The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-22
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tyrant his task-master, to be de6ed, at
time but never ye h elndsd ,Neeillana elan los
ed bis sa aease, bpt g.s]@e when be he worked PSrsu
ed his N,( ideal angrily, II With , passion. apd
impatience, moi: calmly as master,
but with frenzy like a neophyte- -and
then for : lime, The struggle being over, . i;
the bats '''t lost ' p yer, ssSss you'd a. giye
up rerrtiins rins altogether, tg tss, 'NPd ssy, sssssy,
no one gk knew nN y! where; y There wers ~
sorts of runners, about Il him: scpie sasid
he was spiritualist, :. and gave
sea- nces in the provinces; others That be Be
bad another ns1nsti, shd 1if,,s ana satsdddio II nj
somewhere else, and, that Ra Ra.s.w ard ~ "A veil,
known German pho asegrspheI A. Rome
. yer !; the same man. zsHssskpeyIipsep!e
eYeryshsne. s!Hel liraseH 5peipted,spsr.
traits, and yet! SOME & off these, were
among the finest things be had ever
done.s: He had a. 2pecutias gilt at time,
for jseisihgthe iodisiduaHtytof his sitter,
and fixing itothere upon, g thao caayas.
Re did it he knew mot how. "There
are some portraits L cannot paint ,, he
used to say; "the face are. like. dissolv-
ing kaleidosccpes as / look at them,
but with others it seems to me- as if
the spirit ot my sitter lays hold Of me,
and possesses me, SO that [ cennot es;
cape from it. '1ttis for that Il very. rea-
son that 4 hate. to paint portraits :. 3; :.
He explain ed this. TO- me at length
one day. II get frightened by py Sit
ters," he said, and seem to .feel;, ,x.th
4 their feelings, to guess, y,, their I thoughts,
=? 70 wish theigsii Il digsit wishes; horrible
z People think e Jam i am possessed, and )they
q gre right, # f am M 2 sort Of spiritual
ghoul, "he cried, more and. more *:
cited =, I 80 about :he world drinking
in the sonhtt IT, Of !}ft.n1ay ny companions. 5He
tossed a his l9epg epg hair ,ai,, M as he spoke, and
looked up iint' 1my. fee through :his
specItaclens. cItac q. to to see e. how I should l. take &
Il this announcement. n e qen T., Something. :, of
poor ]lsh Issbella'sr u.! horror, came over ms. .
He " vas sta taking Hy for F. effect, and yet it
was the truth II b he; q was speaking; I
could feel it, and and sS!t, 2 sort Of shiver = ran
over me, % he went: "Yes 4 it is
tho truth t;,aes 90 = sfors s1 inspiring you with
horror, I am used to repulse people; it
rather amuses me. Mine is repul-
sive magnetism, but I am net the less
subject to stronger minds than my own,
There is one person who. hates me
worse than you do, and for whom
I would give. l. He. stopped short,
and as he spoke; hs sighed deeply:
"she will be be here direetly,,", he
said !" you must forgive. me for: :tara. q
ing you away, but I can only allow
one person in the room with my sitter 2
This uncomfortable little talk had
taken place in Nielsnd,s studio, 4 with:
er / had gone TO- ask lis adis>' advise for. i: ! !
young friend Of ny y'Sl;s2 oyn, staa 4 painter
vho Vas ua g going q q Munich ahd ID 1neeedi
Of y assist.nce: Ifeel boonsd s to o:,sd add thaSt
Il found Mr: Nieland: ready tl,2''t to, l61ssfp,,
and full 81 findnesss il }tb' }tbe' natter atftls' q
s. Isabeil. came a,'iad iaaud E,tt Eitto for r'fd hds,
picture 81 nd % tne faithful Afhnaasr haa 81 ooaahe III
too, and found timnse nsI,a e,oh % d.5 sqa66fi! Nie
l.ad h.d done hi! task; I'D ia yret ratE" ths 81
painter xas ,1pot pot s,tished With rs h' 'vsork sa
He changed .and altered. 1855 aoda ss,fspsoail, sal,
e,ny,, ::l,i ;.aay., ' a!r asi!asI;a issasI .sg,ys
e, a,,i liz R1ot afs t 10 nsliazS p,iRt s. ohs
oried ;Hthat .' ], Wy eaqHhsSsl p' rs 81 t' eh s
MI Arnsfr wish yoqa1 would e 1 30 far;
ashs i. Sitting like i, mouse; Il 1ssaiidd Slid
Armsr; "don't you be Unreasonable y
Hesryy shifted his place Is a'ha hea spoke,
and went and sat down in il . farth her "a 'coor: 8
ner Of tho room, opposite a great look.
iog.glass chat had been hung up there,
81 should like you to paint her just as
1 see her here" said Nj. Ar1nar, smlil:
ing as be locked in the glass $50 L.
"Ah, that IS better" !" aid,ths paint:
er, beginning instantly. sa: s.';r''7.s p
1sabell.'s eyes were fixed upon" the
great glass in which Armar was also
boxing II was placed Il such IN n al.
gle that tba.y '65oald sesa ooe anothsYs
image, yss instead / II thsir .toxh sehscsed On
the 50 suffice. H t. ,wbst ! as contrast thsass
~.s be.ax,yeeea, b1.a,ye tie lxo .piiatullsas zaAsf.
bright and ,,I,a young, md 'tsadtHof,, txith
the delicate bent datk hsld lid Z wealth
of youthful beauty; kis pile abd' Ga;
and comumon-pacs, marked With c; cale;;
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