New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-04


And for this thy last purpose. and for those I'M
profitable truths of thy teaching thine heart hatb
already put them away, aud Il needs not that lay
my bidding upon thee. How is Il that thou. II an
wOuldst say coldly to the mind what God hath SAID
to the heart warmly Thy will was honest and
wholesome; but look we'll lest this also he folly.
to saw !, in doing this, do strengthen God among
men, When at any time hath He cried urt 10 thee:
saying d" My SON. lend me thy shoulder. for iall
Deemest thou that the men who enter bod tempe
in malice. 10 the provoking OF blood, and neither
for His love for His wrath vii abate tier pur-
posr-shall afterward stand with thee in the porch
midway between Him and themselves. to give ear
unto thy thin voice, which merely the ta OF tnelI
visOrs can drown. and TO see thy hands stretched
feebly tremble among their swords GIVE thou
TO God no more than lie asketh OF thee. but 10 man
also that which is mans In all that thou doest.
work from thine heaIt. simply; for his heart Is
as thine. when thine is wise and humble; ana ne
shall have understanding OF thee one drop OF ram
Is as another and the suns prism in all and shalt
thou not be as he whose lives are the breath OF
Onei ONLY by making thyself his equal can he
learn to hold communion with thee. and at last own
thee above him. Not till thou lean over the water
shalt thou thine image therein stand erect, and
il shall slope from thy feet and be lost. know that
there is but this means whereby thou Tarest serve
God with man Set thine hand and thy soul to
serve man with Cod
And when she that spoke had said these words
within Chiaros spirit. she left bis side quietly ana
stood up he had first seen her: with her fingers
laid together ard her eyes steadtast. and with the
breadth of her long dress covering her ieet on the
floor. And. speaking again. she SAID
'Charo. servant OF God, take now thine Art unto
thee. and paint me tnus, as am to know me weak
eyes which seek out labor and with falth, not
learned yet jealous of prayer Do this: 30 shall
thy soul stand before thee always and peplex thee
no more. ,,-,.
And Chiaro did as she babe him. While he
worked, his face grew solemn with knowledge
and before the shadows had turned, his work was
DONE Having finished be lay back where he sal;
and was asleep Immediately: for the growth OF
that strong sunset neavy about him, ana ne Iet
weak and haggard like one Just out OF du'k'
hollow country. bewildered with echoes where lie
had lost himself. and who has not slept Tor many
days and nights. And when she saw MN lie back
the beautiful woman came to him, and sat at MS
head gazing, and quiet ed his sleep with her voice
The tumult of the factions had endured all that
day throu yh all Pisa though ChiarO had not heard
it and tie last service OF that feast was mass
sung az mldng ht from the windows OF all the
churches for the many dead who lay about the city,
and who had to he buried before morning because
of the extreme heats.
In the sprinc Of Isl was at Florence. such rs
were here at the same time with myself-those, at
least. to whom Art is sOmethlng-wlll certainly
recollect how many of the Plltl Gallery were
closed through that season. in order that some OF
the pictures they contained might be examined ana
repaired without the necessity OF removal HE
hall the staircases. AMI the vast central suite ot
apartments. were the only accessible portions; and
in these such paintings As they cOuld admit from
the sealed pepefrdiid were proianely huddled To-
pethar without respect OF dates schools or persons.
| fear that through this Intcr,lIct, may have
missed seeing many of the best pictures 90
not re1n only the most talked OF for these, rs they
into the open rooms. owing TO the clamQrs raised ov
the students and remember how old trcols the
curatOrs spectacic~ usel 10 be mirrofed III thc re-
claimed surface as ne leaned mystcIlouslY over th's
works with some of the VISITORS TO scruiiniAe ana
One p,cturc which I saw that spring shall not
easily forget. II was among those. / b-iirvc.
brought from the other rooms. and bad been hung
obviously ont OF all chronology. immediately be-
Meath that head by Raphael 80 long known as the
Brrrettuo and now said Ia be the portrait Oi Cecco
Ciull.
spnts merely the figure OF "a woman. clat TO the
hands aud feet with a green and gray raineut,
chastc and early 10 It's fashion, but exceedingly
simple She Is standing: her hauus are ucid to-
gcther lightly, and h"r eyes set earnestly open.
he face and hands in this picture, though
wrought with great decacy, have the appearance
of being painted al once. IN single sitting the
drapery Is unfinished. Is soon a, / saw lhe hsuIt
it drew an upon me, Ike water ~ shadow.
shall not attempt TO describe % more imam nave
already dOpe; for the most absorbing wonder OF IL
was its literally. You knew the hghrr, when
painted had been yet u was not thing To- DE
seen of men. This language will appear ridiculous
TO such as have never luoGed on the work; and 1t
may he even To some among those who have. On
examining IL closely, perceived IN one corner oi
the canvas the words -haH"S h""1m P''@"' anu
the date 1899.
i fnrned to nv catalogue. but that was useless.
for the pictures were all displaced then STEPPED
no to the Cavaliere Ercoli. who was IN the room III
the moment. and asked HIM regarding the subject
and authorship of the painting lie treated the
matter thought, somewhat SlghtngIN, ana salu
that he could show me the reference IN the cata-
logue which he had compiled. his. when found
was not of much value. 10 merely sad, 'SchlI/O
dautOre ncerto.' adding the inscription could
willingly have prolonged my inquiry, m the hope
that II might somehow lead 10 some result but
had disturbed the curator from certain yards OF
Guido aud he was not communicative. | went
back therefore and stood before the picture TIL II
grew dusk.
The next day was there again but this time
circle OF students round the -pot, all copying
the Berr.ttlno. / contryed. howe yer. to md a
place whence | could see my picture and where !
seemed to be 10 nObOdys way. For some minutes l
remained undIsturbed; and then | heard IN an
English voice: Might beg of you. SIR to stand
little tn this side. YOU interrupt my vie".'
felt veXed. for, standing where lie asked me-
glare struck the picture from the windows ana
| cOnld not see il. HOweNe the request was rea-
sonably made. and from "A cOuntryman; 80 com
piled. and turning away stood by MS easel i
knew il was not worth while: vet ! referred IN
some way 10 the work underneath the one ne was
copying. He did not laugh bat he smiled as We DO
In England VERY odd, l. 1t not : SAID he
The other students near Us were all continental
and seeing an Engllshman select An Engllshman 10
speak with. conceived | suppose that he could
understand no language but his own. Iney had
evidently been noticing the interest when the htte
picture appeared 70 excite III me.
one of them. an Italian. said something 10 an0tuet
who stood next 10 him He spoke with 'ienoese
accent and / lost the sense IN the vianOus dialect
Che so replied the other lifting MS eyebrows TO-
ward the figure: rOba mstlca: st lnglrsi sou
matti sui mlsticsmO somigiia allie nebble Ill Ia.
Ii IA peIsare ALA patria-
{" e intenerisce il core
10 di CHI han detto al dolcl anlcl ado