The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-04

Ny husband gnawed bis uoustache
my dear mother. i'm
pvssible !"
-''But. my dear E,ienue. il seems "a
me lhat-milliners you know. have
i0itaiio0 heads for booueis. Now il
that will do TOR the head. Why not for
the-for the"
Apparently. however, it would NO,
do. Al least. 50 Eiienne assured 10,
at great length. with m ia6nituds Of
technical terms. He certainly seemed
most unhappy. lglsnced .lyiy. n.w
and then. III wiping my eyes. aud
~ rlsinly that hs was almost ~
miserable as |.
Finally after an intermiDable dis
custom, il Was agreed that. the model
being indispensable. ! should be there
Whenever she was. There Was . liz.
tie apartment adjoining the studio.
whence | could see without beius
seen. Il know you are saying now.
my d-ar-ihai l should be ashamed oil
mys-if for being jealous Of such
creatures. aud more ashamed to show
it. But wait until yos are married.
my dear, and above all. until you ars
married to On artist.
The following day the model "a.
to come. Iplucked up courage. ana
installed myself in my little apart
ment. Before doing 20. however.
stipulated that when ] raped. we're j,
ever % gently. my husband should
hasten to me. Scarcely had the door
closed upon me when the model ar
rived. How poor, how dreadful pool
she looked! ] could not help won
dering Al nv foolish jealousy Of 9
woman Who wore an old. green
fringed shawl. and showed no trace Of
white at wrist ar throat. But, nv
dear. when I saw the creature cas-
aside shawl and dress in the cenir,
Of the studio. aud continue tn disrob<
with such an utter lack Of modesty,
| could not restrain myself. l va.
sitting with anger. ] raped On III,
door. Et,enne found me pale aud
trembling. He made sport Of my
fears. gently chided me. and returnet
To his work. The woman Was nov
upright and posing, almost nude. hel
long hair chilled upon her back and
shoulders with . certain massive
grace. She was no longer common
place-she Vas almost statue. Ny
heart sank. tut l said nothing. Sud
denly my husband cried:
The right leg-advance the righ
leg!"
And ~ the model did not seem {,
understand him. he approached her
ard--Oh. l could bear it no longer
l rspp-d. He did not hear.
tapped again. almost furiously. Thi
lime he did near, and hssiened to ID,
side, but with trown upon his brow.
Come. come. Armand" he said
somewhat bru>queIy. don't be SO IN
rcas"nxble!"
"On. E,i-nne," I replied through
my tears. 1t is too much for me.
c ,nnnt bear it,
He left me Without replying. an
passing into the studio is,de the swiu
woman dress herself an.i leave.
For several DAYS E.ienne dill n..
90 Z" his s,uiio. He rem.ired viii
me aud did go "ut. refusing even I.
seq his fr,eud-. aii the while kind
'h"ngh seemingly sad. One day
,aid 20 him, very iimidiy:
You Il" not work any more
He replied, srme~ hal csoiv:
1T is impossible to work withou
q model
H.wever. by MANY little attention
and q gn<llesl Of coaxing. ! mad
him promise to return to his siudi
and set himself to work to finish tb
statue by-what shall call it,
we'll. either from Imagination, or b,
mamma's method. A for myself,
thought the plsn quite easy enough
hut he poor fellow. tmk an en,irel,
different view If it. Every evening
he came hume irritable, d. ua,ges'
almost sick. In order to cheer hin
up I frequently went to see him. an
would invari :bly say to him. "Why
Is charming" or something to ths
effect. But l could ace at q glanc
that the statue made little progress
In fact, ! doubt whether he wcrkes
at ell, as | usually found him stretch
ed upon the sofa. smoking. Or r"iliu,
bits Of clay into balls. and spitefull,
hurting them against the wall.
One afternoon ] was there. looking
at the p"or Roman lady. only hal
completed. so long in emerging iron
her bath. when q foolish within sud
denly seized me. The statue va
about my size; perhaps | could
could
"Eiienne. what do you sculptor
call a-a-well. Q han.lsome-er-
Iimb?"
He went on to tell me at som'
length. showing me what his statue
still lacked. and that he could no
supply the deficiency without the ait
of . model.
Poor fellow! He said this With
such d,sconsolste air! What do yol
think l did! Well. I tell you.
quickly gathered up the drapery
which vas lying in one corner. ant
vent softly into my little apartment
without saying . word. while he va
still looking at the statue. ] got upor
the platform in front Of him. in the
same Costume and pose ss thst dread
FIJI model. Oh. my dear. imagins
Eii-nnes emotion when he lifted hi
head and saw me! felt like laugh
ing and crying at the same time
Why. l was just a. red! Aud ther