Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-28

/ IN Tuscany, n 1874. he U8s pl1 cut 70 nuI59
% the wife Of ; sSulptor, and nay. ibsEsfors, Be
said 70 have sucked sculpturc in dis very M K.
BE entered she stadio Of Ghislzadaie at tbs
| sge Of thirteen, s1d performOd faats uEsquaisd
/ in tho annals Of art BE seldom had bis WOTk
/ corrected, es his COPY alEsyl urpsssed The ori-
giusi Ills masteF bsisg q superior man him
self and capsblo Of approaching talent wherever
fouud encouraged hi5 papii 10 tasEe Develop
Tasnts Of youih al sXoel.snca- A5i 90 With his
! companions. They eeuld net leok upon their
Young rival with mplEeency, Ter gszI1s of ihis
/ Character eorld not Be sufsred % exist in lad
Of thirteen gears. MisAzsl Angelo had thsls-
| fore 20 endure their I'll. .t,ea;maat-
Once our youthful srtist tcok occasion .
| cTiiicsa The dssiEn Of one o. his feiloU-WafE-
men. and therenpou be feesiFed suea blow
iron ths sx1spersted man thst It bToke The cart
I ilsgo Of his meas, iTom which cause il remained
/ crooked through life.
One day Angelo entered the grounds Of ths
I Msdici- He here hchsI5 treasures Of aTf,
which LsTeLzo he HaguifesHi had eollsetsd,
/ such IS be never behsld bafors- Struck with
/ their antique beauty, an instineiiVa Jealousy
/ pTomstsd Il not only 70 initiate, bui % excel
4 lhegs exquisite productions. Procuring bloek
Of marble, he divestsd l1uself Of hil outer gar
/ meHt, Ead ssizi1g a cdisel and hammer, be be-
gan tha outlines Of fans hesd.
/ The studio Of his for2sr mzslsf Vas deserted
I ay him, 70 no small Qualification ct be tallcHss
who rti0iccd lbat thsy were e. last rid Of thsir
ds.estsd and hated rival, Eh9ss Only cgimscol-
sisted iu ais surprising talent.
One day, IS Michael Angelo vas 61ishing bis
fsuE's head, a man Of absgs forty, exceedingly
ulaiu in lsatuIs, sad dressed WITH The greatest
negligence, stopped opposite TO nm, ara slls1t-
IL obseTTe5 him as he ao-ks3. Michael A. gal9
-lab0Eed wish sT6oT, without taxing ths slightest
uotice OF tie uRknoWE, for whom b cared sb0as
as much as ior tic dust that fell bs1esib his
cb;s5i.
When lie hzd given the finishing stroks 70 his
work, the young m2n dEeW 5sok1 atsai tie msn-
neg o. artists IL gsucls, 80 IS better % u5Ee q
sbs sfoc. Of bis Periollaa8ee, VIII which be sp-
p6aTsd perfectly sztisasa. This was aPpaIGUlly
tbs moment awaited By TIE spectator Of the
scene, wh0, slssly sdFsuo ilg, laid'his hsad on
he you1g EcaiptoT's shoulder.
"a Friend" sad be, with e smile, " viii you
allow ne 60 make one remark %
Michssl ABgsie tRrnsd round with s8su1anesl
and witk a. AIR combining .o0ntsEps and ins0-
lsRee.
"A remark YOU said he, slowly.
"Or, in oiEoE words, # you ike it Bsiteri
criticism" coniinuad tas stranger.
"Oa ny fa0n's bead 2"
-Oo your iaun's had, p quietly answered The
unknown.
"An5 pray who are you, sis, who thss sssums
right 70 oTiHeiss ny isbarl"
II can matter very iisEls % you who IAN, Il
ny criticism is correct, said the stranger.
"Aud who is to decide between Is which Of
! The two is right4"
'YoaT5eli, f you wish il"
"Wsll, cir, LEI as hsaT speak, said Michael
ADgslo, folding lis AIMS Hish an air Of de6-
I 8rce.
@Hsve you not Intended 10 represent the grin-
Mig bead Of an old fsaR p asked tbs stranger.
Certainly that is easy enough 30 b
seen"
"WsH,n suggested lhs critic, smiling, ''gYhera
/ id you ever SEQ an old man with poTfset set
/ Of teeth %
The youzg man REDEEMED Up K the eyes at
/ bis remark, sud bit his lip with veLafi0n. TIE
( erisicism vas just ola sad waiting TIL his
inieTloeatoT hzd DISAPPEARED, he sook the chi5el,
snd with a couple Ct BloWs he knocked ont two
Of the faan's teeth. As Il Vas now growing
/ lAte be resolved 10 return the next day and %
pus finishing stToks 10 bis work.
