The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-27

'AeefI ~ ssaeryxeltet 80 eager Sstat
that t~o great tears came snd stood il
bsr Ieyest; but they were; youthful teart
ffesh and e,It, Of clear crystal upsoiled
undimmad i yet k1:tha s1iim If Life
Dick, Who va him,elfintsrs,tsd 70
his friend, and excited beyond his cue
tom, and who had begun to feel = sor
OF interest in the sensitive little guc It
thought she was feeling neglected. III
had noticed her from across the room
and he now came up to her, saying yer.
gently and kindly, "wtuA you care t
'ee &c ny picture, Miss George? my .na'
and ny cousin say they want to zee it
Its little enough to look at."
|'asAs be said, it was NO very ambitious
effort. An interior. A 6shvIe .it.
ting watching for ,her. husbands 5 return
viii her baby asleep On her knee,
'Oae has seen =, score Of such compt.
sitions, This one was charmingly
painted, With feeling and expression,
The colors were warm and transparent
the iwoman's face vas very touching,
bright and sad at once hor brown eyes
'oosed out Of the picture. There was
life in them somehow, althoas sh the az.
tlst had, according to the fashion of
his school, set her head against . win
dow, and painted hard black shadows
and deeply marked lines with rutblea,
hdelity. The kitchen was evidently
:paintsd from real interior. The great
carg ed cupboard, with the two wooden
birds pecketiug each others beaks,
aud the cleaning steel hinges, With Two
remarkable rays Of light issuing from
them the great chimney, with the FIRE
blazing (the shovel was An elaborate
triumph Of art y the half-open window,
looking ont across fields to the sea s ; !; the
distaa, the odd shattles for making
stril g, hanging from the ceiling; tie
great brass pan upon the ground with
the startling rehections-it was all more
thai true to nature, aud the kitchen
aomevhat modified, and less carefully
polished-might be seen in any Of the
and almsteads round shout
the Chateau Dc 1'ra,y for miles.
"My dearJ Dick, you have made an
immense start" said his aunt. Tts
admirable. It's by far the best thing
you have done yet. WHO'S it 70 lks7
only look at the bras. pan
and the cupboard Msdame Bio.ud
has got just such q one in her kitchen.
Dick shrugged his shoulders, but he
was pleased At the praise. 81 have an.
other thing here" he .aid, smiling,
'only it isn't finished" And he rolled
ou: another canvass on IN easel.
':1t's quite charming! What's tho
subject!' said Mad.me do Tracy, look.
iug through her eyeylsss.
"Oh, l don't know. Any thing you
like. A cart-Nornsndy peasants 60
ing for drive-coming back from
said Dick, blushing aud look
ing q little GORGEOUS. "I have
been obliged to paint out tho girls
head, George. 1 wish you'd sit to
me-" And looking up IS he spoke
not to Georgie-he met tho glance of
Two soft dark eyes which were not
Georgie's. II wish YOU would SIT to
me, Miss George" cried Disk, sudden
" inspired. "Y,u would make FIRST
rate 6sh~ifc wouldn't she, Auot Mstil-
la?"
III think Mis-, George would look
very nice indeed iu the costuu.," Ms-
dame de Tracy good-humoredly said.
''She is brunette, like all our girls"
And Madame de Tracy turned her
eyeglass on Miss George, and nodded.
She then glanced at Dick.
81 should be very glad to sit to Mr..
Butler" said Miss George in her gen.
tie way, "bnt I am afraid 1 should not
have time. I am very much occupied,
and the children mustn't be neglected,
aud l hope they arc not il trouble
now" she added, looking round. "fm
afraid it is time for US to 60" The
clock Of the old church had struck six
some time, and, as she said, it was time
to 90.
Madame je Tracy looked At her
watch, and gave little scream. 'les,
indeed" she said, "my brother Charles
and half dozen other people dine in
Eaton Square tonight. Are you COM
ing
"Beami>h and l are coming in to
dessert" said Dick cat least hesesmed
to wish it this morniog.'
1--WE have to get home, we have to
dress," said Madame de Tracy, prsoc-
cup,ed. "Georgie, wheresis my para
sol? C.tharins, are you ready! Have
you finished your talk :"
Beamish aud Cathariue had finished
thair talk BY this time, OF begua j. it
rather, foeit was = lifelong talk that
they had entered into. The carriage
had come back for tho eldsrsr. Of the
party. The children, Who had eaton
enormously, went off slightly subdsed.
The two young men stood in the
iron gateway, watching the carriage Is
it drove away, and the governess and
the litte pupils slowly saunterins home
ward along the river side.