An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

La Rabbiata [from Once a Week]

Heyse, Paul. "La Rabbiata [from Once a Week]." New York Saturday Press, December 16, 1865, 311, 314-317.
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Antonio takes a young woman, known for her ornery ways, back from a day trip across the sea. He is madly in love with her, and throws himself upon her. She bites him viciously and jumps overboard. The young woman asks forgiveness for her acts later that night, and asks Antonio to be with her.