The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-13
aranha',al Water In New York


iatro"ucu0n.
MANY yerts 40. before the Cro'cn Water
NU5ls were tI. I-l, a. ~ N,w ! ORR ti;N, tile
MAI HdH a.. Iti.y Wa rsri'r'i 10y uo L''-
stature ct tie ) arc t. .ui pv our citizens y ,th
pure aui W..rl,-.,u, Watcf. IT, chari"i l. p"f-
.e.ual-" ne lnu,; as liass gr''S hni wa'"t
',.ns and 10 has lsil .ns Jtivl,,.o. l. il
wen now ore ct the suuuds.i anl richest uf our
.ity banks Tire following STORY. illis'rciins
,ou,e romantic inci.'ui. aifcnir; lie origin Of
li- Company, :. from The Swiy T,mc'.
About the wear lsys there came TO Now York
rom the Wet Indie, .aaiy French en-. grc', re-
uces from tlc ..ro,t Revolution. Among them
Gut not H thciuJ. came Lila Munttcssor, n ialy
~ every lueur TT and line, with world of
orbiucl 10, and p"w,r in her dark orls,
wealth Il seeming -'n. uuutncss slecp'us IN her
.lv,u rin,lcis. with the rich wrrm blood al
France low INK .hfJu 80 n ciculc tint 81 hrr com
p'cVou, aii, nhoyc all With sIch sym''sirh form
an ss"h 'onutuin, l"in, ~ 10y their native
y mi rto ! r.sp s.iul Iluifition, IN Pace Of
BE- i1,e An ye sh' ,.I, hut seventeen.
-. anew .,lou, tti,nl, orrtgnheul,.'',l md,
D. .AeuAlv hnted. vas az ofpher from the West
in1 :. 49, "a fq l'iuU she claimed to :" " lila
pie tin sign wa'th Appeared ,n the door e her
lgmtic loil:i, chou, ia Pearl street. IlDnblc
Indeed il was n small BRICK twO-stOTy, occupied
only ly a lone vs. IoH and by Lila. Her stulip
AMI her rriNaic apir, Inciiis were in the second
yory u u frame luili in. in the rear. Mystcri-
pus all--hcr history, her home, and herself. All
was darh--cvcu her mo nm, garO, her Heavy veil,
and her silent, spiri-lhc step, a. rhc upuvtd
quickly along through tie gay and fashionable
thron. N the 81 $ street.
In ri! home hii Ida lived, or possibly only
sNi.ici, ior some three months, and IN All that
time her molest sim had attracted hu, two pa
irons. one Of them Was Young Nir:inlnn Of
lNputt Ill n ler..1f alma In A xr,rlI
Cecil Harrison was his name. An !. I. V. by
birth, proud and impul.iyc in emily life the pet
81 his home, and now poor. Was tier" ever u
nature less lifted iUr tho warfare Of this hard
worldi
With the generous rccklessncss Of youth, he
had soon squandercl mos, of the slender means
which hal accompanied him to the city, and
while yet there wie but n email balance IN his
purse, somehow hc found his way To lja's s.udio
lhcn She must need, paint hi portrait. IL was
her iirs, work in New York. HE necessary sit-
sings beRat intimacy, and then confidence.
Youthful and solitary hearts soon warmed to
lDve, ana So, at the emf Of three months, Cecil
had lis portrait, and lda's heart, and III empty
pure.
Oi this, excrD' frat the portrait nut then the
love, Ida WI Unconscious, until one ,lty the UNI
welcome tru'n ~ the empty pure was .o>cale,
~ her.
"Cocii," sald she, after a moments r.uc
"what " II ,ou do.'
know not
But you must do something. Can you no
labor for "ouf bread !"
81 never was accustomed 10 IT,"
"Ahsuil! DO Mt !, n feeble woman, labor
wlcr have thc opportunity Can you nOt de-
W, toOi'
II don't know. What shall do"
Amy thinR-crerthins, rather than be
lllc."
