Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-05-30
TETEAN's DAUGHTER.

! Giulio?' said the great painter, III
ziano Vccelli, OF Venice, to his favor
ite pupil, Giul;o Mantoni.
81. 81, signor but whose portrait
is it? When was it painted? and
where has it been until now!'
Thou dost not ask who painted it.
Hast no curiosity, hast no wish to
learn this?'
Curiosity enough, as thou well
knowest, signor, to prove my descent
! from Eve. whose failing that way lost
paradise to Adam. Blu | need not
ask who painted thus, for there is
only one who car pant thus. There
| is but one pencil which can blend
such beautiful coloring with such free
drawing. SignoT maestro, If thou
couldst have thy pictures unrecoSnIz
ed, thou must even hang them with
the painting to the wall
'Flattery, GiuIio-rank flattery J
But l believe thou meanest Whist thou
say est. As to this portrait
'Av, signor, whose likeness is it!'
AS thou art anxious TO know, my
Giulio, and often playest o trick upon
thy master. methinks ! shall not tell
thee. Thol mavest look grave if
thou wilt, tut shall not tell thee
noa0. Call my gondolieri; the day IS
pleasant and they shall row me across
the Lido. Addio adiioi
The painter went OH his way atross
the Iagune and smiled as one smiles
at q lucky Thought or successful
speculation. His musings were pleas
ant, and as he lay sat Iistless length"
within the canopy of his gCnduld. they
found such utterante as tais:
lie is good youth, and bath a
proper love for ar. he is studious,
too, gentle in manner, affectlonate
and with warm heart. My Beatrice
is tender dove, and it will be we'll if
she can find q shelter in lis Breast
How he gazcd upon the picture Ii
he admire the original only half as
much, the train will soon be in flames.
He is is agoodly youth And with
such thoughts did Titan take council
on his brief and pleasant voyage to
the Lido.
---Meanwhile his pupil employed him
self III looking at the portrait more
infinitely than he heretofore had done.
The renewed and closer examination
confirmed his original opinion of its
excellence, not alone as a work of art.
but as the representatio of a cLarac-
ter Of feminine. .loveliuesse more attrac-
tive than lie had yet beheld insVenice.
The portrait represented a beautiful
girl jusa in -the- spring ofyoutl& bear
ing aluft in her hands 4 massive cas-
lSet, and pausing, as it were, in l!er
onward progress. to cast a smile upon
the behui er-like a sudden sunbuist
The Young artist admired the por-
trait for some time and then fell into
Il meditatlve hunor-a thing unusual
for him. tor, though lie was q Span
lard, he was a youth of quick imagi-
ma ion and lively temperament, and II
is not tie wont of such to anticipate
| the contemplative thoughts which they
believe belong to the naturer season
of manhood. The youth !hought and
| thought, until, when Titan returned,
he found his pupil seated opposite the
portrait, with his pencil in his hand
and his head downward dropping
even as i'll his mood Of poetic thought
l have seen that of ordSwortli, the
great master OF the Tyre. Titan came
near, bet Giulio did not stir nearer
still, and Giulio was breathing heavi
| ", cl Sc to him and touched Iii,
shoulder. The youth up-stutted II,
had fallen asleep before the portrait
Oh what a very unlover-like acci
dent! But a sies.a is treasure to
the Spaniard, and the day was dull
and it was wearisome to be alone, and
if the truth must be told, Giulio, whc
had all d painters eye for beauty, ha'
been up half the proceeding night sere
nading a beautiful dana, whose brigh
eyes had fascinated him one eveniE;
as he passed beneath the windows O
her fathers palace.
Giu.io Mantoni had been Titan
[pupil for some six months previous t
tue incident Of the portrait and th
f sfumber. Without any introductio
! had he come, but had paid large sur
e for the privilege of instruction. Aite
time his gentle manners, his loy