Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-04-02
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THE ARTISTS STORY.
BY CAPT. CHARLES HOWARD.

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I am a painter. My name, Paulo
Gascoloni, Is Italian. / am an tall
an, born in the states of the, church,
aud spent my boyhood on the isle of
Corsica, WHITTIER my parents fled to
escape papal vengeance. ,rroN
When was twelve, Ipainted; when
j. WAS fifteen painted more. iAyl
I One day. q nobleman came to our U.s.
land home and said that I was q
ge,rfus :that would BECOME a great
4 painter. I believed HIM, accompa-
MED him TO Rome and into the studi.
os of the masters. There / painted
from morning till night, and lived fol
nothing but my pictures: g.,
and missed him greatly; for every
day he used to come to my studio and
watch my progress. Whenever
pai ted q picture that stood the crit,
les test he used to slap me on the
back and say,
"Paulo, / told you it would be so
You slallbe the Ruhens of the nine
teenth century,"
] believed him true prophet, and
painted on and never grew. tired.
cWlrerT I've tiied'I discovered that ht
had left me q thousand forms which
put into bank and lived on u.
humble rs before.
When needed money drew what
would supply my wants, and piled
my brush with increasing toll, a
though life depended upon it.. SEQ, d.,
Once a year my birth day came
and told Panic Gascoloni that he was
growing older; and one day 1t said:
"Paulo, you are twenty-one."
Then packed my colors, jingled q
few forms in my pockets and lief
the Eternal city. A wandering
brother painter who had strayed int
my studio told me Of the beautiful
scenery near Monte Como. He dwell
long upon the sunllt peaks. The
varied clouds, a painters delight, ant
the mountain maids and flowers, thai
/ burned to behold this painters par
adise. ...~~
My desire was not lessened by Ro
molo saying, as he left, hale
81 have not told thee of one-hal
of its beauties. Thou must see fo
myself Go, brother Paulo, anc
transfer this paradise to canvas. My
feeble brush proved inadequate to TIL
task" adj IL
Well, on went towards Mont,
Como till | reached the little. tow
at its foot. AlfeY days Irested, -anC
then looked about for some person Il
carry my easel frame. -..
AT last | engaged q person, q girl
!, aged fifteen years. Her parents wer
peasants, and her name was cal
never forget it-Pauletta Noconi.
Her portrait is before me now In {
frame which cost one hundred fl0rins
l had painted her just as she appeare,
to me that summers day. Notice, !
you please, the raven hair uncombed
but soft rs silk. Her dark, pnssionat
eyes. j saw fire fly from them tn
day She confronted mewith the knit
with the notcbed blade. Notice he
, figure, 1.-the, and tail and her bar
brown legs so admirably transferre,
to canvas by my ever ready brush.
love 20 gaze upon that picture.
have vacated my couch when the bus.
lcityslumbcred to view IL, and expert
ence delightful feeling taking pos
session of my heart. Fv -
| We'll, as L said before, I engage,
the girl to carry my easel frame, an
one day we assembled the mountain
o what delightful scenery! Romol
had not told me one half Of its beau
ties. l believed l would have gaze
upon il all day, had not the voice G
my little peasant called me to tn
: present. - -
1.-THE day IL not eternal,p she said
"If Signof Paulo would. paint tn
5 beauties Of sunrise he mist to worl
at once.n e.l....i.. r.r...
n I obeyed the little girl and rapidl
r my brush transferred the gloriou
sunrise Oh Monte Como TO canvas
Pauletta stood behind peeping owe
my shoulder, OF 70 fAr
J She was very inqulsitive, and dun
Ing the day 1 believe she asked
9 thousand questions; among them,
Where was my country? could
be seen from the top Of ~. Peter
dome? 1t must be wretched, or els
l would not have wandered so fa
!, away.
TO all of her questions ] replied d
well as | could, and she Away
thanked with q glance OF her prett
eyes. ..fN,
+. Day after day Pauletta aud clint
: cd the mountain sides, and sue watcl
ed me paint and asked questions.
!, never grew tired of sketching I'll
4 scenery before me, and So deeply
plunged intD my beloved art, that m
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