Show pasquales en U aft e s strategy i r a 9 y julia morelli lived on the top floor of the three storied rickety old build ing in the rear of the four storied rickety old building that looked out on mulberry street the tour four storied building had a little air and sun ight to give to its hun hundreds freds of men women and children in the winter the building in the rear was comfortable as a home but in the summer it was fearfully hot and everybody had to sleep on the roof here little julia for she was only fourteen years old and small for her age could lie awake at night and look up at the stars and dream of pasquale he was her neighbor he lived in the front house he was mas eighteen and he was tall and brave and gave her the peanuts and apples that he could not sell so that she loved him and he loved her julia s father was a shoemaker and had but little liking for pasquale all of the buccos had been ne er do wells he declared the father had died and left his only son nothing but a pushcart and a barrel of apples and a bag of peanuts pasquale had worked hard he admitted but he was not in a good position and his trade did not pay well for the policeman ate halt half his stock in trade on some days and on other days waited until he had sold three dollars worth ot of apples and peanuts peanut Ef and then arrested him and took him off to court where he was fined all that he had made no pasquale was not the man for julia her father declared for she was extravagant and ased i sed to every corn com fort st sich ch as shoes in the su summer mer time and new shawls when the matri eatn otic sons of italy had their picnics in lion park so julia was told never to think of pasquale again julia was sure that she loved pas quale and she knew that he loved her too so that it was all soon ar ranged pasquale said that he would make a formal offer of his heart and hand and then if her fataei bouya a not let them get married why thy would do so anyhow and ask his coll consent sent after ward then he went away tae next morning when her mother went out to market she was ready she crept down the stairs and then through the alley to mulberry street and then down domn to the bowery pas quale was waiting for her they got on the elevated and went ment away up town now we are safe said pasquale they will never seek for us up this far and I 1 have bought a shoeblack stand up heie and we will soon be rich and so happy when en are we to be married 7 asked julia her heart beating violent ly at the mere prospect of so much happiness you will trust me won wont t you my S IRN x finn I 1 klo vi r t A y X ik e he se zed the little red shawl as he ran and dragged it from her loved one bald said pasquale I 1 have a scheme we will not be married yet oh oh ob cried julia her heart sick with horror walt wait a moment my precious cried pasquale I 1 am going to take you to my aunt aunts s house she Is good and kind lind and will see that no harm comes to you besides I 1 have my scheme you know so julia went to live with pae quales quale s aunt and stayed there three days she was happy for pasquale Paa quale could come to see her mh whenever enever he wanted to and there was no need tor for them to be always watching out for papa and mamma to interrupt them after three days julia said that wanted some clothes for she had everything at home pasquali pasquale volun leered to go and get them for her she was afraid her father would hill kill him but he said he was mas cot not afraid fraid and so she let him go the next day pasquale went again to street he watched the old woman leave the house then went in suddenly pasquale heard the door open julias mother came in she had the little red shawl about her shoulders she had her basket on her arm pasquale could see the carrots it wa oh never mind said pasquale coolly and the on oni and the beets she saw pasquale her surprise gave him an opportunity and pasquale dashed past her he seized the little red shawl as he ran and dragged it from her thieves cried the old woman pasquale was down the steps in a minute the old woman ran after him thieves stop him she shrieked and the carrots and onions and beets fell 0 ait oit it of her basket all over the sidewall pasquale dashed into the bowery A policeman tripped him up and he fell but still he held on to the little red shaw I 1 and the bundle of julia a cloth ing the policeman sat on Pas pasquale s chest until the old woman came up she said that he had robbed her pasquale was taken to the station house he sent for julia to come down doan and see him at once she ar rived just as he was being taken to the tombs he told her to go to the tombs and take a seat in the rear of the court so that nobody could see her julia pulled her he shawl down over eyes was in ber her seat when pasquale was brough in jul as father m was as there she could see that he was very ang angry ry pasquale and julias julia a father talked abere is my daughter 1 cried the old man oh never mind said pasquale coolly the old man ground his teeth and clenched his first you have taken her from me you have stolen he you are not married to her are you eh eh I 1 say are youa you oh never mind answered pas quale in wrose scheme this question which he had fully expected played a paramount part the old man was livid with rage you shall marry her he cried oh never mind said pasquale the old man was furious H he stormed and raved then julia came forward at a sig nal from pasquale and with tears and kisses they all left the court they were married julia wore her red shawl and as she and her husband walked out arm in arm to get into the carriage which her father had ordered pasquale said what do ou think ot of my scheme now eha eb 9 julia pressed his hand and looked up into his eyes and smiled warren mcveigh in boston journal |