Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
GIOVANNI And THE OTHER.
By FRANCES HoDasoN BURNETT.
Written for The Evening Star.
PART III.
CHAPTER v.

THE LADY IN BLACK AND HER FRIEND
Il had always been very fond Of the Citta
vecchia They often climbed up the steep hill
side streets and visited the most unique corners
OF it. They knew the narrowest passages, the
archways, and dark little stone stairways; the
queer barred windows through which one could
look into the darkness and see a sheep or two,
or donkey, or a calf. They knew the fountains
where water was drawn and the big one where
the women stood around the square stone
basin and washed their clothes, talking and
laughing together. They knew the white
church at the top Of the highest point the Ma
donna della Costa where the peasants went to
mass and where there were so many queer votive
pictures-small, violently colored and strangely
designed things representing the scene Of some
catastrophe from which the victim had been
rescued by some patron saint These were
always interesting to examine, as each one
told its story. There were pictures of storms
ut sea with fisher boats apparently about
to be engulfed; there were pictures of run
away horses on the point OF dashing some
one to pieces; there we're others of lightning
striking. of sufferers from dangerous illness,
from casualties of all kinds and generally in
scme corner was depicted the figure OF the
saint or Madonna desce aiding from paradise to
lnterpose the sacred protection between the
oi'n ahu ihpenuins ue..n' Iach one hao
ill., ,,na ii. anu sra.ltu9e'
scription. but the faith they showed was
touching thing.
.1 oIn,yI, , ;ne lI.enI usea 70 ssy 10 ner,
sh .un iAT T, W hho" "ho the arHsI Is VINO
,Le; aio oo wohueriui. lefnaPs
H - an arlse among the peasants In the
celebrated in his way
During the last days the two friends spent in
can i memo 'ney went TWO CT three times to the
Ounit.;,,
o,;u,h; 1.n.a EN-. tney turneo INTO tne
cumming cumming streets alter leaving their favorlte
h hU"G, snop, i9aueH WIFE Wnite narclssus ana
nSaCiu.ns, soio-yeho" oanooiis anu scarlet anu
pm Tha aie nI;naIaa D.. pu;.;..o
,,,tIa Jii at 70 nrigHta mouse ana up ner
p..;t.n ssone s.airWay 10 pay hef VISIT.
nora, whose mass OF flowers looked 80 bright
d. -. o.aoA u.ese anu pale .ace'
.hout sne S was no'nins eccen.rlc OF curious
ao9u' ner. ohe was very quiet and civil ana
,,.I. iom soiSe anu eyes WHICH seemed 10 nave
"epn great oeai.
ome nas |ept 1or the Doy VINO Is In para
use, brigitta thought; "Poverina! But he
20 oetei 'iere ai'er ai-thouSnH Is true ne
was ,S, sig norine.
ne .lsit was NOT long one. 1t was all set
'teu apout olo'ahhi by THIS tlne. Cola mad
given ms consent and the rest lad been easily
aTrahSeu Inc Iorestleri, IL seemed, ola not
hesitate ABOUT parting with their money when
tney mad decided to do 80. Giovanni had the
cnance TO De singer II he chose to work and
MS voice turned out we'll
Among other things the signora had given
Brlgltta new dress and bright head handker-
chief. The handkerchief was quite wonderful,
and the dress was one that would las: for
years.
But when Giovanni is great tenor" said
the signora, smiling "you will have more
dresses than one."
Brigitta smiled also, good humoredly.
That Is a long time to look forward to-"
she said. who knows what will happen?"
, Il hope what happens will make you both