The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-27


far more culpable neglect OF her
duty ran wildly from home, and,
as we have seen, was arrested
Just on the verge OF committing
suicide.
The person who had saved her
led her gently to her home, and
seated himself in an obscure cor
ner OF the hoStelry. Gianettini
received.his child with rude re-
proaches, and bidding her retire
to her apartment and betake her.
self to her spinning, cast d sl,s-
picious glance at the person who
had brought her home, whose
| stout manly figure and firm coun-
tenance, however, deferred the
innkeeper from addressing him III
d hostile manner
AS Maria turned TO depart a
young gondolier appeared at the
door, and iurtively approaching
her, said, ,-''Daarest, dearest ~
Gianettini rushed forward shout
ing, ''Out of this out OF my
house, fellow T.
The young maH did not STIR.
"iIave you tnished" he said
in good-humorei tone. ''Where
fore these hard words I Have you
never loved, s'isnor Gianettini 2
Have you totally forgotten the
feelings Of your youth? Know
YOU not that, since | was ten
| wears old and Maria five, we have
loved each ether fondIy? Will
| You not, then allow us to hallow
your old age with our tears 2"
Il don't want to have Il parcel
Iof btggars for my cbildren,' said
|Gianettini roughly.
'Beggars!' replied the young
man, You sarely 70: got YOURSELF
Not 1, indeed returned the
! father. Il refuse my consent.
Therefore, get you gone.'
But hear me for one moment,
| pleaded the gondoller.
Otis useless. again repeat that
such as you shall never we'd my
daugater. Your position is too
mean.'
Certainly you are rich,' replied
the young man, 'but what hln'
ders that | should not become 81
too :! A stout arm, a brave heart.
an honest soul, will, with the help
of heaven. do much"
"A FOOLS dream!'
Nay said Antonio,' it is sober
sense. Prince Lorenz de Medici
was a. merchant; Duke Giacomo
Storza a coward.
The man in the corner had
harkened attentively to this dia-
logne. He rose and touching Bar
barigo's shoulder, said: swell
spoken, gondolier! Courage
brings success and struggles con
: quest. Maria shall he thy wife.
.Neverr cried Gianettini.
Master Jew said the unknown
turning disdainfuily toward him
: if this youth could lay down sly
hundred pistoles, would you 90
} ject to the marriage =
sBe that as it may, you mus
r rememb Der that he is now little
Q better than Il pauper.'
| sPshaw,: said the unknown
. sbabblers are more tireSome thai
thieves. Before Tomorrow yo'
e shall handle that sum-
RI So saying he drew from HI
:" pocket piece Of parchment an'
i a crayon, and turning toward
e table began rapidly to sketch
r. mans hand. 1t was represented
u open, impatient, with a hollow
k palm, as if expecting a shower q
: cold pieces. 1t had, SO to speak
Il spnsuors. avariciOns express
! sion: and Que OF the fingers WA
= encircIed with m ,ssiye ring.
"TiS my hand,' sald Glaiiettin
0 'And your history said tn
r artist.
a Giving the sketch to Antonio
r, it's anthor desired him to carr
D it to Pietro BenvOls, librarian a
the Palace of st. Mark, and d'
h mand in exchange for it six hui
II dred pistoleS.
r, Six hundred fools head! ! erie
: the innkeeper. i wouid not gi'
=. a zeechin for it,
t Without speaking, the ari''
T, turned haughtily away.
.T TIE gondolier took the pare.
n ment, and looked With asionfs