The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-18

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luted the two senoras with all the DIFFERENCE of
manner due to their position, although he was
t haraiy capable Of self control, and was about
70 pass on when he heard the friendly vdice Of
sayy SoS vi. y Rsn friend" sas she
LOT study as well rs recreation, doubtiessi"
much less to speak, for fear Of betrsyiIg HE
emotion. Beatrice meantime surveyed the
. handsome youth with an expressions that
Ana now the eyes of the two young people
met, but only for o moment, for they both
visibly changed color and looked bashfully
DO you knew, senor," said the matron,
that yonr Saint Barbara and the other pic
tuTes l have seen of yours evince decided
taient for tho painters art but Senior Herrera
teLs me lt 10 apparent in every stroke of your
penGi that yo1 are almost wholly uuschooied"
have NO doubt of 1t, sonora"
vsfaesy ~9li boI. feel lively interest in your
ever heard of Pedro de Moya."
Never, sonora"
Nor Of Vandyck9"
You mean tho great Flemish nainterr
1.-The same"
"My uncle, who ght me tho little know,
%hen was q boy, often spoke to me of him,
Som W OF DIS pictures must be very wonderful
distinguished pupil, and he has been in Seville
since nG day before yesterday. In few days he
w vii n. leave here for Grenada which he proposes
great II erty, 1 would advise you to 60 to him
and beg that be will receive you into his studio.
No one else could be of SO much service to you.
Under his direction who knows what you might
becomef After having studied YOUR art with
him for couple of years. you will return to
rs the peer of Seniors Valdez.Les and Herrera
OF mistake as.a.e yo " talents What say youi"
toll you how l long to learn, but till now
have had no opportunity"
with Don Pedro your progress will be rapid,
i ~ ri
her fan. viva
and where shall find Don Pedro do
Moysl" asked Esteban. eyerjoyed.
Count de Todelos: 1 have already spoken to
insnFe s5 You kin kindly ! RECEPTION"
Will go to him Immediately. What a happy
day this will be if he consents to receive me-
in his studior
Sonora de Cabrera smiled, and dismissed the
youth with friendly nod.
Adios, senoras. said Murllo
"Adios" they replied.
And the sweet voice of Beatrice was moro
silvery to the ears of Esteban than the silver
chimes of the Giralda
There was full cloudless moon and from
the Guadalqulver there arose white vapor
that seemed to gather in fantastic fipures
about the tops of the Alameda trees
Two weeks had passed since the converse.
ton with sonora de Cabrera on the promenade
the closest application.
Pedro de Moya had received him very cra-
ciously, and had kindly shown him canvas
AFTER canvas but. unfortunately, circumstances
rendered 1T impossible for him to receive Este
ban into his studio. He had already received
been compelled to refuse them all
But the visit to Pedro de Nova was not des. |
tined to be frni tless. Esteban suddenly real |
lzed, as he gazed on these admirable pictures,
What he had hitherto only vaguely dreamed of.
nra fhn
he had chosen. From this hour he was firm i |
his resolve to seek master, and that, too, cost
what it might
For two weeks he worked almost without
ceasing to provide sum for his mother, who
was in entire sympathy with his plans suffi-
Sien Mt for her Immediate wants. Now forty
he insisted that a few reals would suffice.
AS soon as find employment in Madrid"
said he, when he was taking leave, " will
send you part OF my earnings. You need have
no tear OF being in want, mother. feel that
shall have the strength to overcome every
obstacle. And when 1 shall have earned
enough, SO that 1 can in some measure follow
the bent of my inclinutions, you shall see
what will produce"
" Heaven will be with you, my son ~ sobbed
his mother, embracing him tenderly. g. have
have been-good and Industrious and you will
,ne day, am sure, if you are spared have a
great name. God bless you, my son! God bless
Estebau proposed to set out on his long Jour
ney the following morning before dawn, and
insisted that it was better for him to take
cave that evening than that his mother should
Use at so early An hour, especially as she was
n feeble health. But before retiring, he sal
led out for the purpose of taking, he said,
asst stroll, for come years at least, through his
lear Seville. His mother, who was ignorant
# what was really uppermost in her sons
mind, thought it very natural that, after the
lose application of the last few days, he
hou!d feel like breathing the invigorating
vening air, and therefore, without even a re-
note suspicion of the real object of his noe
urnal promenade, abe retired to her humble ,
ouch.
The clock of the Giralda struck ten az he J.,
assed it on his way toward a beautiful palace .
OF fer from the river. When he reached it he :
eaned against the trunk of q large chestnut :
hat stood near by. and looked up at the
rilliantly lighted bow-wiudow in the second =
tory.
Here lived Beatrice de Cabrera Sotomayor, {;
ne' idol of his SOUL His heart was full .Ah' =
ny should we be 30 widely separated 2" he So n
ioquized, as he gazed up at the window.
Why is she not. like me, o child of the peo. :,
le, a beggar, who at most would be the ed6al n
the poor artisans son Z" u
But listen Is that not the sound of a holt
he window opened, and a slender figure robed