The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-04-03

APRIL 3 1873.
Hsteashedi the ',illagsYhs had ssen
at distance. Aa he sntered it, he
looked Isnadi for some. one of whom he
could Inquire ths'xay, or ssk where he
could Rod lodging for the night. He
was determined that he would not re.
turn TO Roms--at .ny rate not till he
bad heard from Carl. He would wait
in that village; he would write to Carl
from thence. When Carl could assure
him that she was gone, then he would
return; but he must give up all
thoughts Of Kronenthal that winter,
He and Carl would spend it somewhere
else perhaps 10 Paris, perhaps Lon.
don but trust himself where she was
-no he dare not do that, now e.!
As he advanced up the street of the
little village, he found child sitting
on doorstep weeping bitterly. At
sight of Schwartz, she was frightened.
Eric drew near !; and, sitting on the
the step beside her, took her on his
knee, and tried to sooths her. She
told him her father was very. ill-her
mother said he would die. After lit.
tie while he prevailed on her to lead
him to her father, and entered low
white cottage. Ascending a barrow
staircase, he found himself standing be-
side a'bed, on whiohlay J. man, still
young, but emaciated aud parched with
fever: A; pale young woman sat near
:hsL pillow: his wife, the mother Of the
little child. Strong compassion swoke
in Eric's heart. ae comforted the
weeping wife. and gave her money to
buy feod for herself and child, end
medicines for her husband. As he
~. -. leaving the cottage, b. y. met At
the door By i. venerable old map. the
priest Of the small village. Eric salut.
ID him With deep respect; .'.id he bad
just been to see the poor people above ;
and he thought the man looked very
i'll. = Then the priest, after learning
from him how he came to tho village
(he had been ont rambling, and had
lost his way, be said), offered to con.
duet him to the house Of parishioaei,
where he would be well lodged and
taken care Of.
n an afraid the fever will spread !;
We have another case in the village" !"
the old priest said to Eric, as they
walked along.
"Who is it 7" asked Eric.
Gan artist, who came here to paint
an altar-pieoe for us. It was going On
rapidly, and was to have been finished
Sbefure this. Only . fortnight ago he
was seized with this fever and very
bad state he is in; poor fellow BAD
enough tor him; but bad enough for us
too. We expected the painting to have
been ready before this, and We had sp-
pointed, the day after ts.morrsx for q
grand fiesta, The pe.ghboripg gentry
had promised to be presents at it; ): some
rich Englishmen from Rome too; and
we expected to make good collection
for the poor against the winter. But
| now," added the old priest, sorrovfully,
"we shall have no fiesta, no collection ;
and our poor will star,e next winter, I
fear."
|: els there no one you kaow Of who
coald finish the painting Z" asked
Eric.,.: .. T.:
II have written to Rome" answered
the old priest, "but all the artists seem
either to be 50 busily employed, that
they cannot leave their work !. or they
do not care to finish 1 picture already
bagun. I have written: to a young
Englishman I know there; but h
also is away, and not expected hom'
for five days: I am sure he woult
have come had he known our strait
and he will como when he gets m,
letter; but it will be too late theo.'
] .'''"Whers is this painting T. asket
Eric. "Might l see it," ~~'':
"O4 certainly, certainly" answered
the old priest and he ledsthe' way t
tho vill.ge church, a; large and zaaoien
ono, and they entered the building to
i7gsther !; leaving Sohwsrss stretched .,
the pavement outside. ". : ~ :.'ss"':.
iars. They went tow.rdssthe high altar
EAbovsit, and just beneath three bean
sifa painted 'wiulows, hung the unfn
Eishsd'piGture ion aslevslz with Il, VA
ttks ss4fold on which the artist ha,
fWofked.' .2; $780,. g." .:"o~
eve cannot take the scaffold dow
before the painting is finished ;,it COS
[teo much to put IL up. The painting
j. given to uss BY > kind lady frisn'
who lives in the neighborhood. W.
were to. find the artist, and she was Il
Pay him. It was she who suggested
the idea of . fiesta when it was flashed
and a collection for the poor"
"Is thsre not something wanting il
the group 70 complete the jdeaf"
."It is The child Christ teaching il
the T.mple,'." answered the priest.
"But the principal figure is want
ing" said Eric; "the Divine Child
q. "True-true." 10 - - '
i Eric stood gazing on the half.dnish
ed cauyas;a glow spread over his coun