The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-10

stranger greatly amHsgd aet Hd hls man
ue. was IS friaaIiy and kHd lhai bg pas
cast losing her aYn aah hlm po da
~. H.iak hc dil 81 laasi he ail not le,l
me
Ana tie second imo
The eaud time, he TOLL ma bad Just
l buudte1 lnngs asaAuf tosiu
She answered greey
And lhcn -
That was ail'
Bat the third time
lIe spoke q hto bundred sheep he
wanted 10 buy,
And the fourth time Z pursued the iu-
quisilor. who seemed 60 take great interest
in the inquiry.
20, thc fourth timc he told me lie want
ed liye hundred more sheep, and tlIat he
must marry, IN order 10 buy them with
his wjic's dot.'
All what charming cousinF eN-
claimed ihe artist, in tome Of ycNation.
But he is not all charming, J assure
you. returned tue little beally, shaking
her head grayeIy; and he i not young
either. Excuse me, monsieur she added,
Il hear my aunt calling for me- and 50 say
ing she ran quickly into the house.
Fritz remained for a few minutes lost IN
deep thought. A new and strange emo
ton seemed to have taken possession Of
him; and he quite forgot his determina-
tion 10 quit Labouheyrc on the morrow.
Housing himself ut length from his reyerie,
he attacked tie Yand- sct before him.nd
having finished his breakfast, took his
slSeteIiing portfolio, and sannlered away 10
take look al the ueighbofhood. Perhaps
il was the uuintercstinc character Of tha
landscape that caused Linn % pass 40 idle
morning ccrLin il is, that, although hie
sketch book was under his arm, he did
nolhng whatever with bis pencil during
lis wandering. But he came back pune
tually to Dame Bornards cottage, at the
hour If dinner
Well, Mr.. Painter" demanded the
dame, as he made his appearance, have
YOU done anything to-day
! have taken a walk, replied the ar
list
But you have not made a picture?
No, Madam Bernard have not made
Any picture Ibis morning none in my
sketeh-book, at any rate, added tie artist,
mentally.
But you can draw folks likenesses /?
demanded tae dame.
! can draw folks likeucs-cs, Madame
Bernard, replied thn artist, smiling.
Does il cost very dear-a fine like
ness, down 70 the waist, with the hands,
and some rings, aal q nice large brooch (
That depends on the person. Is il
your own lEcHc,s YOU wish for, Madame
Bernard
% dear no. am too old 10 90 10
/, such an cAIcusc But ! should not be
sorry 10 lave lie likeness Of my niece,
little Madeline, you know, who carried
you your breakfast this morning.
I Fritz felt lis heart give slight bound
At these words
| All your niece would make a cbarm-
/ ing portrait Madame Bernard he replied.
will set about her likeness as soon as
you please, and | will not charge you a
) sou for it,
DO you get much money by making
folks likenosse5 .or nodtiagY demanded
the dame.
j get about a dozen times thousand
francs every year. Not enough TO build
J palaces with, Lut enough TO keep a bache-
lors soul aud body together
d Dame Bernard was half pelrifcd with
amazemeut at learning that people could
r gain such an amount Of riches with only
little bits Of brushes
r Fritz now inquired what he was to have
for dinner.
+ Why, am afraid you know already.
. A leg OF goose, stewed with cabbage. I've
, nothing else in the house
1 All, yes, | remember. This morning
you gave me cabbage, stewed with the lcl
= Of goose, by way OF change 20 ! can't
complain Of sameuess.'
| The inevitable dish WIS served up by
Madeline bat Fritz had 10 appetite, and
after swallowing few moutliiuls, be sel
, np his easel. produced bis canvass and
set 10 work on the portrait Of the village
: belle
Z The fair Madeline heucciorih sat daily
to the stranger artist and faithful 10 the
tradition Of the painters brush, the painter
and the model were over head and ears ia
love by the time the portrait was done.
Dame Bernard was not blind 70 What
D was going on under her very nose bat
4 she had from tie first formed high opin-
= ion Of her uew customer.
One morning, when the two young peo-
{ PIC were wandei ing together under the
+; trees III Dame II rnard's garden, Fritz
Z took tie hand of lis companion in bis own
Madeline he whispered, softly, after
D they bad waIkel on a icw yards in silence
{ Wei, Monsieur SaeeAels rejoined
tie damsel thus iuterpeilated.
{ ] want 10 speak to you Of something
very serious.
a rosy fash spread over the charming
. face 0i tic village maiden.