Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-08-21


TO the contrary made in connection with tho
New Orleans affair. The Carbonate, the Ca
mora and kindred organizations have existed
in Italy for hundreds of years.-San Francisco
Argonaut, June, 1891.
LIN THE SHADOW OF VESUVIUS
Were you ever in Naples, with its strag-
Cling, uneven streets, its tumble of pal
noes and novels its foul prisons, its taw-
dry theaters, its bcggars asleep in door
ways or demanding aims from tourists,
fits galley slaves, its fishermen, its GENE
terry and its long stretch of seashoret
Where, across the CLASSY bay, Nesuyius,
under its canopy Of smoke, is muttering
fiery threats from its parched throat, Mt
the same time interposing its shadow be
tween the fierce rays of the MONDAY sun
and the painting city nesting at its fect'
Where the very thieves and laxzaroni wild
and uncouth, perhaps, still lS8ve pictur-
psque character Of their own that seems
the natural result of their romantic sur
roundings?
When | went to Naples some years since
] soon fell into the ways of the place. !
listened to the opera Mt san Carlo, |
ttroled in the cool of the evening in the
public gardens, / enjoyed moonlight boat
rides on the bay, and ut last--l Gdmhlcd.
Not to any serious extent, but still | gam
bled. The national game of morra-in
which tongue and eye contest, and in
which the only implements required are
fhe respective Ten Aupers of each plaver-
fascinated me.
There was a certain little inn in n retired
uuarter Of the city which had Incidental
lv stumbled uDon one evening. where the
rame was in noisy proyrcss among half n
dozen couples At the invitation OF 4
brigbt rrettv GIRL took n lesson I'm the
game Her brown. nlumn hand. plisten-
ing with heavy gold rings. flashed before
nv ewes. now with all fingers outsDread.
now with one. two or three extended while
I mt nm NV own fingers and yainlv tried
to call the ageregate uunhcr We plnved
for seyeral honrs. durinn which | called
for-and maid for-iunumeral bottles Of
thin red wine. which the stalwart fisher
men. who were the PRINCIPAL patrons Of
the house. consumed with much relish.
The bottles OF wine were the stakes for
which we plaved, and if nv opponent. Mar
celia, ever lost it is certain the pay fer the
wine ALWAYS came from nv pocket.
But what did | carer Nlarcella's dark
sves. demIrelv shaded hv long lasLes.
looked into mine from time 10 time with
twenty five is undoubtedly nuttcliug. She
was evidently interested in me. while [
puickly Uove a romance about her. liftiu.,
her high above the commonplace plane TO
which she BELONGED. and crowuin1 her in
nv imagination as one Of Italy's fairest
and = blest daughters. Pretty she was.
undeuIgbly. Her 1.-the figure bent from
side to side with easy southern grace, and
she threw out her fingers in The game and
uttered number in her soft. native
TONGUE. She was to me the ideal Neapoli-
tan maiden, and cared no more for the
few francs | had lost than for the dark.
scowlipR yisage of the vounu fisherman
sittinQ in a corner apart and regarding me
with an evil eve as he slowly drank his
bottle of wine.
The next evening WAS again Mt the inn.
70 renew NV acquaintanco with NfarceUa
and try NV fortune with her Mt mora once
moro Bnt | was too late The game was
in fun swing os usual. but the dark viz.
ered vouno fisherman was cDoapin1 Mar
rclla's attention. and the two were throw
inpun tbcir tnr4rs at each other IN nm.
narent oi1iyio, of overvtbing save tLir
o,vt. ,.,rnn chilled far some wine and s,t
watching them. after helm, pratitled Inv a
nod and Il smile from the girl. | WAC
nhIir.J to oda,i+ tbattle youno fisherman
wn,,, lrarceIIa fa,niliorlv addressed os
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