The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-20
THEDAILY GAZETTE.
THURSDAY, AUGUST -.
The Dsquei Of Ian nsysun.


The Sequel Of Ian nuySum.
lrron she Nssisaai Masssisrl
The setting sun was gliding the windows
Of little cottage in thr outskirts II one II
the suburbs al Amsterdam In gallery,
which opened upon parterre deckcd with
ancmones, tulips, roses and carnations, there
was man whose pallid features, st.oping
form and scattered white hairs, announccda
premature decrcpitudc
II Was Van lluy sum, the celebrated flower
| painter, whose pictures, found in the colicc-
tions IT Spain, Switzerland, and the Low
Countries, were distinguished from all other,
by peculiar sottness and richness, the secret
Of which he alone pa>se,sed.
Before him were spread pallet filled with
culars some scattered pencils, and several
partially finished sketches He held one ot
the latter in his hand, but, overcome by
weakness, he had fallen into an armchair,
and with his head thrown back and hi, eve.
closed, he appeared half swooned away
just then . young girl appeared at the end
of the gallery, who ran "a him and cnuuircd
what had happened.
Nothing, nothing" muttered Van lluy-
sum, raising his head slowly, mere faint.
nc<-. but il i over. | was yainIy hoping lar
ability Ia return a. my labor. Ia finish these
piece 50 long Promised, but my strength
fails me-
The ply slcian warned my father that il
would require some time for IL to return,
said the Young girl gently.
Van ILL.,, sum made violent gesture OF
,mIatiencc
And " iren will IL return r. demanded hr
with icvcfs.h accent doy"u not see that
! have been waiting. ssntta 7"
Patience, NY dear father replied she
" see, the ID season y returning.
w., SAID the SICK man, sitting up hc
flowers bloom, the birds sing, the hutteriiic-
sparkle in the sunlight, but what matters all
that il am not able "a paint thcm p
/" 4 few weeks more, and you will resume
your pallet, suggested Gotta.
lie interrupted her bitterly.
"A few weeks But, psor child, have you
forgotten how the time presses that At
the end ri the month ! am 10 pay Van Bruk
the rent of tins house, that l calculated on
the pictures promised "a solomon Cor that,
and that the sketches Cor those are in my
studio, and that have not touched them
these three months In a few DAYS Van
lruk will demand payment, aud i am noi
able IT, satisfy him he will drive me "at, aud
take away my flowers and my sunlight
IN, delay, mind yoa, y certain de>ola,ion
and ruin"
Gotta form renamed quiet,
= Have contl,lcncrin God Y said ia. sweet
~; II am sure that he viii not fofsakc
yoi."
Van IIuy>um shook hi. head. aud there
was silence.
"~tll. he enn.i' ici. aitci a moment, IN
a loa voice, a ii speaking To- himself, "still
Il could get an, assistance. Other PAINTER
are fortunate; they have scholars who sec
ulid the effort II their nencil."
NV father could have scholar. Whenever
he wished, remarked Gotta.
$50 that they could lch away my So
crei- " interrupted the painter with elaring
.se., $50 that no oic could distinguish M,
,'ies,- from those IL the rasari.t> NJ, NJ;
the baquct> of Van iluysum shall stand alone
u their kind
Then, a. IL lac siridcnis ts,k c.Mraep. hc
quickly opened his hus II c,lur., drew ,h.
curtain aside from the pis.., 80 s. h,cll u. hal
Just been at work. AMI easting , ,1,>Iaein,is
lo,L on the little e,fl, b. sand:
Perhaps YIN -r'ke that WORT f,r yaur-
~elf rcrhal. ,un wash me a. teach st,i thai
which patience In enabled me- a. discover
No Indeed il Yea nlease' Pr,-..nts which
are tpo eostl, make insraie-. Seek II, my
bray. daughter, A. I did. since my Hines
Yen ha,. painted more than usual Have
you made am, pro,rc-- Ia, me sec, Gotta.
show M. Your Latest PAGES
lit }. too small matter Ia ,l.,cr.. Your
attention, said the young girl, slightly EN-
harra.sed
"show them, show them icrl,.i Van
iluysnm pcfsi-tcntly, III Is mot M intcn-
tion Ia refuse yen all eoun-.l You have
sufficient talent ipr making good painter,
,..tta. Ici nr olsrr>s sonr style; | look
wei Ia ms own.
Gotta decided, "a She ought IT, satisf, her
iather. She left the roam and soon returned
with little lramc, IN the midst III which
he had painted boquet a the snoadrpp
and the azure campanula Van iIus sum IN
a,n.ned u attentiycly. AMI at iir-t IN brow
darkcited
Hut yuu paint VERY we'll Gotta. said
he, ilir tone IT suul ealars i .utt s.alr ~.
-ifn j. harmonious: those leaves are perfect
II i the wnfk IL master, my dear. You
Will form a sehenl, and finish by making the
Van llny s,ni, forgotten.
All this was said with nm expr,s.,,l, halt
sine.rn and hall ir,nical. The jealous llnpa
lienee Il the artist might he seen struggling
With the involuntary satisfaction which the
perfection IT this work afforded him.
Alb, YES hc continued, in a low tone,
= the little one has taste, hut IA detail Il Is
not my style-not my ss,loilng. Shall Ne
So, Gotta, bow m''ch Solomon will give t'r
thus ."lnni
"'n"' what inr ha, gwen i"r the preceding
'hs'-, ! SUPPOSE. iathcr, hse dur'ss
very we'll returned an iiuysam with
s.iilc, sh".iid ~, hity ducats i,r one
~ sa' WY sa'"' ~ i"F"'"diy an 'tlii
f"''' alone "a NY style No one has ssf d.
'"s'fsn my -s're' ans, there - "a" one hut
'as ssh ',a' sai make the i'"wcrs Untold be
i"a.h W. l@neil. Then az u the last
"a'"s ~" rsH'.si h's i"f1i.rr Thought y"
aaa.a, W = tone ~ ehagr'n, hut what
aNails this beautiful sttfssf,orIty III 1 cannot