Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-15
.MARIETTA'S IDEAL.

Marietta Polli stood at the corner Of
i the side streets Of Naples. past
MI the great post road from Gaeta ia
,rrrasta ran She had her small.
Nh table near by. and she played her
;,ar singing the while to her accom-
,onent Her entire property consist
n the already mentioned rough and
AN painted table. Il colored saucer
i stood upon it and in which the
,Se,s by now and then dropped coin.
"A her gliitar-for by profession she
n street singer
Every morning found Marietta at her
mi She placed the empty saucer
IN the table. and taking the gnitar
No frutn until 3 O'Clock sacred songs.
IN 8 o'clock until ~ songs from the
4 known operas Then from noon
hi evening national love songs. Dur
the evening she sang IL miscellaneous
Election Of c.....a,i,i songs As soon
i grew dark a small lamp with a red
adp was lighted and placed upon the
HE near the saucer, As the clock
ruck the hour of II Marietta blew out
light. drew the strap of her guitar
lei her shoulder emptied the saucer of
contents into her pocket. and hanging
lump on bracket fastened in the
III above her stand raised the table to
top Of her head and walked off. Her
ghts were spent in the hall Of house
hich was regularly closed at 10 o'clock.
this hall II shoe member kept his work
bench, and it was upon this bench
at Marietta made her bed, Marietta
zsoneof a family Her mother made
living by selling pocket handker-
ifs. opera glasses, cigars, spectacles
y any other such things which her
kht fingered boys picked from the
ckets Of strangers and residents alike.
Nine Polli understood the business
pI and knew how to keep the boys at
prk But some days trade was not
boil and then they had to go hungry.
bee week they all met at the grand
pmenade" ground Then Marietta gave
rh boy an orange and some chestnuts.
y to the mother some money. Soon
would leave them and disappear
bong the crowd. The boys passed their
gifts in boxes, under baskets. or on the
ps in the harbor. AT noon they al
ys joined their mother in one of the
nacaroni kitchens" where they de-
ered their wares and fed themselves
on macaroni cooked in oil, stewed ap-
and fried fish, all of which they pro
ped for fifty centesimi. and. if bust
: had been brisk, they would spend
Vorseventy centesimi. Then they left.
rting each for his place of business.
% lived this family of Polli. whether
was right or wrong. making the most
their talents.
marietta was the most respectable OF
IA ALL FOR she dressed well, spent her
u's regularly upon her bench. and
earned quite sum of money. Her
"neM reckoued she mnst make as
cn Us three Tires a day. during some
~ Of the year, and they often Won
ed whittier it could be that she carried
money and what became of it,
y was a question which puzzled both
p'ler and brothers. but only in times
S'ea' needs were calls made upon
Afle'tas bounty. and then she gave
nngly' but yet enough.
Aaretta's beauty was well known
Om her father, who by birth was a
man she inherited here wonderfully
ugure' her clear, broad forehead.
nef beautiful eyes. From her Sci
mother her handsome nose, the
ai' urn mouth. and the wealth of
~ curly hair, which blew about her
'el she threw back her head in the act
singing and the melancholy look
.n came INTO her eyes us she sang.
winch changed into smile if by
aVe some pasSer-by favored her with
pll Of money
W. uieh IN general she had little to
ie'' as she passed along in her sing.
I,' neighbor upon the corner twho
~ Jay behind a basket of dried
pau seeds, across the top of which
arranged a board, upon which were
p.sed the seeds, would stop a mo.
uow ana then to talk. The pro
~ VI street singer had. even among
aS u certain social standing. ana
s ,h thought to be a good girl and
plS s aspect of all, many wealthy
N y. ueiplns her by gift of clothes
nj ,ue Old Principal Dorandi." as he
.a stand each morning upon his
h ais ralazzo used to speak to her,
VII her at his death ten hundred
!, ,a demanded "A great deal of re.
In strangers who dared to smile
Dfn, received only cold looks and
ra, ~ towns, Even the most flatter.
oran rs upon her beauty were with.
ma a sulfor from the Hotel de
~, win his gold braided coat. was
s, * with great deal of contempt.
|as AZ uccasloned somewhat by Mari
cb , s Her great wish. and that
Naaps assessed both heart and mind OF
benz ap'htans of her standing, was that
BAL 90 proprietor of one horse coach,
h ana ~ ee driven through the entire
I'm NJ. winch both rich and poor alike
some ~ y Marietta not only dreamed
bs,s s one who might own one. but
s afternoons, when she aid not
N dr. dressed in her light blue holt
b Nd a., WIN the pale yellow kerchief
i, wo nV,u hoops in her pink, shell like
END V ~ pay one lire for drive from
Tue city to the other and back,