Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-07-02
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the slightest trace Of illness in her counte-
nance. The Prince interpreted his glance
and replied to it.
MY daughter has been paralized in all
her limbs he said. for two months. 1t
is sad thing. She has had all the medic
al aid in Florence. but without avail"
The sculptor looked again at the invalid.
Nothing more beautiful in face or form
could have been dreamed by Phydias. A
face like Cenci's before it was clouded with
the memory of crime, masses of rich. lus-
trous auburn hair, framing a clear, palo
face, with deep blue eyes swimming be.
meath fringe of the silkiest black lashes.
Through her delicate muslin robe the con-
tour of divinely moulded form were in
dicated, and when the young Signorian
cast upon the sculptor a rapid glance, soft
as starlight, piercing as electric fire, he felt
his heart leap with mysterious presage Of
some undefnable catastrophe.
She sat. The sculptor worked at his
model like one inspired, and pang struck
his heart as the hour for her retiring came
The Prince and his lackeys bore her again
down stairs in their arms. The carriage
door closed Oh her; and The horses swept
through the gate. The sculptor worked no
more that day.
To morrow she was to come again
He lay awake all that night dreaming Of
her.
Then he would shudder and say to him
self, 1t is not love, but pity that l feel
She is paralytic.' The next day the same
scene was repeated, with this exception
that the Prince having seen his daughter
poised by the artist, excused himself on
the plea of a business engagement, saving
that he would return in time to conduct his
daughter home. Poor girl, although tho
sculptor was model of manly beauty, her
deplorable condition was, in her fathers
opinion, a safeguard against any of tho
dangers which he might otherwise have
He left the room and drove
away in his carri,ge. A silence ensued.
The sculptor dared not look at his model.
but worked away on his clay image with
out raising his eyes. Still a silence Then
it seemed as if slight rustic had flied tho
room. \ small white hand stole across his
mouth, and a burning kiss printel on his
forehead. With almost Shrek, he leaped
ID his feet, and there, with bushes Grim
soning her pale cheeks and alabaster neck.
knelt the paralytic girl, with her beautiful
eyes imploring pardon.
4 saw You long time ago. she said
IAN Italian woman when she loves knows
no half measure, land loved you. Ny
father was very strict with me- l could
not move without being watched. 1t was
impossible for me to meet You or see YOU
[ feigned paralysis. For two mcuths l
have scarcely moved. In his pity for my
condition my father relaxed his surveillance
Of my motions. He gratifed every wish.
and as an invalid excited no suspicion by
desiring to become your sitter. have
said that | love you. If you do not return
my love can only die
What answer made the American? We
need not inquire; only when the Prince di
b returned, he found nothing in tie
studio but clay model of his paralytic
laughter. The original was nowhere 10 be
ound. A few days afterward, in small
own of France, the Florentine Princess
sank her nobility in the name of an Amer
can sculptor.