lion, and the serpent may all be an
| saved the Signor Vitals. Signor Vital.
is." turning to him 81 ask you not for
the marriage portion for my bride. nor for
your palace of marble. but say word for
me suffer me not TO be thrown into pri-
son; do not abandon me. l did not
abandon you when you were in the pit"
+" Noble signors," said Vitalis, bowing
to the tribunal. 81 can only repeat what
| have already said. know not this man.
Has he single witness to produce 2"
At this moment the whole court was
thrown into fear and astonishmen:, for the
lion. the monkey. and the serpent enter.
ed the hall together. The monkey noun.
ted on the back Of the lion. and the SER
pent was twined around the arm Of the
monkey. >On entering. the lion roared,
the monkey spluttered. and the serpent
Kissed d~f' ~ q 5as
All, these are the animals of the
pit" cried Vitalis in alarm.
"Signor Yitalis, resumed the chief Of
the iuquisitors, when the dismay which
this apparation had caused had somewhat
diminished, "you have asked where are
the witnesses Of Massaccio You see
that God has sent them at the right time
before The bar of our tribunal. Since,
then. God has testified against you. wei
should be culpabIe before Him If we did
not punish your ingratitude. Your pal
ace, and yourposSessions are con6scated,
and you shall pass the rest Of our life in
narrow prison. And you." continued
he. addressing himself to Massaccio, who
was all this une caressing the lion. the
monkey and the serpent. % since Vene
tian has promised you palace Of marble
aud q portion for your bride.. the republic
OF Venice will accomplish the promise :;
the palace and possession Of Vitalis are
thine. (" You" said he 10 the secretary
of he tribunal. '"draw up an account Of
all this history. that the people Of Venice
may know. through all generations. shat
the justice OF the tribunal of the state,in-
qMisltrouis not less equitable than it is
rigorous"
Massaccio and his wife lived happily
for many years afterwards in the paIace
OF Vitalis, with the monkey. the lion and
the serpent and Massaccio. had them
represented in picture on the wall Of his
palace as they entered the hall Of the tri.
bunaI. the lion carrying the monkey and
the monkey carrying the serpent.
lsa - l-------.------ $50
FANNY EERH ON HusDANDs.-A LADY
having remarked that lave waszthe most
delicious feeling wife can have towards
husband" Fanny Fern thus comments:
Ave OF man whose whiskers you
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