The Lake County star., 1876-06-15

of Spanish cloak, elegantly Ornamented
with embroidery and silk, which lay
gracefully upon his shoulders. Around
his neck he wore magnificent chain OF
gold, to which was appended medal OF
the same metal, which bore head OF the
Emperor Macmillan. His hat was
slouched over his eyes, and his hair,
which was long, rested upon his shoul-
ders
"This is the price of what I have pur-
chased" said the young man, trem-
blingly. "Have the goodness to COM
pare the account with yours"
The officer compared 1t, and finding
it all correct, said to the young noble
man:
"Your name, sir, since I must record
it to the registers %
Meanwhile the old silversmith, mute
and silent, was sitting in corner, wait.
ing with the anxiety of despair for the
purchaser to give the order for the re.
moval of the precious relics.
"Write," said the young man, hesitat.
ing" Write Albert-Durer."
At the sound of this name the silver
smith started up as if he was not more
than fifteen, and in less than second
was in the rms of his son.
"Albertp he cried "my dear AL
bert Is it really you that l see again ?
Do / really press you to my heart? Oh !
come that may embrace again-come,
my dear son! Indeed, you have not
forgotten your old father? Can it be
that you no longer entertain any hard
feelings toward him 7"
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young man, falling, in tears, upon his
knees. 1t is who must ask pardon of
you for my disobedience."
"Ah p said the old man, raising his
son. Could not forgive fault which
restores me to life? Albert, I pardon
YOU"
"My father, said the young man,
"young persons are often deceived with
regard to the choice of the calling which
they are destined to follow and, to be
respected, the talent for any particular
vocation needs trial. Your rigor was
based upon thought replete with pru-
dence-upon that old maxim, Be rather
a good artisan than an ordinary artist"
You were right, my father; and, as for
myself, perhaps l was not altogether
wrong in acting as did,"
eyes, you have acted right, Albert P'
exclaimed voice from the midst of the
crowd.
1t was from the celebrated Hupse
Martin, who had initiated Arthur, when
a child, in the first rudiments Of paint
ing, and who had encouraged him to
persevere boldly in that profession:
"Thank heaven for the disobedience
of your son, said Hupse Martin, turning
to Joseph Durer; "for at this moment,
while / am speaking, Albert possesses
the secrets of all the arts, and in all he
surpasses the most celebrated artists in
Germany. He is not emily painter of
the frst-class, but he is also most in
genious engraver and architect, and one
of the most distinguished engineers in
Europe. The Emperor Macmillan has
appointed him his first painter, and he
employs alternately his pencil and his
burin. The republic of Venice has in.
trusted to him the construction of a
fortress, the King of France, Louis the
Twelfth, is trying to induce him to come
to France to improve the monuments oi
that city. What do you say to that
Master Joseph?"
II say" exclaimed the silversmith
as he embraced his son again, +" say
that great talent is always an indication
of noble disposition, and that my AL
bert has proved to-day that the goOt
man is but one with the man of genius