The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-02-21
A Story for the Young.
GIOTTO TIE SHEPHERD.DOY AND
PAINTER.

knew little else han 20 labor IN taking care
Of his tock> Il sheep.
There were 10 public .,hoo's in tl.at coun-
Ia. wherr c!l'iren Of the poor man. ~ w.l
a. tho,e Of Tic rith. could attend and olnain
an "'in"a'ioa. Consequently. vonng Giotto
was broucht upir ignorance Bet he wa> o:..
ot those boys Tat learn something from =" hat
they acc around them
r. the cou.s.Tr vh>'r Giorro lived. there
we're no fences I'D fields >J"l as we haze. 20
keep the sheep nd cattle from s.ravin@: hence
L was nccesscry to keep sone person with
the fork. while thcy were feeding or the
plains. 20 take care GI them
1T the .arl', age af ten Rondone sent his
IN Giotlo ont 10 take care Of a flock This
p'"ased the lad, for nov tie happy little sh"r-
herd boy cou!d roarl about the meadow PLAIN
4, his VII. Bat most Of lis tn Eat Il.
spent hear the dock, All. he was moi LONG III
d''i,iis svr.c means 10 keep himself bus,
Will there
lis tavnGIIa ann r"nlont soon tenar.a hat
Of sSctchinc IN the sand or on broad IL.
stones, making pictures Of surrounding Oh
lects, while lying on the grass. in tie midst
Of his flock. HIS Pencils were a hard stick
or sharp piece Of sto:.r ard his chirf mol
els the sheep which gathered around him in
Various a:ttuie..
h" following story is ic!aica of the man
ner in which the genius of Ghetto vas di>cov-
cred AMI how he became great Painter.
On" day. As the si.cphcrl-Loy Law in the
midst Of his flock, earnestly skctclling some-
thing on stone, there came lv traveller
Struck with the boys deep attention to i.:s
work. and the unconscious grace Of his as.;
fude. the stranger stoppri and went 10 look
at what he was doing.
1t was the sketch of sheep. drawn viii,
such freedom ard truth Of nature that the
Traveller behcld it with asrnnishment
Whose son are yon :" sa,i he, with eager
ros>
The startled 10y looked in the face of lis
Gr"s,i"ner. My father is Rondone the Ia
o'''F' &'' am bus Irt'e Gl"'to. so!'lease III"
-''"'"' S".' ne
"Nci', then, little Giot:o. should ,,,p like
to 'a;.." a''d i've With me. and learn how 20
draw and paint sheep like this. and even men;
The rhi!iS eye il,>hc;! with delight.
Il viii 90 with YOU anywhere to learn that.
But" he added. as a sudden 7, ,'"ciion made
him change color. II must first @ and ak
my father; | an ~ lo;hi"- without his
leave
That is right. nv Loy. and 50 wc Will 90
To him ta:~"ther." SAID the stranger. wlo was
the painter Tiau,bue,
"Gr,at was tb,, wo,l.ros,Ia 3o,,, 80.
81 h a sudden pro,nsGl: hut he ncrco;vca his
sons wish. ,honch Giotto was ;.,rt,l of ox-
pressing il. and consented lie arcom,,n;..l
his hov to Florence. AVID left his l;,.,,. C;ot.o
un,lcr il, ;,,;,t,r,, CAIN
His nu,il', nrooross s,,,.,,,,so1 c;.,,
,xn.ct,,.n,s +, 1o,;no..;. ~.
soon WENT ,,,,,,,
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n,;,,3
,v.,,, r..
h,IfI.l;.l.el
C;;o.to r,,,c ...,.,r,r r.or, . .,
cout..zs.d his e,,t r,,ho o. MIL,
;n..e.,! Of rcr.raoe from = master who lowed At
e., will 70 he ;,d;o,,r. -, H.; ,:1,- .o,.
even thouoh the Iro:i: were directed ara;.s,
hims",f
81 C;i,tto grew dido. his fame srr.,d e.
RE-; wide Lie mnSt .,t,s.- ,f ,i,o., nav;
t;mcs. be- w. ~ arIi,oe, a. WILL -
pono H,r,3;..,!V so,. ,,.ss,.,,.-or. =, H.,
ono dav They c,.nc,tr. .,,;o,
informed h;r. hat the pc... ,.,,,, ..,
p!ov him in .s..i,,r;ag t,r =, p.n.,. ,,,.,
IN Rome. and ;a;; he ,,..:r,l i;;,..,... ..,,.,
him soi..,. G,,.,i,as l,v Will, he n,;.,. ;.,,,o
Of his capa.:.v.
(i;n;to va, 4 pleasant and hc:norcns c,,r
anl taking sheet q: ,.,rr Le drew viii,
one stroke Of Ii. ugroil , ,orfa.t c;r.,,
Then haadns it to ,he ncsscnoers h. sid
e. theta .Thcr. !. my desion t,l. .h,, h.