The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-11-09

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"HaI Don Ambrosio, are you here p
And who is this young friar who accom-
panies you ?"
"Only a Capuchin novice, relation,
whom the prior has permitted to pass the
evening with me-" replied the diciple of
Hsculapius, sitting his vexation at the
unwelcome rencontre.
| AS he spoke, he drew the hood closer
over the face OF his companion, wished
his excellency good evening, aud tried to
shuttle off into the middle of the crowd
But Don Felix was not SO easily dismissed;
[ he kept his post by the side of the novice,
and condeseendingly explained to him all
| that was novel or extraordinary In the
scene, not without putting in tender
word at intervals, when the doctor was
looking another way, intending to snatch
favorable opportunity of running off
with his fair companion but the othaf
was always on the alert, changing from
right to left, as the agonized doctor moved
| the novice, on various pretexts, from one
| arm to the other.
| At the conclusion of the ceremony, Don
Ambrosio made another desperate effort
| to get away but his neighbor declared
that he had received so much pleasure
! from the doctors company that he was
resolved 20 invite him and his young
charge to supper. The alarmed doctor
tried to excuse himself, saying that it
was not becoming in person In his sta
ton to sit at the table with nobeman.
"Pshaw - said Don Felix, "that is all
| nonsense VIC spring from the same flesh
and blood, have the same forefathers, and
are cousins in the thirtieth or fortieth
degree, at furthest However, if you
will not sup with me, am determined to
do SO with you. Here," said he to one
of his domestics whom he recognized In
the crowd, "order my supper to be carried
over to the house of Don Ambrosio, and
we will make night of IL"
The doctor, not knowing to what length
90 wild young man might carry his
| frolic, chose what he esteemed the least
of two evils, and agreed to accompany
Don Felix home, on the express condition
that they should not be detained more
than an hour.
Gas for that" said the noble hest,
"perhaps it may ncs keep you half So
long"
announced, and the prince, doctor and
novice sat down to the table. 1t being
the vigil of Christmas, the meal was, Of
| course, extremely meager, consisting
| chiefly of fish. No sooner were the COW
ers removed :han Don Fe,:x, casting his
eye from one dish to another, and, getting
into a fury, surveyed each Until he arrived
az the bottom of the table; then, starting
up in rage
"W hat" he roared, il voice like
thunder, call without parsley That viii
lain OF cook shall pay for his neglect"
So saying. be ran about like niadman,
needless Of the entreaties Of Don Ambro-
sio, until ct length, spying bis sword IN
a corner, he seized il, and, rushing down
stairs, swore he would send his careless
cook to his mortal account.
a tremendous uproar was now heard
below, which made Bon An brosio tTem-
bic for the life of the unlucky oHspGer
Ju3t then dogen servants hurried into
the room, exclaining--
"Don Au4brosio Don Ambrosio. arc
yoE not ashamed to les Den Helix cut al
cur throats for little parsley, wheu you
have SO much in your windoQ For
o. sc shall ali be murdered ~
With these words, they laid hold Of
hin, one pulling and another pushing,
until they got him fairly dorm stairs, be
calling all the way for the Capuohia to
follow.
''WhatP p they gaid, Fare you afraid Of
our eating him before you return with the
parsley 2"
Finding there was no remedy, the doc
tor made the oest of his waJ to his ovyn
house, tore up the parsley BY the roots,
and was back in less than e minute
But, though short his stay, there vas
quite time enough, it appears, for Don te-
lix and all his household to have retired
to rest, for the huge doors of the palace
were fast locked and barred against bis
ingress. In vain did Don Ambroslo
knock and knock, shouting and crying to
the servants to open for the love OF all the
saints, bawling till he was quite hoaTss
that he had brought the parsley-ths
ponderous portals remained firm on ths
inexorable hinges. Still Don Ambroslo,
almost beside himself with rage and jeal
ousy, continued his cries and knockings
A full hour passed In this manner. Al
length the porter, surly fellow, WIS
heard behind the door, asking who daret
to disturb his master at that unreasonable
hour of the night.
sIt is I-Don Ambrosio. Open, q
you hope to be saved. [ have brought
the parsley"
"The parsleyP Dried the other, in
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