The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-07

ut is sceno from novel. Bat canno,
| get tho principal face. Mono Of the model,
arc half good enough. | want sweet face
serious face, face with deep, beautiful
eyes lrisn-it was a sudden impulse, at
inspiration-''let me put your face there
Give me my first commission"
She blushed deeply. All these drawings
the multitud!nous faces and heads and
| figures in the portfolio were a revelation &c
her. And just at the very moment whom she
discovered that Arnold was one Of those
who worship beauty--a thing she had never
before understanding told her that heI
| face was 50 beautiful that he must put il IL
his picture.
'Oh, Arnold" she said. my face would
be- out OF place in that picture"
"Would III Please sit down, aud let m,
make a sketch"
He seized his crayons and began rapidly.
BY way Of diversion.
1.-THE gifts of the understanding. said the
sage, care the treasures of the Lord; and
He appointeth to every one his portion"
Thank you" replied Arnold VERY
true and very apt, I'm sure. Iris, please,
your iace turned just a little. 80. Ah, ii
-FOUR eyesr
When Iris went away there was for the
FIRST time the least touch of res traint or self.
consciousness in her. Arnold felt il She
showed it in her eyes ana in the touch of her
fingers when he took her hand at parting.
1t was then for tho first time also that Ar.
mold discovered n truth Of overwhelming
Importance Every new fact-everything
which hn lisnutal ,1nnial iu 1pa
all know, of tho most enormous Importance
He discovered no less truth than that he
was in love with Iris, SO important is this
truth to n young man that it reduces the
countless myriads Of the world to q single
pair-himselt and another; it converts the
most arid waste OF streets into an Eden
and it blinds the eyes TO ambition, riches
and success Arnold sat down and reasoned
out this truth He said coldly and Square
ly:'
This is a girl whom have known only
a fortnight or so she lives over "a second
hand book shop; she is q teacher by proies-
sion; she knows none OF the ways Of society
she would doubtless be guilty of all kinds Of
queer things, if she were suddenly introduced
TO good people; probably she would never
learn our Manners" with more 20 the same
thtSt, ulb\ 20 EtdSpuaply cIiAtch
Then his conscience woke up, and said quite
simply: ARNOLD. You are a liar Con.
science does sometimes call hard names
She is feminine, and therefore privileged 10
call hard names Else We should sometimes
kick and belabor Conscience "Arnold,
don't tell more lies You have been grad u
ally learning to know Iris through the wis
est and sweetest letters that were ever writ
ten, for IA whole year. You gradually be-
gan TO know her. ,in fact. when yoU first
began to interlard your letters with con-
ccited revelations about yourself. You
knew her to be sympathetic, quick. and OF
most kind and tender heart. You are quite
sure, though you try tn disguise the fact,
that she is as honest rs the day, and ITS true
as Steel As for her not being lady. you
ought to be ashamed OF yourself for even
thinking such thing. Has she not been ten
derby brought up by two old men who ARE full
Of honor, and truth, and all the simple
virtuest Does she not look, move, and speak
like the most gracious lady in the landr
Like q goddess" Arnold confessed-"As
for the ways and talk OF society, what are
these worthi aud cannot ey b. acquiredi
And what are her manners save those OF the
most perfect refinement and purityT Thus
IdT ONsClenCS men aTnOlu, or ATDOlub
secret adroeatrs diaboh, began upon
another and quite different line 'She
must have schemed at the outset TO get mo
into her net; she is Siren; she assumes the
disguise Of innocence and ignorance the
better to beguile and to deceive She has
gone home to-day elated because she thinks
she has landed a gentleman
Conscience said nothing; there are some
things to which Conscience has no reply in
words TO offer; yet Conscience pointed to
the portrait Of the girl, and babe the most
unworthy Of oil lovers look upon even his
own poor and meagle representation OF her
eyes and face, and ask whether such BIAS
phemies could ever be forgiven
After a establishment, which for sbane's
sake we must pass over, the young man felt
happier.
Henry tho Second felt much the same sat
isfaction the morning after his scourging at
the hands OF the monks, who were as muscn-
lar as they were vindictiva
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