Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-02
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WoMEN OF IN DAY:

wood with rare artistic taste. From the
cellar to the roof everything is graceful and
coquettish in this miniature castle. It's II
regularity Is its greatest charm, aud your
eyes could feast al day on the turrets hung
with ivy and the balconies entwined with
honeysuclle; if your ears did not ring with
q peculiar harmony which detracts from
your admiration. You imagine that in the
barn near by, an ORPHEUs transformed into
an animal is chanting forth a chorus Of
RICHARD WAGNER's but after listening at
tentively. this strange concert is found to
proceed from the blesting Of sheep, the low
ing Of COWS, the neighing Of horses and yelp-
ing Of dogs. Al those bestial sounds you
know that you are in the right spot, and
approaching the gate, you pull the bell. A
good old woman ian old servant one Of the
last If race that are dying of, called ode
voted servants, answers the summons:
is Miss Rosa BoNHEUR at homer
'She is out"
"When viii she RETURN"
i cannot say"
Where is she p
i do not know"
When a servant answers you in this style,
VOC may be sure that the mistress is within.
In this case you must bring forward your re-
serve forces--the letter Of recommendation.
am sorry that Miss BOEHEUR is not at
home / was sent By one Of her friends up
on urgent business. He gave me this letter
for her. Please hand it to her and express
my regrets
Very well, i" says the old woman, shut
ting the door.
Here I am, forty miles from Paris, in
hamlet where the spare rib with anchovy
sauce is a myth, and where civilization
penetrates once a day, at early morn, in the
shape Of the Petit journal" What am ]
20 do? Take a walk In the meantime
Miss BoSHEUR will read my letter. and
seeing the signature at the bottom, win
scold her housekeeper for having sent away
friend of her friend. So, when ] show
myself within hearing, GERTRUDE (all the
old servants are called GERTRUDE) will call
out Miss BoEHEUR has Just come in,
and would like 10 see you"
Well you are mistaken, or your mono
logne Is entirely false for if you approach
again the inhospitablet threshold, GERTRUDE,
ia grum voice says:
Mademoiselle has not returned. Per-
haps she viii dine at FOntainebleau Some
times she stays away a fortnight without
letting me know. You know these artists
are 20 strange.
IL yon are not cunning you will think You
must give up the game, and disappointed,
you win 20 back the forty miles as mad as
Lucifer; but IL You are gifted with a little
malice, ask GERTRUDE TO give you back the
letter, IS You were directed 10 hand il in
person.
The letter has been opened. GERTRUDE
cannot return 1t without acknowledging that
she is faithless servant. What viii she
do? Miss BONHEUR cries ont, "Do let that
man come in who wants to disturb me-"
il is my own experience which ] am re-
lating / was ignorant Of the fact that the
warmest recommendation are as nought TO
our rural painter, and that Miss BoNHEUR
avoids, without exception, whoever aspires
to offer her a tribute Of enthusiasm. Praise
be 70 God had overcome all obstacles
GERTRUDE pointed out ome a funny look
ing little man who was coming towards me-
knitting his eyebrows. He had on an enor-
nous straw hat, which concealed his features
Looking under it / perceived soft beard
less face, Drowned by the sun, and lighted
up by two moderate sized chestnut colored
eyes. The smallness Of her nose pinched at
the nostrils with transparent cartilage, ex-
aggerated the dimensions Of a large mouth,
showing two rows Of superb teeth. Long
hair, which was light in color, flowed from
under her large peasant hat upon her broad
shoulders in great negligence.
"Who are you? Where do you come
from, and what do you want? said she to
me sharply.
She stopped in front Of me afterturning up
the tails of her blue linen frock, and thrust
ing her hands in the pockets Of a pair
grey-ribbed velvet pants. ! had been struck
with the minutenoss Of those hands, and
looked At her feet, which were equally mi
r. Z H. 81 80 Il r
calfslgin undressed, with pegged soles.
This CRsarlike apostrophe disconnected me
a little, but recovering my GOODNESS, I an
swered, Il am a journalist, and | wish to
see Miss BoNHEUR.n
well, look AZ her" said the little peasant,
taking off her head gear
/ saw then that the color Of her hair was
not auburn, but white. / saw, likewise,
two diamond buttons which fastened the
collar Of her coarse linen shirt
NY dear sir" said Miss BoNHEUR in a
milder manner, "you must excuse me you
understand that / am obliged to keep In
truders away. Some English gentlemen
came five hundred leagues TO see me, and
after having stared at me- went of without
even thanking me If talent makes n wild
beast Of a person, it is scarcely worth de-
string. You know, also, the loss Of time oc-
casioned by he visits Of strangers
the WEAKNESS caused by their questions.
II you were writing a novel, would you be
glad If in the most difficult part some one
would come and compliment you"
Il shall leave you, Miss
ooh / do not refer 10 you, who by your
profession belong 10 the craft, and besides, in
staying with me to-day, you will not have
much 10 trouble your conscience. l am going
80 ghnar nav ehaors nouaa with mo- IL fires
you, can't help il; hurry, because l left one
half shorne and If the fleece is not taken of
nj once, the poor beast burns on one side and
freezes on the other. That is injurious"
When Miss BoNHEUR had, in my presence,
dceced three sheep and four lambs, she said
"Dou you want 10 see my Deer, my Stays
and my Hounds ~ zone had little ones yes
terday." After the Deers and their compan-
ions, came the Dogs, then the Horses; in
short, the whole menagerie
"Dou you want terrier puppy They are
fine for hunting rabbits"
DO you hunt ~
"Of course. but ! am awkward at it. !
really am good ai nothing but taking care of
animals / was born TO bea farmer, but fate
decided otherwise. ] am painter, and out
Of my element"
Miss BoNHEUR heaved a big sigh. l an
sWercd her IN grave tone; L on are right
Miss; the brush has not been successful in
your hand In spite Of your efforts you are
unknown, poor, and greedy for fame Your
senseless daubs invite ridicule. Ii is still
time 10 change your occupation. Think
about It. and / viii In the meantime look for
a place for YOU rs farmers boy,-you can
wear your decorations in your ridins-coat.
Perhaps your Red Ribbon will give you
some trouble with the bulls, but by and by
they viii get accustomed TO it." Both of
ma burst out laughing and went 10 her studio.
Before perfecting her work, this great art
ist treats her subject in detail, on separate
panels Then she has only to group and
copy them In this manner she contrives 20
extract a hundred thousand francs out Of Al
hion's Golfers. You may conclude from this,
that Miss BoNHEUR gets what she chooses
for her productions. But sometimes she be-
comes attached 20 a certain composition and
then she viii not part with it at any price.
saw the sketch Of park Of sheep, on the
corner Of which was inscribed NJ. DE ROrH-
Cllup. but whor 1 asked the explanation Of
H. she said
4 had destined this for the Banker Of