The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-07-24

4 shall not name anne price until 4 ! see see
if it pleases."
"Really" y ' "'''' psi'o5@
aaReally ly."'eq q yr'epoo s4' eys,I e,.i
cit is such good Resemblance, papa.
will go wild over it, Suppose you come
on Friday morning at wit" bst.,t,o al
81 o'clock" ~
"Just the time"
"Now shall go. I may stop in to-
morrow to see how it looks when tits
dry" .a' g le'i'Hl,9'a 5bi ie gile,l,,
81 would prefer you would not" ~.
"You are frank" .,. t,;., ..,;
"Would could be-"
"Then, on Friday. Good bye !" and
this time Helene extended both her
hands su2i1ln7s s8u saf
AT the usual hour, Monsieur rHassan
arrived.
"Well, Henri, you are genius, I find;
you are true artist; you make a most
pleasing portrait, and yet you do not fat
ter" observed monsieur, after the usual
greeting, a..
you think, then, / can successfully
follow my art 2" ''
"Beyond question" - a. d.a7
81 shall name my own price for this
picture. Here it is, fifty pounds" !
"You are too generous"
"That Isl worldism, Henri. No more
sucl. nonsense" - 0
"Then thank you, gratefully, friend"
GAIL right, Henri. Now, don't forget
Friday. Ihave hosts of persons invited.
the greatest pot pourri of humanity yon
can imagine. Come early-until then,
au revoir"
It 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, a pic
ture under each arm, inquiring for Mon
sieur Hassen at his palatial mansion.
aHe will be min ten minutes, but
mademoiselle is expecting gentleman,
probably You are he."
"Yes, | am Monsieur SELLER"
"Mademoisellc is in her fathers study,
where / have orders to condnct you"
Helene. met Henri at the door, and
welcomed him most warmly.
"Come in quick, pa IS out, and we
will just have time to arrange my SUR
prise" eagerly said Helene, leading the
way into the study, aud not hearing
Henri instruct the servant to give Mon
sieur Hassan parcel he handed to him,
when he returned
'We are going to have so much com
pany for dinner-the very thing for the
display of my picture. was so fearful
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" ;sb
"You naughty child, to hide here from
me, spoke Monsieur Hassan, before he
entered the room.
81 want to surprise you. Here, papa,
is my present to YOU" ~ ',," hi"
"Your portrait-impossible w Here
Monsieur Hassan burst into most un-
necessary as (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 Monsieur Seller"
Helene, you have, indeed, surprised
me. Here is ry 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
am going to do all in my power to ad
vance. Have your approval?"
at is for that I asked him here, too
papa"
Then followed explanations between
father and daughter, during which time
Henri busted himself in arranging both
pictures side by side.
"You see Monsieur Seller, how much
papa and L are to each other; we ever
think alike. fa