The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-24

| Indeed a sudden fancy strikes me tina, you woul,
make an excellent Neptune, the father Of wa
| tcrs."
Waters" replied Mr., Barrow, booking sharp
| ly at the artist. Pray, Ida-Miss Ida, tee
pardon--Iray, what pa, lie idea Of water in YOU
| hca1i"
| 60 nothing, sir Only fancy--and porhsp
| this msrbie vase which you SEQ j. intended for
wa,er-jar. And, besides, DO you know that th'
idea Of water has been running through my hrair
Tor several daNs2 WHY. s"n here ! Here ~ my
gold fsh-my Toto, a. / call him. lie has pos
iiivcly been almost sacrificed Icy tho water o.
your city. It's very impure
"Inpurc So 1t H. And yet our people cannot
or will not comprehend it. Why, tho great want
of our city is pure water"
| "pfcciscly, Mr. Barrow. To get this great
hcs-i ing l. the most difficult and expensive thing
1 for me imaginable. do not care 80 much for
N, self, but poor Toto hofcl II it were not for
little secret that have. he would have persisted
from this terrible water
"Ah a secret, Pray wha, lie III viii you
tell me Z"
"oh,ccrtanly. It's only gold I"
cave, goll. sir. You have heard Of tho phi
losnphcr'- stonc-thc universal solvent of the al
chcmys,s Of old. We'll hero it j.. II produces
tho true water of life. IT. secret learnt from
nn old African nurse in The Indies. Now observe.
lleic is tins glass vase fui Of water, and in il is
serve this gold ring. Here Toto. Come here my
pet
The graceful l,irl took massive gold ring
| from her in,,cl, and held II cloc above I'll. water
oi the vase. lncoiiaicly the gold h-h, before ~
ink painting AMI Ghsphns ~ the bottom, eagerly
rose the suiiacc, and took lie ring III his mouth
from the hands # hi' lovely mistress. Win
sccnii Nv revived ch'itlr' u. swami away sport
lively rom the vase. The cDuIcd fluid became
pure an Transparent ana john Barrows eyes
nl"nrd ~ wonder.
There exclaimed l1a' YOU see, sir, Whist my
serct y. ami what gold an TO
"ifhN' nroh my w1in. Wy eyes see u, ana
my he'it h'n'Ncr "; n' '',' ne nTN 20" WV .
u you can rn''t s'I'h won'' ~ '.'S w. I.''
Won MOI Pi'fW IL on " 'H's'' s'''' I'i''N'
you ~" universal genus
w, ny VI, n,''n. " genus. - w ."
pc m"','t' n"' no" i"' VIZ U"" slc"A " ''"'
marble lust Mr. 'b'rto".
Dh--aNc' ~ my interest apou, w. IN, Wn'ei
Ia" i'rH"u'h 'h"t. "'' feh"y now WIN !oO
commence NJ onc''
N"' TO- lay' u N"" P''''', ~, " require
SOM prcl..rnl l"li--an1--hin, indeed, toh" pa
| thence. aud probably some endurance on y"u
part, Mt least. The experience is sometimes quite
annoying"
"AnnoNme. assure vou,vou nrc mistaken
miss. Sitting 10 You can never be- ANNOYING
! "Gn, /, IL no, sitting, Mr.. B,rrow 1t is-ii
I
| You must dives, yourself # your ncckcloih, nm
stretching ou, upon hoard, YOU must submit :
bnye "A solu,ion Of g,lisun, or plaster of paris
poured over yGnT face 'n , etp''"ni, h, r
c,st 81 your head aud features, to be aiterwaru
,hi-clcd IN marble
"Iudor'l, Bless mel Why, how shall breath
mcanwhili'
"Nevcr mind, sir. III arr nge all that"
| "Anl how shall ] see.
| "Thni j. not necessary. repeat, | will a.
range il ali. You'll see, after II is finished
LISA very singular operation, indeed Mi,
| lin. Bui hav. perfect confidence in your know
| dye OF ,hcs. Affairs. When shall have II
honor 81 al cnllinl, hcr,i"
'ro-mmrow afternoons you please, SIR"
) "To-morrow, then, Miss Ida"
. | And the merchant with as graceful bow
= possible, departed.
= On the following day he was duly In atten
. | ,nce and Ida was ready for her work.
- "Nuw Mr. barrow said she ''vou must ma
II | me n promise. After have fairly commence
y | you mus, not move your head nor shoulders, II
attempt to- see, nor to speak. Otherwise sh
he | entirely fail IN my labor Remcnber,it In imp
H. tamil"
ed "As YOU wish, Mis-. lila. promise 10 do p
cis,ly ms Won direct"
So With perfect ,oolnrss, then the fair artist
-er,ed him in the preliminary preparations. d
,ft., ...Iuy him stretched upou his back AT 1
N, n,,,b sL,. nlnrcJ mir of nuills In lis uostl
as Ir,nthiuy t,hcs. This dom. sbc n,occc.J.d
nour aver hi- head and face IA. int coa,in,
ar ,.yn.,m
40 Willie this waa u,1c,,,o;r,, ,,,o roo,j l.. ho
cniny LI,, cou,noscdI, I'LL ,'' I'LL sn 40
down 10 rerl M.,n,,IiI I,Ir u,r,,,,, i' ,
% tien,ly and uui.tlv in his rcc,mhcn, rosi,io,
sli,ht moyrmeni nj his ic'.s auJ arms in :, +,
m moments h,trnvod bis urca sir.ss Inn, ill., I
Q seemed no, 10 notice. A,trr Gnishiny her ma
she arooo and administered another coating
tho cast. Thus the proce,s was rencnted thrcc
ID four times, until thick and heavy mask of III,
ter had gathered over his face and neck. Brop
i, breasted and strong-lungcl as he was, the &c
= tractc breathing places of the quilts seemed
IT But he had promised to submit and was uuict.
II Tired of her book, and waiting for the comp
v ton Of the cast Ia had ,trppcd Ia the class y.
totoy moment With her pei Toto. suddenly t
/. door. opued and Coed Ilnrrisou ru.h,,l mid
Of surprised arms.
| "Oh. l,a!" "Dear Cecil" were the cxcnn
tions tina, accompanied their fond embrace.
= II the merchant eve and mouth were impr
oncd his ears were only partially closed 4
f. soft murinurs Of love were family bat uainli,
audible 10 him, and bis breast heayrd hc,,y
" | and his pond rous legs and arms s1uirmed M
If yously under th. excitement.
v II have come, dear Lila :" cried Cecil. in I
haste of his jovousiess-" have come 10 Il
| | voua second farewell. NV commission ms ca
| tain Is in INV rocket. Nv comp4nv waits for II
| At Governor Island. ". ,turt for pbil,.l,lpl
| in an hour and thence 10 the frontiers
| "GoI sne.d van my ,l.nr C.,il and brinc a,
n hack to m, .ntc Yonr lm,,e will ever lac hef,
| mo il, ,Ln, ,n,tr,i, .nI In r,y bn,,, -, b,,rt.
/. ~ know il / know IL denrast Lila r.,
good Uo,v,us what aocs mi, mc,ni A NM,