The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-15

CoEuhUDED.
TWO PORTRAITS.


sa'.st i, CorcLUDED. ~
TWO RORTRA1Ts.
sit will be impossible Tor me to accept
your kind invitation" ~ y
'1mpossibleP and: the very cheeks of
Helene became pale for an instant. 81
thought you cared to come" t' y,
'Ihave promised to dine with gen
tleman on that day"
'Ohl very we'll"
would it please you more were to
Gomez" 'lr
"Oh! yes, SO much-and papa, too, {"
replied Helene, with down cast eyes.
''ThenI shall be there"
II would like to-to= - -"
"What?" ~ '@''ho 'tA
"Pay you for the picture now"
II shall not name price until see
if it pleases."
'Really."
Really"
cit is such a good resem blance, papa
will go wild over it. Suppose you come
81 o'clock
''Just the time"
''Now shall go. 1 may stop in to-
morrow to see how 1t looks when it is
dry"
II would prefer you would not"
"You are frank"
"Would could be-"
"Then, on Friday. Good-bye;" and
this time Helene extended both her
hands.
At the usual hour, Monsieur Hassan
arrived.
"Well, Henri, you are genius, I find;
you are true artist; you make a most
pleasing portrait, and yet you do not
hatter," observed monsieur, after the
usual greeting.
''You think, then, can successfully
follow my art?"
Beyond question"
''I shall name my own price for this
picture. Here it is, fifty pounds"
"You are too generous. F."
''That is worldism, Henri No more
such nonsense"
"Au right, Henri. Now, don't forget
Friday. have hosts of persons invited,
the greatest pot pou,ri of humanity you
can imagine. Come early-until then,
au revoir."
1t seemed centuries to Henri until
Friday, but it did come at last, and be-
fore Henri could collect his many diff
ferent thoughts, he found himself, pic
ture under each arm, inquiring for Mon
sieur Hassan at his palatial mansion.
He will be in in ten minutes, but
mademoiselle is expecting gentleman,
probably you are he'
eyes, am Monsieur Sellier.'
''Mademoiselle is in her fathers study,
where L have orders to conduct YOU
Helene met Henri at the door, and
welcomed him most warmly.
Come in quick, papa is out, and we
will just have time to arrange my sur
prise" eagerly said Helene, leading the
way into the study, and not hearing
Henri instruct the servant to give Mon
sieur Hassan parcel he handed to him,
when he returned.
eve are going to have 80 much COM
pany for dinner-the very thing for the
that you would not come"
"You need not have feared on that
subject"
"See, procured this stand for the
portrait, and see how nicely it suits.
Listen, hear papa, and now for such
fun
You naughty child, to hide here from
me" spoke Monsieur Hassan, before he
entered the room.
Il want to surprise you. Here, papa,
is my present to you
Your portrait-impossible!" Here
Monsieur Hassan burst into most un-
necessary las Helene thought fit of
laughter, which ended in an exclamation
OF surprise when his eyes fell on Henri
"You here?"
Papa, that is the artist that painted
my picture-Monsieur Seller"
Helene, you have, indeed surprised
me. Here is my present to you, and
there is the author of it,
Your picture, papa, and painted
by"
"My young friend, Henri, whom
have invited here to dinner, and whom 1
am going to do all in my power to ad-
vance. Have I your approval?"
lit is fc r that 1 asked him here, too.