Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10


of other forms Of merit; and for rs many
years had bcon as regularly returned to his
scat by his constituency with equally con-
sciOus rccttuio in themselves and an equal
skcptieism regarding. others. Removed by
his nature beyond the reach Of certain tenn
tations, and by circumstances beyond even
the linoWlcl gc Of Others, his social and politl-
cal integrity was spotlcss An orator and
practical q, batter his refined tastes kept linn
from personality, and the public recognition
of the complete uu-o!ii,hucsi of his motives
and the magnitude OF his dosmas protected
him from srurriity. His principles had
never lie Il appealed 20 by a bride; he had
rarely hccl approached by an emotion.
man ct pei. he'd taste in art and litora-
ture, ana Possessing the mean, to crafty il,
his luNulious home was filled with treasures
he had himself collected ana in ther enhanced
by the stamp of his appreciation. Iii, library
had not only the cle. 5anco Of adoynmcnt that
his wealth could bring and his taste approve,
but a certain refined negligence OF habitual
use and the easy disorder OF the artists work
shop. All TIL; was quickly Eo,eI by young
girl who stool OH its Threshold at the close of
dull January day.
The card that had been brou, Int to the sen
ator bore the name OF Carmen lie Laro;"
and modestly iii the right hand corner, i'll al
most microscopic script, the further dcscrip-
ton Of herself US Artist Perhaps the pie
turesqucnes, of the name and its historic sug-
gestion caught the scholars taste, for when
to his request, through bis servant, that She
would be kind enough 10 state her busincss,
she replied frankly that her business was
personal to himself, be uirc tod that She should
be admitted, Then iltrcnrAins himself be-
hind his library table, overlooking bastion
of books and u glacis OF pamphlets and papers,
and throwing into his forehead and eyes an
expression of utter disqualification for any
thing but the business before him. he calmly
awaited the intruder
She came, and for an instant stood hcsitat-
ingly, framing herself us a picture in the door
Mrs. lIopl:insom was right-she had mo style"
unless an original and half foreign quaintnc,s
could be called SO. There was a desperate at
tempt visible to combine an American shawl
with the habits OF Dyant!lII, and IL was al
waya slipping, from one shoulder, that was 50
supple and vlraeiou, as to b-trIy til, dciicion-
ci,a OF an education i'll stays. There was Il
cluster %. black curl, around her low fore
hoal, Gt.ns hpr SO closely us to seem to be
part OF the soa.s..in cap She wore Once, from
the force Of habit, she attempted TO put her
shawl over her head and tall; through the
folds gathered under her chin, but an aston
ishcd look from the senator checked her.
Nevertheless he felt relieved, AMI, rising, mo-
toned her to a chair with a h,artiny., he
would have scarcely shown to Partisan toll
leta. And when, with two or three quick,
long steps she reached his sGo and showed u
frank, innocent but strong and determined
little face, feminine only in its flash of cye
and beauty Of Lip and chin curves, lie put
down the pamphlet he had taken up some
what ostontatiouSy and gently begged to
know her business.
think have once before spoken of her
vocc--an organ more often cultivated by my
fair coGntfywouln for singing than for
speaking, which, considering that much Of
our practical relation, with the sex
arr carried on without The aid Of
an opera score. s,ymS mistaken no
tiol of l..r-aul of its sweetness.
;-.' ill.,. ion, aAd musical emphasis. She
h-i ..4. advantage If having been trained in
aIrUa al laI ...-', a.l ,ai..c al a race with
vhal 'atail., aul sore jhroats were rare
80 ,Aot in a i-" lri.c phrases she sang the
...ar into "e IL. s'enco as She impaired
T.. i.-.u ItJgc,.p Of her business-namely, a
",.sire to soc au.lo OF his rare engravings."
Now the engrayings In question were GER