St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-11-13

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Il. t9!n%:E,,c :. sllt..4 t st,s,,4:s 7v134s
81, t."d -,,o.ssay >.sl,y.<lo.y! !-lIow shall
I paint that hskssrraxfaL lxht when the
Apostles gathered around Thcc!" A. h.
|:d~~lt ~ The subject, ii xra,iualiy expand
I'd 70 ht> mind !; he sb~held: the long tabl
and the Saaiut in the i,itst If his disci
|plss'-*the last rays If evening shining Q"
his head - mild radiaaoea beesmin y from
hisseyss, when he exclaimed, ..Neri)y 1
say idut' you, one of y'u shall :betray uie."
Aud with what beauty did ! the. group
lsfti"g to light under the pencil7insprsd
by such emotion How tresn aud vet
how soft the 'scourios .iBut Il. wa+: in
decd a" arduous task Spring had .oo,,,e
,osnd, aud two # tbs, heads yet remained
unfinished j-ths Savior's and. that ri .Ju
das-the one because the soul trembled to
approach 1.-THE other beeau,E' the, beau
titul purity IF hi" LOW" spirit shrs,tk lin
;horror from the task Of p'rtrayius fly
such viqage.: I * .:l ..:...
2 10 vain Li"nardo sa bef.re bis: easel,
with his" pencil in hand,, nd prayed TOR
divine inspiration tn paint tih.. :,..' ior Of
thu world. His touch WIS c,,lI and form
VI; where was the heavenly bsnevolrf C.
that i'ra'li*.sd, his faoa--,he' pi.,ing for.
Sisuess tuwardsl the .p' go who he knew
would .,'eny h;m-the g,a'.ec "t divine
~rrt~ ..u"n';xed with angel, which b.
ca*' upon, His .bttrayer? And the c.,,..
trss' of tn. traitr, huw was he ever to
portray it " rthiiy? thc last week: IT..
,i>sd. and the heads ~er:yct u"6ai <hef.
".'vst thou know: the. conditius p ex-
claimed the exulting lilo,tk -'.success or
death ~ said the Duke. aud his word is
never recalled" ... ....'." .:
Il know them well;' rep'i'd LEONARDO
in a despairiny to"e p ~"
-, >::'1hen hasten OH thy work. = Faid: the
lomihicau. .'is lite s., wos,hIcss that thou
ca.'st not afford T. d.ub 81 thy brush, to
save ill., As, veil 4n'ghtal'e Emis shrylal's-
covery ot painting haze ssa,.bsred, ii: it
will not do this slight service Come,
lend Tue thy brush is. the day
II will furnish thee with heal, and
perhaps it uay >ave :hiuc owu,' fastening
uru" hun search a.: glance. with d fash.
in& expression Vt cousc''.us power aud
triumph. .v.>s .."' =, 4> ~>. .~..:.~
.:H.," exclsimseds Liont. do, II thank
thee: go'd nit: Prior. for this last offer -
Thou hast Indeed inspired me-" lie has.
tened to the retcctory. closed and secured
the door, aud thrnush the rert Of thar d.,
and the whole solitude vi that last ,ght
sat talm.'st " j hout sinterm,>si.,n ut tht
glorious work which hss. i,nmortali1cd
him. Til. head Of Judas was. completed
bvfTre the shades If night came on ~bu'
tSat Of the Savior still remained: There
was the. beautiful oval thu l,cks parted
On til, FORE tesd-but all else of the ,fact
was olank. He felt the task bey"nd
Fhs power; yet his generous spirit w"ult
not proians his own ideal, nor degrade hi
art, by an unworthy performance. The
last rays IF the sun were setting; he turn
ell towards the w,,st. '"!Andrt:a,' he crie'
E''now in this hour If my last extremity q
despair, let my ice rvach thee sn,o"e
The shades of the palm trees &c Para iise'!!
1'>< Az +, i sudden inspirations, coh6dcnc'
took possession ot his mind celestial iu1
ages fl;ated lstore his imagination. th'
pealing roof seemeu to ring with their hi
san: as, and in the vacant space the in
ssinatio1 Of The painter b''held the c''an
tenance the divine countenshve-whics
hp had hecn in vain attempting to portray
Once more he sciz~s his brush; he la.
only to follow the traits impressed r r 'veei
liy that single vision as they slea,n On biz
.I1 - '.s'F .sEsI!9:... { 49, .,.;.
memory. ,,... :..1,
Now, indecl, the work was soon com
pls,ed, The next morning LionAr?lo did
not make his appearance, nor was any re
Ply returned 'o the aptl licati i '"s # the ri
r IT ihe d~r it was the day On ": which
the picture was t" be e1hidi'rdd, asd hi, hi
rem"rs*ltss enemy exu''ed !" the belief
that in his despair, he h.4 susht The tate
vtithe Ju.as b. had fund himself iGcum