The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26

The two persons in question, one of whom
was young girl Of Is, and was dressed in
the picturesque costume of Neapolitan
merchants daughter, while her companion
had the appearance Of her nurse, immedi-
ately Owed into a labyrinth of steep and
narrow streets, paved with dingy looking
fagstones. and in which the population of
Naples began to assemble from all parts,
now that the burning heat of tho day was
beginning to abate
After walking for about ten minutes they
descended rapid slope, and found them
selves on the harbor. Suddenly the young
girl seized her companions arm and ex-
claimed:
''Oh, hcavol. what do see' Look!"
She pointed toward the bay, where Dame
Pedrilla saw line Of Spanish galleons sail
ing about, with their bright colored stream
crs floating in the evening breeze
cit is the squadron of Don Juan Fernan-
slez-he is come!' added the young girl in
voice full of emotion.
"Mercy on u.s. Let us return to the pal
ACC Immediately, or we shall he lost" said
she nurse.
How so7' asked the young girl, who
seemed to have recovered little from her
fright.
amazement
'Why, what have we to fcar!n
I'm few moments your future husband
will disembark, and the viceroy win neces-
sarily ask for YOU"
"Well, Inez has orders to say that I keep
my room through illness, and that can see
no one."
Reflect we'll, my dear Isabella; on an
occasion like this, the arrival of your future
husband, tho viceroy will surely insist ON
your appearing"
D Fear nothing; Inez will say that am
asleep, and my father would not think of
disturbing my repose"
The daughter of the duke of Arcos-for it
is she whom VIC thus find traversing the
streets of Naples under the costume of a
common BRIDESMAIDS daughter-again took
the arm of her nurse, and they beth con-
tinued walking along the quay.
They were soon out Of the town, and con-
tinued to pursue their way ON that part of
the beach called the Mergellina.
At first Isabella took no notice of the
duenna's piteous ordinations; but they be-
came sc frequent, and the old woman
trembled SO excessively, that Isabella sud-
denly stopped, aud, stamping on the ground
with her foot, exclaimed: "You begin to
tire me; will take upon myself to shield
you from all disagreeable consequences; so,
, silence"
Dame Pedrilla sighed
''Cone, daughter" said she, Fly not into
a passion, but be reasonable Did / ever
give you any advice but what was good and
prudent?'
''There you are right, nurse, and I am
always most willing to follow it, unless it is
fno o,,1 fNn yVa ,,-;n
to the palace before nightfall, you may rely
on it. But, apropos, what was this riot3
My father was all day away ut the council,
and SO could ascertain nothing from him."
Isabella evidently wished TO give the con-
versation different turn, and to make
diversion in favor of her nurses fears.
II thought you had heard all the particu-
lars of it" answered Pedrilla.
"All know is, that the people appear dis
satisfied with my father"
Eyes, they are; but the viceroy laughs at
them, and he is right
"No; he is wrong" replied Isabella
Gracious goodness! why, it would be
ridiculous for him to care one straw about
the drawings of such a rabble-a set Of
drunSards and tatterdemalions, who, all put
together, are not worth a single maravedi."
''Silence! you know that do not like such
language"
Eyes, I know. Jeanne's brother, your fine
fisherman, biases your mind, and represents
all these lazaroni to you as so many saints,
while there is not one of them who does not
deserve to be hanged"
''But what if they are hurried on to crime
by the harshness with which their misery is
treatedY'
''Nonsensel" exclaimed Pedrilla.
n
But, tell me, what was the cause of the
riotf'
"A peasant girl, who was carrying a
basket of fruit this morning along the mar
ket place, could not pay the dues; the COL
lectors of the customs therefore seized her
basket, and turned her out of the market"
"Poor woman"
''Shc ought to have remained at home,"
observed Pcdrilla.
''But to take her fruit! the only means
she perhaps had of keeping herself from dy-
ing Of hunger"
'Tush! it was got up affair. The fruit
had scarcely been confiscated when whole
horde OF scoundrels rushed to the defense of
this woman, pillaged the office of the re-
ceiver general, and FASTENED to the Church
of Santo Domenico, where the viccroy was
attending mass They waited for him under
the portico, surrounded him with the most
frightful EXPLANATIONS and tore from him,
by their menaces, the promise that he would
abolish the tax on fruit"
"By their menacesl Are you quite sure Of
thatin
II suppose so, at least. Is it possible for
them to act otherwisei But once within his
palace the viccroy ordered his guards to
charge these rips, and tho tax Is now as
much in vogue as ever"
"Af.er my father had given his wordi Is
1t possiblef'
Certainly it is; they withdrew bowling
hike wild beasts, and force remained with
right"
What rightr' said Isabella, signing; ''that
Is tho question. But, come; let us hasten on;