The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-26

mate Of what the monument viii cost
YOU.
.sDear ine!s cried the widow. after
having glanced at the total- "lt is
-eyormoi5s!
You begged me TO spare nothing
"Certainly; ! wish 10. do the thing
handsomely. S,iil we ought 10 be ra-
iioiiain
Well, this is Quay the first ske,c!.
there is yet time TO alter yonr inten-
| tions.
VERY good. Suppose, then, we
suppress. the temple. the coiunns-all
tl.e architecture. la short--aud con-
tent ourselves with the statue? was
too ambitious; it will be quite suffi-
cient'
'.You shall be obeyed.
''It is decided, then. Nothing but
The statue" m 81,
a short time after the second visit,
/ tic sculptor fell dangerously i'll. He
was obliged to suspend his labors
! and, having followed the recommend
ation of his physician, and made a
+ tour on the Continent, he presented
himself anew before The widow, who
! Yss now in the tenth month of her
berea vement. This, time, there was
! some roses aRaenggths cypress. The
artist brought with him a little, .pias-
! fcr model OF his statue, which prom
ised 10 be masterpieces.
s.W hat do you think of the resem1
/ blance Z" he said to the widow.
She gazed upon it for Il moment,
! and then carclessiy replied:
as il not little tlatIered? My
poor husband was iolerabIy good
] looking but you make him actually
handsome. -
Indeed. Well, l will rectify my
WORK by the portrait"
'.ft is scarcely worth YOUR WHILE =
observed the widow. "a little more,
or little less resemblance. what does
it signify
pardon me, na'am, but | plume
myself upon my eXactness."
IF you really wishto take the trou-
bIe-" FL
.The portrait is in the drawing
room, is itnot? will go there"
1T is not there now" replied the
widow, ringing the bell. '.Robert,"
continued she, addressing the servant
who answered her summons" ':bring
down The portrait of your late mas
ter"
"The one that was taken up into the
garrett last week, ma am?
''Yes, the same"
just then the door opened, and an
elegant young gentleman presented
himself with a jaunty air, kissed the
lady's hand, AMI inquired after her
health with the most gallant solici-
tude. IF
"What is this little plaster man 2" he
asked, pointing 10 the statuette, which
the artist had placed upon the Chin
ney-piece.
"It is the model of the statue for
the tomb of my late husband"
~ on intend to erect statue to his
memory? Upon my word, that is
very magnificent -
''YoG think so ?" -.
"Great men are sculptured at full
length in marble; bnt it appears to
me-pardon my. frankness-that the
late Mr.. Beilair was a very ordinary
man. I fact, his bust would suffice"
"As you please, ma'am," said she,
bowing him out.
Two months later the bust arrived,
just as gay procession descended
the hall steps, and got into the carri-
age that awaited their approach. The
widow was on her way to the altar,
with the elegant dandy who had caus-
ed the suppression of her husbands
statue, there to take upon herself
second VOW of conjugal fidelity.
Scandal adds that the bust would
willingly have been returned, that
the newl ylmarried couple considered
the scIlptor's demand enormous, and
that is was only after considerable
difficulty, and with threat of fur
ther proceedings, that he was at
length reimbursed for the time and
trouble he spent upon the "widow's.
whim.7