New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-15
The soulptor,s F,irst Model.

/ We would bid the reader come to beautiful scene in
| q land Astounding with beauties-in Italy. 1t is d
| deep valley, surrounded on every side covered with
| lnxarant vines. Higher up amongst distant noun
tains that form the background of the picture, the
dark pine rises gracefully amongst the rugged peaks
and juttng points of rocks scattered about in the
| most fantastic manner. Toward the upper end oil
this valley the preCpiCe is narrow until it becomes
deep ravine. Across this ehasm. in the rudest man
| ner from rock to rock is thrown light wooden
bridge, beneath which raves necessarily Drawing
stream that leaps madly from stone to stone into a
boiling abyss below-the depth Of which is hidden by
its perpetual yapor and spray.
| Near the spot where the wooden bridge crosses the
rayine, stood pretty little chalet OF gyrofOr The
scene is in the north Of Italy and possesses as much
the wild features of the north as the luxurance OF
the south. The cottage had an 0yerhangng roof and
! balcony, and the doorway was ornamented with
| quaint old carvings. The easement was diamond.
PANIED, and number OF flowers crept around it Low.
ingy il in gentle contest with the sunlight as to
which of them should otenest peep at the airest OF
its inmates the peerless Guilia; but Guilia is from
home At the head of the valley the stream is kept
back by n circular bed OF rock forming a kind OF
BASIN and thither went Guiia frequently for water
! which was here as bright as crystal. But Gua has
been longer than usual at the stream to-day. Her
mother wonders at it and fears some accident has be.
fallen her. Her fears are at length relieved, for
| Guilia comes
Well we'll child" said the dame, you have
been long enough to-day. Was Malta, the courier,
there ?-or probably the young goldsmith detained
thee"
No goldsmith detained me, !" said Guilia, uneasy.
| Did you speak with no one, child"
GuiIia hung down her head and blushed deeply
"Guilia" said her mother, " must see for myself
who it is that engages you so much. | fear some
trS5his Won sbon5 NOT traat tRe ooIs2Sitb
Jsdair airI he ia rc and bansoy9e a tr III
at tLi / oiLi 's ~ i ~ WY I5
moe than he loves you yet how distant and cold
q / 10 1ot trraat lin rgit6 5iloin I,ot,.r a. a.
contror hove The troogt esteen fnr b;t, VI 'n'
4 etiIl fba worthy dame p,ae Tnt r,ntn s.tiefoa
emilia had IeteJv hsan siiant aY1d rsssr5d bo1 fS
finished vitbonf annarent conse nm hain, snJdarjp
tl ~ ~ - ; tS D lis uuut,iy
~ 6s5 aa e o rna p po1 'Iq once
All this had perplexed the mother Who as Is psnai
III ~, LII ,,l1 e W. % - us4aL
WITH mothers could see lartnef than her daughter
Ina 6nt ths myself when (nilia last axnects II
Not long Altar an onnortnnjtv occnrrcd emilia
wont 10 tbs strsan and lar it,
comny mn her nnneTraiveI At IL Rae5 u
! Law Tnorrots ngtby9I 1ed down n no stor
btaop ,o"ils thdf sa n ~ oitIaS ~ go ~ -,
Val Gma rss ieoning in g"co ,'9 s
against one Of tbasa ,ges Chill bssIe bar t5
~ @ itati ; Il, 49, "aG IL ssyou d
5U,S alti saE',,s uun 'ue ioSe{ glf ana
atti2 n6inI Of r6c '19' - '-NN p''eeu Oi' I"
ThsSyap y,as n nnst,nr The ornaI &c +t b
The LaantiSnl forabead fha e1iisf baJ s
month and chin the nerfect c6nfonr Of tba ie,raS
ganay,IIt. ana the aaST i - ~ @
rose as Il were ro The sbondars of tbe inra ti
TIA MAINLY enong that n, vac bor e. =, ~
The yonnU rirI was aIancin@ 9t her saronI al
almost in wonder 1gbi,e fba rr5tiGo5 sct %
nat entTev Keen dawn itfa galEcorb,,i Ipuu
Nh tbf yl pi % i,tso
tbe1 hat G KIT 81 Vs - around
every word thew uttered 90 - Is''
You sec the admiration with which 7 ,,., ,,r
this fie-nre 21 said tia srnintor So "POu
CERTAINLY reped emilia, q nor can r vvor7ar ot
tho 1aos,,,,' fbo ltI,nr ,r,- ~, II, = 80 "
ows % readily The mbnlse II II mn s " sSst '
ME mere labor II. which T ~ Ia 5 +;
moi unnleasno > sai5 tba srnlntnr q Mo, AZ
resembles thG drean7 If the ir95o2inatfGr MI tf
il a qualification here that art alone conid r3a, b
giva1 rna = $500 - 'S 's''N
emilia Wa evidently moved Int di7 mot rsn1v
q Nav NOT tai Won in oina to ~ ~
continued
oNoi no. indeed y said emilia
Whv mt noiden3 What ygronr o.r II ro 70 nv.
