The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-09-14

bargain served as to0d for AmOfy's lmaQ-
lination, till he had painted a little sketch
called The Promised kiss, representing a
! youth of about his own wears. eighteen.
kneelinp to receive a touch on the forehead
from rather Madonna-like figure, having
preposterously large eyes, who bent grace
fully over him. After this picture, which
he soon learned to think unbearable,. was
destroyed, all remembrance Of the promis-
led kiss faded from his mind, till it was re-
lcalled many wears afterward.
The interim was spent by him in Eu-
Irope, where the Young experimenter in
colors became handsome man, of whose
lartistic skill fame began 10 whisper wonder
Iful stories.
/ Leonora Revillo grewonly more perfectly
Elovely as woman's charms were added 70
Iher childish beauty, and she was the belle
at Newport the happy summer that saw
her nineteenth birthday,
One evening, as she was listlessly sub
Uniting her luxuriant, dark curls to the
skill Of the hair dresser her friend Martha
Wyndhameame dancing into the room, and
whispered: g
Set your cap tonight, end set il be-
comingly, for there sa new arrival among
the beaux, a very handsome millionare!--
He is to be at the ball tonight
who's he7' asked Leonora.
"A Mr.. Somertonfrom the south, be-
llieye. / dolike southernersH
'oh. / shall assuredly. Don't you see
this love of peach blossom dress? 1t is
mot becominge What are you going to
wear? This pure white, this cloud OF
dress? 1t is charmingl and the work omit
looks like strings and clusters OF pearls
but only those snow berries IN your hair
I--common things-do wear your silver or
naments.
| Butthe snow berries matched the dress,
land Leonora looked like very innocent
Venus, clothed in mist, with froth heads
Estill clinging to her, as with her soft, dark
Ieyes full Of pleasure, her lips, which were
usually prone to repose, breaking into
smile, and her motion the very expression
ola dreamy Joy; she took her place In the
dance. >.
| She was introduced to Mr. Somerton,
and danced the second set with him. well
pleased to find the new arrival very agree
able man, besides being very handsome
one, with earnest blue eyes, and golden
moustache,
1 A few dances together at balls, some
strolls though in crowd, BY moonlight
some rides on horseback, and dseveral rainy
days spent in doors together, made thu
acquaintance speed rapidly, lndeei, lie
onora knew that Mr.. Somertou loved her
though she had given nosname to th'
} bliss which In her own heart found Its new
i home.
) Several ladies and gentlemen receiyet
an invitation, one forenoon, from residen
| OF the place, to come to his house and dc
| eide upon the merits Of a picture whicl
had just arrived from Europe, painted D.
an American artist-Mr. Livingston Am
ory. Leonora and Mr.. Somerton were a
mong the invited. Standing with man,
5 others before the picture, they gazed at
in silence till Leonora turned away WIT
tears streaming from her eyes. Ii repre-
: sented Cleopatra parting from Anthony
> Among all the admiring remarks made up
; on the picture. there was but one tha
r would have satisfied an artist. Whe
' Somerton asked in low tone, why tn
!. picture so-distressed her, she replied:
J. 4 forgot it was picture
! is Cleopatra SO great favorite with you
that you weep over her sorrows?
= 'Cleopatra's griefis SO expressed in ths
r painting that ! cannot help feeling with hel
!; Why did never pity her betoreP