Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12
VOLUME 10; NO. "a.

IluderS =. from my house. ] have known
Enehshlhen who Travelled five hundred
/ "aeufs Z" see me, and who. after coptem
! piaHus mf al leisure, went away even with
eHi thanking me. 1t talents merely con
tTTied an artist INTO rare animal 1t Is not
/ worth while for him to cultivate them. And
/ then you may imagine the loss Of time cans
ed by the visits Of inquisitive persons. and
| the uDupyanee occasiOned by their consider
alton and their frequently very impertinent
I questions lfyou were writing a romance.
/ would you Ike, at the time when YOU are
! tgil % inspiration, to he interrupted by an
iudI>cFeet person overwhelming von with
| slliv compliments?
viii Withdraw, Mademoiselle. =
Oh, DO not say all this in regard 10
YOU who belong 10 our great family: and,
I moreover, by staying with me TO day you
Will not burden your conscience with great
rcmorse- am just about to shear nv
sheep. Come with me, ] will show them To
| yuui yoa may look on. If you do not Ike
II, 20 much the worse Tor you. Let Us run
9uicklyi ! haFe shorn on one side Of one, and
must nd him at once of his whole fleece.
otherwise the poor beast will freeze on one
side and roast on the other"
w hen Madamoiselle Bonheur had shorn
10 my presence thrce ewes and four rams
she said 10 me:
NHl you sec my deer, my roebucks and
my does! One Of the latter had young ones
yesterday.
After the deer aud their companions came
the dogs next the horses were trotted out;
"a short, / inspected tAc whole menaeerie.
When she, praised tiTe good qualities Of her
pointers, | asked:
Iou hunt?'
Yes, certainly; but am very awkward.
The fact Is, there Is but one thing / can do
pretty well, sad that is to take care of cattle,
All, tell yea was intended to become a
farmer but fate decided otherwise | have
become ; painter, a profession Tor which
Providence did not des;ine me.
Here Rosa Bonhcur heaved a profound
sigh TO which ! responded by uttering the
following words in tone of mock gravity.
ou are right, Mademoiselle; your pen
cll was decidedly unsuccessful. Notwith- |
standing your efforts, you have remained
unknown, poor. needy, and unpopular
among connois>guTs. Your miserable daubs
sxcite the hilafity Of the public. Take my
advice, therefore; it Is still time for you TO
enter another career. In the meantime, |
viii prove to you the interest | take in your
welfare, ny procuring you a situation as
farm hand. You may wear your cross of
your farm Jacket The red ribbon may
at tig-t make the bulls confi3ed to you an-
cry with YOU, but they viii soon get accus-
tomed 10 it.
We burst into loud laughter, aud arrived
at her studio.
Before the great artist finished a painting,
she is IN the habit of painting separate parts
Of Il on isolated pieces Of canvas, 30 that she !
finally may group and copy them. That is |
the way 10 which she extracts one hundred |
thousand frances more from the Golfers Of |
the wealthy Albious Sometimes il hap |
pens. however, that Rosa Bouheur lil-ae ono |
q her nalnt,nr~ 50 we'll that she will mot soil
| saw the sketch Of number of sheep. on
which she bad written with lead pencil, |
M de Rothsebild And when | asked |
her 10 explain 10 me he meaning Of the name |
Of The millionaire surmounting a stable, |
Ro,a Bouheur said 10 me
Il had destined this painting for the |
banker Of the Rue Lafitte; but | have |
changed my mind since then, and intend to
keep it.
Rosa Bonheur entertaing the highest ad-
mirarion for Trayon and Corot. Her rooms
are adorned with great many paintings by |
thr~- masters. She seemed 10 me rather |
cold ia her opinion of Dutch painters of ami |
mas mere were none OF fHelF paintings /
in her ruoms Does she consider rivals in |
the Poiiers, and does she not want them be- |
cause they wound her selElove and her eyes? |
1t certainly astonished me greatly not to see
this beautiful school represented on the (
walls Of her rooms.
Il was already dark when the mistress of
the Chateau de By accompanied me 10 the
door Of her country scat. She walked with
a firm step by my side Her masculine
bearing, her blunt frankness and boisterous
gayety are such as to make one forget Der
sex aud her genius, and you feel almost
tempted TO say to her, '0ld fellow, as /
though she were a man, and as though you /
had known her ever 80 long.
Il have endeavored, she said ito me, ito
make amends for the rudeness with which
| received you. Was | successful
Beyond expression
"You will call again, will you mott
Most assuTedly.
But do not come too often. she added,
laughing, both of us are talkativo; while
talking with you, | should forget my easel
and my pencils and when have not paint
ed eight hours day, / am dissatisfied with
myself
How right was he who wrote that industry
uas pu,. half of gPnius