The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-28
Maklng LoYe in Paris.

The following, from a correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch, is
q plquant bit of French Romance, and,
II true, ought to be great consolation
to all poor fellows who possess genius;
have now to give you little love
history which has caused some talk in
the artistic world. 1t was in the Lou
ed before the mayor and the pastor
the two functionaries who generally Of
| hciate in French marriages,
"Some of my readers, perhaps, are
Ignorant that during the week, the inn
mense galleries of the Louvre are
crowded with copyists, whose canvas
seS, and whose faces are perhaps not the
least interesting feature of the great
building. These earnest workers form
around the great paintings circle of
honor, which sometimes prevents the
view OF the visitor and often onefinds,
among the female portion of them,
faces and fignres-quite as charming as
the pictures they are copying. It Is,
however, one of the sterner sex among
the artists assembled who is the hero of
my story.
"He has a profile the most distin-
guished in the Louvre. Imagine fig
ure tall, strong and 1.-THE, hair lonR-and
black and eyeS.lit by the IRE of a;full
heart. But an artist without sou, in
Paris, Is one who strikes n rock with
his fist. My hero was poor, and that is
to say he was the victim of misery; yet
he endured it with dignity that won
respect.
"one fine afternoon, some few months
ago, an elderly English lady, accompa-
MED by beautiful girl about eighteen
that susceptible ngel-stoppedb before
the Broken Pitcher of Gre1ze, which
our artist was copying. His reproduce
ton was nearly Terminated. The young
lady, having admired and examined
the work, spoke few words to her
aunt, who Immediately offered to pur-
chase it. You may be sure it required
no strong persuasion to prevail upon
the young man TO sellit. It's sale actu-
ally saved him from starvation. A
portion of the money was paid then:
the remainder was to be given on the
delivery, Of the picture at the hotel of
the English ladies.
'Srhe sale having been completed, the
young man came To tell me in glowing
terms ofihiS good fortune; but easily
perceived that he was more impressed
by the blue eyes of the niece than the
pounds sterling of the amt.
rThe next evening dined with him
on Uiss OTCtiRdiTe and;R 'garliclSy' roast
mutton at Phillippe's, when he proved
the verify of the old proVeEb thata good
fortune never arrived alone, by relating
that he had not only received the COM
mlSslon.to paint the portraits ofthe two
ladies, but that the price was, to him,
enormous.
''Isaw him no more for month.
Another evening he rushed into my
apartment, pale and trembling, and,
without giving me time to question,
related his adventure, which seemed to
him to have ruined his hopes. Artistic
natures are more sensitive than others
to strong emotions. L
He had been empl loyed the first fiE-
teen days in painting the portrait of.
the niece, who eVinced an intelliRenee
and cultivation as rare as her beauty,
and had cOnversed unrestrainedly on 4
thousand topics. Our artist, q uIte love-
stricken, tried many times 70 give a
turn TO the conversation that would.
enable him to declare his sentiments,
but always he was checked by q cold
and constrained air. Next came the
portrait of the aunt. She, unlike her
niece, turned the discourse MANY times
to matters of love and marriage. But
the painter avoided the road, and be-
came in his turn reserved. Al last this
lady of fOrty-five offered the young
man her hand, her heart, and her for
tune of half a million. My friend de-
clined the gracious offer with suf1icient
pohteness, and, taking his hat, left the
house. .e1sdIr
Poor felIowl consoIed him, and en-.
deavOred to advise. At all events he
should return to finish the portrait all
ready commenced; rs speedily as pos
Eible. - Z - CO I a y Z y
s.0n the following day he again re-
paired 70 the hotel, and what was his
surprise to be received by the beautiful
niece