Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-05-15
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A Eoacl Wife

A G01cl Wife.
. \ pleasant lirl, rIar-atine story reached
ms the other day. ono or our hmou.
American .,nlp,or,, residing inthnt delight
fll city, whittier ~ the s,niu. Of England
and America ,,cm, {, tend. wa. one dav
.ratcl in hi' studio a, work on Apollo-ror
which hy tie way. be might stand as model
him,al'-whrn lI, attention was attracted
hy tremendous tramplinc Of horses in hi.
court yard. H. looked out the window and
hchcll magnificent carriage, with ogtri-
dcr., drawn up before his door. Presently
a gentleman claimed admission 10 his studio,
md announced himself as the Prince d
Il. IIc came to give the sculptor q
large commission. llr. daughter. who hal
ic-n struck hy some s,atucsof the American
,nr hal ss,n, wished to sit to him f1r her
hust. She was then below in The carriage.
Was the sculptor nt leisure? Price was no
ohict. an that WIS necessary vns % graf.
iry his daughter, who was an invalid.
The sculptor expressed hi. willingness To
begin the work instantly. anil the Prince
making sign tn hi, nskrys from the win.
dow. they PROCEEDED {, lii, lovely cir!,
who seemed about eighteen, out oc the car.
rher, nul horr her IN their arms carefully
ur th, stair, to the artist, studio. The
sculptor could not r.rr',s q look NJ surrri,e
ut thi. curious mode of lnromoton. r,rticu.
larly o. to llly did ro: bear the slightest
trace Of illnc., in her counlsnance. The
Prince interpreted his glance and replied to
Il.
MY daughter IN, been raralyIcd in an
her limbs" be- said, " lur tho last two
months. I'i.aud thing. She las had
an tho medical ail in Florence, but without
avail"
Tho sculptor looked again at tho invalid
Nothing NOR, beautiful in face nor form
could hay, boon dreamed or by Philh.. A
acc Ike Ccnci's before il was cloul5l with
thc memory OF crime ma0sr- IT rich, lus.
trous auburn hair, framing clear pale face,
with deep blue eyes swimming beneath q
fringe OF the 'Ilkir'tbllck la'ho'. Through
her ordclica'e muslin roh' the contour Of a
driarly moulded form Vas indicated, and
when the young Sisnor,ua ca.t upon the
sculptor rapid glance, sol, as starlight.
piercing a. 'lr"tri" hr'' be- irIt m' heart
leap with o mysterious Trr''s' oi some in.
drinnhlc catastrophe.
She ~. The sculptor worked at his
molrl Ike ono inspired, and pan. struck
hi'hrrt as tho hour Tor retiring came.
The Prince and his lack'y' bore her again
down stairs in their arms. she carriage
door closed on her, t'r hor-,s swcp, through
the gate. The sculptor did no more work
that day.
Tomorrow sNc was to come again. He
lay awake all night dreaming Of her. Then
%, would 'hudlsr, and say to himself, :" IL
/, no, love, bat pity that / feel. She /, a
paraly'ic go
The next day the same scene was repeated
with this difference, that the Prince, having
seen his daughter poised hy the ar"''' '''
cu'sd HIMSELF on the plea OF business en-
c'scmcnt' saying That he "oH'd return IN
timo u conduct bis d'uehtcr home Po'r
girl. although the sculptor was a model "'
manly beauty her d'p'oraO'' condition was
in her fathers opinion a safeguard against
auyol the dangers which he might otherwise
have anticipated. lie 'e'' Tic ro'm' ana
drove away IN hi' carriage, y silence Gu
sued Ih' sculptor '"''i NOT 'ooN "' "''
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