Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-12-06
4 FAMILY FEUD.


.a,n scale the diScords of the Mon.
INES and Capulets, only. with due re-
~ TO the civilization of the times, in
ts,l Of splitting blood, they spilled
",rav Instead of dead relatives, there
I.J been many lawsuits. long and en-
,rgled; they went to law for spite, for
sentiment, for anger; they kept at law
rtb that obstinate delight IN litigation
rbicb is one Of the joys Of provincial
Ma As usual il was question of
,,sss-a stream Of water that had taken
wrong direction; an unruly goat that
Is1 leaned from the field Of one into the
ssu Of the other; some obscure and
rrpid potatoes which, spreading them
sres underground, had disregarled the
boundaries,
upou this showered legal documents.
The LAWYERS tuiled to write in that style
Jbeirs-the last relic of barbarous in
Visions. judgments We're multiplied;
hvsrits grew complicated. The two
,lyocates rubbed their hands for Joy,
nd from the aspect of things were sure
n transmitting, as valuable inheri-
lance those quarrels to their sons, How
4 be eumity between Pasquali and the
Dsricca families had been caused could
20. be clearly learned; affirmation va
ned on one and the other side But it
vas a deep and declared enmity.
i Being neighhorS in town and in the
Suntry they frequently met, looking
pkance AZ each other; the women
ssari mass in two different churches; if
tie Dericca girls wore blue gowns the
i PssQual girls ut once put on pink ones;
j h the municipal council the Pasquah
4 we're always conservative and the
Dencca, naturally, radical; that which
one did the other would not do for a
4 thousand scudi; where one went the
aher did not appear. And then gossip,
4 evil Speaking, complaints, eagerneSs for
sandal, malignity;in short, all that out
4 1t Of pleasing things which take place
4 provincial towns between two rival
hmihes On the top of all this Carlo, the
tdssi son Of the Pasquali, and Maria.
ID, second daughter of the Dericca,
thought 1t best to fall in love with each
| other
Love in a small town has not much
nnsty, Usually it begins in childhood,
continues amid games of blindman's
buH, Is apt TO manifest itself in social
isDcing parties and round games and is
Always ratified by the parish priest and
he mayor. These loves are recognized,
nperntended, established, registered in
hs household comings and goings; pro-
acted by grumbling grandfathers and
Dypriestly uncles; loves without nerves,
without tears, without tendernesses and
hnciss; something extremely calm and
LOv-the capitalization Of love. But
Carlo PaSquali had had the incompara-
he fortune to pass, once, fortnight at
Naples, which made him look with scorn
Upon provincial customs; and Maria
Osncca at night, by feeble lamp,
Ad wept over the hapless heroines
dAsstriani, and had envied them in
har fantastic passions; therefore for
Asss two was required an exceptional
Dr, First 1t was a furtive glance; a
Hfty murmured word, yet heard with
angular perception by her who should
hear 1t; caruation pink fallen from a
balcony by reason Of the wind of course;
a'ldden pallor Of his, sudden blush
VI hers; then, by the armed intervention
Narogue Of fifteen year-old girl who
cane with tlatiron to smooth Maria's
lnen and the course of true love at the
ame time-a note and brief reply; a
ltile letter, a long letter, and finally
nose yOluminOus epistles of eight or ten
SCets Of note paper which mark the
Aghest point of the folly Of love.
Alas! The joy Of the young people
- brief, and sorrow rapidly arrived to
"'rOy it. They were seen, spied, the
tWs reached their respective papas, and
" the thunderbolts Of paternal wrath,
N'ttered by eleven lawsuits, fell upon
NE heads Of the poor lovers. The bal
"ly windows were closed, the bolts
we're fastened on the terrace doors, the
%'nation pinks on the bush Were count
" walks were forbidden, or at least
made without previous notice, the hour
gong to mass varied each Sunday
wy those two continued to love each
ather
heoutfs, exhortations, prohibitions,
s'ueulties availed only to inhame their
I'VE AT night, in the winter, Maria
10'e, dressed herself, wrapped herself
L"shawl, and in slippers, with bated
Geath, trembling for fear, descended
we stairs to a window of the first floor;
~e young friend was in the street, lean
gIS against the wall. So they talked
w TWO or three hours without caring
%' Inc cold, the rain or the loss of sleep;
Lsey talked without seeing each other,
uTl distance of five meters Of alti-
I0e' becoming silent at every sound
"a passer, then cautiously resuming
Ieir discourse, with the continual fear
10y Aaria's parents might arouse and
X her in that aerial colloquy.
Dut what did it all matter 10 themi
icy had within their hearts sunshine,
W. 'prtngtime, courage, enthusiasm.
ne king had come they would not
" moved. Instead, the brother Of
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