The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-03

THE same he answered nodding his
head, and lowering his voice n trife
1t has been in the family. as you say,
since 1900. Madame has shown bad
taste in the matter, and I am surprised
at her"
Pray explain yourself / said
She first saw 1t last November
when she came here with the Della
cOurs. L shall never forget htr stare of
cOurs. I shall never forget her stare of
for at least two minutes gazing at il
without speaking. When she turned
round at last she was as white as a
ghost and asked me where / got it
from. told her. and she offered ne
$4,000 for it on the spot
"A large figure" / remarked
Il was much annoyed" continued
Pitsey. and told her / would not sell
il at any price"
Did she give any reason for wishing
To obtain it?''
Yes, she said she had a goblet very
like it in her own collection. and
wished to purchase this one in order TO
complete one Of the most unique coll
lectiOns of old Venetian glass in Eng
land The woman must be fabulously
rich, or even her passion for curios
would not induce her to offer SO pre-
pCsterous q sum. Since her residence
at FrOme Manor she has been constant
'ly here. and still takes, I can sec. the
deepest interest in the goblet often re-
marking about it. She says it has got
a remarkably pure musical note. worry
Gear and distinct. But come Head YOU
would like to see IT, We will go into
the drawing room and 1 will show it TO
you"
As Pitsey spoke he rose and LED me
through the great central hall into the
inner drawing room. a colonial apart
ment supported by Corinthian pillars
and magnificertly decorated.
AS you know, the goblet has been in
our family for many centuries" he
went on, land we call it, from Uhland's
ballad of the old Cumberland tradition.
The Luck Of Pitsey Hall You know
LongfellOw's translation. Of course?
Here it is. Have a close look at It, it is
worth examining"
The goblet in question stood about
six feet from tie ground on a pedestal
of solid malachite. which was placed
in niche in the wall. One glance was
sufficient to show that 1T was a gem
of art. The cup, which was eight
inches in diameter, was made of thin
glas OF a pale ruby color. Some mys-
teal letters were etched on the outside
could be seen; but screening them from
any closer Interpretation was some
twisted fancy work, often to be OBJ
served on old Venetian goblets II by
any chance this fancy work were
Clipped off the letters would be plainly
yisible. The cup itself was supported
on an open-work stem. richly gilt and
enameled with colored hligree work
the whole supported again on q base
set with opal. agate, lapis lazul tur-
quoise and pearl. From the center of
the cup. and in reality supporting it.
was a central column of pale green
glass which bore what was apparently
some heraldic design Stepping up
close 1 tapped the cup gently with my
finger. 1t gave out, as Pitsey had de-
scribed. a note of music singularly
sweet and clear / then proceeded t.
anime the stem, ana saw at once that
the design formed row of separate
crowns. Scarcely knowing why,
counted them. There were seven. A
queer suspicion crept over me- The Sc
quence OF late events passed rapidly
through my mind and strange rela-
tionship between circumstances appar-
emily having no connection began to
appear. / turned 10 Pitsey.
''Can you tell me how this goblet
came into your possession 1 asked
Certainly he replied. The legend
which is attached to the goblet is this.
| We are, as you know. descended from
an old Italian family, the Pizzis, our
present name being merely an Angli-
cized corruption of the Italian My
children and / still bear Italian Chris
tan names. IS you know. and our love
for the old country amounts almost to
passion. The Pizzis were great peo-
pie in Venice in e>sixteenth century:
at that time the city had an immense
fame for its beautiful glass, the manu-
facturers forming a guild, and the Sc
cret beink jealousy kept. 1t was lur-
| ing this time that Catherine de Medici
by her arbitrary and tyrannical admin
! irtration reused the opposition Of a