The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-11-09

Of the church nre now complete in my
picture. paint 1t as [ sit in the aisle {,
in the distance you can see the altar and
chancel and the vicar, who looks in
upon Inc occasionally, says it is as like a3
can be. He is curious, however, to know
the nature Of the figures have sketchcd
roughly in. There is group passing
| down the aisle from the atar-rails whore
the vicar can still be seen at his post
and there is figure standing alone and
solitary in pew, us if facing the ad-
| vnucing party. The vicar cannot quite
fathom the design. The church he can
| understand but the meaning of the
picture puzzles him. bid him wait
patiently for the solution of the mys-
| tory.
When my study of the church was
| completed, | went home to the Red
Lion, and there painted in my figures
There was little need for models, for my
skctth-book was full of studies. Turn.
ing to my picture, now progressing
rapidly, | find that there are heads OF
two elderly men. and there is careful
sketch Of Young mans face Likewise.
| There is Il far girls face aud matronly
| countananct, and another face which
seems not unlike that Of Miss Blagdcn.
| At llst my task is completed The pic
tur' IS u mere "atudy,' but it isa care
iuI study witha The old church You
Recognize alta glance the fiSurcs--wcil,
We shall see
The vicar has been busily spreading
report that have been painting pictures
OF the church, and there is curiosity to
see them. | now propose that one fine
lay very few of my Rockhampton
friends shall comes to see my work, The
circle is very select have invited only
Mr.. and Mrs Sp0lding, the great Josiah,
Miss Bjagdcn and jim. cmtriye, with
diplomatic cunning for which | have
not before given myself credit, that
Nelly Spalding shall he admitted to- a
private view. She herself has been all
anxiety to see the picture, and | pretend
| TINT by great favor she shall see it beinre
| any one else. Mine host of Red LioL
hus prepared nice lito luncheon, even
TO some dry pommcry. which 1.-THE great
Josiah "-ns | have been accustomed to
call him, possibly from the magnitude OF
his wristroats-suys he dOtcs upon.
make malicious and mkind but per-
icctIy Just mental su@gc Stlon that ID
early hic "thc great josiah was ho,trl
acquainted with the merit OF " nlt-and'
,,I,r ,,.,, Ir,, ol,or,,,o,,ro Nina b,st
, '' ','''i ~ .', ,''',iI ,,, ,,,, n',;, r,,.
,,n,yt. ",, ".''' 'I' soc n"rynns @ ' "rd cyci,aJ
@oI,,. o,r harI,,' ,oll. Imt cnnfoss ~
why's
myself TINT | shall hc grad when my lit
| Tie SYMPOSIUM Is over
Here at last lhCy troop upstairs
| into the large room where my luncheon
Is spread. Mi Josiah IS looking very
large to-day ihrfe Is an AR OF lUhil"nt
TRIUMPH hn"U' MN as ne n,'Ht'e9 I''ou'
ur,n. and s,y,rr .,oth,nos ~ winch ara
on,ihinr hut "snft ms fine crrot man
n,,,,r,ssa, tI,om no mo Li. ain, il simnlv
| ,atr,ni,;nr lIrs SnolIino il orpcinns
i''
as usual and Mr.. Spaldlng seems to re-
S"rd the near prospect OF lunch with
more evident satisfaction tlnh lie does
the prospect oi an artistic treat. Mr.
Bladgen suggests We had better step in
to see the plcturc-lunch has evidently
its attraction for the great josiah.
Bns | tell INN | wait Dr. Brooke, Mt
which announcement he subsidies Then
J. suggucsted to Miss Nelly that, with
Io'. ,,;,,,rn aIi tn hnrs,Jf rn ,no
mamta,w mnom Mrs SnaIding who il
Jnnm With MIS- RIadoon IN tIr mysteries
Of thn mannforturG of rLuhorh.iom
r,oli,,, oansn,,ty
Viii. Snilnwy mo ;rto tb. room whore
,,,,. ,,in,,,ra' storIs cnynr,J viii a cr;m.
,,5 J llj,,I, ~, ,,,,, no,oI ,.lnsn tIIo jnnr
and unvell It, Nelly gIanccS at 1t Tor
moment hch growing u8a'hS Pale SIMS
halI lallItihg-h"t INT" my arms, put mo
u,.,o ,y Dr I,,no. Rroo,c who hos
,,,,.t ,''' ,,,,,,,trn"i,, nn,,,n n,n, ,hn SCENE
il',,', I o.tom;sLmont hn oayos ot
80 ~, t.,,, s,,,,,,a no ;f Io ,,or1
,r,,;nn IN ron,ot NrIIv's nrncpdnre ns he
66IamSoy 6I ot thn nict,yn For heavens
sake, Rcgy,' saysJlm III II hoarse voice,
"covcr that picture up!
Nelly opened her eyes III moment or
two, which seemed to me Ike an age
Jim had employed the interval in a fash
ION not unfamiliar to lovers, | believe.
And when she did open her eyes, 1t was
to clasp jim around the neck, and her
words were few but decided Jim,
loo,, oor ,oyer rover marry that
man will do whatever you wish me to-
Bat oh they have tried me so p
What is it in my picture that has so
pertrrbed the lovers, and brought Nelly
Spllding to her senses Simply the III
terror Of the old church once again. A
ray of sunlight streaming through
chirk IN tbe stained window falls on the
sad nole fearful face of newly-made
hrilr The brides face is Nelly's own
and fine pompons bridegroom is Josiah
Rlnpden' the artistic treatment Of whose