The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-11-15
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HH.N''Nf voice fH hiW young RI W HiNtNfu
Ih Er ftes, ashea him % A. h,r faf
UYf
Tl. G'y fid Til = boaaifil anl
a.lal .uleauuo. In the uIisl ol iIe
hasl.iaol fruit sia wss anefnefyf sale that
lae pa'eFd.l nIt heiiia'f " accept ihe
romH un
~ 500 car pHui he picture n o m1H'ls
fm.. .a.I iho mcfchani, "you may uaur
-uf laD Price lur u.
lual9 promised ihc rorirai' ~ lhr
tnI oi ihe mouth, and asked = hume
t4llau rhtlpl. shirh the merchant arood
f. eyc
NudIlo Glanced once mere hi lbc feature
ana fern .f hIa beautiful model, and
& ,n went % see hor relations, TO ak licir
permission for the young gil TO ~ 20 hm.
1ac gIlann's relations consisted Of very
bad looking man who was her uncle, aud VI
very rood.looking man, in every cns" Of
the word who was her cousin. The afiis'
talked With them for some ,ims, and, on tax.
me leave of them, shook hands cordially
with the cousin. To the uncle he was some.
uhai colder. for be had discovered that BE-
W.. sclfsh and aynrieious man.
MWll0 had a sitting the very next day
and the iifst stroke Of bis brush already an.
pvunccd q masterpiece, when the lgeschan,
entered his tulio.
The head viii be admirq'lr," sah
'le purchaser, In half paironis.as tone
II am glad il plcases you, icphei Ma.
illo, particularly as ] have made up ny
mind to a,k you rather more then the sria
originally named
''Bu, ! told you 10 mention your own
price, cxpo.tulntei the merchsut. "Nou
said hundred Philips, and ! agreed TO
give them 10 you. do no, think you
ought to demand more than that amount
now"
II am very sorry" said Murlln, "hut I
fnl tha, il will be impossible 10 'et you
have the picture for less than s,S huedrel |.
II you do not like 10 give 80 much. there
has not been much time los; yet, and YOU
will be able to get some other artist 10 eS-
ccute the commission but really Islall b
obliged to give J, up, unless you can afford
10 rcmuncrsie me for my trouble.
! "As for alording IT," returned the iner.
chant, "you know that en- not poor, bu,
the sum il o large one. After all. will
no, dispute with you about Eve hundred
Philips. LISA great deal for you toreeeivc
but il is not much fof me 70 g.re."
view the matter as you pleals =.
Murillo, philosophically, "or'y let IA.
have the money. That ia all ! ''ipuia's
for."
"You shall have the six hsaired, . aid
the merchant, with something likc sigh. y
will sign an agreement for that smouns sii /
| You this evening""
why not At once T. ssssesica Mgrilo,
since you are resolved 70 give h.
i "Who knows answered the merchant.
''pcrhsps this evening ron viii be more
reasonable in your demands.
"0i, you are not decided then, said IL,
painter.
"Ycs lam decided, replied the purchaser
"but ! prefer no. to sign say agreement m
I'll this evening.
In the evening Murillo informed the mer.
chan, gravely and ccldiy, TIM. be could moi
accept sis hundred Philips, bu. sha, be must
hare thousand.
VI course .ae - saa III f.ni f1
blank N the hrs' 'shse ,s. me" , nc nes
'a'sa, onetea scsen' e'en.' nns f.s' ns1.'. .l'
and AZ rs. agreea 20 g,s 'ne Ia'' .aoa
sand. Iss aa' . 'ss@ ssseemen' "s'
signed.
AT the end Of the mossh 'he portras va
finished. When the mercant came to tax
il away, ne found the originss ssasding be
fore i m full Dress as 4 On the point Q
starting for sone fete. ~ her side wer'
! her uncle and eessin. who had e,identl,
sss himself sP fss Sons very important oe
sa.icn. =
Y The nerchaus pad ne slousani Philps