The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-20
[he Cask Of Amontillad1..
By EDGAR ALLAN POE

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The thousand injuries of Fortunato 1
had borne as | best could. but wnen ir
ventured upon insult / vowed revenge.
You who SO well know. the nature OF
my soul will not suppose, however. that
gave utterance to threat. At length
would be avenged This was a point
definitely settled, but the very deihis
tiveness with which it was resolved pre-
cluded the idea Of risk I-must not only
punish. but .punish with impunity. A
wrong is unredressed when retribution
overtakes it's redresser: It is equally
unredressed when the avenger fails to
make himself felt az. such to~him who
has done the wrong. = :" - - --'--'-~
] It must sbe understood that nefther by5
word nor..dsed had L. given Fortunate
cause to doubt my good will. contin-
ued, as was my wont, to smile in his
face. and he did not perceive that my
smile now was at the thought of his i'm
notation.
He had weak point-this Fortunate
although in other regards he was man
to be respected and even feared. He
prided himself on his connoisseurship in
: wine. Few Italians have the true yirfu-
-oso spirit. For the most part their en-
thusiasm is adapted to suit the time and
pppol3uunjsY- praltics nnp66sskfdre 'upo4
the British and~An3trian mi4iohaiSex
I'm paiating and gSmmary Fprtunat3
Alike his ccNntrymens swassa~4dack, k~a
in the matter of old wines he was sin
cere.9 In this respect Ibid not differ from
him materially. Twas skillful in the
italian vintages myself and bought
largely whenever could.
It was about dusk one evening during
the supreme madness of the carnival sea-
son that encountered my friend. He
accosted me with excessive warmth, for
he had been drinking much. The man
wore motley. He had on tight fitting
partistriped dress, and his head was sur
mounted by the conical cap and bells. |
was so pleased to see him that / thought
I should never have done wringing his
hand.
] said~t him: My dear Fortunate.
you are luckily met. How remarkably
well you are looking today! But have
received pipe of what passes for Anon
tillado. and have my doubts"
How said he. 'Amontillado7 A
pipe? Impossible! And in the middle OF
the carnival!"
II have my doubts" replied And
was silly enough to pay the full Anon
tllado price without consulting you in
the matter. You were not to be found.
md fs&ax feafful of losihg bargain"
''AmontilladoI'
II haveSmy doubts.
| "Amontillador
"And must satisfy them"
Il '::.An1ontiifado1s
As you aee engaged. l am on my way
toLuchesi. IF any one has critical
turn, q. is he. He will tell me-
'Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from
Sherry"
And yet some fools will have it that
his taste is match for your own"
Come: let us 60"
"WhitherT'
ITO your vaults"
my friend. no: will not impose upon
your good nature. perceive you have
an engagement Lachesi" -.-s-- s-@-
81 have no engagement; come"
Ny friend, no. It is not the engage
nent, but, the severe cold with which
perceive you are afflicted. The vaults
are insuferably damp. They are in
crnsted with inter"
s'Iet us go nevertheless The cold i
merely nothing .Amontillado! You
have been imposed upon. And as fo1
Lnches, he cannot distinguish Sherry
from Amontillado:", :"
Thus speaking, Fortunate possessed
himself of my arm. Putting on q mash
of black silk and drawing roquelairt
! closely about-m my person, I suffered hin
to hurry me to my palazzo.