Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-12
The Beautiful Photograph.

DoUBTLHss many passser.hv, as he
strolled down Poydras street, by Lilien.
thars Photographic studio, admired n Ger
tain work OF his art portraying the win.
some beauty OF ono whom fair Helen, Of
TroiSu fame, could scarcely look upon
without envy. The fair original was
nothing moro nor less than q servant girl,
though not "born to blush unseen and
waste her sweetness on the kitchen air"
as will appear anon. Whether twas q
vain desire to sec herself admired by the
passer-by, or whether she wished to pre-.
serve her beautiful face for an occasional
glance in after years, 1t is not given us to
know but certain ii is, that Lilienthal
had transferred her bewitohing beauty to
card Reader mine, you petulantly ask,
Why this about prettv face, and that
too, OF a servant girlt" Thereby hangs q
tale. Among those who looked with long
ing, lingering eyes upon the portrait, there
CHANGED to be a bachelor, possessed Of q
goodly share Of this worlds goods and its
tilthy mcre, whose name is too well
known in commercial circles for men.
tion here. How in the dim twilight
hours, when the weary day is done, and
home invites The busy mortal to enter and
lay aside his cares and enjoy the peace
and comfort only to be found there, our
| friend had often thought of the loneliness
and uneasiness of his bachelor life, with no
kind, gentle voice to welcome him, no ruby
lips held up for greeting, and no prattle Of
childish voices to gladden. his heart And
often, very often, had he bethought him
self of how uselessly, aimlessly he was
drifting through life. SO he had deter
mined within himself TO cast about and
seek apartner tor his wealth, Joys and
woes. And thus it happened that atlcr
gazing long and intently upon the fairy
face before him, he secretly vowed that
there tcdS balm in Gilead, even for a bach.
elor such as he, and that the possessor of
that beauty was the long-looked for lie.
| more, of whom such visions Oft came be.
fore him. That alluring smile and gentle
look lad won him. Straight to Lilienthal,
with strange, unsccouatable humping
beneath his vest, and sudden flushing of
the countenance, he fastened With
sparkling eyes and nervous twitchings, he
did bis tale unfold aud his resolve to wed
the girl whose portrait he had Just seen.
| The artist muttered something about the
course of love running smooth, whercat
our bachelor-friend pricked up his ears
and sorrowfully-oh, how sorrowfully-
learned from the "man of pictures that
| her residence was unknown. "Aud,
moreover" observed Lilienthal, by way
of clincher, she is only sorvant-girlr ~
"What matters thatH Itell you she is di
vine, and if there be way, she shall be
my wife" was the rejoinder. SO, bearing
up stout heart, and having heard that
"where there's will there's a way" went
manfully to work to ascertain her where
abouts, or, as he termed it, "wcnt on an
investigating tour"
| What ;Du illrp,;paI h;u raoa a0i
warmed his heart when, after many fruit
less button-h -holing of friends and wild
rushing to exhibit her glorious picture tc
his wonder.struck companions, "to see Il
they recognized her, you know" ," ne learned
that his goddess was pursuing her peace
full avocation at the house of one of his
friends. After explaining matters to hi
friend, he was invited to dine with him
and thus have an opportunity of seeinl
whether his admiration was deep enough
to stand the sight of his goddess in car
and apron. 1t stood the test He told hi
story to the CANCEL incarnate," but learnc,
that an almost insuperabe barrier lay be
tween and threatened to thwart him, afte
so mnch patient and persevering labor
She was Catholic and he a Protestant
and by the laws of her church, she coulC
not wed him without first obtaining a dis
pensation from the Bishop. But he haC
gone so far, and would he not go further
and endeavor to obtain the desired dis
pensatiOn? Assuredly he would. Ant
did he not say he would wed her if ther,
be wAyY" After many fruitless trial,
and almOst blunt denials, he at last sue
ceeded in his object, and gained the dis
pensation. Shortly after there was 6
mysterious gathering one calm, pleasant
evening in one Of the upper districts o
our city, and our worthy bachelor frient
whispered in our ear the foregoing tale, anC
we were invited to partake of the wed
ding feast, which we did, and the styl'
thereof was marvellous. IT'S said many
nymphs have chad their pictures taken,
since such good fortune attended one o
their band, but we have not been able t,
ascertain if any of the fair originals hav,
met with such good hap but yet thol
still do have their pictures taken, wherea
Lilienthal waxeth not wroth,-Neio Or
leans Republican.