Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-04
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Itfshf1 owr Experience which I Am fe-
lating. j was, Ignorant Of the otthata the
warmest recommendations are as ,nanght
to our rural painter, and that Mics Bonheaf
avoids, without exception, whoever asplreE
| to offer herA tribute Of enthusiasm, Praise
be to, God y, I had overcome all obstacles
| Gertrude polntedOut 30 mea funny looking
little man who was coming towards me,
knitting Ms eyebrows. He had on an eflQr-
nous straw hat,which concealed his fea-
t0res. Look king under II ! perceive a s0fl,
hearaless face, Drowned by the sun, and
lighted up by two moderate sized chestnut
cOlOFedD eyes The smallness of her nose,
pfnched at the nostrils with transparent
carthage, exaggerated the dimensions Of q
large mouth, showing two rows OF superb
teeth. Long hair, which was light in coll
or, flowed from under her large peasant hat
upon her broad shoulders In great negli-
1siiWho are are yonpr Where do you come
fpomV and what do you want f' said she to
me sharply. She stopped In front OF me
after turning up the tails of her blne linen
frook, and thrustiDg her hands In the pOck-
cts Of apaitsof grey ribbed velvet pants. ]
had been struck with the minuteness OF
were equally microscopic, In spite Of their
thick covering Of calf-skin uhdressed, with
This C@sar-like apostrophe disconnected
me little, but recovering my coolness.
answered, ~ am q Journalist, and / wish
to see Miss Bouheurp it JON
@Well, look at her" said the little peasr
ant, tallhg'of her head gear, y, ,.set 81 IA
,Lsaw thea that the colonOf hershaiR wAh
NOT auburn, but white. i saw, likewise,
OdlatnOHdi buttons which were fastened
to the coifar of her coarse linen shirt. 3r,s
my dear sir" said Miss B0nheur In Q
miider manner, "you must excuse me you
understand that I am obliged to keepcin7
truders away. Some English gentlemen
came five hundred leagues to- see me, and
after having stared at me, went offwithont
even thanking me. Ittalent makes q wild
beast of person, 1t Is scarcely worth de-
string. YoWknows' also, the loss of time
IoccasiOned by the visits of strangers-the
wearlness caused by their Questions. II
you were writing a novel, would you be
glad II In the most difficult part some one
would come and compliment your
afshan leave you, Miss" "s.iafs lido
,s@Qhl 4 do notfrefer to you, who by your
profession belong to the craft, and besides
In staying with me to-day, you will moi
have much TO trouble yO6r conscience, 5il
am going to shear my sheep; come with
me; il it tires you can't help II; hurry,
because / left one halt shorn, and II the
fleece Is not taken OFF at once, the poor
beast burns on one side and freezes on the
other. That is Injurious" si .l,W-Sanl
rTs HV y 'IH
When Miss Bonheur had, in my presence
feeced three sheep and Giour lambs, she
ado you want to see my, deer, my stays
and my hounds? One had little ones yes
terdayn After the deer and their compap1
ions, came the dogs, then the horses, in
short the whole menageries e ieEi-hA3Js (
RS osy ySq oP SHtus TaSf IsFSjiE ssS5R RupPy' sy
1Do you, hunt nt2''l,'egp msibsH .gidO uim
"0f course, but am awkward at it, ]
really am good at nothing but taking care
Of animals. I was born to be a farmer, but
fate, decided otherwise. Lam painter,
and out of my element 20 '- s -'h s3;
Miss Bonbeurs sheayed q big sigh / am
swered her In d grave tone: .'You are
right, Miss; the brush has not been success
ful i'm your hand. In spite of your efforts,
you are unknown, poor, and greedy for fame.
Your senseless doubts invite ridicule. 1t is
still time to change your occupation. Think
aboht,it and will in the meantime look
for q place for you as farmers bOy+-=you
can wear your decorations in your riding
coat. Perhaps your Red Ribbon Will give
you some trouble with the bulls but by
and by they will get accustomed to IT, Both
Ofus burst ont laughing and went to her
studio. ''' s7.tl g.
Before perfecting her work, this great
artist treats her subject IN detail, on sepa-
raf no ua1ui Thar ola hoo on1xr- N. orrotr =,
and copy them. In this manner she con-
triVes 30 extract hundred thousand francs
out of AlbiOn's Golfers. You may conclude
from this that Miss Bonheur gets what che
chooses for her productions. But aome-
times she becomes attached to a certain
composition, and then she will not part
with it at any price. i saw the sketch of q
park Of sheep, on the corner Of which was
Inscribed "M. de Rothschild," !" but when I
asked the explanation Of IL she ssidiOaT1q
@I had destined this for the banker, Of
Rue Lafitte, but have changed my mind.
Win keep It. for myself Perhaps Lam
giving him news unknown 70 him before,
and shall be in despair, for since that af-
fair about the Kitchen, we are at swords
point and this will not reconcile u.s."
Miss Bonheur admires Troyou and Corot.
Her rooms are f1II Of their paintings. She
seems more Indifferent TO the Dutch SCHOOL,
Can 1t be that She feels her rival in Potter,
ana will not have them in sight? How
ever it may be, i was surprised at the abr,
sehce OF. that fine school Of painters. 9 !
twas dusk when the Sovereign of Castle
BY conducted me to the gate. She walked
beside me with firm gait. Her masculine
appearance, her abrupt fraukness, and her
J rough gayety, made one forget her sex and
her talent. One feels Ike calling her
'fGood old fellow ias to q friend Of thirty
years. -------u.---
, 81 have tried, ? said She ito atoneIto my
rude reception. aHaRed succeeded fnd OF
GpeVOnd All exDeetations.1 'i6f's ;nniIls
aCome and see me again, win yOu nots"
''Certainiy." - $50 %
! mot too often. q We are both takers /
. should forget my brush and easel, and
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