Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

as many sheep aS there are stars"
"And what, asked Giulio, with .ar
castle smile. "would your wisdom dt
with them?'
Mary" replied Ippolito, II woulG
pasture them in your sageship's fields.
"N hat I" exclaimed Giulio, sudden
ly rising upon his elbow, and looking
with an eye Of fire upon his brother,
whether / would or not?''
"Truly. ay, said Ippolito, with a
stubborn significance Of manner.
"Have q care," cried Giulio, shave
q care, Ippolito; do not thwart ne.
Am I not your elder brother"
eyes; and marry, what Of that
Though you came first into the world,
I trow you left some manhood for him
who followed after"
You do not mean to insist that, de-
spite my will, despite the determination
Of your elder brother, you will pasture
your sheep in my grounds ?"
In truth, but do"
"And that" rejoined Giulio, his
cheek flushing, an | his lips trenulous.
land that without fee or recompense p
".Assuredly."
Giulio ieaped to his feet, and. dash
ing his clenched hand against tree,
with q face full Of passion, and in 8
voice made terrible BY rage, he scream
ed, rather than said, "By the blessed
Virgin you do not p"
"And by st. Ursula and her eleven
thousand virgins. ! protest I will"
This was uttered by Ippolito in tone
of banter and brayado that for a mo-
ment made the excited frame of Giulio
quiver from head to foot. He gazed at
the features of Ippolito, all drawn into
a sneer, and for q moment gnashed his
teeth. He was hastily approaching the
ecoffer, when, by an apparently strong
effort, he arrested himself, and, turn.
ing upon bis heel, struck hastily down
another path, where he might be seen
pacing with short, quick steps, while
Ippollto. leaning against tree, careless
ly sang few lines of serenata. This
Indifference was too much for GiuliO !;
he stopped short, turned and then rapid
ly came up to Ippolito, and, with man
ner of attempted tranquility, said,
"Ippolito, / do not wish to quarrel
with you; I am your elder brother !:
then give up the point"
"Not l." replied Ippolito, with the
same immOvable smile.
"What, then, you are determined
that your sheep shall, in very despite
Of me, pasture in my felds?"
They shall"
civilian raved Giulio, and ere the
word was we'll uttered he had dashed
his clenched hand in his brothers. face.
1ppolito sprapg like . wild beast at
Giulio, and for some moments they
stood With . hand at each others throat
and their eyes, in the words of the
psalmist, were ''whetted" on one anoth-
er. They stood but 10 gain breath,
then grappled closer. Ippolito threw
his brother TO the earth, huddling his
knees upon him; furious blows we're ex-
changed, but searce . sound was ut
tered, save at intervsls . blasphemous
oath or half.strangled groan. Giu!io
was completely ovsspowered by the su-
perior strength and cooler temper Of his
brother; but lying prostrate, and con-
quered, his hands pinioned bis breast,
and Ippolito glaring at him with mali
cious triumph, he Cursed and spat ut
him. Ippolito removed his hand from
his brother's throat, and, ere his pulse
could beat, Glulio's poniard was in his
brothers heart. He gave loud shrek,
and fell q streaming corpse upon his
murderer. The father, aroused by the
sound, came hurrying to the garden
Giulio. leaping from under the dead
body, rushed By the old man, who was
all too speedily bending over his dead
child. From that hour hope and tran.
guilty forsook the father he became
q brainsick, querulous creature. and
in . few months died almost An idiot.
Giulio joined Q party Of robbers, and,
after . brief but dark career of crime,
was shot by the spirri.
Ye who would build castles in the
air-who would slsy your hours with
foolish and Improbable longmgs-pon-
der ON the visionary fields. the idle
sheep Of Giulio and Ippolito.
las Je,rold