Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-09-27

ed, but when he looked on Alice, and listened
10 her beautiful words, and the musca delic Gus
onunciation-,hough he saw and heard with
the most enthusiastic admiration, it was only
that OF the artisl-the mans heart was untouch.
ed
He had never shown 10 her the 'child-angel'
After his call upon 'Alice,' 80 strengr heued had
become Martin Grsy's persuasion that 1t was
the Alice of by-gone rec, ecton that he fear.
ed to hazard the display ot the portrait to her.
Let us see if his precau,iun was wise one.
1t was the last sitting. On the following day
me lady was 10 depart with distinguished
company of singers, on a long professional tour
Sic had risen, for the hour WAS passed, and
sto"d locking for the last time on the beautiful
works of the artist.
DO you remember raid Marin, approach
ing her, promised to show YOU The portrait
which called the Sunrise. Pardon me that
have not done so before this is the one
lie raised his hand, and turned to the light
small picture, which ior the part few days had
! looked upon the wall
A broken exclamation ofsurDrise rather thsn
the usual tribute OF warm praise, escaped the
young creature.
May J ask said she, with face eliehtv
avorted from his gaze, may ask the name of
tie girl 2
1t was the question which, of al others the
artist most wished her TO propose, and he watch
ed her closely, Ms in careless tone that beIied
his glance, he said
| Il remember It very well--it was Alice Flynnn
Thank you, it is indeed a lovely pcture!'
Martin Gray attended her to her carriag ge that
stood IN waiting, bat Alice the songs,te,, did
not look npon him ill she gave hlrn her hand
IN parting. Wnen he saw her face, then the
artist knew he h ad not been deceived she was
pa as death.
A few month. afterwards came from di..
tant city large sum, and these " or,ls:
The child for whose education Won an per-
erously provided, when both she and vuurselt
were poor and unknown. would tain convince
you that with increase OF ,s re- and fortune. and
happiness-thsi she is not ungrateful. All The
good that has fallen TO her in TINS lite she i, Glad
and prond TO ira cp t. YOU: to that one act of wel
timed charity. Nav the God Of Heaven forever
bless you. The Sunrise a nd the .Noondsv, of
your lite you have made unspea kablv oloriops.
may the night be without a cIoud md c,mnla,e
in marnticence. ALICE
The artist re,o,ced in ber briIlan, success
and waited with imps,iepce I'll he should see
and speak with her again.
In the wears when boncrs thicslv clustered
around his brow when fortune had laid ,nanv NJ
her choices, oifs at his feet. there was ve, one
a
There were few homes on earth an be.u,iful
as his. and his wife and children (6,r Martin in
course Of time became an old man where all
that the heart of man could desire There
v,ere no limos he,oken;no c.re or 6orco '.,,;to
with the world on The a1,is,,s ha ndsome face
He had lahored and thar constantly !; ia ,rue
but his had not been a wearvino ,oii
Manv ENCHANTING nerf,ct uo,ks had oon.
forth from the rooms Of Martin Cr,v into tho
world but there were two orioin,I ono. for
which he rejected every otfar howcver e~,r,v'
apan,. Conies and enoravinos of ,hem had
been owen 10 the nubl,c bni tho canvas on
which his 6ncers worked wbiIe his eyes we,e
GAZING nm the lovhest ard moe. ne,c.c, s,ec;.
mana of heau.v n hi, mind .o,co;y.h,a u.,o
nrecious beyond oil n,ico ,o hin,
The series had NOT been com,Ie,ed for Mo-.
tin Grsv had never seep h,ma, holm, fea,fn,
" beauiifnl and irrcvocahlv fallen wherein n
rcnresert tho , Ni,h,, And .s veors ,.s.ed
on his hoart more earne.tIv and cnn,iruaIly y
4 he nod that no nov. miobt
, Tho ore., .,,ist ia do.J Thu roes;,, vi
aicns of a boau,ifnl fancv bovo torever a;,oa
oway~ . bo sIoons ,bo las, sIooi b., hi. n,o,,.
1.-Two ,no, him Ua .Iaa,, h., ha has Iar =
, n.me ,bat ia cber;sbod h, 'h;o ,orn,ry ord hi.
, renius is sou-ce of national nride
Du,inr bis v,,dow,s Ito b;s s,ndio ro,.;,od
.he had laf i, !, was Wecc, ~ uhich en-
e years, pilgrims most devout resored To manv
= that artists rooms were sacred places Stand
s ing in them they breathed the air OF inspiration
a and held sweet comnunings with the spirit Of
= the brautiful
n Ofthe sublime lessons and they r,c-o rrany
' which spoke forth from those walls. there was