The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-23
specting my portrait Of Frederica; for
\ was portrait, although o. that fact

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y was portrait although Of that fact
they had no suspicion. ~
-"Come, cheer up, Hans, said the
Englishman. .This will do. This d
by no means bad, don Z you khowp"
Y gQest Jmagpiiqus, |" said Alpfionse.
"yoila IN artiste qpi peint de ehic!"
me. The picture was far beyond any,
thing he could execute. ofthat Ifelt
assured. And he was jealous. I dis.
liked him; that's tie plain truth, And
he did not Ike me. 1t may be that we
did not understand each other. NI
lost sight Of him soon afterwards.
Many years elapsed before I heard what
bad 'become,of him. he was shot in the
late war, 1t apperaed. !, He had taken
arms for his native land, and persisted
in an affair Of outposts near Thiohyille
mot regular battle, but mere sketch
OF one. So far, he Ind been faithful 70
himself 10 the last. He never had 10
do With anything beyond sketcbesg He
could complete nothing-not even his
life, That was but fragment-an ont.
line never slled In. BuE I digress.
The Englishnan sentou for beer and
bread and meat He said cheering
words, patting me on the back; he SAT
with me while ] ate rnyenously, like a
vol. I ceased to tremble; I grew warm
and comfortable. Then he took away
my painting. He returned later in the
day, bringing me money for 1t. He
had sold 1t advantageously TO d dealer
OF his acquaintance. / was happy and
hopeful once more. And, forthwith, /
took my pipe out OF pawn. lIN
My luck had turned. .Thenceiorward
1 prospered4not too suddenly, or in an
extraordinary measure, but after q
gradual and modest fashion. I was
content III could but earn subsistence
and this came 10 be more and more
matter OF certainty with me. was en-.
abled TO sell my pictures, upon terms
that were moderate, but still sufficient.
Only l could produce but few pictures
not that I lacked industry, for indeed
labored necessarily i, but my constitu.
tional slowness could not be wholly
overcome. In time there arose a GER
tain steady demand for my works. I
was not famous, but was succeeding.
! had oven sold at last my ILLUSTRATION
lofthe scene In Lessing's Minna Won
Barhnelm and fof a Considerable price.
All this had occupied some time,
however. Years, indeed, had passed /;
for 1t is only very rarely that name
can be made ina day; and, then, IL Is
never such o name as Hans. I had
worked on steadily without quitting
london but 1 had removed from my,
garrett studio To more convenient and
seemly premises. I was growing gray,
and a look.of age had come into my
face. My figure was less erect than &
had been, and was tending to ungrace.
fulness Of contour. All my waistcoats
had been enlarged. I was, indeed,
portly, from drinking English beer, or
from age and success, combined with
constitutional inclinings. ialG e
l had not forgotten my Frederick.
Certainly not. But no such vision OF
her as 7 have described had again visit.
cd me-. II was in my dire need that
she, had come TO me /; but my time OF
need was over. Still, she was often in
my thoughts. Often Iresolyed TO return
TO Germany, seek her out, and entreat
her to be mine. Twill go, I said, when
j have saved SO much money : whentI
have completed this picture or that,
Still did not move. Ny natuaal slow:
ness hindered me and postponed my
departure from time to time. Yet I had
fairly attained the end OF my coming 10
England. I was generally recognized
TO be successful painter in my pe-
culiar and, perhaps, narrow path Of art.
] was rich enough now both to love
and to marry. 'FormerlyI could only
afford to love-an inexpensive pursuit
as l had conducted 1t. s'rI
At length I was constrained TO go
for news reached me from Germany Of
the serious illness Of my father. The
poor old ..man was dying, l was
told. Alas | I arrived ut his bedside
only in time TO close his eyes. Then /
commenced my quest of the Franlein
1t was with difficulty could obtain
any tidings OF her. There was new
sub.rector al, the university. The Herr
Professor Tandergucht was mo- more.
He was almost forgotten. e Id'
7 Presently came news; but what
nowsl I was doomed to hear that my |
Frederick had become the wife Of Herr
Scllnellen, Of the firm Of Eisendecken
4 Schnellep, merchants Of Hamburg,
trading largely in train oil, hides, and
colonial produce. rili,s mII
( sought out Herr sehnellen, for III
was determined that I would not quit
Germany until I had seen once more
my first and only love. ~
Herr Schnellen was m elderly gentle.
man, portly and bald, with very stih
collars; but his manners were gracious.
I introduced myself 70 him, informing
him that I had once enjoyed the 40.
ouaintarce Of his wife when she was
Fraulein Frederick, only daughter Of
the Herr Professor OF my university. ii
"a long time ago, mein Herr he said
with a laugh. "She was beautiful then"
lmohe forgot her inArmity at least,
Il did. N And be sighed. , sn'.! |
Z. WhAt inhrmity9 I did not dare e
ask, Had Frederick atemperl We'll,
Il was to bete1cused; she was the wife
OF Herr Schnellen, ,ul,l--
,He, invited me TO his house. He led
me into o spacious apartment hand
s'%SlSF SIS SFfederiss lpsalrHsa II was dialenlt to
recognize her in the rotund lady ruol,
icurd, white.haired, short.of.neek, and
,rsdnndantly supplied with ehins. who M
sat huddled IN an easy yllI chair y soe the