, 1886-03-17

Then Lhou tnlnkeht that L nave no
chance of being lovedYr demanded he,
REFRESHING his anger.
None whatever. my fine fellow, as
thou dost not have a purse in thy hand
and that full OF sounding pisces"
Then, with another ringing laugh Of
contempt. she entered the house.
Charmide remained an instant unde-
cided. After all, this insolent slave
does not perhaps truly represent the ideas
Of her mistress. Who knows, but if only
l pleaded my cause in person, with the
enthusiasm OF an ardent lover, that l
might touch her hearth He resolved to
make the attempt Mt the first oppor-
tunity. SO on his return to his house he
left the door ajar, so as 10 be able 10 hear
m movement on the other side Of the
street. 1t was not long before the sound
OF a mans voice came from the street,
and the silvery ripple Of a woman's
laugh. He ran to the door just as the
rich wooden merchant was entering the
house opposite, and Chrysis was about
TO follow him. The potter called her by
name.
What dost thou want 2 said she.
Charmide was but an artisan, but he
was noble looking. and one could listen
to what he had to say.
Il wish thee To love me- responded
the Young man. with a holiness that sur
prised himself. Il am not rich, and
can not load thee down with rich orna-
ments such as that ridiculous parsonage
who Just entered the house has furnished
thee; but | am master of my art. and
can model thy beautiful form so ex-
ouisitely that il will be handed down to
posteritv.~
Chrysis. who had at first listened with
Indifference. now regarded him with
a~stonishment and throwing back her
pretty head. without brains, broke into a
loud laugh.
"Posterity,r said she. "posterity, Those
who come when we are dead; the fine
affair." And who bothers themselves
with those who are not born -
She aughed howin her beautiful
teeth; the flower of her twenty years
doomed on her amber cheeks. and all
her being expressed a simple abandon.
Charmide extended his arms; she re-
pulsed him with a sudden
and a regard as hard as iron.
stop, said she, do not dare 10 touch
me. Thou pretend to love me, and yet
expose me to the danger of losing the
benefits from this generous man."
1T is % for money that wished thy
love, said Charmide weu a somber air.
de went back and stood ON the sill OF
the door.
Thou art beautiful, Chrysis. l would
have nodded thy supple form, like a
sculptor, and preserved TO those VINO
come after us the souvenir OF thy o
derful but neeting beauty. Ihou refuse.
II Is well. As Tor me, l would be
ashamed To give thee gold when l mad
something richer n nobler to offer. l
dreamed OF consecratng thy person to inn
mortality, but since thou preferrest
gold-
Gold 1t is everything, since 1t brings
everything exclaimed the young beauty,
assuming an AIR OF railery. Her Ian
guage was now IKE that OF her servant.
Bring a purse oil gold tins evening, and
l VIII send away linton FOR thee.
Charmide made a gesture Of disdain.
Il do not want thee at any price, said
he. thee who prefers gold to everything
worth living for. Thou shalt live here.
after in thy true character, and for thy
cupidity shall be punished in the eyes of
the world: everybody shall know that
thou lowest nothing but gold.r
well, potter, what harm is there in
that said the i~nsolent beauty. angrily
closing the door.
Charmide returned 10 his court, took
another clay s~tatuette of Chrysis, crush
ing the two arms in his hands trembling
with choler. Under his fingers the clay
soon took a new form. An arm was bent
up under the bust, the other hand shak-
ing a well-filled purse, and the express
sion Of the face changed from modesty
to audacity. There, now she is in her
true character" said Charmide, aloud.
~the woman who accepts the attentions
of the most ill-favored person il he only
possesses wealth. This br~azen-faced
Chrysis shall live long after the rest of
us nave crossed the Styx."
He spent the afternoon in r~emodeling
the figure, so absorbed in his labor that
he forgot to eat anything.
The rays OF the declining sun began to
cover the vans Oh ms mouse with cherry
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mnae uos' enou WISH
MY mother SENDS thee a uish OF Vege-
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oeen out curing the day' ana u be
hungry nave watched ior thee, 1
wished 70 know the success OF thy oiier-
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