Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-16
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Translated for she e Argonaut'' from the Ger.
81 : MIN OF Paul Heyge i 555

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buslly engaged preparing their boats 70
trips to the Sneighboring towns, while q.
many fishermen were drawing their we'll
| filled nets that had been spread over night
| Soon Father Curato, the worthy priest Of
Sorrento, stepped into one Of tue boats
| and requested to be SToWed TOT Capri q
speedily as possible 4: zssss s55S
Here comes another passenger. Z was ihe
boatman' 9 yeply, as o young girl, With 10 large
bundle under her arm, hurried along one d
the rugged paths leading to the water, an6
waved d red cotton handkerchief to attrac
attention.
"Ohi it is Iaurella," exclaimed she priest
with kindly smile. x z@&% II
Good day, Ia Rabbiata," cried youth
from boat near by, with hooking laugh
The girls eyes flashed angrily, and she
drew herself up with proud dignity ~
Are you going with us to Capri, Laurel
la?" asked the. priest. , %"N $685.:
If the father does not Obi ,ct.." was th
humble reply. =. - ,
you a,ust ask Antonino; he owns this
boat" j.. -
s"There is ali the money T have" said the
girl, holding out Enau coin.
Keep It; you need itmore than do,
returned Antonino while he moved a
e1aple OF baskets Of oranses to make room
for her.
Il do not choose to travel for nothing y
replied Laorella, haughtily.
Come, child" interprsed the priest,
takins5 her h md and drawing her into the
bout, Il Il, Is a god hearted lad and will
not accept your money. See, he has spread
his jacket for You to sit upon: he dill no,
show nle SO much consideration. But it IS
always SO with young fellows; they take
more pains TO please one pretty girl than
they would for e. dozen priests"
Meanwhile Laurella had quietly pushed
the jacket aside and seated herself. Al
tonlno muttered something under his breath
as he sturaily piled his Oars.
What have you In your bundle?" asked
Father Curato.
">'lk and yarn to sell at Capri" was the
reply,
What did that boy mean. when he called
you La Rabbiata?' asked the priest after a
pause. 1T is not nice name for d chris
tian."
The girl colored and an>w ,red snap
pishly:
They make fun Of me b ecsuse refuse
to dance with them and to talk nousensA
as other girls do. I wish they would ieavs
me alone; never do them any harm"
''But You ought to be kind and friendly
toward every one. It will not do for you t.;
be SO. cross and haughty as you were towar
the Nea, clitan artist who asked you to M. .
~ him year ago"
The girl looked down in silence and her
eyes, flashed. She glanced s,ealthlly towal d
the uoutman, who, with mis- cap drawn down
to conceal lis eyes, rowed On, ev1dentI,
occupied with his own thoughts. The
priest caught the glance and Was silenced.
Prese ntly Antonino dropped his Anch Or
at the Capri dock, and stepped forward I,
assist the passengers ashore. He took the
priest In bis arms, and waiting through tue
shallow water, placed him on the dock, the n
turned toward the girl, but she had tucked
up her skirts, and with her bundle in one
handand her wooden shoes in toe other ha Il.
made her way through the surt alone.
II Will stay over night, Tony" said the
priesI, $50 you need not wait for me to re-
turn. You, Laurella, will 90 back before
dark, l supp sep
IF I can, she replied, busying herself
with her clothing.
Il shall wait for you till after yespers,
but it is all the same to me- whether y,u
come or not" said Antonino, in tone that
he sought to make indifferent.
~ u must return to your mother by all
means, Laurel:a," added the priest; ut will
not do to leave her alone all night
She stopped, and reverently Kissed his
hand; then, with a distant nod to Anten1no,
proceeded On her way.
few hours later Antonino, who had
sold his oranges, and RECALLED himself at
the inn, stood upon the" dock making ar
rangements for his return trip. Soon
LaureIla approached, but hesitaled when
she reached the waters edge, and looked
about In hopes OF having other passengers
to accompany her. But she was dissap-
pointed, and Antonino put an end to her
hesitancV by silently picking her up in his
arms, and placing her in the boat. A few
strokes Of the oars brought them out upon
the bay. Laurella turned half away from
her com anion, and seemed less disposed
than ever to say friendly word. For some
moments she remained thus motlonless,
with her lips tightly compressed, her eyes
10 oking out over the water, and her name,
that of studious indifference. Presently
she tied her handkerchief over her head to
protect it from the burning rays Of the SIN.
and began to eat roll which she drew
from her pocket.
Here are a couple Of oran ges 10 eat with
your bread, Laurella," said her companion,
holding out the fruit. L did not save them
for you, but they dropped from the bas-
kets: and found them in the bottom of
the boat"
Eat them yourself. de not need any
thing"
"They are refreshing on such a warm
dav, and you had e long walk at Capri"
II had water, and do not want the oran-
ges." ~7a -
"As you please,"' he returned, dropping
the fruit into the basket. After several
moments of silence, Antonino spoke:
You might take those two oranges to your
MOTHER
I'VE have plenty at homo. AIS soon as
they are gone Can buy more, :" was the I'M
gracious reply.
"Well, take them to her with my COM
pli.nents." $751; =
"She does not know you, neither do I. !"
Now, this was not strictly, true for they
had frequently met at the village festivals,
On / Laureiia had been sh3 recip ent of N ny
Pm attention at Antonlnots hands, some
times accepting them eraciously, and thell
q ,ain mercilesslY iguor ng them and him.
1t suited her present mood'to treat him as
though he were her enemy. This woun led
him to the quick. He bit his lip, and Jerk
ed at the oars angrilv, ur ,nscious of the
spray that wet him to the skin. willie she,
with prov ok'ng indiff r nee of his presence,
leaned over the side Of the boat, bathed her
face, took down her massive black hair,
reeoiled it, and replaced her kerchief.
They were alone. Capri 10y far behind,
and Sorrento WIS scarcely discernible in the
dim distance. There was not o boat IN
sight. 4 sudden idea seized Antonino.
He turned pale, and dropped his oars with
Il determined air. sInvoluntsrily Laurelia
raised her eyes to his face, wondering but
fearless. q / : - ~sss1
Il must put an end to this" he exclaimed,
Your GOODNESS has almost killed nae. You
do not know me, you say. Have you not
seen how have watched for you, longing
for one word, orc look, never. daring to
tell you that your image filed my heart?
Though you turned away, and refused TO