The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-14

- pause IollOWeu, ana then delenO fsD-
ruptly asked:
"Have you been an artist all your
life?"
"No."
"Is it pleasant to be one?"
"All things are alike to me-"
"You have happy disposition"
"On the contrary-a most unhappy
one"
Il am so sorry"
"Thank you"
"Do you paint many pictures?"
"Yours will be the second I have
painted in my life"
"And if it is good, you shall come
home with it when it is done, and papa
will get you lots of people who want lots
of portraits.
"You are very good"
eff I am, it is an easy thing to be when
I am surrounded by so much goodness at
home. Will you Gomez"
"Your father would be dispeased."
cat anything I do? How absurd"
'"Then L will come"
"And now I shall go; it is almost f."
"What! exclaimed Henri
81 knew I should trespass on your
time"
''This afternoon confess you do"
pardon me for it, and you must pro-
misc to tell me when do so again"
81 will"
This time Helene extended her hand
when she left, much to Henri's rapture.
"What an angel she is" thought
Henri.
''Poor artist. wish L could help him
to fame. He is very handsome"
Scarcely had Helene entered her car
riage when her father arrived, even be-
fore Henri could conceal all trace of his
work.
Monsieur is occupied in painting.
Might see the portrait?"
81 dislike to refuse, but I have m OBJ
lection to showing my work unfinished"
GAS you wish. And now let's to work,
my time is precious.
"You are in q very obscure part of
Paris. Your talent will be unappreciated
here"
81 know it, but"
Cannot help it, 1 presume. The old
story, an artist, and poor, of course"
Monsieur"
"TLere, don't fly into q passion. I
was once much poorer than you are,
until friend took q fancy to, and an in
terest in me. He lived to see me pros
per, then died, leaving me his wealth.
have taken fancy to you, and will as
sist you. I will be the same friend to
you, with the exception that I shall not
die if can possibly avoid it. You shall
come to my house when my portrait is
finished, and will introduce you to
somo newspaper men, O few old fogies,
and some famous but undeserving dab
blers in the same profession you follow. I"
'.I shall be most grateful"
"First, are you worthy? mean, are
you educated and single?"
"Both.'
"The first is essential, the second is
preferable, for all artists, when poor,
marry ,congenial, unappreciative wo-
men, and when they become rich-if
they ever do with such wives-they see
their mistake, seek to remedy it, and
make matters worse. They fall in love
with some one they can't marry, for the
reason that they have married some one
they can't love-"
''Your arguments are odd, but forci-
ble"
Facts, my friend, as you will notice
rs you RISE"
At the end of the hour Monsieur
Hassan took his departure, after CONVEX
sation in which he had touched upon al
most every subject, to test the quality
of Henris mind and education. The
result was he was delighted, and only
wished he could at once assist him; but
he must first see his picture. If he had
no talent he would make something else
of him.
Henri feared to be sanguine, for had
NJ everything failed him, and just at
the MI lent of realization?
Neeks flew by, each day bringing his
two visitors, and each day did he lose q
portion of his heart to Helene, and feel
stronger friendship for her father--books
were sent to him, costly pictures deco.
rated his wall and with each gift came
the words, "do not try to guess the do
nor" written on n card. OF course Hen
ri felt convinced Monsieur Hassan was
his good angel, and knowing him to be