Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-02-05
4 LITERARY EFFORT.
Are you satisfied, my daughter y
More than satisfied, papa.

More than satisfied, papa
is it all your farcy painted it =
Beyond anything ever dreamed of;
indeed never imagined that we should
| have such beautiful home
Then, my dear, hope that you will
| he inclined to favor my wishes, in re-
turn for what | have done To please
you. | have spared no expense in try
ing to make your home everything that
the most fastidious taste could demand
and | trust that you will not refuse
some concession to my-whims, perhaps
you will call them
What is it you desire, papa p
Nellie, have given you every ad-
vantage IN regard to education on-have
| tried to make you cultivated aad ac'
complished woman-and now | do not
want to see you throw yourself away
! Lpon any one who cannot appreciate
YOU. In simple words, | want clever
son in lava man able to write a good
essay, or poem, or paint pict ure wor.
| thy of notice and admiration.
But, papa, love Charley, and he
loves me-
Yes, my child, suppose SO ; but
you are both very young, and have seen
little of the world. He did very well
when we were plain, simple people, liv-
ing in the country but now it is quite
| different thing. We live in another
world altogether. do not demand
money with your future husband I
have enough for all concerned-but tai
ent do require
'Oh, papa, cannot give up Charley |!
Where shall | find another like him !?
so good, and kind, and devoted p
, Thousands Of them, my dear-thous-
ands of them. He may not prove any
better husband for being so devoted
now. Matrimony is tue thing that
tries mems souls-and censtancy.'
Il do not believe that Charley will de-
ceive me-and he loved me too before we
were rich. We never shall know, when
new lover comes, whether ii is my
self or my money he cares for
oh, well, my dear, yonng men are
not all mercenary. There are plenty
of fine. young fellows, ready TO love
you for your own sweet SELF
Perhaps Charley can write = mused
Nellie. He never has tried, l know,
and he may be great genius without
suspecting it. am sure that he is
clever enough to do almost anything
'Geniuses do not live to be twenty
five years old without suspecting their
own powers. The trouble is generally
that they are too eager to suspect them.
But promise you this, my daughter
If Charley can paint good picture, or
furnish successful article for the pa
per, l will consent to the match
'Oh, CHARLIE the young girl said to
her lover that night, can't you paint a
picture p
Paint picture, Nell Are you
crazy p
NO, dear--but papa is-or else he
has got a new hobby, which comes TO
nearly the same thing. suppose he is
aesthetic, and think it is just awful.
But now, dear, don't you think that
you could paint something p
Nellie, why don't you ssk me if l
can fly p like a bat, or winged SOUR
rel p
But every one paints now
Indeed How do they do it p
They just bny paints, and brushes,
and paletts, AID take one or two less
ons, and then they are ready to exhibit
their plates, tiles, and So on. 1t is
just as easy You can paint any
thing you choose-brds, fishes, cranes
ON one leg or two, just as you please
Or little, uncertain landscapes. Ev-
cry body does it-children, grown peo-.
pie, and grandmammas. And they ali
do it alike, pretty much-for | can see
scarcely any difference in their little
dauSy things
There is no use talking about it,
Nell. could not paint one Of your
little, dauby things if | took lessons
six years.
Then you must write something. [
know by your forhead that you have
latent talent, which only needs deval-
opment."
'My dear Nell, all the development
in the world would never bring out
any talent in my case. | hope that |
have good, common-sense-but clever
ness don't run in the Barrett family
But, Charly, you must either paint a
picture OF write talented article =
MY darling, am afraid that you
are touched here just little, you
know > and he laid his finger on her
white forehead with an air of such
deep concern that she burst into fit
of laughter, in which he quickly joined
AS soon as she could speak, she told