Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-09
The Husband and the Artist.

OF wealthy English man, VINO may be cor
stantly seen al the grand opera and the Ita
ian opera, and who enjoys great reputation
not only as being a connoisseur of music
but further. as being a great amateur q
painting. How the reputation was acquired
you will presently see.
He was he is, one of those Bedoun Eng
lishmen, who live alternately in the Euro
pean capitals, except when they are on al
, occasional jaunt in Egypt, or 10 China, or +
, India or the Holy Land. He never travelled
u alone; his wife was with him-his bona fd
, wite-tor, notwithstanding his Grant life
, so APT to weaken ones morals" he had al
: The English respect for the sex, and true
Englishman's love for his wife. She was {
beautiful woman, one of those keepsake
beauties, that. once seen, make man dream
forever. Her social success was very grea
in all the cities they visited.
l. In Rome, after some years marriage, the.
became acquainted with German artist. 81
a good deal of reputation, who, to his art
4 joined the learning of Benedictine, anc
knew the city of Rome as well as Wincke
mann or Visconti. The German volunteered
TO be their cicerone in the Eternal City
i they gladly accepted his offer. Many were
the hours they passed with him in the
museum Of the capital, in the Vatican, in
St. Peters and in the delightful excursions
/ they made in the environs OF Rome.
The artist became in love with the Eng
| lish lady, she reciprocated his affection
The husband was long time in seeing the
stain upon his honor. Several months pass
! ed before he pc received it, for he was very
/ much pleased with the artist, and they had
long been on the most intimate footing.
Although stung to the quick by such base
faithlessness, and such gross violation of the
laws of hospitality and friendship, he said
| nothing: he disliked scenes. He was,
nevertheless, determined upon complete
revenge and he appealed to cooler refec-
/ tions 10 furnish forth a suitable punishment,
as the passions are bad counselors.
He left Italy and retired with his wife to
England, saying nothing but an revoir to
the artist. When he reached England he
told his wife ofthe painful discovery he had
made, and gave her back to her fathers
hands. II
He then returned to the continent alone,
and visited Germany, Russia, and France,
where he purchased great many paintings
He then went TO Italy, meanwhile contnu-
ing TO purchase paintings, and at last-two
years had now passed away since their last
meeting-he called on the German painters.
who still lived in Rome, and demanded sat-:
isfaction from him.
His challenge was accepted and the
Englishman, according to European custom
much better than ours-being the Of
tended party, selected the weapons; he
chose pistols. During the past two years
he had practiced daily for several hours, and
his known address with the pistol had
become an unerring certainty of shot. He
sent the shot wherever he wished it to 90.
The parties went on the ground-they
were placed at thirty PAGES apart, and with
the privilege Of advancing ten PAGES before
firing The signal was then given: One!
Two! Fire Il
The word "fre" was Scarcely out of the
seconds mouth when the Englishman fred
withoutmoving. His antagonists pistol fell
from his hand, and was discharged by the
fall the ball burying itself in the ground.
The Englishman's ball had shattered the
artists wrist; an amputation was necessary;
the career Of the artist was ended-and
forever.
A few days after the arnputation the Eng
lishman called on him, and without noticing
the angry reception he met, said to the.
suffering artists:
IF you think my vengeance is satisfied
with your shattered hand, and the wreck of
your artists career, you strangely underrate
the agony of deceived. dishonored@ hus-
band though have condemned you to
life OF vain regrets to a never-ending series
of impotent sights, TO a total oblivion by all
amateurs and historians OF art"
20, no, sir" interrupted the artist, his
face beaming with a ray Of hope; thelasts
you cannot do. My Madonna, at st. Peters
burg; my Luther, al Berlin my Flightinto
Egypt. at Paris; my
The Englishman interrupted him in turn.
Spare me. said he, sthe name of your
works; but look oversthis.catalogue, and see
If have not the exact list Of them all.,'
:: Yes,ahey are all here-even the paint
ing finished the day before the duel. -
& "sSoI was persuaded. All The paintings
in this catalogue are my property. Being
my property, / do with them what Isplease,
and please to burn them-aye, to burn
every one of Them that yourname shall be |
efaced from the glorious roll Of artists. In
two hours from this time, your oii.s your
conceptions, your skill, will be as completely
effaced f,om this world as the lines which
the urchin traces in the sand are efaced by !
the rising tide. Fire is as destructive as
water. & ~ s Il
10 vainsthe poor artist begged for mercy.
The wronged husband was insensble TO his
and intwo hours, the servant
brought to the artists room large ear,hen
vessel commonly used to contain oil, filled
with ashes. twas all that remained of his
Ha- The n. Y. Commercial, in an article on
9 Secret Societies ii China thus enumerates
the various associations Of that character known
to exist there
Sau-ho-hoei: the society Of the United Three,
Or Of the Triad, that to say, Of heaven, earth
and man.
PesIein-kiao the society Of the White Scarf,
Dr of the Water Lily.
Chim-liea -kiao: the society Of the Blue Scarf, |
II Of the Lymphea flower.
5 Min-tum-kiao: the society Of nlustrious No
,ility.
Hung-iang kiao: the society Of the Sun.
y Po-ioum-tsum: the society Of the Origin Of
he Wilderness Of Snow.
sKoam-mao-kia the Yellow Bonnet society. /
Mention kiao: the Calls Head society.
king-tchasmoun- kiao: the Pure Tea society.
Sao-tiao: the Short Sword society.
!. Dung xang- ao-mu: the Motherless society, I
Y, as NJ Giampietri expresses it. Ia societe sans
mere natarelk This title denotes that each
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