The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-07

$50 then, this Gno fisherman Of the Mer-
gellina is willing to 10: rs still reign little
longer I'm Naples. Good father, we are CRATE
full for this condescension. But what does
he require to allow US to return to the vi
cariar'
"He himself will let your highness Knows
"But yet | cannot quit the Castel-Nuovo
without knowing what is the nature Of the
negotiation"
1.-THE Rev. Dom Francesca" said tho arch
bishop, "thinks hat Masaniello, the head of
the people, as he calls him. will merely ask for
fresh sanction Of the charter of Charles v,
and your signature to certain edicts OF his
own. Is it not so, fatheri"
"Exactly, monsignore."
"Then what is the good Of ali this martial
noise and preparation for WARP asked the
duke. Had l not already granted Masani-
clio everything he requiresf'
IL was told that your highness mad disap-
peared when about to gn the DEGREES which
the insurgents had brought with them"
"irue; for how could | grant anything
validity while a hundred poniards threatened
my breast and double the number of muskets
Were leveled at ny persona
I'm the Church OF Santa Domenico you will
be free from danger"
"Let hostag be sent, then, and ] will 60
there"
"The interview" said Dom francesca,
"shall tako place In presence Of monsgnore
the archbishop. Masaniello pledges his word
that you and your servants shall be sheltered
from all insult. ! myself will answer for
Masaniello. Accept my proposal, monsigpore,
and al IL tho barri cades shall open to let you
lass, and tho street Of Toledo shall be cleared;
vrir oap fbar I'm ioI i,x,
troops as you Ike; Masaniello and his friends
will arrive by the Street OF tho Vicaria."
At last the Duke Of ARGOS yielded to the
Benedictine's wish.
Dom francesca then settled tho way in
which the interview was Co take place, and
the viceroy took leave Of him, saying:
snow GO to Masaniello, and make him
understand that, whatever may be the issue
of this meeting, order will be re-established
tonight throughout Naples. Father" added
he, 81 have delayed speaking to you till now
of a personal misfortune, which has visited
me in my hottest affections. My daughter
Isabella has been carried off; she is at present
in the midst of the insurgents. hold Masa-
niello answerable to me for her with MS head !;
and, above all, let him not forget the respect
due to her."
The Benedictine had received no orders TO
inform the duke of the abduction OF his
daughter. lie was therefore silent, and
slowly left tho platform of the castle.
Don Juan Fernandez accompanied tho
archbishop to the chamber he had quilted,
and then returned to the viceroy.
Hernandez" said tho latter, what do you
think OF tho visit we ere going to pay to
Santo Domenico, in obedience to the good
pleasure Of II Senior Masanic!loP'
81 think, mi senior, that very strange
things often happen"
"What do you rneanr
~ rie,ln that it is a curious sight to see the
heir OF ARGOS parleying with triple clowh
like Masaniello"
Patience! Fernandez, patiencel"
"Elave you determined to regrant these
politans-whom Heaven confound the
charter of Charles the Fifthp
Must we not give way, when the popular
torrent threatens to swallow us rp!'
Eyes; but tho breaches it makes, as it
rushes along, are often SO wide, mi senior,
that it Is impossible to repair them. Let us
argue this little"
with all my heart"
"When you have abolished the taxes on
wine, fruit and fish, mi senior, with what will
you pay your annual subsidy to tho treasury
Of hadridf'
"We must economize, Fernandez"
"On whatp'
"Dy our Lady del Pillar, know not!"
"Will you reduce the number Of your
chamberlainsr'
THAT is impossible"
"Of your major domiF'
"That is still more impossible"
"Of your equerriesi'
"You well know that the etiquette Of
viceroy's court is regulated by ordinances
Which must be obeycd."
"Then you must dismiss somo of your
Spanish companies"
"WLats And remain Of the mercy OF these
Neapclitan scouIdeisi You ace joking,
Fernandez"
"Oh! l undcrstand--you mean to leave
OF hawking, and to Go away with your
hounds"
"No!no! dear Fernandez, but shall econ
onize in SOHO other manner"
"Do you ia:cud to pr. down some of your
equipagesa'
IF do low will my ambassadors crrlvo,
when they como to present their credentials
to mel"
But you will, at least, lessen the expense
Of your stud. can easily understand that
you will socn cure yourself of that mania Of
yours for horses, which causes $4,000 ducats
to pass annually from your pocket into that
of the Arab horse Dealers"
"Silence, Fernandez, you i-ritate me, and
want all my patience for tho approaching
interview"
"Will you have patience enough, mi senior,
to listen to the complaints of your munich
palities and corporations. when the fat citizens
who form them come to clamor about the
maintenance of their privilegesi Will you
have patience to worm out of them, ducat by
ducat, the sums necessary to supply the expen.
ses Of your household II Marguerite, the re-
gent Of the Low Countries, were still alive, she
could tell you what she had to iput up with
from the snarling disposition and sordid ava:
rice Of the magistrates of Brussels and Ant
werp; she could al>o tell you whether she
ever mad an instants repose, when the worthy
states general Of Flanders, of Brabant, or of
any other province were assembled. The
Emperor Charles the Fifth, mi senior, had,
you see, been brought up among all these
Flemish creatures; he had q mania for char
ters; and the consequence was, that, at his
death, the immense empire he had founded
fell to pieces. 1t would be better for you to
abdicate Mt once than to grant these Neapoli-
tan scoundrels tho charter they persist in en-