The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-09

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SON the artist Claspcd her warmly to his bOS'm,
and cried with love in his eyes and in his tuc.
My wife how | adore YOU"
! One summer morning young man, viii
knapSack on his back, a pair of pistols in I>
| belt, a staff to assist him in climbing the hills
and mountains and in crossing the torrclt',
was standing on the brow Of Il hill overlooking
small but beautiful plain. TWAS halfmad.
ow, half pasture land; here, trees, Their a
winding stream, little hillocks, green nd
Grassy plots; beyond, lofty mountain, on
which hung a sombrc-tntcd pine forest, he
1 whole Illuminated by the joyous sun of Sicily
which flooded all nature and spread as ii w.rc
a violet and metallic veil over her After a2-
ing nearly half an hour at the delicious land.
scapc the young man moved slowly down a
winding path that led to the river side Sid
denly he heard the tinkling Of sheep-bcllS he
/ bark inm of dogs and looked around 10 lis
cover whence the sound came. In ii snail
corner of pasturcland, at no great distance
from the stream, he saw the flock, and seated
beneath the shadow Of huge t"ce a gong
girl
He advanced at once toward, her. not beng
sure of his way.
| She was young Girl of sixteen the sane
delicate and exquisite creation which had 80
struck Clorinda on the canvas and in the Gtr-
ret Of Venice The eye of the artist wa, lc-
lighted. the heart Of the man was filled with
emotion. He spoke to her. She answered
Itimidly but swectly. He forgot his intcnu,d
question; he alluded to the beautiful county,
to the delight of dwelling in such land, to
the pleasures of her calm and placid cXistcnp
The asked if he could obtain a room in tat
Incighborhood IN which toresidc while hetook
a series of sketches. The Girl listened viii
attention and interest for nearly half an hour
during which time he wa, using his pcncl.
She then rcplicd that her father would gladv
offer him shelter in their small house, if icI
could be satisfied with ycry humble lodeilgI
and very humble fare The Young man a..
Iccpted With many thanks, and then showed hr
his skctch.hoo
"UoIv Nirrin" She cried Il, she r,cogniloi
herself
,You orr pIrg.rd" siid the artist .miIipo
"Oh, its beautiful; how can YOU do tint
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