The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-22

selNlCe.
All, at last; this is fortunate, replied the
widow, with gracious smile.
have made my designs, but still wan,
me sitting for the likeness. Will YOU per
'nIl me I" go into your he'd rooml
Into my bed room! For WHAT
To look at the portrait again.
Oh! yes; have the goodness to walk into
The drawing room; you will 6nd it there
now
All,
Yes; it hangs better there, it is bette,
'gh'ed ia the drawing room than in my own
room.
Would you like, Madam, to look at the d,
'ignS tor the mnuumenll
With pleasure. Oh. what size! VIVA
proiusIon OF decorations! why, il is palace,
Sir, this tomb!
Did you n0tlell me, Madam, that nothing
chulS be 90 magnificent! l have not con
'ldered the expense; and by the way. her,
'sa memorandum Of what the mouumei
will cost you.
Oh, heavens, exclaimed the widow, afic,
having cast an eye over the total added u
why, this is enormous.
You begged me to spare no expense.
Yes, no doubt, desire to do ;hings prov.
erly,but not exactly 90 make fool Of my.
eli
his, at present, You see, is only a de
Ign; and there is time yet, to cut 1t dowu.
We'll, then, suppose we leave out III,
iempI aud the columns, ana all the arch
I"cIural part, and content ourselves with III
! statue.
1t seems. to me that would be very appro-
pirate.
Certainly it would
So let 1t be then, just the statue alone.
ShO'tY after this second visit, the >culp
or fell dangerously i'll. lie was Compelle,
e." give up work; but on returning from =
'our in Italy, prescribed by his physician, b,
presented himself once more before the wild
~, who was then in the tenth month ofhe
mourning.
tie found this time, a few roses anon.
The cypress. and some smiling colors played
'ver hall shaded grounds.
The artist brought with him little mode
ol the statue, done in plaster. and Offering
III miniature the idea Of what his work wa,
10 he.
What do you think Of the likeness1 he in
lQuireG of the widow.
II seems to me little faurred my hus-
band was all very well, no doubt; but 70
are making HIM an Apollo?
Really! well, then, can correct IN,
soIk 10y The portrait.
D,nr take me truuhle-a little more. oi
a It,,e less ike, what does it matter?
Excuse me, but | am particular abou
Hk-nesses
If you absolutely must
1t is in the drawing-ryom yonder, is
noH Ill go in there.
Ii is not there any longer, replied tn,
widow, ringing the hell.
BapI-te, said she, to the servant VIII
came in, bring down the portrait of you
i master.
The portrait that you sent up into the gar
y ret last week, Madam!
Yes.
q At this moment the door opened. and
young man Of distinguished air entered; hi
manners were easy and familiar, he kisse
: The iar widows hand, and tenderly Inqui
i red after her health.
e Who in the world is this good man
plaster! asked he. pointing with his finger I
. the slatuelte. which the artist had place
~ upon the manelpiece.
II 1t is the model of a statue for my hu
band tomb.
y You are having statue of him made
The devil! lt's very majestic!
Do you think sol
- 1t is only great men who are thus C
:, :, out OF marble, and al hull length, it seems
" me, too, that the deceased was very orc
!. nary parsonage.
y IN fact, his bust would he sufficient.
:" Just as you please, Madam, said the scul
tor,
81 Well, let it be bust, then-that's dete
mind.
81 Two months later, the artist carryir
"' home the bust, encountered on the stairs
~ merry party. The widow giving her ha
:. tn the elegant dandy, who had caused 4
10 statue Of the deceased to be cut down. "
ne on her way to the Mayors office, whe
IA. he was about to take the second oath
no coniugal fidelity.
!, lftne bust had not been compile ted,
~ would viii ingly have been dispensed Wi
'"' WHEN. sometime later, the artist calico
~, bis money, there was an Outcry about I
u price; and it required little less than thrt
"tlegal proceedings before the widow, ca
MS soled and remarked, concluded by resis
ne ing herseIfto pay for toe funeral homas
y" reduced as it was, TO the memory Of her q
'as parted husband.
lad LosIEc SrsTER Ar MoNrr. A robbie
NY occurred short time ago, at Sacrame'
ey. City, and among the articles stolen were
'iv- number Of miniatures. A few evenings