Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24

safe, because Dom Francesca gave you my
word, and because the man of the people
must show the man of noble birth the worth
OF sworn faith But do you know, Duke Of
ARGOS, what you have donei ! wished to
save your daughter and you have lost her.
At these words, the viceroy seemed to
gather up little energy. A spark OF pride
and Indignation burned in his eye
These men" replied he, pointing to Mesa
niello's friends, "who have such profound
respect for the laws Of honor, will, doubtless,
visit on child Of IS the hatred they boar
her father"
"Spcak not thus, unhappy man; sho is no
longer in my power"
"Where is she, then"
"Corcelli has carried her of"
"Coroellif' exclaimed the Duke Of ARGOS.
''Great Godl great God"
.'Masnniollo came to help you to savo isa-
bella, and you welcomed him with treacheryi
Despotism must be sweet thing, since, in
order to preserve 1t, you sacrifice all-repose,
honor, family and the salvation even OF your
SOUL"
Tho viceroys pride and obstinacy were
conquered.
my daughterl Save my daughter!" OK
claimed he, ''and all that q fathers graft
tudc can do will do for you"
| "Save your daughterl To give her, doubt
less. to Fernandez, that infamous artisan of
irnposture, whom You have taken for your
| counselor!'' roared the fisherman; "but be-
fore this detested union takes place must
have no blood left in my veins, no heart in
my breast and no more of that energy which
enables us firmly TO grasp poniard and to
strike without pityw
"Whnt do you demand, Masaniello, 20
rescue my child from CorcelliT
"Nothing! nothing from you, perjured
mani love your daughter | have accom-
panied her hundred times from Naples to
i P,ocida. and we have sworn TO belong, some
day. to each other If soldiers are required
to rescue her, shall have them ready; II
gold is necessary, know palaces which are
filed with it, and shall not hesitate to tako
ID. And now hack with you," added Masa-
niello, driving the vicerOy and his attendants
before him; ''leave this place, you accrised
Of men, who came here to rob, by means OF
perjury, tho people OF their liberticsl BACK,
say, and hide your Shame in tho vult1ros
nest you have chosen for your retreat. For-
yard, flshermenl forward, la2aronii and
drive these reptiles to their den"
During all this fiery discourse, pronounced
with all the passion that all act OF pci1ldy
can arouse IL the heart Of man OF honor.
Don Juan Fernandez was talking with tho
Prince of Caraf?a and bis brother, the Du!:o
of Montelcone.
"CaraTa," said Fernandez, pointing to
Masaniello, 'sitnppe2rs 70 me thai tho DuSe OF
ARGOS Is extremely indulgent to this raSa-
muffin"
at is hardly to be credited" replied the
prince.
"Ohl If wero not shut NJ in tao Cas.el'
Nuovo," said Fernandez
"And il Corcolli had not gained tho Apea'
Mines" added Monteleoce.
"a poniard OF rlus!:et shot would have
already silencod this scouadreIs insolencc,"
"Dut nm free" replied Carafia; land
), thoSgh Corcolli is o distinguished leader OF
the bravi of Naples"--
sThero are plenty moro in the city able &c
sapply his placo. Ia that what you mean
princor asked Fernandez.
"Pro.ty nearly"
"(Vell, my dear friend, 90 Us the pleasure
to get rid of this fisherman; no is 10 ordi
rnry consoi-ator, and he is becoming; rather
troublesome"
''Has 10 not mania for haranguoP
''Yo3; he Is q very verbose streoy tribune.
"lVe will try to bring hi2l to III argument
ad hoa.ina1n, which will admit OF no reply,
s1id tho prince. II know near the faubours
of Lorctto"---
"Bat let Us separate, Fernando; we ma.
| DO rencried, and should really sigh ofto
] ny liberty il were compelled 20 follow 20.
to the Castel-NuoTo, rs tao pretty Counties
D Of Carleriri has given r.o rendezvous"
| Mss2a.a!lo, With his cyo on fire c2d ii
hair in disorder, drove before hia tho DAB
Z Of ARGOS aad his courtiois. CaTatYa Gn'
Mo-teleoae werc soon LETT to themselves.
( On Lis return to tho Vicaria, tho head
the pcoDlo retired Immediately to his p-ivce
apartments.
Ho turned over in his mind thcasa-
: proiec.5 Of vengeance c2d Of pill.ge. t.
bad faith of tho Du,:a Of Arcos c:id Of tt
q mobiles who we-o his advisers, t-o recoss:@
a there was to ransom Jeanne cEd Isaba..a
and, above ell, tho resentment 10 felt fc:' ~
}. treacacry jass shown him, iacited Masaniel!
v to precipitase tho Neapolita3 revolution la
r that course of Summary justice and OF tcTro
: from which be had, till then, turned IL awaJ
He evoked = thousand Te:,cnbracces of /.
!. tcry, prodlgality and assassination, il whic
q tho people had always played tho par
n dupcs and victims, and he asked himself il
!, would rot be just TO press, in his turn, tho
y rrcedy sponges which had already sacked u
n tao peoples gold and blood for ages. Il
mind waverod in tho midst Of o thoasan
i. parpIczities. The natural probity AID mo-
i, Grafton Of his character conbated, howove
:, tho hasty resolutions of bis anger and "a
hatred. His better feelings gained, at las
tho ascendant, and ho determined, in ord
u TO procure tho sum no wanted, to make
- appeal to the dcvotedness OF his friends;
therefore convokcd tho artisans OF Napl
anI the fishermen Of tho bay to tho mark
:. place. 1t was night. a compact body
=. people already filled tho place when Las
niello appeared. The greatest silence iiara
20 Giately prevailed.
''NeapoIitans," said he, 'you arc q
oraiatcd with the events Of this day. Il
"a viccroy has replied bT deceit and treachcl
II my words Of reconciliation Lett us, thor
90, fore, take, without consulting any one, {
- liberty that is refused us; let VI proclaim {
ha sovereignty Of tho people, since rot e2o