The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-25

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! month, then, go a-huckstering with all Won
might; after that, it will be time enough {,
throw yourself upon your fathers good sense a
well as natural Endliness. With regard to tn,
ennre aoandonnent of our profession, mus
decline to play the stern Mentor at all II ia no
right that such noble gift as yours should b.
thrown away. Practice is a necessity with art
1t has no abeyance, but only retrogression, OF
Improvements. Do not, however, let it interrup
your practical duties, nor let your-master
(wnat Is the superintendent, manager, head
and front OF this place you are going to, called I?
yes, nor let your old master-Titian, Correggio
or Michael Angelo, let us suppose-have occa
sion TO report You given to pictures, when you,
whole soul should be absorbed in prints.
have left off my sermon, you see, with a most
undeniable pun; but, under the mask of Mr.
Merr1man, you cannot tell what q sad counte
nance have concealed. Be sure, dearest boy,
L know the struggle that must needs be going
on, the pride that has to be broken. the vision
to be dispelled, and the happy summer hours
to be fruitlessly consumed.
II think the view of the Near Lake admira-
BILE. How kind of you to imagine the boat.
house where had always wished to have it,
among the willows, under the chalk-clifi You
have heard, l suppose, your cousin has got
Lymeton. He will be almost as rich as YOU
Will be. hope your good people don't abuse
me-before you, at least. They must do me
much wrong yet, before / forget past kind.
nesses nay, was it not through them, indeed,
that first knew you, my Apelles, nv Zeuxis.
my Paul Veronesel Ever, dearest Richard
most devotedly yours, -
| A loving letter, indeed, was this, and vet not
the letter of a lover-about such simple mat.
ter as choice of profession, as it seems. and
to one upon the threshold of the great world
merely, with youth, and health, and riches. lin
prospective, at least,) upon his side. No very
tragic business lady playing at Mentor with
youth who fancies he can paint and believes
himself to be genius.
! This runs in the same hand, but to another
and sadder measure. Years must have inter
vened between these two, but the beginning is
here, as always, Dearest Richard"
"pEAREsr RICHARD, How could you have
taken this sad step without my knowledge? /
do not ask to be consulted, to be thought wor-
thy of directing you; but surely, dearest, YOU
might have hinted--you know how slight a hint
would have sufficed-something hinted at this
total change in your fortunes. SO you have
lett your home, cast off or casting Oft matters
little now-your worldly but loving father /
fear it was done suddenly, rashly, most undnti-
fully; but it is done. My dear boy, e4OO will
go but very, very little way towards your main
tenance, without considering the cost ofpursuing
your profession; and as you say so fear it is,
there is no hope nor possibility Of more. Good
Heaven from the delicacy and splendor in
which you have been brought up, this will be a
bitter change, but since the die is cast, now is
the time for us to put in practice those fine
precepts of frugality, of honor, of independence.
we have so often spoken of. Ihave been amass.
ing-not saving, dearest Richard, but simply
setting aside of my superAuity-yellow gold, like
female Croesus, for these FIVE years. 1 have
positively no use for tin this house, have
all want and shopping you know, was
never one OF my woman's weaknesses; there is,
therefore, t2O0 or 80, which you have only to
ask for. Say 'how you will have it, as the
banking people do, and it shall be sent to you.
With regard to your excursion, have the high
est hopes OF it. Early and late, rain or shine,
under every possible variety of feature, study
the Great Mother. l don't recommend Wales.
simply becauee l know you would come here,
II did, and would not see you, dearest Rich.
ard, for worlds. Your hair and ewes alone.
quite unaided by your dreadful sentiments and
-athsr vagabondish occupation, would frighten
BILE. They would not keep me a6orhkf feustn,
the family it's so very genteel,' as the song
says; and, o Zeuxis, you know it would never
do for us both to be seeking our fortunes at the
same identical time. No; try the Enplish
laSesj andfor burma beck in these parts,
by the by-there are none equal to that midway
upon the vest side of Thirlmere 1t is not fire..
quented, aid scarcely even known, indeed, and
comprehens every description of stream sce-
merry. Thee are cheap and cleanly lodgings
thereaoout and even room that may be rasde
to be a panhngEoon. do not recommend
historical tfortsj the expense, too, is now be-
M M n.
| not weefwith you upon the rejection of The
Wildernes?' / have read that these things
must happen, and always have happened, to
the greatst men but sseems q cruel business.
| II We eoui but have taken the committee to
the very sot-the glorious, untroddeu solitnd-
where noting but your plAe. accent. .on1
70 tne stiiif p. inc very wood of Arden. where
/ We read tk ancient play so ftly-surely they
must havdung your picture In the best place
| OF the mlfie room, a bower of bliss for Lon
aoners tdong for in the leafy June. But |
dare say icy would have picnicked-=this com.
mittee-aer all, there, and eaten ham-sand.
wiches ar drank stout. They hang your pic.
turef Mas you say-hang them! NY dear,
Richard,Ee are both well-nigh friendless; but
| L, who hve been so long used to fight my way, |
and .putny feelings out of sight, am no worse |
on than. have often been; for you is my great |
anxietyior you my only sorrow. ] pray fer
| vently tat you may accomplish your noble as. |
piratio1; you are right in thinking your calling
divin one. Your works have ever been a
comforto my heart, drawing tears to refresh |
1t froudhe pleasant springs of memory. Do |
not, dAot, dearest boy, take this rejection so
i'll; not even despise the advice of sthe
white'aistcoated.' He meant it kindly. and |
at lest knows what takes with sight asers. |
Wrlt6o me. Leave no stone unturned in order
tobeeconciled to your father; sacrifice PRIDE
inshatlon-aftection for me even. dearest, or
rsaf the expression of it-give up all save ]
trut and the mission which doubt of eveyl (. .
lesshan you. Ever thine.-n
1very long interval, by both externs' ana
inVrd evidence, must have now inte
shnge resolution, to be wondereaAt, not
to blamed, is here adopted. rmyseii nave
by his time arrived at the b~sef that Cathe-
rn," can do nothing wrors.
| nv spation at once. have-I think told
pu-een sick snd tired of this sort of life this
| bng nie; now, whatever you think about 1t,
| / do rt consider myself either too old or too
ugly marry; and marry / shall, and that
speedy. We women are, as you know, hckle
| to uoverb; and begin to think better and
norekindly of Sir Gilbert than formerly. 1
iatte myself ! have long ago dispelled your
susphons about the worthy knight, and that
this ill come as surprise to you. Hunger
| Goo. God that my Richard should have been
Irowht to this Threatened by rude, uncivil
iaps, tool swear to you, nay woman's teeth
Net lard when / read your letter.
aI thought saw again that noble brow hrst
,aied from your favorite occupation to greet
ns as / came amongst your stately people,
le,endent, and without a friendi the stern,
a n c,xho- of;u Yroy1d of vor1 the dOtlnQ