St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
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NUMBER 10.

shall be glad to make its merits
known
I" am but young and struggling
artist" was the reply, "and the praises
= vi patrons are Of value to mo"
In consequence Of the interest his
, sitter felt, he asked permission to- dis
play the picture in the ELEGANT store
OF his employer, promising 10 say
good words for it and this bctn9
done, its peculiar beauty attracted a
purchaser, despite the humble naraa
of the painter, " Paul Graha,a,o in tho
corner
Il have the pleasure Of bringing
you forty dollars for your picture
which was taken by person Of renu-
tation as a critic" said the genie.
man, when he came also - pay for
his portrait. II is not, Of course.
what you would have had for il if
your fame had been established but
even at such prices, you can keen out
OF want until your genius brings the
reputation which will secure more
liberal rewards. Paint another az
good, and am quite sure I can dis
| pose OF It for You. Whenever Won
have anything for sale, bring it to me.
and will exhibit it to good advantage
Paul thanked his new friend, inward
ly resolving to be very Industrious.
and do something still more praise
worthy Immediately. Nevertheless.
the seventy dollars he he'd earned,
slipped through his fingers like ouick.
silver, and he was again pcnniless.
with two or three unfinished sketches,
Of no particular merit, upon his easel,
As she sat patiently at her studies
in the room below, Ellen often heard
the boistcroUs mirth of Paul and his
brother artists keeping late hours
over their cigars and beer when none
of them were flush enough with means
to pay for wine--telling good stories.
singing good songs, reCounting their
ills, wrongs and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ling at everybody on earth saving
themselves, and enjoying their fellow
ship amazingly. Often she leaned her
head III her hand with a pensive sigh:
Tor she knew that such nights brought
SumDcrous mornings and listlcss days.
Much as she loved him. she could SEQ
he was fritting away his fine talents
IN idle dreams, and undermining his
splendid constitution by irregular
hours OF eating, sleeping and taking
exercise. When she ventured to re-
monstrate in her gentle way, Paul al
Ways wont. off lat i.os=ios-
nat incentives have TO cxcr-
tioh " nat does the world care
a"o"V me or my pictures What DO
theSe c'od-hopPcrs know about Art!
IN tNc'f eyes II IS a mortal sin for n
man 10 "eNo'c himself to any thing
but the accumulation Of money. |
tel you; man had better not be born
at all, tiiah to be born an artist :.
Then the patient heart Of the young
girl would swell with grief lie did
not think enough of their love, and
the hope Of being able to marry, to
make that an incentive to cxertion,
lie taIke! about love OF Art, and yet
after all 1t was only scIt-Ioyc-tor If
his devotion to the beautiful ana to
painting hah been as sincere as he
boaSted, would he not have found IN
/ that very devotion a charm when
would have compensated tor all kinds
OF sorrows linus she thought. Her
own CONSCIENCE whispered That waste
ot the golden hours OF youth, neglect
cd opportunities, truit!ess repInlngs,
ana lhSEautude 'or glts conferred,
were an wrong. Shc Aonged to con-
vince hcF lover ot th!S, and to 'ncite
Lim TO u pure amo!tion, apart from
e@otIsm ana rivalry:
But Paul justified himself in all his
faults, and Kept on growing more bit
ter against the world and less worthy
OF ITS praise day ny day.
20 1t happened that when spring
came he was without money, on the
brInk OF starvauon, and cursIng the
| world lor II, VINO mad nothing III real-
~ to DO with 1t. For he had physical
health and mental powers, and who
vas to blame II he suffered !
Ellen had put by little sum of
money--it was only six dollars-to
buy her neat spring bonnet, that she
might go to church. She had worn
the one she had for year, summer
and winter, and it had become 50
soilcd with the city smoke that her
sense of neatness, as well as her pride,
rebclled against her wearing it any
longer.
But when she learned Paul's situa-
ton, of course she abandoned the
thought of a bonnet for the present,
; and bringing him the money,urged him
SO prcttily to take it that he accepted
AS he had done once or twice be-
. fore She said nothing about the sac
rificc she had been obliged to make,
but wore her old hat, even when she
kncw-and what young girl but will
affirm that it was severe trial that
Paul thought she looked badly in it,
and wondered why she did not dress