Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-15

HSOIese maze LG response, Out sally
wed the unhappy father.
hen he stood beside the infants era
his attention was at first monopo-
'by his cousin Maria, who had
I'm herself at the doctors feet, and
saying to him, in husky and hol-
lone, full of maey,ial anguish:
ou will save heri She will not dieW
. doctor shook his head sorrowfully,
bending toward Pergolese, whis-
] in his ear:
II mothers are thus; they cannot
rstand how their children can die.
little girl, however, has not ten
ties to live"
to Maria, she had taken the doc
movement for a sign of hope, and
is almost with a smile that she re-
ed TO the cradle; but when she
Ied her lips to the little girls fore
it was cold. She had just expired.
Q motheruttered q cry and fell to the
The doctor devoted himself to re-
BIZ her from her swOon. Little by
she recovered consciousness, and,
Oaching the cradle, took the infants
8 in her own as if to warm them.
doctor was cOnsoling the father,
was weeping in q corner. Pergo-
paid nothing, but his heart was filled
sorrow. He stood motionlcss, with
yes fixed on Maria.
udenly the latter, who, as the doc
ad said, had not believed that her
Ihter's life was extinct, realized the
act as she saw the infants dullcyes
felt her little fingers, already icy,
n in her hands.
" daughter! my daughter" cried
giving full vent to her sobs. "My
my Marlette!"
Id the poor mothers grief became so
trcndins that the doctor did
accm it prudent to allow her to re-
longer in chamber. He strOvc to
her by force from the cradle, but i'll
she chung to it, so strongly that he
compelled to rcno,mcc his project,
he returned to condole with her hus-
in his affection.
rgOlese still stood motiOnlcss, but
earful eyes shone with an extraor-
ry lustre. After having sadly OBJ
Ell this sad scene, all the sons Of the
ping mother finding an echo in his
L, his emotion became so violent
there happened to him what hap.
to almost all artists-that is to say,
b awoke in Pcrgolese what he had
ly demanded an hour before-true
iration. And, as also happens in
! cases, itextinguishcd the sentiment
sh gave it birth. Finally, Pcrgolese
,tloned bis mute grief that he might
nothing of that sorrow which spoke
pwerfully to his eyes and his heart
hat hour, for him that chamber ha(
me Calvary, and Maria, leaning an,
fling over her daughters cradle, was
Virgin, bathing with her tears th'
Hated body of the Saviour stretched
the cross.
Che Stabat Mater was complete be
his eyes, and he was gazing at j
lit might pass into his soul. In
4, the artist had replaced the man
lis presence was now useless, he as
led to his chamber ut a moment whel
Ia had grown calmer. AS soon a
las in his apartment he went to hi
bsichorl, for the inspiration that hat
b to him was scething in his brain
as he placed his fingers upon til
fumcnt, a cry from the bcrcave'
her reached him.
Oh, no." said he, rising, mot here
would beaprofanation! Poor Maria
child! am not without tears,
ltled, wiping his eyes; and, takin
,loncello in his arms, he went dow
the garden and placed himself undo
cd far enough removed from til
be; and there, in the serene nigh
cath a starry sky, with the Bay
les and the black silhouette of MOul
pvius before his eyes, he began
pose. The night wind brought NJ;
sobs to the spot where Pcrgolcs'
brain on fire in the fresh air, W;
ting his violoncello weep alsobeneat
inspired bow.
Then he had finished the first stropl
he sad hymn, he sang it aloud
effect Some of its harmOnics we
ght by the ncighbors, who, havn
ned of the death of little Marlett
lght, Oh hearing this chant, so bca
/ was it, that they were listening
voices OF the angels who had con
eek the soul of the child to bear 1T
yen.
i the middle OF the night Pcrgolc