The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-06-12

Inc other remained ~ h1me lest Don
Agostino should returns hut ahe awaited
tho news with mad palpIlatons,
"What did lhey have 10 eatY'
The first question u Neapalllans,
Them
"llow Ia Ieresai Do They need any
thlngY Did Orlando seem hHppyi What
did they have 70 eayf
Aud twenty tlmeH, o hundred tImesl
"They have eaten this, that, They
nldi How Ii MarIuceIAi How ia mann
mai Does papa seem any le5i anWyf"
Did the door opepj Quickly they went
about their h0usework.
Don Agoatlnosepnlel the mystery, and
asked In curt phrases for whatever he
wanted, Then he passed on proudly,
and, ~ gloomy 90 ever shut himself up,
Very unhappy, Ia short, with a poor
look Of marIyrdom,
Once he met MarluooIa In the street,
Al first she did not are him, very much
absorbed by q hot dish which sha was
carrying In her outalretohad hands with
Infinite precautions, hho came near let
ting II fall when aho aaw hnr brother
llo turned away hls head disdaIufullyl
and Maruooa hud lt Of trembling
which lasted several days Don Agos,
tIno did not even alludn 10 tho natter
but she no longer dgul raise her eyes
when she eald az tho tahlei
"Agosllno, littIe more soup, maea
rOni, ohIckong
10 appeaae HIN they made very fine
thlelS cake with French ipml lao did not
touch II,
They made him fowo r0sollo, Of tho
odor Of which he wRa fond
"AgoslIno," said hiB wife, "thIa r06olo
Of orange flowers ! made for youi |
thought you would drink II with pleas,
ura,"
II was also Oraudos tayodte drink,
Tho poor man thanked her coldly
81 avn very much obliged TO you" no
said, but without tasting 10, la spite Of
tho tImid luBI tonoe ot tho two women,
Did anything fail toho ready In season,
or was something orolher forgotten (nd
certainly the poor creatures seldom for
got anythingi but he had now terrible
eye for such thingD ho ourlod hia lipa
bitterly and mutteredl
"I understand, Household adaln"
His birthday was approaching
What should they do for tho family
dinner By tho adyico of tho mother
Aunt Maria talked 10 Teresa ON tho sub
ioot
But then arose another complication
the young woman declared that aho
would not bo present ot dinner from
which her husband was excluded,
Yet the rote could not comoolf without
Teresa, Even though hor father should
receive her coldly, aho owed the old man
this mark Of Difference, But her hua'
band
Despite tho arguments aud prayers Of
the poor old ladies forya did not aworyc,
She and her husbands otherwise neither,
Then, ~ last, the mother decided,
Montoforto was invited 70 tho Saint
Augustine dinner But thoy thought
that ho would have the good sense 10
refuse.
Not at ollj he accepted without q word
Of objection
Voinly did they tell him that the
father might receive him III, The birth.
day had Gomez his children must Offer
their good wishes, Don AgoHtino was
ttill angry with hin, Hut what Of iti
Was II not now an accomplished taoti
II had killed nobody Aud 40 for them.
selves, they were infinitely happier
When the two ladies, their arguments
exhausted, appealed for patience aud
resignation AZ least whatever might be
cue iatherA humuE Montplurtv tmilod
N their fcuT0, Hooyon added,
"Whatl Don AgosJlno viii not bc IN
good humory Chi ca ifl And then ho
viii not cOt mo-
"Only the Madonna eau tell how tins
will cndl" sighcl the poor mother with
a sadness upminglcd with resignation,
May D, Saint AuguiJinc'a day,
On waking the folhgr found beside hia
bed little package carefully tied With
pink ribbon, containing n pair Of en-
broidorcd suspcndcr, with a letter dec
Grated with n sprg Of fern, II wa
rcre5a'a good wish
dear Fathorj
"l wish you q hundred Of these ilno
days with the MadounO'a blessing, and l
embrace you respectfully aud tenderly,
"fEmrsA,h
Donna Bottina was Watching hlmi no
did not frown,
His wife In turn presented her good
wishes, giving him dozen hOndtor
chiefs embroidered with q monogram
somewhat difficult aud complicated
Thon, much Ogitated, sho embraced him.
"a hundred Of thcs, fine days, very
dear husband Of miuc,
"A thousand thanks, Bcttina,' he an.
swerod with dignity and without cTu
sion,
II was Moriucda's turn,
IA hundred Of thcac lno days, doar
brother Of minc," snil che, embracing
him as his wife had done ond handing
him beautiful silk purso
He was still Icy
Oil II he had only Wid "llow pretty
these suspendors orcI" they would have
caught at the wordi one Of thom, ready
In advance, would have gone uitorr rcroa,
And then they would have made ready
for Orlando's coming,
ll.lI. A.. 1 .. 81. 49,. III.