Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-23

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Oh, that could change all this flip
perry, to become sturdy porter!" Thus
ran his unromantic lament tatiors. a5r,--
/ This will never do, said Beppo, " for
eat my crust with relish should be
sorry to lose. Resides, he is getting into
4 years" 7r.., rr -.r -.g.ss v.u7. -..
Friend Beppo," said the lady with a
smile, "do you want to make conditions
with me? thought you only bargained
to be rich and now you want health and
youth, and cverything beside. The Ioor
might well grumble if the rich had all the
gifts" .........
But it would not be pleasant to gov
old in order to be rich !" and then his
eye wandered toward another equipage
This seems 10 be n younge, man." said
lie to his patroness, land by his elegant
turn out lie must te as itch as the 9th,
eys''
Again Beppo was told to peer into his
inmost soul-and what did he find -
Tie seemingly wealthy ,nan was as poor
a3 himself nay, poorer #: not only had
he n oytgaged every inch of land he pos,
sessed to feed his passion for gambling,
but the very clothes on his back, his ser.
wants livcries, the corn tina, fed his high
melted horses. were obtained on credit.
+" am better as am, said Bepro aftcr
this inspection. E
They had now reached the illuminated
palace. A young man as handsome as
Adon:s, and who wore his mantle with
inimitable grace, had just alighted from
his carriage to joir the thrcng of elegant
jewellers. There was kind of chivalrc
, toldncss in his attitude, as his hand rest
cd care!ssly on his sword that took Ber
pos fancy amazingly. At this time hC
said, Methiuks should worship my
self, could become such young caya-
lier as thati !"
"Look before you leap" cried his con-
, tluctress.
Alas This handsome young man wa:
only going to show himself for a couple
of hours at the princely fete, and then
. would loif' his gorgeous suit TO fight du
el, which was only 10 cease in the death
. OF one of the combatunts, in an obscur,
street, With the brother of girl he hat
) betrayed Should he survive that night,
, ailiay, he had appointed to mcet on thc
l following morning a jealous husband who
, had scnt him challenge, for havin;
, found kim under his wile's balcony at
. late hour o. the evening, ......
alt would be provoking to lose one
, life just ON becoming rich ! said Bep, o
+ shaking his head =" So I'll not get int
bis shoes, either" ... ..
LETS enter the garden behind tn,
palace" said Fortune "and we shall SCI
, more company"
The garden was lit up with colored
r lamps. and the gay crowdi were pacini
the avenues, inhaling the fragrance OF tn
, flowers, under lovely sky in par
Italian atmosphere. Beppo's searchin
glance soon dived into the interior of th
, palace, where he perceived number O
guests gathered round hazart
table, placed in one of the window reces
: ses foremost among them was a hand
some cavalier, who kept throwing dow
Urge stakes, aud talking, laughing an'
flirting in he intervals Of each loss, whicl
e he seemed to bear with magnanimous in
| difference ..r ... ..I..
"lIe must be very rich" observed
Beppo. ...
c This morning he was still on the up
7 permost end of my see," replied the god
c dess "but have abandoned him. an,
y his last throw to night will leave him il
the depths of poverty"
;, I'D" Alas how little you seem to pity you
o victims /" said Bcppo. I" But see her
: comes the master Of the mansion himse
a tile prince! His wife is tie most beaut
II ful oil won en- Now, kind goddess, here
'' a man who is rich, handsome, munificer
:. and in the prime of life. This is the fat
Q | should covet You can scarcely pic
q hole in his coat r.rr.I ..
. "Look cried Fortune. 5r g. So
d And the princes inmost thought be
IL came known to the fshcrman-his pa.
present and future. He was gloom
! jealous husband, who had poisoned h
IS first wife on mere suspicion. Being no
er madly jealous of his second wife, beat
%. tiful Greek, and suspecting she had pla.
es ed him false, he had stolen, like mid
ID night assassin, into the presence OF an age
er pope, belonging to the Greek Church
l. Genoe, who was the guardian of the prir
: cess's conscience and with draw