Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-04
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Have you anything to eat for this even
ing, cara mia ?" the Duke asked, tenderly.
''How could We, Eccellenza- ?'
The Duke passed his hands over his
eyes hastily. They were moist He thought
lively CROPPED in his pockets.
Then his glance fell upon the last of the
applicants. He was his tailor.
is that you, Jerrucci? have no small
change about me. Give the poor woman
five lire p
He arose and rubbed his hands with sat
isiaction. After some hesitation, Jerrucci
pulled out his purse and gave the woman
several pieces of silver.
''iSignore Duca, Eccellenza-here are
four, have no more"
Good good honest Jerrucci That will
do for this evening, will it not, my little
woman?" He patted her cheek in faith
erly way. 'You shall be cared for to-
morrow"
And now he was alone with his tailor.
swell, Jerrucci? ?"
''Oh, Eccellenza, am in need of money ,
If you would be SO kind-the little account
of last year"
The Duke interrupted him impatiently !:
"But Jerrucei! Don't occupy my time
with such Insignificant matters Don't
you see that l have not moment to
lose p
"Eccellenza, my rent is due tomorrow
My landlord threatens"
'He does If the fellow dares to modest
you, will make it disagreeable for him!
You tell him that j, the Duke of San Do
data, hold you in high esteem! Do you
understand? And now addio, Jerrucc
We will talk about this some other time"
The tailor went-yexation and care had
left his heart entirely. There was even a
faint smile of satisfaction on his thin and
yellow face.
A large full moon added her rays to
those of the innumerable street lights, on
the long quay that stretches from Posillipo
to Portici. The fiery eye of Vesuvius,
with the dark sea in the background
alternately blazed up violently and then
glimmered family again.
The establishment of Irisio Brothers
lies on the shore of Posilippo, on rock
that reaches some fifty yards into the sea-.
Here a party of distinguished gentlemen
were assembled around magnifcently
prepared banquet table. The large dining
hall, with its long balconies hanging above
the water, and its walls of glass, was pro-
fusely ornamented with flowers.
The sea murmured gently. The crack
of champagne bottles was heard now and
then. There were toasts in prose and
toastS in verse, accompanied by the soft
notes of the mandolina. The celebrated
cafe singer Arione RECALLED the company
with the sweetest of his songs. Everyone
was in high glee
During the last course the Ministries
withdrew TO the long balcony, where the
coffee and cigarettes were to be served to
the guests afterward. The company was
to rise from the table amidst the sounds of
the Italian national hymn. Suddenly the
Duke of San D:odata left the table and the
hail.
The head waiter, with his dress coat
and white necktie, who was superintend-
ing the banquet from the distance, like
gentleman, and served nothing with his
own hands, except perhaps some cigar
cites, came to meet him with jealous
politeness.
II say, Carlino," whispered the Duke :;
lust hand me 20 franc piece 1t is inn
possible to arouse enthusiasm with these
shabby bank notes. Now you shall see
how | remember my poor friends
When he re-entered the hall the noise
of the moving chairs was beginning to in
termingle with the last notes of the ma
tional hymn.
The Duke raised his full and dignifed
voice: 'One moment, gentlemen p
DE Sbaglio, talented journalist, and
one of the Dukes partisans, whose large
intellect and small conscience were ad-
mired and feared in ali Naples, poked his
neighbor, Onorevole Ucheri, his friend
and rival, in the side and said ieeringly ::
"Our good old Duca is becoming pa
thetic. l wager he has some roguery in
petto."
The journalist placed the ode" before
his plebeian Sbaglio because Re Umberto
addressed hiE as De Sbaglio, on certain
occasion, by mistake Since then he felt
as if he belonged to the nobility.
My friends !" said the Duke, with emo
ton, Il saw poor woman shed tears to
day, the recollection of which burns on
my conscience while am with this gleeful
circle surrounded by affiuence and luxury.
The man who can feast while he beholds
his fellow-man starve is heartless crea-
ture! Could | do otherwise, gentlemen.
than to promise to help this unfortunate
woman, whose husband and children are
stricken down by sickness? Knowing your
humane sentiments, my dear friends, |
take the liberty to beg of you that YOU
assist me in this charitable act, Allow
me to set you an examplem
10 ea,goI =, -
macaroons on it, emptied them on to the
table cloth and then dropped his gold
piece into it noisily. The head waiter.
overcome by admiration of this princely
munihcence, saw from distance how
the platter gradually filled with gold
pieces. None of the distinguished guests
would have his generosity appear inferior
to that of others, De Sbaglio excepted,
With the jeering look of a Mephistopheles
that was peculiar to him, he placed some
silver pieces on the platter, and smiled
ambiguously.
"My Duke" he said, eve people of the
press are the gypsies among the aristo-
Gratis of the mind; We have nothing that
we can call our own, and we take what we
can get and give what we have"
The Duke was deeply moved, and
shook him by the hand.
The journalist made wry face, and
whispered to his neighbor at the left
HE is uncommonly tender and affec-
tionate, our good old Duca He must be
in an awfully tight pinch !"
Il hasten, gentlemen" exclaimed the
Duca, "to make needy family happy! I
will return IN half an hour. Waiter, my
carriage
The head waiter respectfully opened the
door of the ante-chamber for him and the
Duke handed in gold piece; "Eeco Ger.
limo Graaien ~
On the following morning the Duchess
was surprised by the present of new robe
from her husband. The amiable lady
thanked him, tenderly kissing him on both
cheeks, but she was great deal too sensi-
BILE and experienced to inquire whence the
blessing came.
Didn't Hit Him.
Legislature went back on you colored
folks pretty s;rong, didn't it ?" laughed a
butcher to one of the whitewashers at the
market yesterday.
How was dat, boss ?''
Passed law to hang anyone who
lifts a chicken"
"Hul Dat doan' worry men