St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-11-13

~ bic roteeat99r, sa99 Il bis il bcp'efact,r ' 1bst he
hl.dithhyas ihy J, ipsal,ed d. What sthA thaye ] dwe
he s4E!s.s.peBS, 4! st = he ga.ed upon !he f'1e
nefnt.s, erd ga'hered a !h;m from ,he ,t A."
''rhess Il ss syes .,h'.! h.ye hs!'ted ulpn me With
kiseqere-7,h ys se eo|o' ls< 'irx ;. hrve sl.,keu
x'1s|I 81 ut IT fr'endship, g, ny Prince, ,sh.'
yeFIthou wtr' y y', ,ythyMrs, 81 ~ ne thou swer'
II; tfiend end ben, ,tactr! :" aud bis team
1il 1tsll tas' ppen @ the fragments of. the pic
!'F,s!1 ,ysj :s,S4@s,, *. ii .4..l: u,
18th. door .ope, ed, and messenger cam.
&" ~, th.t. the luke r4ui,ed, his pres
ence Lionar4u trenibled++.'>L may nuj
lv,lt 90 thes, "A A,.dres,',, Z, s.id he, III hay.
nuaed' against thy lr+ccrts'a With4fal
teridg steps he approschel the Dut e
whose coun,enancc was dark and lower
finx Beside him stood the hate monk
with folded hands and affected, humility
fsassN hut hav. you dome, with ny lor'
,hltY' exclaimed th.. luke Wit SUI press
ty'is passion. - =. >"s :s.s.~2 at
f&'''Destroyed it = replied LEONARDO, with
tirnblinx voice 49, - 1T :.s'' .
t..;;And .~h,?'' said the Duke, still com
harding hi'ns:'lf !. " 49,,
|, III wa.v the feeling of his OVID worth
lrssp&aa sire,y. .excsai,pedy the monk, .tht
,,,>eiousIess thu: he could MT do y'.u
insst;caa -, :. + X. sL': s~s; r
ut. e i f,ls. " said Lionara" =.
+ ,...false:!' exclaimed the :. Duke, al"
.sroAehiax him, his face pale with rage -
's>i~ak,- ~ha. was thy u,,'tis* ,, ): p.
"ladn.ss,' answered ti.marda, firmly
"uadness, aud wan, OF self c<.m'uand.'
The luke stood silc't +" a m"m"nt.-
~ hatev.r ,was .he caus..." said he, per
ha,.a you have done we'll, aud / f'rgivs
(yvu@it yru will accept in, c'ndi'i"rs''
| ~sN4ne them my >I'ri'cc' said i.iaar
i. l:.;ss ,n,nsnd .,me fhr,u4h I've pna Va
Etpr. and you shall be "beyed. Nuke n,t
undergo any t"inth's, | will not conf 'lain
| | will devote my best ari, d.y and nigh
|'o rede. M my crime, and ~ render my
self worthy yoar goodness ~.~..
"B. il 50, tlel,'' saio the Duke "Yo,
shall n, longer have you attention di>
tfacted by the things ii this world: you
art stall be co"xec. ate tv. holy op'ses
Il he reject ry Of The Dumi"ica'' cloiste
,..esd DECORATION, aud y,'ur taltnt shall y
devoted to this work. 1 Twill gave y''u,o"
year to accomplish IT,. :, 81, $50 ~
Z The l'ri'r. was ast nished ut thcc calu'
ness oftl,e Luke he had expected T. =
the storm burtt and S,ver*lIel,n be- sr,
,st; h. had MT sufficiently es'iinat.d ,th
9, .,,+*.q;~nse, Or tysn saucti.y, ~hicl, geu
ia. bestows on its Possessor.t' The .Floren
tine was already the ornament Of the aye
ana nn,ii,anded the respect If: natio,.s. : :
he m,nk Cast a. .u,slic.ou> glan:e e at him
l. onard,, felt SITS force = Il was hard fo
him to be shut up with such . man
v hole year, aud to b. subject u the pct
~ ve1a'iops he might infict, and to wh'c
he knew his malice was fully equal Blu
he determined to bear with. furtitude tn
evils he had drawn upon: him Elf: and t
labor to redeem the co"6drnce Of his "a
tron But what sutj'ct should he sci, ct
this was lew rcrrlrxi'y;: and month
passed in a disordered aud nuhinged stat
Of ind, which render d it imI ossible to
him: either to conceive .r execute AN,
work of ar .e:rj - go ''~~ + {,
~ Que lsy,, when !tLe Passion WEEK ha'
just be4u., LEONARDO was walking in, tn
beautiful gardens near: Milan, His Min
was p.,ndern, on the suhje~t If his p,in,
inS The s,.ring hal already awakoi th'
y"uu. blossoms tr.m their vi ter slerp
a,.l the. troes sa.'i hedge were on'wne'
with the fresh t:'liagc nf' the, sea>.,n, /"
Ill paint tho scene sacred to our Lord :
hs u xcla,med, ,-.His list supper with Hi
d.ciples-:voald' that my pencil wer
equsl e The subject !'ss ,' 49,.
The, sun Va W Wjs4s setting ~ be returned turn!
home, his miul filled with tie vastnes~ Il
the proj.'ct Uno.'nscio"sly. he: arriye'
..ths nloistesof she Dominica" = the teaI
iae ta,es sf ehe ,''eyan struck .uI.'" his en-
whils,hs lof,y :rEof ~ the church rcsound
ed With: :thc chaunt Of rhe monks TaI
ss?%n' ~ r''urd h'nnd ,,i|lsd ~ ta Il "a :
m - IL Aa...s Sll<,.1 srsf