The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-10


the face, which is sad beyond expression
but where the sunlight strikes the hair
you catch glimpse of the genius which
makes the canvas of the painter immor
tai. Look well into the face and see the
shadows break away, the eyes which you
scarcely noticed at first are looking into
your own with an expression painfully
human; if you look at it more intently
the lips seem to move, and the only won.
der is that it does not start from the can
vas and speak. "The First Crime" by
Jean Perre Alexander, deserves more
than a passing notice; rich in color and
general effect, it bears the stamp of rare
artistic worth. The scene is gypsey
camp, and a young boy, apparently about
twelve years old, has returned with his
first plunder; he has not escaped with
out a struggle, for the blood is streaming
from his face and arms, his teeth are
clenched, and the. whole expression OF
his face Just such as you might expect
from one whose legitimate end was the
gallows.
On the north side of the west wing, as
you enter tho door in the British collec-
ton, hangs portrait that interested me
beyond expression-it was likeness Of
Hannah Moore, from the easel of Sir
John Opie. Around it hang many price
less pictures from the galleries of the
Royal Academy, and yet this simple
and. unpretending canvas seemed to me
more priceless than them all. There is
something glorious in noble life "a life
that stands as a model for all time, and
when time has passed away, that stands
as model for eternity. Such was the
life of Hannah Moore not without care,
not without sorrow, not without suffering
untold, yet, chastened and beautifed by
the chastisement, till it became as near
to the life of the angels as the Almighty
has ever permitted to the sons and daugh-
ters of men. There is an inexpressible
sweetness in every line of that noble
face; it is in no sense what the world
calls beautiful, but looking into those
glorious eyes from which the very reflex
of the soul shines ont, I felt that there
was woman to trust in life or death
Near it hangs picture by Turner, and il
there is one thing that makes me more
grateful to Turner than another, it is. the
fact that when he bequeathed his pictures
to the Royal Academy, it was on condi'
ton that special room should be sci
apart for them. This, ] am delighted tc
know, wss done, and when I visit the
Royal Academy, I shall certainly give
that room the go-bye; Ruskin to the
contrary Notwithstanding. I know the
travellers club will exclaim BOBBY; that
the connoisseurs will vote me an ignora.
mus, and the critics write me down an
ass; / can't help it, for I don't like Tnr.
ner.
And now for little bit of romance
About five weeks ago, young man ap
piled for a position as one of the rolling
chair conductors. He was dark com
plexioned, very handsome, with long
end flowing moustache, his manners were
easy and graceful, he spoke several Ian
guages with the auency of a native, and i
was not long till his chair was in constan
demand. As he wheeled his fair loadi
along, he. descanted on passing object
with the eye of connoiseur and th'
acumen of critic. Things went OF
smoothly for several weeks, the onl.
thing peculiarly noticeable in the rolling
chairman being that heinvariably refused
the gratuities offered him by grateful pa
irons. One day last week, young Rus
sian princess had a chair called into tht
main hall, and not deigning to cast lool
on the humble chairman, she stepped
into the seat. The chair rolled on till i
reached the Russian department. nea
the grand exhibition of Malakite, whel
tie Princess leaned forward to EXAMINE
a beautiful work-box; the veil dropped
off which had partially concealed he
features. The chairman started forwart
and uttered a cry which brought tn
princess to her feet. She in turn gave
scream-recognizing, it is said, lon'
lost lover who had been banished Il
Siberia, several years ago and had es
capped. All the parties have disap
peared !; the Russian commission refus
to speak of it, even the people about tn
Malakitc exhibit deny that it occurred
and it is whispered that the Chairman
was q nobleman of high rank, who wa
connected with one of the royal prince
in stealing some valuable governmen
jewels.
Cool weather has brought the receipt
up again. A reduction has just beel
made which admits schools and teacher
at twenty-five cents, and this, with tn
visits of military companies and organ
lied bodies, make things look more pros
porous than they have for the last tire
weeks.
- Yours truly, y -. y . q.
BROADBRIM.
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