The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-09-17

aGd there was q slight tlngc
coquetry in the arrangement c
her words.
"Now, ma'am," said the visitor
II am at your disposal.
"Ah we'll, l am glad 10 hca
it, replied the widow, with a gra
cious smile.
II have sketched tho statue an
shall only need one sitting t.
transfer the resemblance. Permi
me to enter your boudoir."
"And wherefore p inquired tn
widow, with an air Of surprise.
"To see the portrait"
cob! will you walk into tht
drawing room ? it is there yot
will find it now"
"Indeed %
ayes; there is a much better
light than in the boudoir, where
you first saw it.
"Would you like TO look at ;
sketch Of the monument, ma'am p
"Willingly. How grand. Wha1
exquisite ornaments. Why, it's
palace, this tomb !" exclaimed the
widow.
."You told me, ma'am, that il
could not be too magnificent.
have spared no expense; and here
is an estimate of what the monu
ment will cost you"
tDear me cried the widow" af
ter having. glanced at the total
"lt IS enormous !"
"You begged me to spare moth
ing" : :
"Certainly;1 wished to do the
thing handsomely. Still we ought
to be rational"
"Well, this is only the first
sketch; there is yet time to alter
your Intentions"
every good. Suppose, then, we
suppress the temple, the columns
all the architecture, in short
and content ourselves With the
statue ? | was. too. ambitious, it
will be quite sufficient"
"You shall be obeyed."
at is decided, then. Nothing
bnt the statue"
A short time after this second
visit the sculptor fell dangerously
ILL.,. He was obliged to suspend his
labors; and, having followed the
recommendation Of his physician,
and made a tour on the Continent,
he presented himself anew before
the widow, who was now in the
tenth month of her bereavement.
This time there were some roses
among tho cypress. The artist
brought with him little plaster
model Of his statue, which pro
missed to be ! masterpiece.
"What do you think Of the re-
semblance ?" he said to the wild
oW.
She gazed upon it for a moment
and then carefully replied:
"Is it not little dattered ? My
poor husband was tolerably good
looking, but you make him actual
ly handsome"
Indeed Well, I will rectify
my work by the portrait"
"It is scarcely worth your
WHILE" observed the widow. "a
little more or a little less resem.
blance; what does it signify p
"Pardon me, ma'am, but Iplumo
myself upon exactness."
"If you really wish to take the
trouble"
"The portrait isin the drawing
room, is it not? I will 60 there" "
"It is. not there now" replied
the widow, ringing the bell. "Ro-
BERT" continued she addressing 6
the servant who answered her
summons, "bring the portrait OF
your late master"
;'The one that was taken up in
to the garret last week, ma'am %
"Yes, the same"
Just then the door opened, and
an elegant yourg gentleman pre-
sented himself with a jauuty air,
Kissed the lady's hand and enquir-
ed after her health with the most
gallant solicitude. C.~~~.
"What is this little plaster
man ?" asked he, pointing to the
statuette, which the artist had
placed upon the chimney-piece.
ut is the model of the statue
for the tomb of my late hus-
band ?"
"You intend to erect a statue to
his memory Upon my word,
that is very magnificent"
"You think So"
"Great men are sculptured at
ful! length in marble; but it ap-
pears to me pardon my frank
ness-that the late Mr.. Bellair
was d very ordinary man. In
fact, his bust would suffice"
GAS you please, ma'am" said the
turning to the lady.
':Thcn we will decide upon the
bust" said she bowing him out.
Two months later the bust arri-
we'd just as a gay procession des-
cended the hall steps, and got into