The colored American., 1901-10-12

Thou knOW'St no less but all; L
have unclasp'd
To thee the book even of my secret
soul"
He bids Cesario woo Olivia for him
and sends him off with these parting
words:
Prosper we'll in this,
And thou shalt live as freely as thy |
Lord,
To call his fortunes thine"
Although Cesario promises to WOO |
the lady for him, yet in her heart she |
determines to marry him herself. She
goes to the palace Of Olivia and finds
some difficulty in gaining an audience
with her, but by persisting is finally
admitted. Cesario presents his
masters cause in such a mastery way
| that uncOnciOuSly she touches tender
chord in Olivia's heart, and she finds
| her heart going out to this boy, as she
| thinks CesariO to be. Thus she dis
| proves the old adage, Love goes
| where it is sent" for we see the Duke
| seeking the love of Olivia, while
| Olivia falls in love with the messenger
| whom he sends to plead his cause,
anG who is Viola in Disguise; while
| Viola in turn has fallen in love with
the Duke.
REGISTERING, rollicking Sir Toby, the
uncle of Olivia, and his rich but brain
less friend. Sir Andrew, with song and
laughter are nOisify enjoying their
| wine. The hour is late and Maria,
the maid, comes to demonstrate with
them. MaIvOliO, the steward, also
comes to quell the disturbance, and
finding Maria there concludes that she
is a Darty to it. He chides the three
of them and threatens to report the
matter to Olivia. For this Maria
seeks revenge She can very easily
accomplish this by playing upon
| MaIvOliO's weakness, for, as she with
, her sharp wit says, he is $50 cram
, med. as he thinks with excellenceS,
, that it is his grounds of faith that all
that look on him love him; and on this
: vice in him will my revenge find nota-
5 BILE cause to work"
: She proceeds to work on this line,
! and writes a love letter with the IN
tentfOn that he shall think his mis-
tress. Olivia, has written it to him, and
: then she drops it where he is sure &c
y find it. in the meantime she cOnceals
e herself behind a tree nearby. lie, ac
q companied by Fabian, soon comes
}. along, sees, picks up, and reads the
!. letter in which he instantly recognizes
4 the handwriting of his mistress. Int
O letter contains a confession OF love
f and gives him directions how to ac
when in her presence. MalVo!lt
q through his cOnceit and sense OF self
f imDortance which has dIHuSed lCSeI
n over all the details Of his life, at once
! concludes that the lady has fallen II
q love with him, and that she has takeI
q this means Of informing him OF ne
6 nfatuatiOn.
- Maria's revenge is complete Whei
4 she sees MalvoliO yellow stockInge'
h and crossed gartered stalking SOienln
; Iv among the company. She tells 81
Toby. 'Tf you will then see the frult
A of the port, mark his first approacI
% before my lady; he will come 10 lie
~ in yellow stockings, and it's color sh
=. ahhors and -gartered, a IaShIol
. she detests; and he will smile upol
" hnr which will now be so unsultaDl
= to her disposition, being, addicted I
h melancholy as she is, that II cannO
- hut turn him into q notable COL
a tamnt" Malvolio conducts hlnlsei
n co foolishly in Olivia's presence Il
- che fears for his reason and III sp
- of his protests has him locked III
~ | room. L. y7ioI
., has been rescued by Antonio, VINO o. Id
= become his staunch friend. Inc
- come to ulyria. Olivia seeing o'
hoStion thinks it CesariO and marie