The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11
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4 BOHEMIAN BANQUET.


BILE IMPULSE.
A party of pleasure We're on a visit to
a little town called Portici. built on the
site OF the ancient city of Herculaneum,
which nearly two thousand years ago
was buried BY an eruption of the volcano
Vesuvius. Upon the arrival of the train
they were greeted by their friends. The
party consisted of sixteen persons.
M. and Nine. de Rienzi.
The painter Marco de Angelic and his
wife, residents of Portici.
Then a young pupil of Rienzi, named
CASTOR Sauviret, who had come from
Franco with him. This lad of 10, as long
..as day without bread said the in
habitants Of Bougival, his native place,
answered generally to his studio name,
Billiard Cue.
Finally, two young girls, whose FAM
lies were spending the summer at Por-
tici. They came almost every day to
visit Nine. de Rienzi.
One of them, pretty and the daughter
of the painter Michele Falcone, professor
in the School of Fine Arts at Naples, was
very musical and already sang charm
ingly. The great baritone Monteforte
had been giving her lessons for a year,
for he, too. lived at Portici when resting
between two theatrical seasons.
The other, Teresa Cardelli, seemed to
have come to serve as a foil to the pretty
Rosa Faleone. She was homely, thin,
black haired. dark skinned, dry, angular;
with prominent cheek bones, beneath
black eyes of some beauty; too well
dressed, like little wooden idol; 20
years old.
She was the daughter of NJ. Cardelli,
Familiarity called Don Agostino. Her
father was an excellent man at bottom,
but very solemn on the surface, with an
air OF great Importance; retired from
business, and rich. He had made for
tune by establishing bazaar on the Via
Toledo, in which everything was sold as
in Partisan bazaar. On the front Of
this establishment some facetious fellow
probably a sign painter of French
origin, a refugee of the Communicated
painted in golden letters, in French, the
words: Partisan trumpery." Never had
The proprietor suspected the real mean
ing of these words, for beneath them he
had added in Italian: ''Reliable mer-
chandise." The characteristic of this
bazaar of Partisan style was that they
did not speak French there
But all business he had now put aside,
the merchandise, whether trumpery or
not, having made his fortune. Conse-
quently the family had great pretensions
regarding Teresa, an only daughter and
thoroughly adored by her father and
mother, and even by a maiden aunt who
lived in the house of her brother, NJ. Car
delli
The first thing needful to the party
after the journey was refreshments. A
table was laid by the women. Wine
sparlzled in immense clear bottles. Two
dry cheeses, gourd shaped, and a basket
Of oranges completed tho menu. The
more patient ones had prepared appetiz-
Ing side dishes, composed Of mild pep
pcrs, picked peaches and fruits, black
olives and aachovy tillets.
Then Joseph de Rienzi took his last sur
Fey, and his voice rang out in a tone of
real satisfaction:
Now to the tableI'
Just at this moment new guests were
announced.
There they are. there they areF' cried
some.
And two late comezs appeared at the
sop of the stairs.
'Bravof shouted Rienzi. 81 was as
:onished at not seeing you. Welcome,
my old Fcrucci.
A tall, dry, good natured looking man,
Fcry erect and poorly dressed, preceded
young, handsome, well built fellow,
gith a merry face.
He approached Nine. do Rienzi to de-
posit chivalrous kiss upon each of her
hands.
One Of the party, the idealist painter,
Del Vecchio, had already taken posses
ZION Of the younger man, whom he de-
tired to introduce to the hostess.
ssMadamraina, said Del Vecchio, with
ls.iow Of ceremony, f'allow me to pre-
Jent u. Monteforte, Il fervent admirer OF
-FOUR husband. Rienzi, yoa remember
Mcnteforte, don't your
Certainly" said Rienzi, vainly ran-
iacking his memory. welcome, my
iear sir"
Madame continued Del vecchio,
With u very serious air, "Signor Monte
.orte is better known under another char
lcteristic name. He is commonly called
tie handsome orlando
Tho young man was not at all discon-
.eted He assumed a comical air Of
compassion.
.signosa,n said he, gravely, IT beg
Fouu Indulgence for the brain of our
'riezld Del Vecchio. To it owe this in
PRODUCTION. which puts me quite at my
ease, as you may judge
The young woman burst ont laughing,
SO graceful, pat and frankly gay was his
rcjoinder.
Hc relnained By her side and supplied
her with Information about the people
wEcn she dia not know.