The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-02-13
The BeaulIfuI Photograph.

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DoUBTIEss many q passsef-by, as he
Btrolled down POydras street, BY Iiien-
that's Photographic studio, admired q Ger
tain work OF his art, portraYing the win.
some beauty OF one whom fair Helen, Of
Trojan fame, could scarcely look upon
without envy. The fair original was
nothing more nor less than a servant girl, |
though not born 10 blush unseen and /
waste her sweetness on the kitchen oil"
as will appear anon. Whether twas a
vain desire to see 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 IL is, that Lilienthal |
had transferred her bewitching beauty to ]
card Reader mine, you petulantly ask,
too, of a servant girl" Thereby hangs al
tale. Among those who looked with long
ing, lingering eyes upon the portrait, there
chanced to be bachelor, possessed Of Q
goodly share of this worlds goods and It's
filthy lucre, whose name is too well
known in commercial circles for men
ton here, How in the dim, twilight
hours when the weary day Is done, and
home invites The busy mortal 10 enter and
lay aside his cares and enjoy the pesce
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
4 lips held up for greeting, and no prattle oi
childish voices 20 gladden. his heart And
often, very often, had he bethought him
self Of how uselessly, aimlessly he was
\ drifting through life. So be had deter
mined within himself to cast about and
seek a partner for bis wealth, Joys and
woes. And thus 1t happened that after
gazing long and intently upon the fairy
face before him, he secretly vowed that
there tOds balnin Qilead, even for q bach
elor such as he, and that the possessor Of
that beauty was the long-looked for Le-
more, Of whom such visions Oft came be-
fore him. That alluring smile and gentle
look had won him. Straight to Ililienthal,
with strange, unaccountable humping
beneath his vest, and sudden flushing Of
the countenance, he hastened. With
sparkling eyes and nervous twitchings, he
did his tale unfold and his resolve to wed
the girl whose portrait he had just seen.
The artist muttered something about the
course Of love running smooth, whereat
our bachelor friend pricked up his ears
and sorrowfully-oh, how sOrrowfuly-
learned from the "man of pictures that
her residence was unknown. And,
moreover, observed Dilienthal, by way
of olincheF, "she is onlya servant girl =
What matters thati Itell you she is dl'
vine, and if there be way, she shall be
my wife" was the reioinder., So, bearing
up q stout heart, and having heard that
'twhere there's awill there's way" went
manfully to- work 10 ascertain herwhere.
abouts, Or, as he termed it, Wept.on On
investigating tour" il. t6s -assf5e
what Joy illnmined his ACE and
warmed his heart when, after many fruit
less button.holinQ Of friends and wild
rushing to exhibit her glorious picture TO
his wonderstruck companions, TO see Il
they recognized her, you know, helearned
that his goddess was pursuing her peace
, ful aEOcation at the house of one OF his
friends. After explaining matters TO his
! ; friend, he was invited to dine with HIM,
and thus have an opportunity OF seeing
: whether his admiration Was deep enough
, to stand the sight Of his goddess in CAP
: and apron. ItstOOds the test. He tOldihis
! story to the "angel inearnate," but learned
J that an almost insuperable barrier lay be.
tween and thTeateneh 10 thwaft him, aftel
b so much patient and perseYering labor
: She was a. Catholic and he Protestant
{ and by the laws of her church, she could
/ mot wed him without FIRST obtaining a dis
3 pensation rom the Bishop. But he had
| gone so far, and would he not 60 furthel
! and endeaYor to obtain the desired dis
/ pensationY Assuredly he would. And
did he mot say he would !" wed her II there
' be way Pn After many fruitess tziall
!. and almost blunt denisls, he at last sue
Z ceeded in his object, and gained the dis
!. pensation. Shortly after there was I
f mysterious gathering one calm, pleasan
evening In one Of the upper districts 0
4 our city, and our worthy bachelor frient
|. whispered in our ear the foregoing tale, ant
4 we were invited TO partake Of the wed
: ding feast, which We did, and the styl
thereof was marvellous 'Iis said man,
I lnymphs haVe had their pictures taken,
\ since such good fortune attended one Q
3 their band, but We have not been able &
! ascertain If any Of the fair originals hav
: met with such good hap but YET the
! still do have their pictures taken, WheTea
4 Lilienthal waxeth not Wroth. Med o.
z Teams, DlJbIicans M she iY3F t