The following morning ss an early hour An
Eslo TsDHirsd to the gsEdsH bat 30 hls great sur
/ Prise Bis faun had disappeared, and in its place
was postsd ths stranger Of the daY before.
" Whsro IS ny hssd1" aEgrly asked the
| young seulptoE.
II has been removed BY my OE5srs," quietly
| answered the unknown
sAnd who are ysu, sir, who thus dare sogivs
orders in tie garden Of LcEenEo the Msgnif-
| cslt 2"
Follow ne, and yeu shall lssTn, ssid ths
7''Ii shall certainly follow you, and ablige you
/ to return me my fzun's head
'Psrhsps you VIII be glad 70 lss is reuaiR
/ where isis"
{" We shall sss."
! We shall sea-
TIE strsDgsr tock the way TO shs palass with
/ tie ssus eslln and trREquii msuusF, and vas
/ preparing TO ascend the grand staircals. when
1 the young uzn, seiziuz ms aTn, With an sxels-
nation between timidity and anger. said;
/ Where are you going, sir Z Do yoa ibink
/ to penefrais thus with iupUnifY into the apart
l1ent OF the prince Depend upon it We shail
get turned eLt."
| But the unknoWa, without paying lhs glighi-
est attention to Whst the young man said, went
On, snd cresssd the ante chamber. Tks servants
rose st lis approach, ard tbs guards ssluied Ain
Rilh respect.
Miohsel ADgels followed, With Increasing IN
essiness.
"Can he hold sens station in he palace 90
fhcuRhs he, rather uneasy at the idea In
that csso / an Wrons in gpsaking 50 freely.
well after ell, ny faun belongs % ne, snd he
yrust IosuEu il 5 is g ny work. At al events
can psy hin for the marble"
The unknown travsrssd tho gallery ard sho
soloon without The least impsdim08t
So The devil 2" thought Michael Angelo, "eEn
Il A %
in niee prediezraent, sitter ny impsrtinencs to
him. On, abss blind fool I have besuF'
TIE QGknOWu now 0Psued the dOor Of
chambsz legally furnished, and Eich Hilh cb-
iects o. art Of the greatest Vaiue.
/ Tbs y5u1g EcglDa0r paused on The shTsshoid
speeeaiess aHd Trembling; his boldness had
auits farsakcn Ain, and he gave himself up as
/ .oss. He hsd cegtrInly offeEded person Of i'm
menss noHeI, HhsB that psTsoa could 50 uncsIi-
moniousiy sulgr tie private apartments Of L0-
ren=o 90 Msdici 7yIshCut ever being So much IS
/ announced. As 30 endcsToEed 70 siammsr
f5r.h fsE words Of apology, he raised bis eyes
and, 20 lis assoBishmsnt, bsheld bis iaan's had
resting ca q rich psds5tAl.
Y61 zee, ny fsier5, - said the anknoWn, IN
the ssEie Eind f08e, t that hEVo removed your
fsun from the gsTdsR bat 10 put it in 3 more
worthy place"
"Bat, good heavens 2" sxelsimsd the yourg
artist, ssSailed By a new terror, what viii the
nrires say when he sees lbis Frstchea sttempt
Of nine among 50 many objects OF art -
9Th. prince sppsoYss Of It sud, as : pToof
of what I ssy, BE- extends % yoa his hand il
token ef his appreciation. Cons, ny yuung
: friend, viii yoa uot iaks i 2"
Anv other vToald have fsllsss On his hnses 81
he pTines's feei bus Hiehael Angelo, meTsd
sven 10 seaEs, cozld only hang bis had, while
. he cordially pressed The haEd which Was held
out to him.
aFe5ua this DAY forth consider yoursslf as ons
NJ nv fsmifv, my young friend, !" said The
! orinee; ssyou shsll work ia my s.udio dino ss
? ~ table, snd bs treated as my sen. Go to ny
v-srdrobs and let them give you handsome vio-
lee mantle. eausl to tbst WON On fssiVs days By
Peter and JOIN Of Msdicis."
= ,ay lerd," answered the young sculptor.
} rsucH sfFseled, ''bsfofe I aecsps your precious
favors. all9sy me % rEn 10 ny father, that Ia
nav shsrs my hsppiEess; he disdsins ny love
Of art, and has turned ne cut of doors a. 3
worthless and idle 5on-I would return 70 him
/. hHrpbJs and obadient I know ny falher.-
Thou0R iuHe1ibls, he Is Just; and perhaps, whsu
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