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

ish for food, thus reducing him when at a
banquet, to play the part Of a modern
Tauntlus.
oh, that | could change all this flip
perry, to become a sturdy porter!" Thus
ran his unrcmantic lamentations.
This will never do, - said Beppo, " for
| eat my crust with relish | should be
sorry to lose. Besides, he is getting into
years"
Friend Beppo," said the lady with a
smile, "do you want to make conditions
with me? ! thought you only bargsined
u be rich and now yOu want health and
youth, and everything beside The Toor
might well grulnble if the rich had all the
gifts"
But it would not be pleasant to grow
old in order to be rich and then his
eye wandered toward another equipage.
" This seems TO be y younger man." said
he to his patroneSs, land by his elegant
turn out he must he as lich as the 9th,
ers."
Again Beppo was told to peer into his
inmost Soul-and what did he find p
Tie seemingly wealthy man was as poor
as himself nay, poorer f not only had
he n octgaged every inch Of land lie pos
Sesscd to feed his passion for gambling,
but the very clothes on his back, his SER
wants liNerieS, the corn tnat fed his high
melted horses. were obtained on credit.
I" ! am better as ! am, said Beppo after
this inspection.
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 join the thrcns of elegant
revelerS. There was a kind Of chiyalric
toidncss in his attitude, as his hand rest.
ed carclsSly on his sword, that took Ber.
pos fancy amazingly, At this time he
said Methink' | should worship my
self, could ] become such young caya-
lier as thatI'
Look before you leap" cried his con
ductress.
Alas this handsome young man was
only going to show himself for a couple
of hours at the prinoeiy tete, and then
would lof' his gorgeous suit to fight 2 du.
el which was only to cease in the deat h
of one Of the comUatunts, in an obscure
street, with the brother of girl he had
betrayed, Should he survive that nights
atiray, he had appointed to NEE, on the
following morning jealous husband who
had sent him challenge, for having
found Linz under his wife's balcony at a
late hour OF the evening
" 1t would be provoking to lose ones
life just on becoming rich T." said Bcp"o,
shaking his head So III not get into
his shoes, either"
Lets enter the garden behind the
palace" said Fortune; "and we shall see
more company"
The garden was lit up with colorcd
lamps. and the gay crowds were pacing
the avenues, inhaling the fragrance OF the
flowers, under lovely sky in pure
Italian atmosphere. Beppos searching
glance soon diyed into the interior Of the
palace. where he perceived number 81
guests gathered round hazard
table, placed in one of the window reces,
ses foremost among them was a hand
some cavalier who kept throwing down
large stakes, and talking, laughing and
flirting in he intervals of each loss, which
he seemed to bear Will magnanimous in,
difference.
"lIc must DO very rich observed
Be2po.
" This morning he was still on the up
permost end Of my see" replied the god.
dess: but nave abandoned him. and
his last throw to night will leave him in
the depths Of poverty"
Alas how little you seem to pity your
victims " said Bcppo. "But see here
comes the master of the mansion himself
the prince! His wife is the most beauti.
ful OF won en-! Now, kind goddess, here's
a man who is rich handsome, muniti cent
and in the prime of life. This is the fate
! should covet You can scarcely pick
g hole in his coat"
"Look cried Fortune.
And the princes inmost thought be-
came known to the fshcrman-his past
present and future. He was a gloomy
jealous husband, who had poisoned his
first wife on mere suspicion. Being now
madIy jealous Of his second wife, beau
tiful Greek, and suspecting she had play
ed him false, he had stolen, like mid
night assassin, into the presence of an aged
pope, belonging to the Greek Church in
Genoc, who was the guardian of the prin-
cesss conscience and with n drawn