The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-07
PORTAGE Y, soMERv1EL.
A Rona0ce in Ara Life.

One OF our fsmous American sculptoFs
residing 10 the delightful city Of Florence
Shi'her sllthe genius Of England and Amer
lsa sesms to tend, was one day seated 10 biz
studio ct work on an Apollo. for which, BY
the way, he might stand a. model himself
when bis attention was attracted by q tre'
mendous tramping Of horses in his courtyard
He looked ont OF the window and beheld q
magnificent carriage with Outriders draw Up
before hiS door. Presently gentleman de.
msnded sdmittsnce to his studio and an.
nonnced himself a. the Prince de B. He
came to give the sculptor large commission.
His daughter, who had been struck by some
statues Of the American that she had seen,
wished to Oft TO him for her bust. She was
then below In her carriage-was the sculp.
tor ct leisure Price was no object all
that was necessary was to crafty bis dsuSh-
tsr, who was an invalid.
The sculptor expressed bis willingness to
begin the work instantly, and the Prince Civ.
Ing q sign to his lackeys from the window,
they proceeded to liz lovely girl, who ap.
pesred sbOut eighteen, out of the carriage,
and bore her in their arms carefully up the
stairs. The sculptor could not repreSs o
look OF surprise at the curious mode of loco
motion 90 the lady did not bear the slightest
trace Of illness In her couhtenance. The
Prince interpreted his surprise and immed.
stsly replied to it:
"My daughter has been paraIyzed in all
her limbs" he said, "For the last two mODlha;
Il IL sad thing. She has h,d all the medi.
cal aid 10 be had in Florence, tut TO nc
avail"
The sculptor looked again 4, the invalid
Nothing more besui ul in the fsce or form
could have been dreamed OF by Phidiss.
face like Cenci's before il wes clcuded by the
memory of crime masses Of rich lUstrous
auburn hair framing a clear, pale face, with
deep blue eyes, swimming beneath tringt
Of the .i,klest black 'ashes. Through hel
delicate mus lin r, be thG contour Of divine.
". moulded form was indicated, and when the
young sgnor ma cast up the scu plor rop'
i'd glance, so't as starlight, piercing as elec.
lrous presoge Of son.e und> fnable cataslro
phe
She sat. The sculptor worked at biz
model like one inspired, ond pang strul k
his heart as the hour tor retiring came. The
Prince aud his lackeys bore her again down
Gtaira +: their arm-. The carriage door
clused on her. and the horses swept through
the gate. The sculptor did no more work
that day.
To morrow she was 10 come again. He
lay awake all night dreaming of her. Then
he would shudder and whisper to himself -
ut is not love, but pity, that feel she is
apuralyiic -
The mkt d'y the sqme was repeated, with
this difference, that the prince excused him.
self on the plea Of business engagement
saying that he would return in time to con.
duct the daughter home. Poor girl although
the sculptor was model of manly beauty,
her deplorabIe condition was, in her tather's
opinion, q safeguard against any of the dan.
gers which he might otherwise have antici.
pated. He left the room and drove away in
his carriage. A silence ensued. The sculp-
tor dared not look at his model, but worked
away at his clay image without raising his
eyes still a silence. Then it seemed os ii
o slight rustic had filled the room. A small
white hand stole across his mouth, and a
burning kiss was imprinted upon his fore.
head. With almost a shrek, he leaped to
his feet, and then with bushes crimsoniDg
her pale cheeks and ulubls,er. eyes, implor
ed his pardon.
~ saw yen long time ago." she aud.-
Gan Italian woman, when she loves, knows
no half measure.) "Ay tather was very
strict with me. could not move without
being watched. 1t was impoe sible for me to
meet you or BEE you. ei-ntd paralysis {;
for nearly two months lave &C ,rcely NOV
ed. In his ply tor my condition my father
relaxed his surve lance Ut my motion. he
gratted every wish. aud, rs an Invalid ex.
cited no suspicion by desiring to become your
sitter. have said that love you it you
do not return my love, can only die"
What answer the American made, we
need not qlre. otly, when FRINGE de B.
returned he found no hi4g but clay model
Of hiO Paralytic daughter. The original was
nowhere to be '.und. lew Gays after.
words, in small town in Face, The Flor
ehti1e Princes, sunk her nublnty in the
name Of the American ocuIpt,r.