Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1837-10-17
No. 31.--yyhOIc No. 100.

the mqn of vour choice hurry her to another
wo II! Her obedience causes her 10 sub
init. Law claim To her affections; but with
these do not pretend to alter your dctcrml-
nation. You have the reputation OF patron
izing merit as it appears in printing. De-
fer the nuptials to this dav twelve months,
and let Van Deg on that dav place his chief
d'Gurre on the left If the altar. II the one
which appears on the right Dies not tell OF
a more skIfh muster, abide the result.
Hit does, then il is hut fair to leave to your
daughter the privilege Of chposng her part
ncr from The two"
The father was delighted with this pro-
position. as il suggested trial Of skill in his
iavoritc study. lie accordingly returned
word Of his acceptance Of terms, and Motif
ed Van Deg thereof
A year passed away, during which the
lovers never met. Eliza had lost sight Of
Quinin, and in answer to her inquiries
concerning him, all she hId been able to
learn was, that shortly after their last iu-
terview, he had left the city, and gone, no
one knew whittier.
The day was now arrived when she was
to become wife. Sad To her were the
kind offices Of the bridesmaid who assisted
at her toilet; yet she sustained smile npon
her face, although her soul was weighed
down by grief.
The chapel was thronged by people anx-
ious to view The ceremony, and as the bride,
richly clad, was led to the altar by her fa-
thcr, the litter announced that her hand
was to he bestowed nn the artist whose skill
was the most undeniahlc, to be deternin-
ed by the merit of the pictures which stood
velel on either side Of the altar. Van Dog
glanced triumphanlly around at this procla-
nation, and s.riling TO the picture he had
painted, he uncurtained it Ia their view.
A burst Of applause rose from the audi
ence as he did sO--anl well mertcd was
that cry ofapprohation.
The scene Of the piece was the chapel
in which they stood, and the whole repre-
scented to life. There was the priest oil nut
breathing, while the bride and groom, ami
their friends, appeared as if in the ful! flush
ofjoy
Algin was about 10 speak in nptures OF
the pc, urm1ncc, when suddenly the other
Curt "A was drawn aside, aud cry of hor-
ro' burst from the Multitude as they pressed
forward To behold! Van Deg gazed beeath
less in wonder, and Algni uttered will
Shrek 1T despair-"Mv tlaugh,crw II was
1 the deineation of Qninlin's dream; each
counienancc in the picture WAS easy to re-
cngnize, except that of,hc youth which WAS
buried in the bosom &c the hvide. But ere.
$ with wondering eyes. they had fully scanu>t
all, il was thrust aside and another appear
9 ed IN its place. This represented Lowell
a arbor in which AIgini was, advanced
ID age, dangling beautiful infInt on his kne
which bore an expression in its face OF
r zia, who slt on an opposite seat with h'
p head resting on the bosom OF young maj
h whose arm encirclcd her waist.
v Every ono was charmed and delglitc
@ beyond measure; and as they behold III
, youth they rccognizd him IN m )men
AMI every tongue rriad-
\ "1'he blacismith!p
! "BlacksmitI NJ moro !" said Quiutir
$ stepping from behind the canvass, shut til
artist, who demands his reward!''
I II is unnecessary to say more than tia
genius was rewarlleh; and to the hapP,
husband, q iutin Maisvs, once backsniil
Of Antwerp. the world owes sonc Of its fin
est relics Of art, and among the rest, the IN
imitahld painting Of "rhe Misers," now a
Windsor Castle.