Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-02-05
TIE PAINTERS RETaslE.

How beautiful dos mat saI fc1h
Hrbt 8acak through the waving 90. lie
trees. fiekcf.ne. HaclasjinF, aaiicrae,
dancing. like The fsmbolllas OF ia'ff
over The walls. koch tone, deep. poet
cai- MIKE a Inc picture! iiow much
ancr s nature than Imagination Aho
could haY invented those n fasanI 81.
rlau0ns of sun AMI shadow. oi tome aa6
colorne. Admirable place = rasni6-
cent edeeti-splendld building ust n
Ter mY own heaas
Now MS splendid building which eas
pas, after lhr artists own hear, was nsl=
Their more nor less than an old tumble
down, crazy, raosctY, uPPbog, topping
shaky. win rocked tenement, In which
the Wind the owls, and he bats, might
hold Their evening promenade concerts
with nc other fear ihan merely thai oi
rambling down their theatre. The few
paues Of glass which still inhabited her
primitive 7rs1ions n the easemcnt roc.
ed and ratified VIII great energy -bai
most Of the apcflures Intended originally
for the Introduction Of Iiehi had an en-.
largo OF msshappen boards laid across
Them, which, while they prevented IA
lornal seeing, might ihemse yes bo thoah,
externally unsishlly--at least, IN any
other eyes than those ofoar artist. lie
however. saw beauty IA most grown
boards, some sing Of The picturesque II
broken tiles, ,asle ~ prostratsl ehimaeYs
elegance in.broken IA 'lngs, embei.sh-
menis IN overturned unhiueel gates, n
dornmentin Il c frnees OF grass icsto
ing the qroken pavement. nealne S a.
nicely IN The haniages Of cloth Iaii oset
The wounds OF ainiosS, AM On Short
everything thai WIS dehghHlH. u ths
solitary dwelling.
Actuated by thls ardour OF moana.
ton, oar artist spfang 90 action aad rs
iret, 4 having arranged las cascl, spread
on, his paper. pointed his prucll, aud
liquiiiej eoIors, proceeded forihNlh 10
dash of certain ground lines, and rlava.
Il N lines, and lines 10 the point OF sigh
and lines FOR the horizon, and hines
and lines down, and lines serpeuunc, 4
NC know not what other SORT of lines. 4
then 10 dabbe aud splash in sea
of sky aud river Of land, with a yea
and energy perfect edilytng.
Bat while thus employed there came
hoajiing up to him rom the houscward
certain squirting Old woman, dressed
IN cap Of the daie Of Noah before the
food, not after the fashions changed, &
gown Of the time OF Melhusaieh. THIS
article Of The feminine gender would in
deed huXp r,gNaI To
the antquary, both IN natural aitrac-
iiveness and artificial deeoralivencss.
Our ariisi did mol see the approach
OF this amiab'e being until her shadow
lell upon his paper and her voice upon
hls gar.
rhas.er has sent me to warn yea
of, won re a-irespassing on h.s
grounds
The artist lifted up his beamint eye.
and liked itupon the old woman in a gaze
oil rivhed admiration.
why, what place have fallen into
exclaimed the ar:lsi, 10 soliloaay
er was 50 lucky IA my lie. Such a no.
bic study oi a building, aud sa:h a splen
did specimen of wom.ni AV dear good
soul, pray stand still. There now
jus, ia that attitude. Capital. capital,
MUST have sketch. Never. never vas
IN such luck
SO, leaving the portrait Of The house
our artist began. with the quickness
oil lightning, 10 trace The portrait of the
woman.
You're TO 60 away repeated the old
"ohane 10 shrIil accents, master orders
YOU away
There. now. that aitiiudei You dear
old soul now do stand still! That's i'll
lasl so-nolhing could be better! So nat.
nral, so uns,udied, and yet so emerge.
tic, and eiiectivel declared upon my
honor never saw any body that adj
mlred so much in my whole life! Such
spirit, such sigor. such curves. ruch lines
such, energy, such admratonl,
why, you're laughing at me and
pray what do yoa mean by THAR ex-
Claimed the woman, raising her shrtv
eiied arms, her mouth falling INTO "
anguiarllles and curves, aud her eyes
flashing fury pray what do YOU see in
me TO laugh at'
Laugh, at my dear crealnre2 Why.
admire y1u above all things! Now
dont.-taal's a charming atif4 e. stand
exactly SO while Just sketch YOU! Do
nov, my dear, enchanting oolging crea-
lure! declare don't know which Of
Your attitudes IS the best, all The expires.
sons are So tinen ant the ARTIST, taking +
not moments breathing time, proceed. +
cd TO dash oil a second likeness as fast
as his fingers could move.
Draw me. Why DO 20 wanl to draw I
me-"
'era@ you, yes, dozen times. | ne.
YER saw any body that admired so much
IN my "a If. Ia