Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-06
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. OCT S. l888

maiden, interrupting him, and bursting into tears. 1T am surrounded with naught but perjury and murder" "Ay, you speak rightly, Isabella,' ob- served Masaniello: murder and perjury! But it is not I; it is the noble Duke of Arcos who is the perjurer." By Heaven, it is impossible!" exclaimed Isabella
 "Hear me-" continued the fisherman 1 calmly. "Some friends of mine, whose pru- dence and good intentions are we'll known to me, advised me to drive the Spaniards out of 1 the kingdom and have done with tyranny ! forever. had already proclaimed the de- | position of Philip the Fourth; all had to do l was to persevere. l saw you at the convent of 1 Santa Chiara and my affection for you ob- 1 tained the mastery over me I agreed to ! treat with the Duke of Arcos- It became | still more necessary to carry on negotiation I when Corcelli had carried you off, as we'll as ! my sister, from your sacred retreat. The villain required sixty thousand ducats for 1 your ransom, and the viceroy was the only person who could raise that sum within the 1 time stipulated by the brigands. 1 "Dom Francesca proceeded to the Castel- ! Nuovo, where he obtained an audience of ! your father.
 l "An interview was agreed on between the l Duke of Arcos and myself It was to take l place in the church of Santo Domenico, in the presence of his grace the archbishop, and all | the great officers of the crown. The duke l there gave his sanction to my edicts; he re- l newed the charter of the Emperor Charles the Fifth, and swore, by the holy evangelists, to observe it. Do you mark, Isabellas He | sworer
 ! "Thus, then, my father accepted all your terms, and submitted to all your demands?" | asked the maiden.
 "Yes, but the charter which was read, I blush to say'-
 1 "Well-the charter"-
 "Had been tempered with"
 "Oh, Heaven" exclaimed the maiden,
 'this is infamous! Myfather must have been deceived by some perfdious counselorsI'
 '1 spared these perfdious men," he con- tinued. "They bad gone to the church of Santo Domenico, trusting on my pledged | word. Up to this point, on which side, Isa-
 bella, was the wrong; on the side of the grandee of Spain, or on that of the poor fisherman?"
 Do not ask!" replied the maiden.
 "But wanted money" Masaniello went on to say; ''I wanted money to procure your
 freedom and that of my poor Jeanne. After
 deliberately weighing over the matter, how
 ever, in my own mind, preferred making !
 have paid your ransom, believe me, butt
 What happened then?' asked Isabella, in l a tone of anguish
 ] "As was addressing the assembled crowd
 a horrible explosion broke forth, and a
 shower of grapeshot passed over my head
 But heaven, doubtlessly protected me, for I l was not touched"
 ! "Poor Masanielle!"
 Prince Caraffa, who had ordered the ! %1G s1c
 perfuous to tell you the rest. An instant
 afterward the young man was dead, his pal
 ace and twenty others were pillaged, ran
 sacked burned, and l had the sixty thou sand ducats, without which 1 was doomed
 never more to behold all that I love in the
 world all that gives me joy, hope, courage,
 and life here below. At present, Isabella, will you condemn me?' asked Masaniello. ''Conduct me to my father without an in- , stant's delay!" cried the maiden. , You shall be obeyed, sonora" replied the Head of the People, ''but if tomorrow you do , not return, I shall have ceased to hve!"
 Before the sun sets we shall all be as sembled at the Vicaria!" answered Isabella. | "Peace shall be ere-established in Naples, and
 nothing shall ever separate us again, dear
 Masaniello--for you are still the same Masa- . niello you were wont to be, my dearly be-
 loved Masaniello, my savior, my husband | Pletro, Jeanne, farewell for a short time" After the fisherman had sent Isabella
 under a good escort to the Castel-Nuovo l Conrad wanted to accompany him to the
 Vicaria.
 The lansquenet entered the council cham Der with him without ceremony.
 "Signore Masaniello," said he to him, q 1 haf still someding do asg ov you!" - "What is itF
 'Only den dousand doogats" "How can Iprocure so large sum, my , brave fcllow?"
 ''It is Biedro who promised dem do me-"
 "For delivering the two young maidens?" 8 ''Ya, ya, mein Herr!" l. The fisherman immediately granted the demand of the deliverer of Jeanne and Isa e bella Conrad filled his pockets with tht t gold pieces.
 f At present shall goo," he observed.
 And where are you going?" asked Masa c niello.
 il "Do find out my fiddle Pafarian."
 "Your little Bavalian?" Q "Ya, va, my Pafarian, Donner- Wetter! {
 pretty girl, who is in lofe wid my musdache