The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-06
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IS - ,,sae A dol OF Il The tiny aSuEe
60 =. r. 4 forgotten box one day JUS
-. - charm into buoy Silence froE-
~bsd. ard that was all the Italian
a. re knew or cared about Il
s,~r the beautiful lady OF ancient
- s-~d her preservation 20 her ca
- to~ dress. She stood straight. ard
80 ~~r carved clothes clgng close 10
- sarr.. any amount Of bright rags
~-~rgoas barsdkercnisfs could Oe PIT
E.~ The var5-eo,ored, many SNAPPED
9-.s..s successive Fuzori children chose
- became rsither her character nor
-. - her beauty, but the quantity
~ szsed her delicate flsure from de-
- - this. the period which. OF al
.xsr shs had survived, Was franzht
= :. greatest dangers.
- - sessra, years ard three Fszori ba-
$. - isfs.s terra Gotta ztaIIette did duty
a. Il was carried about in the
- Usrs To church, sat Ia The door
= ~ Mulberry Bend, or was left asleep
= so.srs together among the fish on
$3.50 gard. That II was the belle
- so,ls in the Bend. whore bottles
- ~.aks were babies babies, goes with
= .sv!nx. But that was small glory for
- anc.ert nobility.
Z. e., MARIA. Marcos Youngest child.
:, = - TOO old 70 play all the time. She
=. serf 70 school. and when she was AZ
80 &c rad to help her mother or mind
= x.s stand while her father was away.
= Tsnarrs dame was laid upon a shelf
: ~ rags Ike mummy. and was never
wsrsd except ON busting days. Then Ma
| = s.sa.ea her with no more interest than
!. ssztswea upon any other useless object
l. a -
:, ssrazee that the crisis Of her life was
srs.a 70 In that soiled and ugly bundle.
ne Saturday morning. when Maria was
.ssat Is years old she was stopped IN her
rsrk with arms ard Ggster raised. by a
~ssssr music. II rose out OF the din Of
s AIRY street like a thing alive. like a
~sstfrfai. Splendid spirit No organ
rsssag that. with Irish-American airs.
~s>ss ne girl found beautiful. but they
~ common This music was human
| mans devfl's voice sang strong and
an song Of italy. OF Naples.
| Ia such wicked song, II was not the
vssss we're bad; they spoke OF love and
- and 10y But the alr--it was satanic
rsrfed the lrnpuise to DO. ard 70 DO
| ssr.hgrg. good or bad, no matter what
| II love and pleasure.
| Marta hardened GREATNESS in her spell
/ kaaa pose. Then she laughed cruel
vsnlpn. wicked laugh.
| Sc was a gentle. graceful child. more
esi than merry. Always soft OF voice
| st quas; In motion. she was a very Ma
| ixm Of modesty. innocence and pretty
tsaeraess But when she walked 20 the
xstsr now 20 see The man who sang. she
| erese Ike a man.
| mere stood the singer In the middle OF
/ - hat t,n r-aa I4s f.H
Nc brown back and arms extended, he
xrvf forth his song to the crowd Of mar
issrs His face was dark and handsome.
~ hroxn eyes laughed with the smile
rsHsi his mouth. and in his gestures were
srkery. challenge and invitation. Big.
fsnz and bad "Oh. what man." sighed
1tr;s as she looked and listened
n oil man thrummed mechanically the
rrnpanimert on a tane'ing guitar. His
fssnficn Was riveted upon the pennies as
~ fsil AZ his feet. The young man cared
ARG for the showers OF coppers. He
Hsd a. he sang the women IN the win
fss and on the sidewalks. Those esp>-
ST. Who we're with men he delighted 70
re blush. Otherwise he showed No par
sy. and Maria. though she caught his
sres got no more than her neighbors.
Then the song was ended the old man
Md MP the pennies m had spotted.
xnh'ing the while 70 himself The sing
Ffckea one or two coins toward hts com
hsson. % whom he chatted Eaiiy. He was
eakiar insulting comments on the people
Boot him and was well on towards a
Ne, hrawl. Hhen thu guitar player struck
- waits song The singer took the mel
Fl Nth careless shrug Of his shoulders.
! frs' ne sang sisinterested'v. but as the
Hence novel him his voice rose and his
b. stepped OF tho time.
| The true dance spirit was soon eehoing
the tenement houses. Out Of them
|Rms fte children. eager 20 tread The
fsasare Snsly ~ stealth. IN Fineful
fros ard thrves. Ia romping groups. at
fss whole treons OF 81 sixos cIatt@rcd our
|saou the asphalt aud gathering close
|seand The singer. danced. Tie. ready for
re- fun Of Il seised two small hands. which
.sehei for more. Ell there was = ring
I'D - toTe.her they wsitzesi merry
eo-us Of molten.
| Nara rad run down with the Others. but
smethIng new IN her checked her At ERE
scrvay, she stood there keenlnr time
~ her feet. hips and head. and watched
| A. singer.
%. what . man. she sirhes.
sescre The song was over the young w4sr
80 Nsrls Ffls ftfe glance settled into
sarh s'eafv stare that the waltz went
81 MIS- singing He sang On Nss& sh~
rAn'y vas i'fe,ess ansi the sensitive ring
z Children fe'' the difference ard broke.
ssrs -, fet Tire change II gave her
AT ~ pleasure. mingled With Aiars.. ana
e's's IKE running awav What reuh II
ssr' WHY should ne look 81 her.
~ a. he His ewes 49, not rseet hers.
ssy seenei - De hxea On her hard.
.'spr'ns her eves. she saw that she he'd
aee1 ia handkerchief and RAGS hang
aacfe n the Other hard vas the
w. ~ifh wf'cA sire hst N~~n cleaning
Fsen Ne s'ar;i~3 her with HIS soaw
sher Marta raised her eves swain tAew
Ns TTas time there was 10 doubt.
= e'sH tse rlrl mistake tAes~ ratser4rs
sssav. she drew back ont of TIE door,
sTd Tel q her room There she
e Al s-srernhie 20 entov tFe new seei-
'aaf sNivered through re- ne Nsf
Ns-s = her snnrovr,f. admired Aar: she
sssrs, she lifted tho DOL, stuffed y
er' r. tonAs, thNn issd n eOwn reas-
Y sss her~~if ne Ass admired
= Tns.e stornet. Nsris stole 80 ne
ss a-d saw re musicians moving OF
s'rr~s A. thev vert tS1e singer
-. ssw re sirl ard waved his hat
- v'rang mack out ~ sight.
FseiTsf1. Narfs'@ stHre-. had 70
70 connections ana no char
saees ~ Fanev les' hlyu cr h0r-
Elm - - ne 'ittls he a. 1A-
~ A. tAat h's parents brought htrys
York sror NAMES a-sf then dsea
-, sethirw ~ Ma cr+rsn. He haa
&c ;he department. or stree, cI>an-
NSs hse wandered through 49,
n ersan grinfer's helper. sns
WITH railroad ranr-. To RS
T'ss - vas k~own as merry
eVer re wire srsi e tAe r~>liee So a
rs>csl after TIE u,sxet ale He
ssf enee ~ stalking 4 mar. but
- mover IRE TsaWan NseIt 90
- from ne No'io~ al sectsi quar-
WivaeA settlement saved him
49, Re snnearc. % Marta A~ vas cut
- -. 1sFe'y - hesp he "a guitar paw
Sc ssssy nesief money. That
- Il