The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-04

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II was midnight, Tile heavens sI,.n.
with Thousand sparkling .ssfp, AMI 4
lark light .rrrn1 itsrlfnt il,s oil abbey.
which as"t'i solitary ahi nlu,r Hnienr
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4 ~iudov ~ The palace opened. nua
shallow l'aAatnl slowly along ihn i,al.
rons and staircase. rfrssei along thu
court anil reached The monastery.
n would br difficult H. sas hn~ TIL.
figure hni left tlis palace and urnc.
trnsel 40 fnr hns sln must have been
well acquainted will, MI ihr fnrninr~.
fir III short time shr crossed The long
avenue, atsi. arriving nj one md ~ the
galleries VI the chapel. she found her.
sclf III tile painters work room. anil
passing lightly IN. seated herself, with.
oni looking around her. immediately III |
front III his easel
oh. surprise. Oh. Joy thi~ being
Va calm. w beautiful, II Lncy! The a..
sloniing artist who had been unable 10 /
rrtface her features III hi. canvas now
hcbell living model before Ills cyes.
What could have Induced her 10 Gomez
What idea ronlI have given her thu
courage aud resolutiong III threw him
sslf Oh lis knees before her, Int Lucy,
moiinhing him To rise. pointed % his
penril Her look penetrated him with
hamc ~ pure that he forgot the real
II, NJ his vision IS Iii. nsinni.hmepi
seemed ~ him want ~ faith. Trans
ported Wy his imagination 10 mn cfIie.
real sphere, H. seemed above tho earth
aud III the midst ~ the sublime con.
eerls u angels; BE- behclI Mary cn-
sironeh Ivy divine rays liz WA 10
longer the powcrIess artist who had Just
thrown ~ lis feet his unsuccessful
penriI the artist replaced fhe man.
Mute aud br"afIless, inspired by mys.
trr,oi's strength, he seized hi. palette.
Hi eolofs Rase ilis form and Lis soni
the life III fes hours be created iii.
most beautiful mud most pura ~ viz.
gihs.
Nl,en tls Young girl sa~ that after
traeing Ief features h. MA occupied in
tmpafiiiig - lis picture tile sofl which
animated him. tha rose silently. and.
viii, calm md assured step, lift iIe
monastery by the same foaI size lad
come.
Van Dyek, with wondering eve. AMI
oppressed breathing. made not tbc
slightest afI"rt ~ detnin hsr In Lis
eyss rla was ~ longer mortal, and in
her departure be- thought lie saw the
Madonna returning ~ l,rr native skies.
Enchanted by his execution and excite.
meui, W. fell a1teep ia his arm chair.
OD awakening. liz iifHt thought Ma iu
examine the cahya., Itnnslnrted with
~, ~ his success, be- thanked IN his
kuas's the angel - woman Who had Nd
favored him, In vain be- enIeaysfsd
again g iinpari tlr iIsaI,iy which ~.
l#fnH IN Inv imagination. H. hal w
combined thu thoughts ~ lI,e Madonna
and Of Lucy that be- determined 10 dis.
cover the truth, and wrDte iI,s following
billet ~ iI,s Young girl.
Tell us ii yDti ARE indeed MI angel
u yon 10 not viii, H. deprive u liz
senss The poor artist o. whom you have
eoiiieseended y appear this night. tell
me II ,Dn arr Tho Virgin ~ mortal"
II MA. \ I,aft u the duty u The dow.
aRff Duchess ~ OPEN tie bilIrts aJ-
dressed ~ the Young ladies cpufiied III
her charge. What MA her astoninh.
nisnt ~ reading this epistIe
Horror cried she. - child ~ bj0h
family ~ violate her duty In scekiDp Il
painter VI midnigit!s
blls rang and hGut fsr tie guilty one.
hut her rage feIonl,iai when Lucy.
Will. her customary gonilcncts, denied
All knowledge II The rAiikc III her r..
pfoaeles. III. Duchess. who expected
~ Witness hi her great confusion ~ i
candid ase.al, would listen IL nothing,
The ala,m ~aa given In the palace anl
II MA decided that Lucy. Iin0garcsl,
sbo,,ld he s4nt bomn 10 her father. Il
Hfr prayers were u no avail; single
night ~ respite WAS alone accorded lrr,
AID she Ms compelled ~ sleep In the
apartment ~ the Duchess ~ avoid fur.
tIier scandal.
At midnight, Lncy roae ~ before; the
Duchess MA aroused from her nnaniet
sleep, and called aIi ihe ladies' 10 VII.
ness the confirmation u her suspicious,
With lighted fambea,ta. thu Duchess.
attended Ivy numerous suite. followed
L'iey, who tfaversed again The long hall
aud numerous passages aud arrived III
il,e doDr u thu monastery. Her ctlfm.
biitiy no'ild 80 long1r be doubted, Int
they followed her even u thu painting.
room, where hLs ~as already seated b..