The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-01-23
THURSDAY JANUARY

e'on on the lookout for tho other
weak polnt-eseh with a match in han,t
ready to light tho tr.in At i. given .jeu.l
Adrian. made no reply to Mr
Etheredge's last remark, and he .ddei
nothing to il, but turning TO-. table 0,
which . large h.lfopened packet ".
lying, he said :-sas IT,.
"As you are fond Of, dnvings. Mis
Linden, perhaps you will help mo t,
look over tbese Indian sketebes of m,
brothers, and tell mo which are wortl
keeping; they came BY the last mail
and l am to use my discretion viii
regard 70 them, i. and I really knou
nothing about their merits" .~..,L
1T doe, not always depend upon th,
absolute merit Of = sketch whether ON.
thinks it worth keeping. I am afraid ]
should be = poor adviser in the presen,
case" answered Adr;ana, willing if pos.
sible to excuse herself from task
which brought up old;memorie. to he,
mind, and made her more unoomfert.
able than ever under the penetating
glances Of Mr.. Etheredgs. dts a
struggle between *ua, I. know that y
mused Adriana; ''ouo watching, one
hiding; so far, I have the best Of the
fight, but the chances Of war are alv.vs
doubtful" .~
Mr.. Etheredge had finished unfast-
ening the packet the first sketch lay
before her. " J.,
"How beautiful! How wonderful
y-"
She stopped; "improved" was the
word on; her lips, but her surprise had
not quite taken her of her guard.
Charles Cunningham had, ip days gone
BY, attempted sketches; but this draw
ing surpassed anything she could have
expected. l. =.
."wonde1fally wh.tr' asked Mr..
Etheredge. ""Pr,y ten, me if there is
any particular phase 10 which I am to
look upon the picture !? II you can help
me to a few artistic technicalities, 1 will
make notes, and rise in my brothers
opinion 4 . connoiaseur." "[' -
II know very little Of technical
terms. I know when = picture pleases
me, and my eye tells me the difference
between daubing and wcll.harmonized
ooloring; but beyond that I must pro-
Tess ignorance"
"The confession Of ignorance is the
beginning Of knovledge." -:
"That depends upon circumstances" !"
"Certainly, but still it is a step ;
without the knowledge Of ignorance
man would be ever willing to remain
Ignorant"
"'1gnorance is bliss,' sometimes, OF
said to be-"
~ do not believe it; besides, you,
quotation is not j.. fair one-you have
twisted it."
"But knowledge brings sorrow."
Miss Linden, you really must study
logic"
"Are you . good logician ?"
u have not confessed to. being a
sensible man yet" answered Mr..
Etheredge, laughing.
"Nor I to being a sensible womau,' y
said Adriana, coloring, and halt vexed.
"Reslly p: Said Mr.: Etheredge
quietly.
tNot but that I approve Of sensible
women," said Adrians, collecting her
forces for defence; "and I really be-
lieve, Mr.: Etheredge, that women can
be aud sometimes are sensible"
"rhave not tho slightest doubt of it,
Adriaua was silent. Mr.: Etheredec
vas an enigma, she almost thought him
one Of the most dissagresable people
she had ever met With. He had IN ex.
tremely annoying way Of making he,
feel she had been saying foolish things
and yet che knew that she had sens.
enough she could only prove it Il
him. That shs was not in = fair way to d.
so At tho present moment, she va fully
aware, and Therefore she took. the earliest
opportunity Of leaving Mr.. Etheredg<
to finish examining the indian sketche.
by himself. ' g.
As Mr.. Etheredgo turned over tn,
drawings, examining some more min
utely than the rest, folded paper slip
ped out from between them, and. i,
falling, its enclosure dropped on tn
floor. .:.'
STOPPING to replace it, he glauoot
carelessly at it; it Vas but = rougl
sketch, yet there was evidently some
thing much more interesting 70 him i,
it thanlia the more elaborate pictures
for he gave start Of surprise, much q
Adriaua had done in tho library. So
Hum" soliloquised Mr.. Etheredge
It was,not much Of speech but th
tone expressed variety Of sentiments
"HaV further calculated Mr.. Ether
edge ;: hs discovered = dats: :at the bacl
a. the sketch, : date Of some seve'
lysas sago:4"I wonder Who drew it; no
Charles. certainly; hs has some taste
but not talent enough fox anything hk'
| this; { likeness in I fsw scratches o
tho pencil, and not . bad ono either
kept time with the original, OF th,
originals kept time With it. How in tn
a.