Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
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!. Place and away toward the Csssrns, L
: Crosse turned again toZoe.
Nov, my child" said be, II have ye
} some:hipg 20 cay to you But first tell N
, about that other picture the one you spok
of tefoge."
Yes, Monsieur II was that day at th
Salon; in the crowd l got separated fror
! my grandparents. found myself near
picture which aroused my curiosity.
stopped to examine it; It was not large
he'd to look close. In It, on platform, he
hack toward me, stood woman. She wa
ike Eve, only that her fair hair, instead o
covering her, was coiled high on her head
Below the platform, at the other end OF th'
room, sat group of men, artists, each in {
different position, all drawing. Some wer'
bending over their papers, some were look
ing up; insolence was in their looks, one OF
two sTpesrtd to laugh, all criticised
"A painters model, heinz heard q
voice lebild me say
IL tel ned to leave Some men were look
irg over my shoulder.
Does Msdemoiselle think to adopt the
me,ierT ssked one"
Ell ougb, my child; it is OF that would
ask Of you, said La Crosse; your face,
your features, answer to q face | have i'm
sgiDed but never met; in other words, your
fsce is the ideal of q type have hitherto
never met to perfection. Will you look
upon me as q friend, and come to me to sit
for your portrait every day at the hour l
| shall manner
Monsieur, If it can be of use to you"
That isright; you will be of use to your
| grandparents also. The money / shall
give you for your time will cause them to
forget their t-oubles"
'Oh, Monsieur! you are too good. l
will gladly come" said the girl eagerly,
"but will not speak of it; they shall not
know till sferwsrd. Being prejudiced,
they might wish to stop me; aud yet, o
little mon ey, they want it go sorelY.'
when the picture ia finished we viii in
yite them to see it, said LIS Crosse.
Once more Zoe rose and lifted her basket
from the ground; che took few lilies from
it and placed them on the table. How
can thank you for your goodnessY' she
murmured. "0ne bunch you must have;
the rest 60 to place at the altar of Notre
Dame de Bon Secours"
4 few days later La Crosse was painting
one morning in his salon at the Aigle Noir
"a large airs room with parquet floor of
such polish that Zoe treads across it with
infinite precaution The windows, which
are open, lead on to a balcony which
surveys the Place Denecourt and the
palace gardens beyond. From the balcony
the sound of childish laughter watts in on
the air with the fragrance OF May blossoms,
and presently there steps into the room, doll
in arm, little girl, the artists youngest and
pet daughter, who, on hearing that her
little father according to French child
lsDgusge) was gsing to stay few days at
Fontaiuebleau, petitloned, and not in vain,
that she too might come and see the forest.
Camille had, OF course, her b0nRe with her,
and might have been ont all day, but when
her father was painting she preferred to be
With him, ss at home, when she would
often be found fast asleep on a cushion in q
corue- # The luxuriaut studio, worn out
with he effort Of being quiet and good.
Here however there were no rules or regu-
larous. she found to her delight, aud she
nigh have played about in the great bare
room 20 Ter hearts content had she been
so minded AS it was, however, the little
spoiel Partisan had taken a fancy to
Zoe, the simple peasant girl, and be.
| yond dancing on to the bal
cony whether the sound of bngles, the clst-
ter of cavalry, the change Of sentry at the
palace gate, or anything else OF like eutic-
ing nature occurred to disturb the quiet of
the old place was quite content to sit with
her doll, looking at Zoe, and asking cues
tiors which occasionally proved somewhat
embarrassing to the sitter.
Tell me, Mademoiselle Zoe" said the
little girl, when papa has done painting
you this morning, will you take me to feed
the carp? We will buy bread Of the old
woman who sits under her umbrella near the
lake, and the carp will have feast All,
they are so greedy! Say papa, may 60
with Zoe?'
Yes, ifIoe has time to go with you, but
your bonnie must go too, for am afraid you
will not obey Ioe,t nj what if in yo,r ankle
ty to provide a good lunch for the carp you
should fall into the lake"
YES, but petit pere, it is not only the
carp want to see; Iwsnt Zoe TO take me
to the Jsrdin Anglais beyond, where the
tall irises grow on the wafer side. Suzanne
will not go there because it is lonely, and
there is no one to admire my clothes. Su-
zsnne is foolish, is she not"
YES" answered her father, who was
busy mixing his colors to match the chang
Ing brown Of IOe's eyes and thinking not
at ST OF what he had said.
Yes, | shall tell her So! chuckled the
child. 81 shall say Suzanne, papa SAYS
you are foolish not to like Jsrdin Angliss;'"
then turning to Zoe, "Do you go there
often? she asked.
81 have never been Msdemoiselle.'
WHAT exclaimed the child, never"
Then you must 60 with me; there are Sc
cret avenues and winding paths and shrube;
such place for hide and seek. Oh, l
wish Paul was here! But say, where do
you go then, for your walks
II Go not go for walks, MademoiSel|e, |
sm busy at home, either in the cottage
Gle aiming. washing, or sewing, or out Of doors
in TIE garden, but now grandfather has sold
| tie field there is not so much to be DONE
why did your grandfather sell the
| feld?'
Because Re became i'll, and had to lie in
bed and required money for the doctor and
| fer medicine"
How much does a field cost, psps?'
| "a good deal Of money, my little Ca
mile,
/ More than twenty francs, petit perez
"A great deal more
/ Camille leaving her doll on the floor crep.
up softly to Zoe, "You shall have my twenty
francs, anyhow, she whispered, and l shall
persuade papa TO buy that field for you. "
Then she flung her little arms round the
peasant girls neck. 81 do like you she
said, Won are different to any one know"
Mr.. La Crosse laid his brush down and
assumed an air Of pretended severity at this
interruption, and Camille, with comical
look Of equally pretended alarm, darted
back to her doll and her questions.
viii you take me to see your grand.
father she next asked.
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