Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-05-04


claimed, with bcyish laugh, "Why,
my dear Mrs. Endtcott, do you mean
to kill me, outright? | have not
eaten so much for six months as
have tonight. Your cookery is won
dcriul.' -
Mother was as free from fault as
any one | ever knew, but if she had
Il vanity it was the supernal quality
OF her cooking, 50 / saw at once that
she had taken him into her motherly
heart and that henceforth he would
be to her as one of ofus The next
morning accompanied him over
the farm pointing out different OBJ
JcctS OF interest on the way. The
sun grew very hot and we took the
shortes, way across the farm into the
back door yard. AS we approached
the house we heard voice singing
Robin Adair."
"What sweet voice! who is it?
sad my companion.
ut is cousin Dilly; she has good
voice, although it is not all cultiva-
ted, | said carolessly. l had taken
singing lessons two terms.
just tLen we turned the corners Of
the house aud surprised the singer
III tho act OF setting up row Of
mllkpans in the sun. Her sleeves
wore rolled up to the elbows, dis
playing her fair, round arms; her
curly hair was blown about her face,
and the swift color which rose to her
cheeks at the sight of the stranger
rendering her, as was forced to con
iess, more beautiful than ever.
Nothing ever seemed to injure her
complexion, while | burnt and tam
ned 50 easily that | was obliged to
wear Il vail nearly all the time |
performed the ceremony Of introduc-
ton rather stillly, am afraid, for
it yeXed me to see the admiration so
plainly depicted on the artists face.
win rot 1;c,or on t,,o srnr,or
tbat folIowsi. sn1,iao # to saw tbat ba
sa"n ,l,,'~ Io-,o" o'aooI ~ %o stronC,or 70 m'
@ tI;ni, y ''"1 n@va,, ~ 90 Nv an~ owe on;ov lta
so fully; he entered into everything
wi h So much Zest. Fishing. boat
@ !" " l,,.;l. 'o ~, '' ,,ominI,;no m;ii,;mc Lor
NV % o,,', 1'i b,n4ina Jr;y;nr 70 min
't9' ,1a,i'ot ,9' ',,''''oi Looin;na I7br arnr
w. ,.tL.,1ot;nal 'N ~, l,ntaiSs ~ tbronab
Ta4n I,',t',, si@nnI, - Loat;n% aaas for
,-atL.n ',''t'-' I,r7n;' -, niIIr - IRE do;ry
,,'o,I. ,,'Y ,.,nt;d,n,9, ,onns With mo ord
W. va ~ . = ,',',ol,o ,Ilt;,,,, Pic nn,n nn,,l,
! y. ,I;l rI ~ we w. Ln5 co,,o D' His vorsa
tIi4 tGl ,.o' -, ot%;,(, mondarfnI to 600
'''l'2 " CO.
III oea," an h'Iu' Vo see 'n"' 'el-
iar orly'' Salu my II l"'IeI one o''y, f.,
30 I'ie otys anu "eoAS , ana iiI'iltuS .,1
giloe,a Dy 'lIl OoVo9er a ma cone WIN
1t" i Lam ie"'os ana a''IuulI',l 'ie't'l'
The next day our artist was to leave
us; John had gone month I, before to
college; ana we were all lee5inS very
'''''i'''i' .,'.I' - .,"f.; -
we We had not s. en- l1'lc. cl our LfIgnI' I,
for he was giving the llnsmn6 touch
es to SoGe OF MS SAetcneS' or,
40 tn9 Ilnntl anne 'aolo ne S''Iu' IL
' 70" "oD'" sbanI1 ANY, ~ ho wow rnrv h. bonny 10
roln o, ,.,, 'rJ" ,,%"t ' Ioyo w, henn 'Pdy ddyoing
. Sno" ! oL La,a "n"I Laon ""r; r;tb ~ vow" Gf
Slnos @ ! , n',o ,oo1o5 La" 40 "sIn snao.5 a. invita-
ooul'' IVY WI ms0o'I' TX, oIi Lod Wv 'os osoon1aI tbo
',on, "n4 t,"jt,Io "G,"i, ro"m r",r ~Gicb ba bad
i sl''i' " ,''o o4,,I;o u''io TN Tho~a rnro few
stndioe in oils bits of color fresh
s,u1l3S 3 ;[n II, od'' c%cb %i'J VI WE e' eromired
t anI iIH,mnu, Ian,,ro "i,m r"nnonioirr G familiar
%a"nt! %,r" snS Objects, Other and
more numerous sketches in pencil,
for which he would take subjects Tor
his winters work. As | brushed by
a canvas which was turned with its
face toward the wall it tell over, and
and l saw that it was female fig
urc.
"Why, You have not shown usall,
l said, lifting it and starting with
surprise, as saw VINO was represent
,d tbnrn The artist took n step