The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-25
.KESCEEE.F.y.EOES.
From Grlham's Magazine.
BROTEsRss AND SISTERS.

The sun was gliding with It's las, CLEAN
the iurrets Of Npite Dame. 10 small but
handsome chamber, whose windo. stood Jus.
clear OF the shadow Of the great tower,
we're sea.edtso individuals, busted with their
separate occupations. We will describe
them. The first, and the one who sat near.
est the window, was girl apparently about
eighteen, though her air aud actions, soft
aud graceful, aud the silent melancholy of
her coun.enance, might have beiokened 10
q careless observer the full grown woman.
Her complexion was brunette, her long hair,
black as ebony, her eye OF the same color,
aud liquid as the soft words that al intervals
fell from her pretty cutving lips. She was
plying the needle upon piece OF cambria,
but occasionally casting o glance upon the
crosded thoroughiare below.
Al lule distance from her, and nearer
TO the ffe--for It vas December-sa,
fine looking youth. The dark complexion,
the raven hair. The eye, and ths general
outline OF his features, u, once bespoke him
the brother Of the girl. Ga his leli arm
rested the pallet; he held the pencil 10 his
right hand, and before HIM stood the easel
supporting the unfinished pro,rait OF la.
dy. lie was, as may be supposed, an ar.
usl. HIS native country, as that Of his sis.
Ter, Italy. They we're Tho ofspring Of the
bright sun and the burning cline of Naples,
and had wandered to the metropolis OF art,
IN order that the young painter might seek
thai reWa,d If .,nptue uhtTh Tho ,nya,,,,
Of his country men denied him at home.
We have SAID that the painting which
leaned against the ease. was unfinished. -
Enough bud been done, hoaevcf, to show
that II was the portrait Of lovely woman.
The head aud ueck we're perfected, Inc
dtapery only remained to be thrown around
one OF the most perfect conceptions that
ever emanaled from the brain Of an artist.
The head was slightly thrown back giving
! full effect 10 the bold boz graceful curylus
. Of the neck-lhe head was oval, of the mos
voupIUUus tormation-th0 complexion Of a
pure blood, the checks slightly tinted wltt
, the rose, while the eyes aud barr were o
{ The deepest black, the latter gracefully fol
. dcd aud plated into a thick cluster at tn,
back Of the head. The upper outline o
the nose was perfectly straight line, sucl
a nose as the Greclan sou ptors loved to Gu
from their pure Parlan--whiIe the curve,
and classic Up seemed constantly TO dlsjI
dewy drops OF crystal honey. In short thu
painting was chef dGarre OF an ARTIST
|, skill, as the original must have been Of tn,
handlSotk of nature.
c But how know we that there was an o
riglnal Might 1t not have been what til,
painters call a fancy sketch No such hing
h The long and ardent gaze which the younl
,. painter directed from tune to time On tn
y lovely object before hun, the deep draw
= Sigh that escaped him as he turned TO hi
y coIors, bore evidence Of feeling Tar dit
/. ierent from the mere enthusiasm OF an ar
:, list for the creation of his own fancy, an
> plainly declared that the loneliness belor
- him was Gods conception.
b. alt is impossible /" muttered the arts
III to himself, as he ilung himself back on hi
-, seat, despatrlug. lmposslble--she d!vlu
y, pencil of Angelo himself would fail TO CT
nd ~ AHS aHbti w hoi " Oss Sua' Wy w sN
be her once more before the sun goes down
cd lis a lovely evening she may BIZ at hi
BY window could but see her seate
:, here-here IN this soft light for one mome
lit may be done--slsler !"
Guido !"
90 /" Here sister, what think you now haN
W changed the expression IN aughif I"
V VV The Italian girl rose from her seat at d
90 window, approached the painting, and s'o'
90 Tor moment in silent contemplation oil
ost alt is indeed much more like"
TAU Like! why what mean you You ha
never seen her Blanca 7"
ell" answered the sister, IN All eI
batrassed manner; " meant tina, the e
preston is better--more beautiful now"
The painter seemed satisfied with the a
r.. swer, aud continued;
. "Oh, Blanca, could you but see the o
'n'' ginal. have half mind TO- show her
you some dsy--bu. then how dltiere