The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-08

tiiN AuutiacT. ~ Ills opOC NY eyes tiWeT'
| pataraiiy turned as entered the door =
| WAS dreaming? / stood still tnrne,
fhat ssift cold by turns i ran forward II
| uas 10 ,.eiusion. There Was my picture M,
oA.s p.yture ia its little mod st fran, IL
sra!iei III the chief place # the celery
AMI there, too was tIi,' off .d oaF3 Stu,.4
~ the 3,,lrnrr, with the words sPnIZs PAiNr
| INtiI printed upon il IN SHINING glhi letters
Il 'rs,,. ite II TIE staircase aud bonght. j cata
.g,ie MA, my eyes might oe glattiereri BY
tbs scdi,nI'lIou OF thus joy; lni there
-..f,. 81 lg, WIS printed at the co,hn,etc
nrnt, ANNUAL PRIZE PAINTING : Y ew Q
R,a'e,a h. No, TT FRANZ LlNDRN
.puid lave ept for d,-!ig,t | .wasr ev-
iprcd N iooAnIg at my picture walke,
| from sid. to The other retreated. al
,nre,i ,,iaser to ii, IlooNe,i at it inevery
ll,',,-shi,- light and Ejrgnt all bat my happi
| rtts>s SO 3s -5' %ot l~
| Avery charming little painting sir
. .ij Il sdiGe isttay tlboy 20
| Il aa- 40 eii,4iy gentleman With goiS
..se.t,,4i,s AMI q, umbrella ! colorel III
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! g: 81. sail the old gentleman / an
/ a.j...r--i a,ns very fond Of pictures
/. p.,'S,i,,- that you are also an adnnrer o
art? I'D # 1sr. .s,,a IT,. .....-..a... ~
| ] boWei .0Ist72r
| VERY nc" til. painting indeed yer,
i,icg. Sc, continued as he w'p.d his glasses
.t.ii !. .jist,d tt,:in With All air of cnunois
ee'lr. Waters very liquid c'lors pure, SIX )
Transparent. perspective. admirable LII
imy II 3. --<s
viii ynu rsrl,,nrad jnyfully Oh
t;ark yo.l sir
Oh, said Tie old gentleman, turning
Suddenly upon me ami s,nlIng kindly 80
you are the artist, ar you? Happy to max,
your a qu,,intance Mcsser Limlrn You
are very young man to paint such = pic
ture AS that. | congratulate you sir, .,.d
Ill bny it.
So we exth ug,d cards, shook han Ia and
became the hest friends in the world l
was burning with impotence to see Ger
trndge, and tell her all my, good fortune
but my new patron took my arm a,d said
that he must make the tour of the rooms III
my oompany; so Was forced to comply. 81
We stopped before a large painting that
occupied the next best picture to mine; il
was my masters work the Conversion OF
st, Paul., WhilesI was telling him of my
studies in the atelier of the painters, man
started from before us, and glided away
but not before had recognized the pale
conntenance of Van Roos. There was some
thing in the expression of his face that
shocked uie-something that stopped my
breath, and made me shudder. What was
1t ? scarcely knew; but the glare Of his
Il ri, a,,ao md tho mi y,nSoion - -,
lip haunted me for the rest of the day. and
c,tu,e back again in my dreams. said
nnthing of it to Gertrude that afternoon, but
it had etfectuaIly sobered my exultation.
dreaded next day, to return to the studio;
but III my surprise. my master received me
as he never had received me before lie
advanced, and extended his hand to me :.
Welcome Franz Linden, he said smiling
i ann proud to call you my pupil
TIE hand was cold the voice was harsh,
the smile was passionless My companions
crowded around and Congratulated NE and
i'll the warm tones Of their yoang cheerful
voices. aud the close pressure of their i,antis
f., got ali that troubled me in the manuer
Of Vau Roos. laa3 rss... Is d ...,t b
Not long after this event, GERTRUDE
father desired to have her portrait painted,
to cons )le-him for her absence, he said,
when | should he 80 wicked AS to take her
away from him. | recommended my old
master, whose tutelage | rad recently left;
aud Van Roos was summoned to fulfill a
task that would gladly have performed
had it been IN my power to do so. | could
paiDt sleek spotted COW, or a drove Of
sheep. far better than the fair skin and gold
en- curls of my darling Gertrude.
Size could not endure the artist from
the first In vain reasoned with her-al
was OF no use; aud she used to say, at the
cad IF every conversation. that she wished
The portrait was finished and that she could
no more heip disliking hum than-than she
could help loving me. So our arguments
.ts avs ended with kiss |
Tut this portrait took long time Van
Roos vas in general rapid painter; ye,
Gertrude's likeness progressed at very
slow pace, 3and, like Pcnelopes web seemed
never to be completed. One morning,
happened to he in the room-a rare event
at that time for was hard at work upon
my new landscape; aud was struck by the
change that had come over my late master
There was light in his eye and vibration
III his voice, that had never observed be-
fore; and when he arose to take leave, there
was studied courtesy in his bow and man.
ner that took me quite by surprise
Still, never suspected the truth, and
still the portrait was as far as ever from be.
ing flushed. 55 l5s. sasa SENS asr
1t came out at last and one morning
Hams Van Roos made formal offer Of his
hand and heart. Of course it was refused
But as kindly as was possible, dear
Franz, she said, when she told me in the
evening, because he is your friend, and be-
cause he seemed to feel it so deeply. Aud
and you don't know how dreadfuIly white
he turned, and how he tried to restrain his
tears lpitied him, Franz-indeed, I was
very sorry
And the gentle creature could scarcely
keep from weeping herself as she told me.
| did not see Van 70 os for some months
after this discourse. At last, met him &C
cidentally in front of the stadthouse, and to
my surprise, for the second time in his life
he held out his hand
"A good day to you, Messer Linden said
he, i hear that you are ON the high road to
fame aud fortune. @ --.... Z.
have been very prosperous, Messer Van
zoos, l replied, taking The proffered hand.
But l never forget that owe my present
proficiency to the hours spent in your
att.iier,
A peculiar expression fitted over his
face. ~.
If thought that said he hastily, Il
should esteem myself particularly happy
There was so odd difference in the way
in which he uttered the beginning and end
OF his sAntences-so much hurry aud passion
in the first half such deIiber ate politenes;
in the last that started aud looked him
full III the face He was as smiling anc
npenetrable as marble statue
i. too. have been Fortunate he said afte,
a moments pause Have you seen In.
new church lately built on the east end O.
the Harmg villet P
replied that had observed ii in passing
but tIsd at beeiI inside o-gsI-I :
I have been intrusted he said, with tn,