The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-12

.n.tis4f erf .seesi al 10 sayfiz'ra'l
1 Of her rusty store, remaFking, ~ she gave
Il to me: "She never kD0wed before a.
people that ifnFnIshsd rooms wns expect
ed 70 fiFNIsh R0edlss liksWisO % tsnants
- donO thsiEiOwH WeHdiaE" a, =
Rather dsmped in my ideas Of the uni-
vcrRal angeihood Of the softer sex, stole
back with my Fusst needle, and was well
at WUFk, whensthsFo eauBe Q knock at my
d00E. Melody eg6F knoek6d utWy door
but thO landlody Or. Gamboge; ] Was
comfortably settled. cross.leggSd upon the
bed, and had no idea Of disturbing my.
self; % shouted out, " Gene INF"
There was Q little delay, and then the
door uncloscd and saw standing, looking
at me, Miss Follett hesitating to enter,
and with her servant Behind her. She
he'd taken my invitation tn visit my studio
10 COED faith, not dreaming that Il was
place she would blush 70 eater. Studio !
yea, Of course but It was also my bed
room, my dlning-room, my dressihg.room,
my kitchen furnished superbiy with one
chair, one pine boz, one straw bed, . lot Of
frames, canvas, stubs Of brushes, and rags
stained with paint and oil, q tiny furnace
with q tin coffee pot, few "things" in
the shape Of dishes, ETC.. upon . swing
shell, some cFayOn sketches, three OF four
| pictures in oil, an easel, and the load and
master of them ell, B. TIMBER, artist.
IIumphi looked like an artist, sitting
there cross-legged, mending old clothes
had bot one possible claim to the recog.
milton Of Miss Follett, and that was my
claim a. an artist and now ! was present.
ed to her In the unloYely and -unromantic
aspect ofs tailor.
The beautiful woman who stood before
me, blushiug ct finding herself In so odd
place, when shO saw my occupation,
forgot her momentary embarrassment in
q laugh.
Truly, Mr. Umber," she said, merrily,
at is evident that you need q wife," .
"A wife" said ], bitterly, getting upoO
| the HOOF as gFacetuIIy as was 00nototont
with nv former position. "How soon
do you think xill be able TO afford one
at this Tate Juet look around you. if
you are not too much shocked. Niss Fol.
let, and see to what poetic home could
bring Q bride. Will you come inr I
suppose not. I will not urge"
"Oh, I shall come In, Mr.. TIMBER. I'm
wearied with climbins three flights Of
stairs, and / want to sec what you have
precious to show me. ] didn't come to
see furniture nor dry.gOods, CAME to see
pictures; and besides" she added, blush
ing and smiling a. she seated herself upon
the only chair, / had little business. /"
How lovely, how elegant she looked in
that rich purple robe and black vslvet
mantle. SO costly, yet so plain, ample,
waving, lustFous, unbrol6en by meretri.
cious lines and angles Of fringe, gimp, or
Houncingi My skill in drapcries rendered
me competent to appreciate her toilet, SO
simple, so-heavens and earth II she had
not set down upon my newly.lilled pal.
lette! As the truth flashed over me,
broke into cold Precipitation.
@-"Oh, Miss Follstt,h - I fairly groansd,
"get up, do get upi You are ruined |
don't yOn know It'll" .'' ...t.f 'i'-'
"What isiti" she cried, alarmed at my
manner. ....f,ly 49,, .,.as,,t,,,H :
"You are sitting upon my palette, and
your elegant cloak is'INined." ' p
"Oh; 10 that alle" iUaid she, recovering
her compoaure, and not showing thsicaat
vcxation at the sight Of the accident, ut
Vas entirely my own fault. and you
mustn't feel badly about Il. Fortunately
wore q scarf under II, and the sun IL 80
warm l shall not need the cloak going
home" t.u. ..a...,
She took It off, and gave it to her SER
want. She could afford to lose hundred
dollar garment without losing her sweet.
ness Of temper she would have the pleas
ant excitement Of purchasing another.
thought her white Cashmero scarf even
more becoming than the cloak.
"What is this 2" she asked, examining
the sketch I had made on the day before
yesterday. .....t.-t.a n
THAT is my fancy Of you. Miss FOllett,
before saw you. :"
"You must have been disappointed, VI
she remarked, looking up atime with ex.
quisite candVr; +this IL 80 full Of Splen'
did womanhOod,, apd am but slender
little thingl" Va
She was pleased to commend MY pic.
! lures In terms that wsVIsed my heast In.
, to all its old hopsfulness. Finally che
concluded her, brief visit by saying thai
she, came to rec II I would paint : com
pahiOn 70 the piece she had selected q
the Academy, sU'that che could lakc bOtt
, home WheMthe RxhioiaiOu was over; end
by asking me 70 call Of her house when |
felt inclined to examine the works Of arl
, she had collected. Il was plain that sh,
had not laid up anything against Ine OF
account of her cloak, keeping up On ap
pearAnce Of amiability while QhaEiahinR
secret spite, as is the custom Of some wo
men.
J you are Of an imaginative turn
. need not tell you what thoughts filled my
being AFTER che was gone Vague; Anin
telligible dreams, al the more delicious
because they were impossible, ell tn,
moro splendid because they contraSteS
with the privAaiOAs Of my daily expert
cnce. i seems 70, cost Us nothing Il
dream. yet most often Il costs " Vsry
dear. Ab6temious e. = hermit in my rea
iarS, I was extrAvakant beyond 6mperori
|, In myiHisians. i knew that myisoul Wai
atted 70 mats with that refined womant
|. soNI; that py. physical feet il properly
teIad ID pateHtsIeatheF eaitcFs. would no
ulalssasAi = 4 lAkdsisa 6f Der SaIeh.
II wWilightwmsdesPsniAg around me Gns
| fmy slAnlasisA .IwAen thes0 aeAmo aAOthe
kRosk a my a0oF. EalAa1 hY the pest
| | / WSRg u oSsil u, Ana reOe l1ed Itom . r,er
j eFran6 10Y G'lafgs paGk1gt. "Paid,
} was uhAFksa esusE e iaAA Oh6bbJ had'de
( pArtod heeagss llaseart1iasdi idhsl soatoals
} Upqe epsnlng thA wEsppsEs AZ stout "A
v6sS St6d, Ind very ti5telhI, tMd evident
) " ssl5elsadWitk a4n0wib1sslOf My'elzs
IDS>p ostla0tionR stFuekalo my hsast
J ~ShA hes ne. dellcaey,l,, !, enld 4 Aose.ai
me such & Rift as thisl" tossed & soSrr
e0Ily desUaS the Hsd. ~ Shb dOsA 1 tkaf
table thiWg g. ne u she would dStl Al
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or . Asggnrtefu iSh.
strsetA, II che WiehsA 10 aa9isk me Why
| did she not pay Cor the pictures Ii I'd
;, | VaAcof That G00ld not have l'ui1 ~