Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19

miles ihrough the iens, aud carry eggs to
market, or who came skating down the
Scheldt, IN winter with chccses on their heads.
lIers was a liVh, and airy form, As handsome
as that OF the Greek and Italian models, which
the painter father worshipped, perhaps more
dcvU,ly, At least more dcvotcdly, than many
who had bcni IN iguoran, alteration to them,
and il was as flexible and graceful as full and
free development could render it. Ryn Van
Hslmoni had knowledge oC female grace
and loyelincss, aud he was assured that God
had made the human form too perfectly for
rmpious corsC; makers to a,temp, to mend Il
~ that the green velvet buddicc of LiIbci fi-
ted a natural aud beautifully rounded form
and bust, and her little foO, and small taPcrinc
aucle pccPcd modestly yet gracefully from
under her rcj and massive silkcn kirilc.-
HoV could Quiutn Nasys do otherwise than
lo.c hc.'-hc thIt Nss ~ gcurrUus, ~ full
Of warm scutimeut and fsrid Imagination
and he, too, that had the privilege Of god
sou to call at her fathers house. and assis,
her 10 weed and Gull the howcr- Of her faith.
cr's garden when he pleased Il was impos-
slblc that youth uf his disposition should NO,
be- capiluicd and CENTRALIZED hy a maiden like
LiTbct but persons who pretended 'o be decp
read IN the mysteries Of female sentiment,
were astuuishcd that she would sometimes b.
seen on the streets OF Antwerp with the young
blacksmith at her side, and be dressed in his
common garments, while Josh kumm, who
ground her fathers colors, and was two hour-
each day arraycd IN velvet doublci and green
hose, studying painting IN the academy, which
had bccu established M A. u. liiI-how
could she walk With Quinlin, whlc she cum
strained him, much to his charrin, 10 walk
byhlnd, " hen b, accompanied her as Protector
It she happened to BE- ON, alone visiting.
Josh, hk, a great many embryo artists Of
n.ndcn times. vas YER, great man IN \ SIN.
gle pcrsou's cs,mauun. and that person :
opinion Josh cs,crmcd more highly than any
other l.ody's, A. Is generally thc caSo with
artists VINO never leave the chysalis-,hai
person being none other than Josh himself.
IIr carried his hrld With thr air of an Apollo
Bchidcrr, five trct f1ur inches h,ci,, and cor.
pulcu, Ia Dutch proportion. and hls black,
l1nky hair hung over hrs neck. No L It bad
been the ,ail or a shetland Bucrphalus III,
i.rs was shaped after ihc fashion Of an entire
Guuda chess. with tvs small round hol,s,
as Il the, lad hccn taken ou, by .pilc, ur
owes. with pretty considerable cash iu' q
mouth, and pnrsn.P stuck RI, cludlstanr'
bstuc,n ttsu fur uos.---lTd this vas josh
Krumm. who prui,~ssd 10 loyc LIzhy, iau
Hclmoui next ,s himself. and Who vas mon
than iri.ru7-, thai so, NcgN bc srrn with
th7t common turrsr aud bumlshoi uf steel,
rather ,han with him, ,h, envy ID even ,h,
mnu,r' Young men, who could not rrt out
t1 show their holiday fnry every day ,s b'
G1. Il strange hoa people, usually oJtn.
crdcn; and lovingly agreed upou an ,hc great
topics which ur,upy their thoughts, w,ll dis
arr,r upon SINE minor, u,..4l matter ui
opinion which Will ho sufficient ip in,ruult 1lI
upon which ,hry ih,y ,rr agreed. and dNid,
them iu heart and feeling Ii people Woula
only ,y to discover in hrw Ar they agrs
and are at variance in principles and opinions
,hcy would p.r-"iyc th,, ihrsr hanes "
Thought, which am hoson alain,, hu>um ar
Jess numerous than the svmpllhlr, wh'rhlm
them together, and ihl, II love and iorbc1r-
ancc were Acknowledged a' m"r, pr;cu, aul
universal ruyrnor- than pride, there wuuli
o. MON hlrnnay than there T. no tia, jlrrIug
world. Rvn Van Hrlmpui and hls daughter
had different IDEAS regarding the hopeful Jo,l
Krnmm, and a, both considered that opinion
TO he Of Somr imPor,anr'-,he former IN re-
frrucr tn his pride, and the latter to her love
neither seemed willing - concedo his or
her peculiar views concerning the youth to
the other; and - this gaIIIari became a per.
,on Of some Importance ~ the thoughts ol
both.
Josh Hronu is a youth n sp,ri, AMI tai,
eut, and he is Of the rgh, profession :" cN,
claimed Ryu with some dignity "and h,
shall have ny daughter when he can paint AZ
original picture equal u that" and ihe old
enthusiastic painter snapped his EEgcrs and
pointed to a ci.t.d'dIrrc Of his own which
hung upon the wall.
"Will hcl" cried Mnchen, Lizl,ct's nursc
and Van lIelmout's privileged housckocPcr
' We shall sec lie, the puppy ved ouI
Iizbrt-wcll, what shall We hear next -
"why, that Lizboi is lady to Josh kromm
a great Flemish master"
"Mister Of donkey ana two milk.Pails, u
cried Minchcn with a toss OF her head, which
nearly flung the white triangular cap from iu
place, and which certainly discompossd hel
large well starched frill " He a Flemish
MASTER" and the good dame assumed lool
Of the most sovereign oontemPt
Ryn Van lIdmout was stout, por,ly ol,
fellow, with the best naiured expression o
face in the world, and heart that could mo-
be said to belle that expression; bu, he lik,
a grea, many good natured men, sometimes
took peculiar notions into his head, aud whcr
these notions became firmly fixed there, al
the waters in the rivers Of the seventeen prov
inces would not have uprooiod them. " log
shall see, then, Minchcn," he replied, quiet
" but firmly, as he turned his chair toward,
the open window, and looked into his lirl,
garden.
81 shall ses Iiyhsf tho wife nf n clcye