The sun., 1865-08-24
AN UNJUST JUDGE,
OR THE
Artists Revenge.


dssvour to record 10 In her own sirppls words.
wher knew hs- she va, very aged her s,,ins-
ron was adorned BY paintings generally Of tho
| higher cass; but sometimes the sentiment the
conception Of sub oct was superior to its exc
| cuuon, tina. imagined she bad more feeling thsn
kuo siesse wilh regard 10 works Of art. She NOV
| ell about he- apartment leaning on the arm Of her
| grsnd.aiecs, and pointing out her fsvourie pic
lures by motion Of the large, old-sshioned fan,
| th., danslsd from her arm. shs In truth
chronicle OF the pssi-hsd sat to Sir Joshua when
quite child and been the companion Of West and
Ope and Northcote aud al tho great men of ancient
times, seen Dsv.d Garriok, been paited on the bead
by DR.. John,1n, laughed with Oliver Godnaith,
aud spoke with Of Queen Chsrlot.s and George III.
ss handsoms young couple. sac was both rich
srd benevolent and, despite her age and the In
trinity of Deafness sns was the best hysican thAi
ever enierc / the closed atmosphere Of pale stu
dents chamber tho ease, aud grace and gentlcnsss
With which sho developed truth added 10 its beauty
but did not lessen II power shc WAS sound critic,
yet a kindly Judge Sir Thomas Lawrence used to
ssy Of her thai hcr very look. 81 ninety inspi
ration
Her general sitting room wss in admirable keep
Ahk WIN lth ullhsre1 OH cntfA oll Carvings, otu
chins, old bits Of tsres,ry--witn here and ,hsrs q
drapery Of golden yellow, cushion or chair cover
si BY rich, deep toned crimson velvet and when
| tho sun shons through uulo painted window,
iliumining an angle OF the apartment with its fine
tnts, 1t threw = sort Of halo these silent but
indications Of pure taste, and made the artist
| feel st at home. Then the DELI ght with which,
| when she found attentive listener, size would
draw forth from an old cabinet some cherished and
exquisite minis.ure--,he gem other tressure-house
and have a little tsle ~ tell Of everything she
possessed. LAlterly she had, as l said, become
| deaf bu, this did not diminish the eheergulness
her well -tonei mind. Set her talking, aud 10 was
like happy voice from the graves Of those mighty
ones who live bu, In their work..
| "You said, my dear madam, you would tell ms
the story OF that picturs youdsr,' observed one
evening.
"Ah, yes" she replied; "ths,, my desr, was
painted by young man! Poor fellow, shall ne
yer forget vha, old Northcote said to me sbout
hun bu. thA. docs no, mater now. Il April
"a feo days before tie pictures went In for exhi-
bltlon 70 Somerset House, and was sitting In ,his
very char, as have done for tie last Ave ani-for-
~ ye.ra sbout noon.-when Nsncy--,ah, We have
no such servants nowadays Nancy told mo
that artist she was riro from tie country, wan
| tel to show me picture. admitted b I'M intne.
diatey. H. placed Ills production in the est l!hl,
tnd, tpolog sing briefly for his istrusion stood op-
posite 10 that very picture whose Ttcry,'as you
| call Il, YOU wish N hctr. Young men, my doar
those days were more ambitious of pairu th.n
dresang like Rsfselc they did not wosr their
hair over their shirt-collsrs, cultivate moustacke
and gcent of cigars and yet Insvsr any hu.
man being look more like creature OF glorious
inventions than the poor pale boyfor he was little
mors-whu painted The Unjust Judge His orb
like brow would have rightly worn,a crown oflAu-
rel; aud though he was so singularly handsome
for . few moments he WAS tho picture upon which
looked, felt sorry Al heart tor what was stamp
cd upoA his features"
| "Whntf" inquired.
| "D.Aihl :" was tho solemn reply. The old lady
rose from hor scat, and taking the Of her beau
tful relative, who resided with her, totiored oppo-
ste 10 the picture. "observe," shs continued,
"the hard, stern countenance Of the ma.isterlal.
looking mIn, who, sssted at the hoa OF the table,
has decided that ,he widow-the young widow Of
sn old and faithful telani-hLs no further claim
on the land, which she imsgiJsd secured 10 her by
virtue OF letter, the fragments Of which are upon
| tue ground. Observe tho look ofpurse-pr sat
isfaction tl- nsw tsnant casts upoa The triendless
woman, whose fslel mourning is evidence that
she has means 70 sPPly to higher court Note
how hll - .he lesthen purse he has osten ousy
placed upon ,he table; do you not the convuls-
ed clutchny Of the widows fingers she stretches
| forth her hands TO implore mercy where she might
demand jusueti Tho veins OF her small white
throat are dslended by suppressed emotiou--her
eyes are heavy with unshed tears aud observe al
so how indignant the boy looks he has just CEASED
20 grasp tie Grape shaw that has nearly allen IRON
his mothers shoulders; his little fists clenchsd
as much NJ 10 say, See how l will DO revsnged
when become man. The acee.sares also arc
well, yet not too strongly, developed. The fat and
insolent cat has driyen the widow timd little dog
in'o . corner hrs ewes IN utter holplessness arc
raised TO his MISTRESS face, whose agony Is too
great 10 heed the distress Of her punay fayourito
| i do Onen look H., she adle1. mi
10 her seat though IL conveys fpo moral vet
whe ever do, turn my eyesinto my own breast,
lest l also may have beon an unjust iudge.'
ghc old lady paused, AVID her lssi observation
| found echo in my Heart. Alas how true this
is hos ap1 are We 10 siiin Judgment on each other
how Ipt to pronounce sentence 4 sisters rail-
" or brotnsr's crime without know edge Of the
,supatons which lod sther 70 the one or tho oh or;
ritaoui even inquTing whether what we have
heard b true or false How outrageous we be-
come Il ws arc judged-how careloss in judging!
"But the story - said n last "it IL not end
sd"'
continued.
| III. subject touched me- Thsre we're faults In the
colouring bu, tho moral was 30 true, that saw st
oueo the youth mad Ihs elcrnsntsof high art within
, hin. his an admirable thing to do Ju'tlce 10 ns-
turs, " copy faithfully he immortslitSs amid
which we live but Il Is sill more glorious to em-
| body ne workings OF the mind-to Greats, to lead
as Il were tho inventive faculties Of our fellow Gre
stu.es into higher world. The avsrice OF The un.
lust Judge is stamped upon that face Tor ever and
The suppieAtiou OF the widow seems bursting rom
her lips. Ansr looking at II for sOmo l,tle tme
| inquired what value hc PUT upon bis production.
He said. he had never thought Of that no only
wished !, TO DO exhibited
"'Aud why, then, uii you bring Il hsre'" His
pale cheek lusled, While he replied, that ho resd-
oil in Northumberland was pot acquainted, with
sny QUO in London and feared that il he sent in
his picture II would not be eNh bited some one
were good enough to speak Tor it " that 1t nigh,
obtsin place p ace whsre IL could be seen, par
. ! Eeuarly by enc person"
II t1ld him would purchase 1t. He thanked
me but that hs said, r.s not what he wanted. lie
wished l. to DO seen at the Royal Academy. lie