Butte record., 1855-10-06
NUMBER As.

/ CUUlu enOcI lDSl0- ASUhtu a. efSiy
picture in the room, to see if there were
any as bad mine, aed found there were
manv, but was not encouraged by them.
Ny eyes seemed opened by magic L
saw how poor most of them were even in
promise, and appreciated the good ones
as had never done before, remembering
many things Ochre had said about them,
" hich had scarcely noticed at the time
saw that difficulties had been conquered
Of which I had never dreamed, and that
all had hitherto done was mere child's
play. I went toward Ochre's studio,
and thought | would 60 in and ask him
to take me as pupil again, but feared
he would not think il worth while
While l paced to and fro on the side
walk, Miss Bejay and her mother came
down the steps shs had been sitting
to Ocbre, but they did not tell me so.
They shook hands with me, ard Mrs
Beliay said l must send home the picture
as soon as it was ready; remarked that
it was a pleasant day, &c. hoped l
would be at her reception in the even
ing I must come every Thursday, she
said. when was not otherwise engaged.
How the sun shone-how very plea
SAINT the dav had become | ran up into
! Ochre's room and asked him to take me
back. "Gumbo,n he said, ''you know
I would not for the world extinguish the
least spark of genius in you or in any
one, but think for yourself. You have
been painting three or four years, and
what does it amount to- You cannot
paint picture that begins to be good
l knw you have some talent, but many
have a. much who do not think of paint
ing as profession, because they know
not to excel in it is 10 fail. | know |
am not good painter myself" and he
looked sadly round bis studio, ''but will
you ever be even 80 good a one ? lfnot,
to devote yourself to Art will be to
throw yourself into sea in which you
cannot swim Would it not be wiser to
choose an occupation in which you will
be master of your faculties, than one in
which you will be the victim of endless
hopes, delusions, and disappointments.
Think of your mother, too, who can Ill
spare the money she sends you. For
her sake, as well as for your own, | adj
wise you to accept an offer which Mr..
Beljay is about to make you. He has
occasion, he Gays, to employ an honest,
intelligent young man in his business,
and thinks YOU are such one as he
wants. You will still have some timo
for drawing, and if you keep your hand
in practice and have much genius, it will
burst out at some futare day"
told him that 1 knew he was right
and should accept the offer.
/ Ny new busin ss was one that was
valuable and interesting in itself, as well
as profitable, SO that l felt was doing
something besides merely making money,
and l could not but confess that was
happier while actively employed among
other men, than when waiting. and wait
ing in vain, in my lonely studio.
I went with my mother to see Mrs.
Brown for the first time since that event
ful day on which was so enraptured by
/ Je. hthah's daughter I sat in the same
place at table, and had the came ounce,
/ l believe, but could eat it now with per-
feet comPosure. was highly amused
to see how fimsy the daughter was in
her lilac m ntle and pink train, and how
very thick Jephthah's szndsllsd legs had
become. The white damseI also was no
longer phantom of delight
The next morning l called upon Fan
nv Ann She was playing a singular
tune on rickety piano She welcomed
me with sweet timidity, and had many
pretty little airs and graces but her
hair was in curling papers, and l did not
stay long. presented her portrait, that
gem of art, to her grandmother, whose
sight was rlmost gone, and the good lady
was very much delighted with it.
But the river, the hills, and the wide
stretching fields were as beautiful az
ever, and l told my mother / should
build pleasanter house on the old place,
in few years, and that she should come
and live with me, and-some one else
Fanny Ann ~ said my mother; but l
( .ho-u ub+ ~ .re+hsr Fanny