The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-09
wealth can supply.

n,oIcrat, wealth can supply.
Our pictures are much admired, but 1t Is
needless to make Oh inventory OF them; /
only desire to call attention to two which
stand cut from the rest They are COM
,,nion portraits Tire one Is a handsome.
iair-hairai young man ii cornets uniform.
the other is u beautiful laiL-halred girl IN
white They ara placed exactly opposite
each other Now have noticed that, as I:
rule. portraits paintei by ma1l OF genius,
from Holb,lu to Mlllais downward: (and the
yfurr ialy is one OF -Iiilais' besl, have
pe,uliarity eye; have the power to fo'-
low, ,.ul all over the r0Gnl wherever you go.
The,a Dc l,ras OF ours nave q YET more 's'-
n,araaf;lH ll,rllialt r-thetr eyes are llXeI
onlv Gil cac-i oJEcr, WIN tenderness so
touching, - Expressive aud SO Infinite that
at night, whel the household Is az rest, ana
when (for am always late b:rdl nave
bean sitting rca,ilg my BOOK, or study lhg
my last new part, have often SAT ahl
wat el.cl and wondered, AMI have almost
expected to hear them sp9ak to each Otter
Inis fancy has perhaps scarcely ever affected
l1e so strongly as a. this very moment.
have just finishe reading this story to
o small family circle consisting q t"o ven
erablc gentlemen and two wo,na.t, one 81
y
loving, faithful servitude.
For little while We are sil'nt.
think we are ali looking at the picture
I'm SIRE am. Is it Il phantasy, or am 1
dreaming ny daylight! The eyes .iava
moved. Instead OF looking a. usual at each
other, they are both looking straight at n,a
Yes, l could swear it! T.
Hank! isn't that paal OF childish JOY.
Gus laughter. Yes, and zee! Two young
stt'rs with fair faces, ri mt eyes, sunny ha',
and sturdy legs Gnheritsd from their tathe' )
fill the air with life and motion as they con-
bounding into tn room rom the lawn. N
two children Of my acquaintance are
spoiled and pettel a. tai' young lady an
gentleman. Their PRESENT appearance
most inopportunc. hence mamma nla''
them for a moment to coafine their as1en
lions to dish Of fresl, ssrawnerrle5 smosh
| cred in cream. But the snail IS lroken-th'
BARNS have brou shJ Us back to earth.
! Then one dear Cd man wakes up anc
says:
''The story is o'er tru,, Jack, but yor
havo made one Of tue characters too !Is'
| King Arthur, and you've not done justice
to the Others
| Little pitcher, have long ears, and ou
| little listeners, having polished Gil tsieli
Strawberries, cream AMI ali, demand Il
know: VINO is KING Arthnr:'
| The other old ;.entie!,ao replies:
. "Oh, he's the King Of King lon Come"
The young .t,.S, return, to tho char re- With
''Oh. thatll no do, grandpa Kingdom
Cone is in the clouds
Just so. my bonnie BARNS, replies tn
doctor, 'tanl Arthur is the great + ng o
Cloudlana, but he's coming back 10 .,rth t.
make the dark LIGHT and the wrang rich
some day.
Although this answer poses the children
it doesn't seem to satisfy them, and they
clamor to know:
''Who are tho others
Mamma repli,; tothe girl in har soft swca
voice, "Oh, one wasa beautiful lady, WHOM
you are called after. Flora
Then Grandpa Willie, l,atting the boy
golden curls, says teuterl> u',a gravely:
''And tho other, my mamie. thu otha
was u friend, very near aud dear lien
OF mine, and a nannesaks Of yours, my littl
Curly"