Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-22

of the kings of the Two \ sicilies, which is known at 1 present by the name of Gas @ Del Capuano, and which now serves as court or justice to modern Naples.
 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- acely dfved into a labyrinth of stsep and narrow streets, paved with diney looking nagstones. and in which the population of Naples began to assemble from all parts. now that the burning heat of the 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, heaven! what do seea Lookw
 She pointed toward the bay, where Dame Pedrilla saw a line of Spanish ealleons sail ing about, with their bright colored stream CTS floating in the evening breeze.
 Tt is the squadron of Don Juan Fernan dez-he is comel" added the young girl in a voice full of emotion
 Mercy on us! Let US return to the pal ace immediately, or we shall be lost said the nurse.
 "How so7' asked the young girl who seemed to have recovered a little from her fright.
 "Need you ask?" said the old nurse. with amazement.
 "Why, what have we to fearYn
 "ln few moments your future husband will disembark, and the viceroy will neces- sarily ask for you"
  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, the viceroy will surely insist on your appearing"
 Fear nothing; Inez will say that I am asleep, and my father would not think of disturbing my repose."
 The daughter of the duke of Arcos-for it is she whom we thus find traversing the streets of Naples under the costume of a common tradesman's daughter-again took the arm of her nurse, and they both con- tinusd 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 exclamations; but they be-
 
 trembled so excessively, that Isabella sud denly stopped, and, 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
 Come, daughter" said she, "hy not into q passion, but be reasonable. Did ever give you any advice but what was good and prudentl"
 "There you are right, nurse, and am always most willing to follow it, unless 1t is too good and too prudent We will return to the palace before nightfall, you may rely on it. But, apropos, what was this rioef My father was all day away at the council, and 50 could ascertain nothing from him D Isabella evidently wished to give the con- versation different turn, and to make a diversion in favor of her nurses fears.
 ''1 thought you had heard all the particu- lars of it." answered Pedrilla
 All know is, that the people appear dis satiS6ed with my father"
 "Yes, they are; but the viceroy laughs at them, and I, Is right"
 'No; he is wrong," replied Isabella.
 "Gracious goodnessl why, 1t would be ridiculous for him to care one straw about the brawlings of such a rabbie-a set of drunkards and tatterdemahons, who, all put together, are not worth a single maravedf. II "Silencel you know that do not like such language"
 "Yes, know. Jeanne's brother, your fine fisherman, biases your mind, and represents all these lazaroni to you as 90 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 treatedp'
 "Nonsensel" exclaimed Pedrilla.
 "We shall never agree on this head, nurse. But, tell me, what was the cause of the riotp'
 "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 markets
 "Poor womanw
 "She ought to have remained at horne n observed Pedrilla-
 "But to take her fruit the only means she perhaps had of keeping herself from dy. ing of hunger"
 "Tushl 1t was got up affair The fruit had scarcely been conhacated, when @ whole horde of scoundrels rushed to the defense of this woman, pillaged the office of the re- ceiver general, and hastsned to the Church oA oanto OouenAcos where the V1ceroY was attending mass. They waited for him under the porttco, surrounded him with the most frightful exclamations and toraS from him, by their menaces, the promise that he would abolish the tax on fruit"
 By their menacesl Are you quite sure of thati"
 II suppose so, at least. h 1t possible for them to act otherwisei But once within his palace the viceroy ordered his guards to charge these rips, and the tax is now as much in vogue as ever."
 After my father had given his wordi Is it possibleg'
 Certainly it is; they withdrew bowling like wild beasts, and force remained with right"
 What rightT said Isabella, signing; "that is the question. But, come; let us hasten on;