Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-10

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day, and had 6ees BID g ~ 4 -
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had gone away lleske a ~
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Shai1s tsSUtaelnoSsUd' u slIS hapfys 81. ~
6AYs bad pasead n painting, I(7abI theIant
parent kildnesQ that bad been bsstow6d .nn6a(
i1k, Ind nov tHeY h6d gone sud woul4 nsvdi.
4hiWk 6Ems sgAlHp - Oxsy iabkA e ~ "a
eadoaNor. 1'almosg k0WS0 UhasfkWtGh6WWR
touch brush again. and Gstng SuA waa41sas&
about the streets sll the evening, With thosP&
tIest heart. -.
ms next day could not return u my I'd: a.;
diNa u. walked od6wn BfOadway md IWlsnd
ahONtt the Battsyy.d The waves wage hgsak1
ing against the stones, aud thouGht woalf
60 to sea. I walked up Broadwsy and went
into the Exhibition; saw my tW6 pcttssite
and wished could shoot them. I6oko2 ef
every picture in the room. 70 aaa II fh@n Wa1n
any Ps bad ss mine, and found there were Ne,
ny, but was not encouraged BY them, Ny
eyes seemed opened by magic. i tew how
poor most Of them were even N pFonia. and
appreciated the good ones % / hGa anevSe doGA
before remembering many thingp Oehre I'D
said about them, which had scarcely potlesd
at the time. saw that difficulties 6ad 6cen
conquered Of which I had never dreamed, and
that all | had hitherto done was mere ekildG
play. went towards 0chEV,T StudIUV and
thought would 90 in and ssk him to tako
me as pupil again, but feared 6 would mot
think it worth while, While pacod 70 and
no on the sidewalk, Miss Beliay and hss moth
efNcame down the steps Knew a6S he'd bsens
citing 70 0Chro, .but they did nett - ~.
IAV shNNkI lNpds7 1ithl aet, anA 1lsA 10y
seid ! mus Aend benz thA PsstpEe e gaqR -
dsS, hoped IwouId s. tt Kss fjecSiIcs n ISs
svsuing,--I must e0mtnevety Th6tsdaS. ~
said, whom was not otherwise engaGeA igl1
How the sun shone-hOW very pIossoot tha
day had becOmei ran up into 0chrc's Foon
and asked him to tAEe me back. GumhcIR
he said, you know would not SSr de woEid
sxtinguish the hast hpArk Of genius n SsaM{
in any one, but think for yourself Yoa have
been painting three or four years, apd what
does it amount tor You cannot paint 4 Elc.:;
tufe that begins to bo good. know y0a kavb
some talent but many hGvs ~ muthtwhBiak
not think Of painting as ., professor. hoeaneo
they know that not 70 excel in it h to 90. n.
know l am not . good painter myself" md 81
looked sadly round his studio, 'buk vim y6NN
ever be even 80 good Q OneI Ifnot, NeAovo,{.
yourself to the Art win be to throw yoursslf
Into sea In which yon cannot swim. Wcnl4
| it not be wiser to ehcosO On oOcupatSoui IA
which you will NOT Be the vicHm Of sndIe1
hopes, delusiOns and disappointments. Thlnk
Of your mother, too, who can m aparo tha -.
ney she sends you For her cake. as ven u
yous own. advise y0n u Acespe aao11l
which Mr.. Beyay Is about to make youg u
has occasion, he Says, 70 employ an houojk ina
telligent young maA IN he bss'mew; ~
thilks you aEe such q Ope - he wnala. Yea,
will still have. some time e. dFaWtpg, - K
YOU Keep your hand IL prSetlee and hsse s'''l'
geHida, Il will burst out atssane satusb y.A /,
Hero sew that smile aEainx bnt NJ ntt'
hurt BY il now; smiled alSo, and tea IN I
knew he was right and ] should accspt ~
wIlh melancholy determination EtooEdcwT;;
mysign, its gilt IettersIStill uheainish1a, II
carried my easel, my lay Agurs, and dall@l.
valuable psseeaions 70 my attic and dItook ~
lond look at the flight which bad bosn "
c6nlident Of 70 many aspirations as'I
Ny now business Was ore thsk Wa0 Vsan1g
bio and interesting In itself, 60 wen ASpseAli =
ole, 80 that felt ! was doing something -,
sides merely making money, aaA esdSA Rbok
but confess that / was happier iwhen ne,fI1IS
employed among other men, than whea ~
iHg and waiting IN vain, IN my 1Cnely ssuli
| Vet I sometimes looked back 1ilE n O.
those days Of swoea delusiCn, and vstslS kk11l
an affection for IphigeHia that I caryieA ~
home with me when 1 went 20 visIt ul& - -
Or. She regarded h with maternal 'psSaa. ak&
gpye, y 40 honorable place 10 beg iassof. -
posite Uncle John, laughed very -
when saw that delight II my cAHdSSG g ~
msek 9nA cedsysrQpS 4 l0w appeaga a Ne,
hW turned fe ~, QyEH RielRylE sl1
Il Slmogt absurd TheFS eear,sd ~ 'ks q
nSmJ i6SSIe So6S I sSH .' =
I went With my iA6ekS;r Il ~ IL ~
for the first time since thGA eVeRKl|lh a - az
which was 80 enFaI IsuFed bT Jei ~ 2 I,
ter. sat in the came place at al n =
the same quInee, I believe, but O06I q
now with perfect compOsuru. 4 g. It
amused to sec how fimsR he d. ~
her lilac mantle and pink train, al6 S11Y
thick Jeptha's sandalled legs I'D BY - ".
Nor wa: the white damsSl lOnssE y d sbtNiI'
Of delight.
The next morning I eallea apCS ISSiaS Ats,'
She was playing singular tune ube & ~
ety piano. She welcomed me with 9@ ~ v.
idity, and bad manyprstty little sSrS - - !
ces; but her hair was IN curline pSntl y = 4 i
did not stay long. EpEesehted hsg r. y. =.
the gem Of Art--t0 her gFandlAl - 80
sight was almost gone. ald The gOodk ~
But the river, the bills, ana ths ~ q
Ing fields were 90 besuVlikI akNevSSH ~
my mother ! should k0ild.a plsasinla :
on the old place, in . few ysaSs, enA ll,es -
should como and live with me, and-eo.S -
clSe :" Fanny Ami" said my nlOGhsf: |: tnGR
thought Of another faG1y. = 1''' Z >>Fgfg
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