Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-07
NUMBER 6.


slight tinge of coquetry in the arrange
ment Of her weeds.
Now, madam" said the visitor, "I am
at your disposal"
"Ah, well, am glad to hear it,n re-
piled the widow with a gracious smile.
Z" l have sketched the statue, and shah
need only one sitting to transfer the re-
semblance. VIII you permit me to en-
ter your boudoir
And wherefore ~ asked the widow,
with an air of surprise.
To look at the portrait again"
"Oh yes have the goodness to walk
into tho drawing-room you will find it
there now.n
"Ah " said tho artist, surveying the
picture.
" Yes, it hangs better there !" observ-
ed the widow, ait is better lighted in the
drawing room than in my own room"
" Would you like madam, to look at
the design for the monument ?
with pleasure" replied the widow,
"Oh what size What protusion OF
decorations Why, it is a palace, sir,
this tomb"
Did you not tell me, madam, that
nothing could be too magnificent? L
have not considered the expense and by
the way, here is a memorandum of what
the monument will cost YOU"
"Dear me-" exclaimed the widow,
after having cast an eye over the total.
Why this is enormous !"
"You begged me to spare no expense"
said the sculptor.
Yes, no doubt dcsire to do things
properly, replied the widow; but not ex-
octly to mako fool of myself"
This, at present, you see, is only
design" observed the artist, "and there
is yet time to cut it down."
"Wcll, then, suppose We leave out the
tomple, and the columns, and all the ar
chitectural part, and content ourselves
with the statue? 1t seems to me that
this would be very appropriate"
Certainly it would, replied tho ar
tist
$50 let it be, thon-just the statue
alone"
A short time after this second visit,
the sculptor fell i'll for little while. IIe
was obliged to suspend his labors. At
length, having recovered, he set himself
diligently to work, and shortly after pre-
sonted himself once moro before the wild
ow who was then in the seventh month
Of her morning. lie found this time a
few roses among tho cypress, and some
smiling colors playing over half-shaded
grounds. lIo brought with him small
model Of his statue, done in plaster, and
Offering in miniature the idea Of what
his work was to be.
"What do you think Of the likeness?"
no inquired Of the widow.
" It seems to me little dattered. My
husband was all very we'll, no doubt but
you arc making him an Apollo !"
"Roally2 Well, then, can correct
my work by the portrait"
"Don't tako tho trouble" said the
widow; "a little more or less like, what
does it motter2,.'
Excuse me, but am very particular
about likenesscs."
"lf you absolutely must"
at is in tho drawing room, yonder, is
it not? I'll 20 in thcre."
alt is not there any longer" replied
the widow, ringing the bell William"
said sho to the servant who came in,
bring down the portrait Of MIR. Bellair."
"Tho portrait that you sent up to the
garret last week, madam"
Yos."
just then the door opened, aud an ele-
giant young gentleman presented himself
with jaunty air, kissed the lady's hand
and onquired after her health, with the
most gallant 5olicitudc.
Who in the world is this little man
in plaster?" asked he, pointing with his
ingcrsto the statuotte, which the artist
had placed upon the mantel-pecc.
"It is model OF a statue for my hus-
bands tomb" she replied.
"You intend to erect statue to his
memory? Upon my word, it is magnid-
cent"
"Do you think SOP" said the widow.
alt is only great men who are thus cut
out Of marble, and at full LENGTH" re-
piled the young man 1T seems to me,
that the deceased was rather an ordinary
parsonage"
"Well, l think his bust would be sufii-
cient, observed the widow.
"Just as you please, madam" said the
sculptor.
"Well, let it be bust, then, " said the
widow that's determined" Thus in
structed, the sculptor departed.
Two months later the ustarrived, just
as a gay procession descended the steps
and got into ;he carriages that awaited
their approach. The widow was on her
way to church, where she was about to
bestow her hand on the elegant dandy
who had recommended that the statue Of
the deceased husband should be cut down,
and, standing before the sacred altar take
a second oath Of eonjugal fidelity, love
and constancy.
Ii the bust had not been completed, it
would now willingly have been dispensed
with. When, some time later, the sculp-
tor sent for his money, there was an out
cry about the price and it required a
vast deal of trouble to enable the now un-
appreciated artist to get the miserable
amount for the bust.
Now, gentlemen, go to marriage sup