Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-29

prime, together with the arts ~ icb bny made her
like every ltainn State. celebrated oil over the
wcrid-ior Italy has produced in poetry and paint
ing and in the humber walk OF InpSicn COMPOSE
uon, The greatest Of Tue world's marvels--that
oio 1nsiana was charged by the Marquis Iii Bemb :
70 pant seVrral pictures TO ndorn his gallery Pa
faoo had come from Rome at The request OF the
marqulss who had.teceived very inv0rab ac Il
connt OF the young arlist--he was but Thirty
faulo was handsome, Of middle height daFk and
pale; he had deep binck eyes, sinai mouth, a
finely Traced moustache, short curling beard, pnd
o forehead vi remarkable intelectunllty- iAere
was u slight sayageness iii his manner, brief
sharp way OF speaking, restiessness IN his eye,
which did not inc rsase the number OF his Trends.
But when men knew him better, and were admit
ted into his Intimacy very rare occurrence--
they loved him.
Then he was generous hearted and noble, his
time, his purse, his advice We're all at the SER
wee. But his whole sodl' WIS IN his art. Night
and day, day and night, he seemed 10 think of no
thing but lis painting. In Rune'he had been
ookel upon as mad, Tor in the day he was not CO
tent with remaining clese to work in his masters
studios but nj Might he invariably shut himself up
IN an oldlalf ruined house. III the outskirts, wiete
none of his ffelills were ever invited, ana where
oman ever penetfated, and no woman save an
oIdsnurse, who Ind known him from child. 1t
wns believed. with considerable pauslbii.iy, that
tile artist had picture in land, ami that lie pass
ed his nights even in study. de rarelyle Ibis re-
treat before mid day, and genernlly returned 10
is lernitas very early, after casual visit 10 his
lodgings, although he could not occasionally re-
fuse being present aisllss= rasties gwen by his
patfDns
On afriving III Venice he resumed his old mode
OF LIVING He had nh tpartlfent ut The Pnace di
Bembo; he took Ills meats there bull III my fall,
Wien there w,s no graild reception, lie wrapped
binlself IN his cloak put his mask, and, draw
ing his sword hit close 10 lis hand Went iortl-
lie took gotlssola until reached certain mr.
low street, aud then, gliding down That lie disap-
l1earelsin The gloom caused by the lofly houses
No one noticed much this mode OF life; he did his
duty lie was soite, aible and TeSpectfulwllll his
patroni he was gallaut with the ladies', no more.
lie did not nia Ike The slightest effort TO win the af-
tectlohs 81 amy Of those around him. Now all
this passed Ia general ithoul Attracting muchob-
seTyatiof. ~
Still. there was one person whom this wildness
anu ecernircity OF chmaclelan that has a 81 amp
Of Originality is called centriccausetll 10 feel
deep Interest inEllin. The marquis had Il dauch-
ef who at sixteen. had been lnnfrirs & s inter
estest motives 10 the old uncle of the poge, now.
dead. Slormda was beautiful wld W az one
and-twenty, who, rich, fndependsnt OF n deter
mined and thoughtful oharacte- had ma do ,tn her
MUD 10 marry SECOND time, not to leas. rsla-
tons. but heself. From the first she noticed Pa
oio lasorably, lie received her friendly advances
les ectully but eoldiy and rarely STONED work 10
converse. She asked for lessons 10 improve her
Sliglt knowledge OF painting; he gave them freely
hut without adding single word to the necessary
bseryations OF thejnteTview. Heseeinetl absorb-
cd M lls art One day Cornla stood behind him;
t4t,N Stt afHtClill6 llliu WIN patent attention
LOT an hour; she now came aud took up her quar-
iers the gallery all day, with her attendant iil
seasling and painting Suddenly Ciofinda rose and
How bsantifuln,
sIslt not, signoraF'
Most beatifutps reiurned she, asionisied al tile.
