The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-05
L'ENVOI.
THE TWO PICTURES.

Six wears and more have passed
We have novel from Aberdeen to the
nelghborhooI of Richmond.
1t is a cool summer evening. We are in a
largo dra wing-room with French wind ow =
opening on lawn, which slopes down to
tho river. The room Is furnished and
adorned with all that taste can suggest and
Moderate wealth can supply.
Our pctureI are much admired, but it is
noel lies, to MAKE an inventory of them;
onl, desire to call attention to two which
stand out from the rest. They aro COM
panion portraits The one is IA handsom,
fair haired young man in corHeps uniform,
til, other IL Il beautiful dark-hairel girl in
white. They are placed exactly opposite
each othor. Now l have noticed that, as a
rule. portraits painted by men of genius
from Eolbein TO Mlllais downward land the
young laiy il on, of Millais basD, have a
pccuIiarity-the eyes have the power to fol-
low you all over the room wherever you 60
TLc,o pictures OF ours have yet more re-
mar3ablc pccuiarity-thoir eyes arc fixed
only en- each other with a tenderness so
touching, SO expressive and so infinite that
at night. when tho hou ehold il at rest, and
when TOR l am always late BIRD have
been sitting reading my book, or study ing
my last new part, | have ofton sat and
watched and wondered AMI havo almost
expected to hear them spaak to each other.
This fancy has per haps scarcely ever affected
ne so strongly as at this very moment.
have just finished reading this story t.
small family circle, consisting of two ven
erablo gentlemen and two womel, one of
them young and fair, the other grown old in
loving, faithful servitu1e
For n little while we are silent
think we are all looking at the pictures
-Pp sure am. Is it q phar ttsy, or am
dreaming by Daylight The eyes have
moved. Instead Of looking as usua at each
other, they nro both looking straight at me
Yes | could swear it! L
Aar;! Isn't that pal of childish joy
Gus laughterl Yes, and sse! Two young
sters with fair faces, bright eyes, sunny hair
and sturdy legs Qnherited from their father
fill the air with life and motto as they como
bounding into this room from the lawn. No
two children Of my acquaintance are 40
spoiled and petted a. this young lady and
gentleman. Their present appearance is
most inopportunc. hence mamma induces
them for moment to conhne their atten-
lions to di,h Of fresh Strawberries smooth
cred in cream. But the spell is broken-the
BARNS have brou Sht us back to earth
Then one doar old man wakes up and
says:
"The story is DER tru,, Jack, but you
have male on, Of the characters too like
King Arthur, and you've not done Justice
to tho Others
Little pitchers have loug ears, and our
ilttle listeners having polished of their
strawberrie' cream and all, demand to
know: Who is King Arthur
The other old gentleman replies:
"Oh, he's the King of King lom Come"
Tie youngsters return to the charge with:
'Oh, thhtll no do, granlpt Kingdom
Cone is in the clouds"
Just so. my tonn,o Laiins,' replios the
doc o., ''anl Arthur is he great King of
Clcudlan |, bus he comm, back to alrth to
make The dark lIcht alI the wrant RIGHT
some day"
Although this answcr poses tho children,
it doesn't sem to satisfy them, and they
Canoe to know:
Nv ko are the othersm
Mamma repli,' to the girl in her soft SWEET
voice, GA, on' was n lc,utiful lady whom
you ara llel afte-, Flora"
Thea Gran'pa Will, pa.ting the boys
golden curl, say len ',rlv ana gravclN:
And the other, my mannic, tn, othsr
was a trienl, vlry nel" and dear friend
c. mil,, AMI a nl II SAX, Of yours. my little
Curly"
TAN rs-u