Chapter 21 day of mourning for the dead

day of mourning for the dead Today is a day to mourn the dead, and our family is going to the San Gumpo cemetery to visit the graves of poor grandpa, grandma and Uncle Bartolomeo. Uncle died two years ago and unfortunately if he was still alive he would give me a bike as he has promised many times. Mom asked me to get dressed quickly.She said that if I behaved well, maybe in this serious place, Dad would forgive me. Yes, justice has finally triumphed.Adults should learn not to always blame children for their mistakes and force them to admit them. * * * Before I go to bed, I write down the events of the day in my journal.The past has been forgiven by my father.However, because of a joke, it almost went wrong again.

Today, before leaving the house, Dad handed me a wreath and said, in his usual stern tone when he loses his temper with me: "I hope you can make your poor grandpa and grandma feel at ease underground..." I said nothing, knowing that boys are forbidden to give their reasons on such occasions.I lowered my head, as if willing to repent; I peeked at Dad again, and he was glaring at me. At this time, my mother came over and said that the carriage called by Catalina had arrived.So we got in the car, and only Virginia stayed at home because of Lawyer Malali.The lawyer's illness is getting better day by day!

I ask my mother to: "Can I sit with the coachman on the high platform in front of the car? That way you can sit a little more spaciously." The purpose of my mention is that I hope to sit on the high seat and play.When the carriage was traveling on a flat road, the coachman even allowed me to hold the reins for a while! "What a beautiful weather! How many people there are!..." Ada said. As we entered the San Gombo cemetery, we saw people thronging the avenues, holding bouquets of flowers in memory of their loved ones. We visited the graves of poor grandpa, grandma and uncle, and after praying for them as in previous years, we walked around the St. Gump's cemetery to see other people's new cemeteries.

As we walked, we saw a cemetery under construction.Ada said: "This is the cemetery of the Rossi family that Beeche has talked about many times..." "What a fortune!" said my mother when she saw it. "It will cost a lot!" Dad said: "It must cost three or four thousand lire!" Ada said: "It's better to let them pay off the debt first!" I took the opportunity to talk to Dad, and I asked him: "What are you building this for?" "Rosie's family will be buried here one by one." "What? Then Miss Beeche will be buried here too?"

"certainly." I couldn't help laughing, laughing like a madman. "What's so funny?" "Someone made a graveyard for themselves while they were alive! So I find it funny." "In a sense, it's like doing anything else, for vanity..." Dad said. Ada interrupted: "It's like they rent a box in a theater. I don't know if they feel ashamed when they sit in a box. His daddy borrows money from the bank!  …" At this time, father, mother, and Ada began to chat.I thought, since I am their burden, let's play for a while by myself.I saw Rezzo and Carluccio in the distance and caught up with them.We started to "drive horses" on the road.The road is paved with small stones, which is very suitable for "driving horses".Later, we jumped over the fence next to the road and played on the lawn.We eluded the guards because the lawn was off-limits.

Suddenly, someone grabbed me by the collar, and it turned out to be an angry dad.It seems that he, mother and Ada have been looking for me for a long time. "There is nothing sacred to you!" my father reprimanded me very severely. "Even here, where people cry, you try to play tricks!" Ada went on to say: "Shame! Running to the cemetery to make a scene!" She acted arrogantly. I said to her dissatisfied: "I quarrel with Leizo and Carluccio in the cemetery because we are young, but I want my friends to be good. On the contrary, some older girls come here to talk Bad words from her friend! . . . "

Baba was about to hit me, but Ada stopped him, and I heard her whisper: "Okay, forget it...he might tell Beeche!" This is my sisters!Sometimes they also protect their little brother, but the purpose is still for themselves! I thought I would be beaten and scolded when I got home, but when I got home, their bad temper was washed away by a big news. Virginia came up to meet her, she was very excited.She told us that doctors examined Malali's wounds and said everything was fine.Not only can the wound heal, but the eyes will not go blind. Before that, she had thought that Lawyer Malally would be blind in one eye!

It is impossible to describe the happy scene that everyone felt after hearing the unexpected news. I'm especially happy, because all of this proves that the accusations that I'm going to jail don't hold water.It is time to end exaggeration and persecution! November 5 These days, I don't have a little time to write my diary, even today I don't have much time, because I have to go to class. It's like this, the school has started, I have to admit my mistakes, correct my shortcomings, study hard, strive for honor, and do as my mother told me. Even with so little time, I couldn't help drawing a portrait of my Latin teacher in my diary.He's so funny, especially when he scares the students loudly.

"Everyone be quiet! No one is allowed to move! If I see the muscles on your faces move, I will show you some color!..." Because of these words, we nicknamed him "Muscle" from the first day of class.We agreed that no one should tell him, and that we would keep it a secret forever. These days, nothing happens at home.Lawyer Malali's wound is almost healed, and the doctor will take off the bandage in two days and allow him to see the light. A bunch of socialists came to the house yesterday to congratulate Malari on his recovery.For this reason, there was a quarrel between father and mother.Mom didn't want these "heretics," as she called them, to come to our house.Dad, on the contrary, let them into the lawyer's room.The lawyer is really funny because he says:

"I am very happy to see you all, even though everyone is in the dark." After these people left, Malali told his father that he was very happy to be respected and favored by so many citizens on this occasion... November 6