ARTISTS manner and The enthusiasm with which
lie alluded TO his own CREATION
am hcn0fed by your approval,' sal n PnoIo.
laying down his palette AID folding his arms 10
gaze ut the pscters=a Cupid and Pss che-willf ac-
tual rapture.
Il was the face Of the woman--ofihe girl, tim
IDLY impassoned and TENDER filing the air nrount
with beanty-tlal had struck Ciorins.a. With
golden hair that waved and shone in the sun; with
u white, small, but exqnislteiy shaped forehead;
with deep blue eyes, fixed with adinring love ON
the tofinenting god; wiki checks on which lay so
Sctly The bloom ofiealth, that il seemed ready to
iade before the breath from the painting: With A.
mouth and chin moulded oil some perfect, Grecian
ssasne, SIZE thought she had never ytiling so
aAt p shesaid, with sweet sigh, s.you pain-
ters nge drea full ehernies OF wonien * lio
Nsouls eoh after gazing on this glorious
~ q e reality, replied the painter. paint
Impossible You must baye combined ne
beauty oil at least fifty gills III that exquisite Gre
Eation.s'
ANei'' said The artist, ersvely. ..tbat inca. q.
ISIS. saw i III the mountains Of Sicily. have
often painted il before; never so successfully,
Il would give the world 10 gaze on the oriri-
nal replied GloIin'la. 81 adore beautiful wo-
man. Ills God S. greatest work OF art,
1T rs, sIgnora,ss said PaoIo, and he turned
away 10 lis work.
Women born IA the clinlaie OF Italy. under her
deep oue SKY and IN that mir that breatls of poe
ny, panliHg music, and luve are not guided by
the same Impulses and feelings as in our colder
aud more Practical north Glorinda did not wait
n PsoVs admiration; She loved him and every
,aay addsd 10 her passion. HIS undoubted genius,
- NJ ff4nI
had. Nakeiied her long pent-up and sleepine az,
fections She was herself u Woman of superior
mind, and hal reyslled IN lie lights of Petrarc
dante, aad AtIosto, aud Baccaccio. Now, she
tsil, losg deeply, she alone knew. But Zustana
remained nsepsible to all he ciiarnis
10 her friendship, and her condescending tone as
well us To her init llect and beauty. He saw all
save her love, aud admired and respected her
nuchs But there NaS-at all events, at prest.t,t--
no germ of rising passion in his heart
~ was not long before she began to remark his
eaIly departure iIom the palace, his mysterious
oi 9 lig, and the fact that he never returned
uniil the next day at early dawn, winch ALWAYS
sasv him at his laboss The idea al once fiasb.l
actoss her nind that lie had found in Venice some
person on whom to lavish the riches Of his afI,.c-s
lion, anu that he W ent every evening 10 plead his
.,ssloi 81 ner leet jealousy took possession of
her.t she spent a " hole night in reflection; size
turned over IN her mind every stpnosifion. 4 MI.
she rose ieyeris md ILL., Tlutday, pleading III
ness; she remained m her room, shut up with der
bout an hour after dark, Paoio, his hat slrayv
over ms eyes, lis cloak wrapped around him, and
tis mask on stepped into goolas Which NV nil
CD Inn aud stattsd Another boat lay on tile oppo
site sieof The canal with curtains closel draw
Scarcely had the artists gondoa Jeeii sci n mo-
llou thanil 70 lowed Paolo, who had never, SINCE
liis arrival in Venice, been watched or 6otloyve,l
paid no attention 10 il. The two gorntIolas then
moved side by side without remark, aud Tint I'd
lustana stopped as usual, allowed tile artist ia
land, and continued OH its way. man. also
wrapped I'M a cloak, masked, and with a hat and
piumes, leaped out also from the other eondola
and, creeping close against the wall, foliowe,il
INN. TlIe stranger seemeds by his gazine "A the
dirty walls and low SHOPS chiefly old clothes, rag
shops, aud warehouses devoted 10 small trades9
very much surprised, but, for fear Of losing Tile
track of The other, followed closely.
Suddenly Zusiana disappeared. The other
moved rapidly Toward in time to observe that he