The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-09-21
INGENIOUS As A WOMAN.

The turning oftho public attcrtion in Paris 10
ministerial corruptions, and their consequen-
ces 10 The culprit, seem TO have given en-
couragement to advenurings in lesser iniqui-
ty.and the chronicles of scandal were never
fuller or more startling than at the present
moment. Leaving aside those which touch
on matters disastrous TO domestic happiness,
let US tell little adventure of a celebrated
artist which has lately gained him some re-
NOM for almost feminine ingenuity. Mon
sieur c., the artist in question, took
his place in an omnibus plying to the Fau-
bonrg ST. German, and presently discovered,
with the eye of taste, that he was by the
side Of a lady Of singular elegance OF toilette,
graceful in form, and hlghibred in every
movement Of her well-eloied fingers He
made the sualdistinction of omnibus neigh
borhood, unobtrusively lavoring her move
ments-(as he, Of course, would not have
done for neighbor less agreeable )--and as
far as he could, without rudeness, endeavor-
ed TO magnctlze her into knowledge of his
appreciative presence, and the pleasure he
took in the just perceptble perfume of her
enved pocket-handkerchef Wiilla lady
like Inconsistencies of these spiritual ad-
vances, the fair dame TRANQUILITY left the ON
nibus at a corner of the rue dc Sante Pc
res, and the artist (whose face, by the por-
traits in every shop window, was recognized
by her at once) took the liberty TO follow
He walked at her side moment. and then
made a very respectful remark. The lady
courteously replied. He grew compliment
tary. His companion laughed, She finally
stopped at the gate ofan aristocratic man
sion, and between the ring at the bell and
the appearance of the porter, he procured
an affirmative nod TO apropoSiion othis own
for meeting on The river terrace, at the
hour of two on the morrow. r.....
AT the appointed hour, (only that he was
five minutes more punctual than the great
cloci, cf the Tuilleries) Mons. c. was
on the terrace. Five minutes elapsed---ten
-ffieen--half an hour-and the fair one
did not make her appearance. Monsieur
G--altrbuted it 10 interruption that
could not be explained, and went the next
day at the same hour. Sill she came not
The succeeding day and the third he was
equally indulgent, though more impatient,
and, on the fourth day, he began to believe
in bis having been chalminely fooled. The
gnashing Of his teeth did moi prevent his
scheming, however, and over his pencil and
easel, be was brain-busy with con,rivances.-
He tried to sketch her purtrait-but temem-
bered that he had seen but ono side of her
face, and from this one-sided embarrassment
suddenly sprung an idea. -,- -.. te
In the "Mode" newspaper of the follow
ing morning "a paper which he was sure ev
ery woman of that degree of elegance, faith
fully reads) appeared an auto-bographc ac
count of the whole afiair--wound up, howev
er. by the declaration of a belief, IN the par
of the artist, that, as she had studionsly ex
posed 10 him only the left side of her face
and as an interview would reveal nccessaril!
the other side, the dread Of his detection oJ
a squint in The anseen eye, was the reason
for her non-appearance at the appointed rem
devious ....... "a .,...s.. ..... ....i. ,.-
On the second day after the publication Of
his dsparagng statement, he received the
following note :-"No, Monsieur, your injur
ius conjecture is not true! My eyes arr
beautiful, and will prove it TO you. To
morrow, at three o'clock, will be at yodr stu
dio, 10 give you the first sitting for my POI
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