nress INNOCENT feeling ar slid Ia 5assinatI i 10
wbisper a lirst Affection ~ '9' ~
Saw no more Sirnor beseecb thee . said Chill,
wNTv hand il aIre9dv nrornisa6 SJf orots ' a
moor and look forward to NV a3vanca1og IN if m
marriage NV fIture husband il botb tyaaIthy ona
amiabe, and bestoYs on me far oreater Than 5a
seryer
"Oh why this sacriice2 The dav may come
nav, it must come-wben nv name yil resoHDd ba.
You'd this quiet valley, when mobiles and princes will
Shake me bv the hand and wealth A0yv ,inar me in
ahnndnnaa 4 few short yoors sItoat EI,iit i
yopr parents r}ight he blessed win a 7,,aoIf,iar 1T
in-law than they dream of novyJ
9 Ii cannot he $ said emilia .,Tndeed 7 ,zon7ar
what spell your words have had To hinder me- fms
much in the paths Of duty"
"Of dntv emilia Than Won mot love +tis
man ~
a respect. esteem him. and shall in fine mo
doubt love him as he il worthy or hpinr Lived Hal
been free to choose, or had known Won earlier 7
will not say my heart had not been vonTs Farewell
we Tnnst not meet again NAV ynrT dreams If FAME
be realized
II was in vain the SCULPTOR wopd have arened with
her, The maiden was gone.
had been spent and covered if With kissa nbsd
with tears then strobe moarnrIly tbranTb the VALLEY
to the cottage of the Shepherd,
The shepherd was ignorant Of even His tenants
Name The sculntOr when TAKING M, his residence
there had pivpn as reason far li2fIIg in st a va
mofe snot the vicinity Of marble 5,7nrrv and con.
spG0ent eheaDness Of the naateriaI of he aT If vas
the shepherd who had first told him of the eXfraor
binary beauty of Guila Thus the sc0l9tor attracted
Mt irst nv art had fallen a victim 10 tbe lrreotn, O.
auctions Il natnra " Wv sse"'ei
Returning to the cottage his first rare was In de-
post the bust in place Of safety in the Iitte room
where he silent Al he retired to rest the jrbt iii
npnn the lovely features and If saan,ed m I'm as
Guardian ANGEL who wonId watch nyey is slnn,bers
eyes sweet gaint p he murmnred lsaIl INV homes
of fame all nv artistic asniratons are for avernore
mingled with thy image .;
Gailiass mother had gone away as ouiefIy. as she
came. Satisfied with her dauobter,s 1irmness she
had oreborne to interrunt the scene We hove psrh
ed, but she said to herself "Gaila must no longer
meet this young dreamer though twas beautiful
indeed, and tine young man seems to have eEtraord-
nary talehI. Bat know the world, thought the old
ne VIII not be the 6rst man OF genius who has lived
IN poverty and died IN ObsCuTitY.