The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-10-11

| ehe itIHPiu ~ q qulet WRter5 beneath,
u in which seei,stto be- reflected not Oh. 81:
p y2tlle tints but the calm III HEAVEN. ~
J! Ei ahe Pieturetd am!yainiy endeayot.
ing 70. desnriho represents the scene OF
a about stsunset. The shadows and
i mists of evening are, already collecting
e9opt the leket and its shores render:
sd lnst iRdIsthiH9ota f Is enough to give chance
] tptthe Imagination to coniure up strange
land romantic fancies, aid aid to people tie
gathering shades with the fablsd spir.
| Its with which the classic poets
I were wont to- populate sudh, enhancing
scenes.aIhe whole Picture is radiant
with poetryiand nature-tromance and
reality7w7sblended like the light and
shadow, and withal so cunningly that
it caPtivatesl the mind like some de.
llcions dream Of . brighter world. aSi
The correspondent, Of the London;
Art .5ottyaal, describing his .yisis to
1.-THE yariths Roman, stadios, gives the
following tohching sketch ofaaifted
but hhf1rtunate artist: fiIuslS2 d,
|5R.H As,yet fame end prosperity, had
,attended tho Efforts of those /, artists
whose studios we. had visited. But a
spaE SD change was nov to meet US we
picked our steps along an nnutterably'
broken up, dirty lane, q d then g,lr,otped
our way up q dark Winding staircase
to the next 3stddioa on our list.!ot We
were admitted with ean the eaEerness
of that hope delay ed which Srsakeeth
the heart sick. There wassan ahEious,
wan look about the. pretty Woman
(evldeptly the painters, Wifel who re.
ce'yeed16 vs. lapdl lhen instantly withdrew
ltaiianI rooms !; no carpet covered, Tile
brick floor, little furniture i,ia aippeared1
anywhere the only establishment we're
several large gfreshi2pictuFes lin old
frames, 'alia2unsoida productions Of a
smeritorionsibnt neglected artist! He
i-a poor, thin, ashriyeiled, grey. haired
man, sat painting in his Iittls, studio,
dressed in q threadbare coat, and rose,
evidently slartfed and surprised at the
entfancs ofvisitofs !; il Was easy to
seeethat few came his way !ls3is fine,
lsplritedhPiptufeAd Of thu conipagEs, with
EadimI Iabie, s,ro,ips, tofcatsIs aud meas
ants IN the fofeg round, drawn ! IIKo
EfaVi Potter, and exceiientiy colored.
stood on the easel. Had this poor s
man been the fashion, how 'p1iiish mich and
how justly would bis picture have been
EPraised 2zl Asked them iNie was ii
commission !No, Lnevef iiavei ANY,
eommiasiena! now be rerlisdd,, AA:..a! AA:..a! !:
heavy sigh, WAS he going to 8 Send it
70 the exhibition of the royal ;Acade, /
my No, for he rolld hot afford,
the expense, and be had no friend
to ensure even tolerabIe place. i
felt quite touched, but ont y s1setitired
to sayNthat, Ewarmiy and si1cstsly
admiredithe picture ofhis easeiay NJ
"a Palen' gleamiofs pleasure atole,
across his face, and then faded but
like the fame Of q wanted lamp, On
the walls were beautiful sketches of
the landscape and anilnals, --ope, a.,
blood.red aunset, With AN old run
darkening the foregfound,i admired
greatly. 1 ought to add thatthis poor
neglect d man isune Of the best ami
mai painters alivc,s after Landaeer.t---.
He has engraved D series Of etchngs
that prove his talent and there is %
great picture by him Of men on horse
back chasing d drove ofwiid bullocka,
galloping downinto the foreground,
which IL really admirable. But what
matters all this Z it Is two late now. :
the iron has entered into his soul, and
he 10 painting, old, and broken. hearted. I
In the corner Of The ssudio 'waa d
lovely female face just sketciled,ih. =.
4 shall never.inish that portrait, hceus
twentyyears ago now and he sighed
again understand the, ,allusion :,
that picture was the representation Of
tho lace which had been bis fate.--,
When 1t Was hes,un, he Waa a rising
artist, received in the mRgnificent ss.
looms OF b oettain wealthy R3lna,, no.l
ble,han, ON q foating of fsqus,,ty with,
thesrest Of ahis professional brethren.
The original of the head we were now
looking at was D beautifulimodel who
often sat to him, land whom he regard
ed with the lovers as Veil aathe ara
fists eye.s She was very good, very
tvirtuous, sitting only for that fatal faoNs
which worked shin gichi woe. iAsf last
he married the model no was, proud Of
his fair and honest wife, and in o mo.
ment Of imprudsnt but. paIdonabis
e9thusiasrn, he took her with him tc
one OF the great Roman ,noblsnan's
fpafties: 4iad she not been SO siirpas,
slngly lovely, ahs might have passed
unnoticed i, hst ga itl lWass al! eyes we're
bent p,PoM her !; a buzz ;wel!t sruun,i tue
room Of wonder and admiration, but
wittit there mingled gradually awhiss
per that the 'bea'ttyihad been 4 mod.
IelS ,riaI iei1iipgiIah .;'atlitgeqstga e
Both husband and wifswsredesifea
to withdraw, end from that day the,