Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-23

W NhC NY StSTlOus, anu ultnOSk lnacCeSSa-
bile temple Of iamei one half Of which
perish by the way, or are crushed aud |
tr"dden down by the iron fCotstceps Of a |
CRITICISMS while very few only live TO |
look down from It's giddy heights with !
smile, or oitener still with a tear, for |
the struggles it has cost them TO win.
Often would Claude's young comp tu-
ions ask him, half in mockery, WHY he |
continued heaping together pictures for
which he cosld evidently get no salel-
10 which he would laughingly reply,
that he was working against the time
when he should not be able TO do them
fast enough: for hunger aud want. with
their long train OF attendant evils, had
tailed as yet TO subdue that glad aud
hopeful spirit.
IL was bright morning, when the
young artist, who had eaten nothin for
many nous, and was tired. moreover,
with having sat up all the previous
night at faVourite studies took the sketch
just completed from his easel, and went
forth TO buy food with the produce Of
its sale, should he DO fortunate enough
TO find purchaser, which was very
ques' ionable and after many vain trials
sat down weary aud heart sick upon the
marble steps ola house standing on the
outskirts Oft city, aud lennt his brow
upon his hands. How changed from
when we frst beheld him full of a thou.
sand wild hopes Now his cheeks
were pale aud hollow, and his form
strangely attenuated.
Poor boy ! it may be that he was
DIR aiming his home and wondering
what they would say there, conld they |
see him nova wandcrer in the beauti
lul city Of his idolatry without food or |
friends; and vowing, perhaps, IN his
loneliness and despair, to return Ihither
again. and give up all his ambitious
views for the future, thinking it much |
better after all to be love than great
But whatever were his musings, when
he lifted up his dropping he al and saw
their sunset clouds, with their edges !
touched with gold, almo apr caring as !
though the eye coull pierce through |
their bright arches into e heaven be- |
yond, he smiled joyolsy and forgot all |
else in the wild enthusiasm Of his gIori-
Gus art.
AT this moment the door Of the dwell
ling upon the steps Of which he sat Was
nolselessly opened, I'd one came forth
who likewise paused, by the spell of the |
hour, or perhaps attracted still more by |
the look OF almost divine loveliness upon |
the pale, appraised blow Of the artist.
alt Is a beautiful night" said the |
stranger at length, Us the smiles and The |
sunlight passed away together from the |
face oil Claude Werner. and once again |
earth claimed him.
The boy started, and answered briefly.
Sand more especially so ! should i'm.
hg'ne, TO painter" continued the other,
pointing to the unfortunate sketch which
he still retained.
Claude uncovered and held it up with
a vain hope.
alt is for sale," said he.
''Ah but is not this strange wav of
dlssPosing Of your pictures. my young
iriendr
''Poor child And how much do you
ask for it?
Claude named the required sum.
''4Ou will think me SOMEWHAT exorbi-
tant in my demands" said he; yet wi O
knows but one day you may sell il again .
should you be so disposed, for a hundred ,
times the money.
The stranger laughed, but not in
mockery.
You are hopeful and ambitious said !
he-"both good signs: but here is the {
money, and you must bring me the pic
ture tomorrow, with any other that YOU {
may happen to have by you.n And
placing his card ia the boys hand, he
passed rapidly on; while Claude went
home with bounding step, and blessed
him la his heart, as he sat down for the I
first time for nearly four and twenty
hours, to a simple meal Of bread and
fruits.
at may be. but know no other aud cannot snrve"
oh! what would we not now give for
knowledge Of that name which has pas
sed into forgotten sound!-for a glance
at the card which Claude put under his
pillow, when he went to rest, and awoke
with the dawn to peruse again, in order |
TO be sure that there was no mistake.
and that he was actually hidden to the |
palace Of the kind hearted and benevo !
lieut. Cardinal -? This blank will. |
we much fear, never be filled up.
Ills future patton received h i'm KIM. !
~ purchased another picture, and or.
dered more. And fro tina! hour Claude |
Nernet took his proper position in socie
~ and became rot only one Of the most
distinguished marine painters Of his day.
but among the very few whose fame
survived II. IL has b zen truely said of
ham that his genius k Few neither ip(an.
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