Cecil paused = moncrt in Thought, aud then
Il Il y "A. Al. d
but then We mus, part"
"Nhai IL II -
al can ch'rla commission In the nriny, AMI
g toll f. on,crs."
"Thoa that i, yjut path Of duty, hard as It
nay be- Listen, Cool Obtain that commits
pion mmcdi trly, and seek promotion by your
merits. II We pr, for a time have till yonr
portrait here, AID with faithful heart will
love IL and Yourself Go aud i.h, your way
10 batter d. ~ fer 10Th Noi and mysclf."
'lag II thal hc u, Non nay. have sill suili-
.ient 10 reach ashiu-,on, and the iniluencc Of
friends viii III III, 10 post .! honor. Shall !
70 al oncei'
''Why delay wlo, mus, We done, dear Cccill"
replied Ids, with de sion.
A few brief NOR ents anl the f.rcwclls Of af-
Lction had been said, and Lila was left alone.
On the next morning, rs the girl rat, now
musing on the past, now touching bits Of color
on Landscape the door opened, and portiy
" Your servant, miss You take portraits l
be'ie.ei' he SAID, bowinr.
~ do sii! BE seated, il you please"
"llave You any specimen, Of your work."
'Only those you See, sir.
CHANGING ariund the room, the gentleman
nther carefully examine the various Innings
on the walls, and then pointing 10 Cccls por-
trait he said, "lIere is one which looks natural.
Il II your worAI"
at is"
'Taken in this city,
'Yes, sir"
bei"
ale is Virrinian, SIR"
All. a Virsinian It's very wsll-vcry we'll
Indeed. DO You think you coull paint us hand
some n pc.ur, OF meS'
81 think 50, considerns-But will you ii
now for III"
well -Ye-, i think Twill"
"Ihanl< Sou, SIR"
30, hoppy Il, the good fortune which brought
per enpi aymen', laa applied herself to her IA H.
twasn not diihcll, for the pen,lrsn's features
were well dciln1 and fun az q ~ u, ; bun hi,
eyss-oh his eyes how IT,, ,oal.. wander and
not far either
John ROW WIS we''l ny NOV han, of New
York, and en- HID, VIII D.. Mi-lmg 10 en-
courage art and to peri"t,Ao hm.li in Ill, II,
had, withous f1eknoNl"d, = vrn'arci into IN
presence OF u. l,y j. arli''. Therefore did hi
eyes wander d 80 wink and ,winklr, las they uc,c
did before. Ida almost gave up in despair d
ever catching that staid and respectable cApres
sion which al elderly Nidowers should lave
The sitting. however, ended nj Last AMI 80 d.
many othcrs, until the portrait Was finished.
The merchant was no My ard, aud his comper
saNon was liberal. besides, he made such intel
est among his trie'ds that in short time, Ida
brush had suil lcn' .mploymrnt. She wa
grateful, bnt, "a ini..ht have hcen expected Ill
widower's hear lowed with "A Werner feeling
1he daily con !.oHship Of youth and beauty
ahagardoIs -ah for tie slscct .iuili,ias Of ad
vnnc!ng years. lila, an unsuspec;in; had in
pressed her in, ra IN John Barrow heart, Will
she was Inning his.
The friendly interest in hen fortunes wit
which he cn1,avofod 10 olrik his growing love
formed a ready excuse for subs.qup NJ daily v,sij
" her stulio. But after I. time when no Pile
the BRASS k.oeker to the iron, Goo,, he began t
receive a too frequent answer that Lila was " nc
81 hone"
More or les Jealousy IL the natural accom-
paniiheht :" love. VITA view, then Of dcicc,
tng the cause 81, ana preventing ti.s inysteriou
Absence, the merchant Sought some means ,
more frequent communication. An iutervi.,
being finally sclieyed, he endcavorel 10 snD,,c,
some employment which would demand liz n,
quent Attendance in the studio.
Tie portrait was finished. There was notbin
available IN that line Some local l-pieoe v a
suggested but that even was not the precise IN
dunn. Suddenly and all artlessly Ida herst
hit upon the object Of his wishes.
"Mr. Barrow, said she, - the domain Of az