Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25
AN EASTER CARD.


Opposite was sister Anne, calm, mstron
", selfsa,isGed, mendiug bsby's pinafore
Plenty Of occupation may be found in
your profession, if yoa would seek it" re-
piled sister Annie, biting of her thread and
forming a new knot. Painting china, de-
signing weed cuts, even coloring photo,
graphs"
Agnes raised her head with flashing eyes,
"Ob, why do you not add taking in wash
ing, or scrubbiug down the stsirsY she
cried. With scorn and anger.
That is the difficulty" continued sister
Anne. with uuruflled composure. You are
impatient and despise the beginning. One
cannot spring INFO full hsdged artist at
one boqad. Pray how did the great Euro
pesn artists commence, about whom you
are 30 fond Of readingF Very modestly, l
promise you.
Agnes made no immediate response.
Instead, she ruifled her blond hair with her
hands, and stared moodlly at the lamp.
The roo12 was plain, and the noise of the
street below Vss audible in the tinkling o!
a car bell aud the rattle OF carts on the
pavement. Located on one of the wide
nnsiness avenues of the city Of New York,
this modest home of clerb with slender
salary held dissinilsr elements united by
oy close relationship.
az could not obtain any CT the work you
propose If tried" resumed the young ar
tist. There ara more applicants than Ia
Dor in all fields aud in every land.
True" sighed sister Anne, mindful that
a week Of illness would replace her hus'
band OF The store by a dozsn competitors in
need of bread.
A KEY was inserted in neighboriDg door
ani the object Of her solicitude entered,
bringing o keen gust of winter air with
hi4. TIE husband Of sister Anne was
brisk little lam, With shTewd blue eJes,
Aaxeu hair snd req spot on sitter cheek
bone. He greeted his family cheertuiiy
while unRinding o silk handkerchief from
his throat.
I've got something for you in my pocket
Aggy," be sad to his sister in.lsw. The
very thing ior yoq
'She looked a. him with faint sm.le
Yes; | came on it quite by accident,
may ssY-ridiDg mp town in the car, be
pursued. with animation. Then he ut
folded newspaper and placed his finger
on q paragraph, The trio read togeh
the following advertisement:
nRENIUM offered O. slOO for the best design o
Easter cara fox the approaching season. Com
pettors ere requested u present ther application
Lo AEG ' CO.
Sister Auue reed over the shoulder Of bel
husband. What chance for you, Ag
nesw she said. II am confident you woulc
win the prize. One hundred dollars, too !
Lang 4 Co. are the great photographers
you know" supplemented the husband. I"
sew il by the merest chance in q column
of advertisements, Nothing like reading
the papers"
Agnes stuffed the paragraph and mad
no comment. She grew pale snd her eye
darkened ominously. One would have in
!erred that she had received some atfront
but fesIage1 Ter Indignation. Finall,
she rose Sud took the Journal 10 hes hsudg
Thank you, and good night" she SAT-
dryly. ~
"Is she offended2' demanded the littI
map puzzled, -.
rather tartly, as she poured csp o. Ia
for him.
Agnes went to her room, locked the dool
knelt beside the bed and burst into tears. !
prize given BY a photographer was ofere
70 her compet,iioI. She bad dreamed Q
fame and artistic excellence. lnstss9 {
the mountain peak where she had lonse
to p'sut her standard, the slough Of III
valley .of poverty was destined to engu
her. Oh, the schorching tears of discoul
sgeuea. and humiliation which fell fror
! her evesl AT lergta chs rose and lighte
the gas i-t in order'to again read lbs 4
tested advertisement. Her room was col
and bare, psIsskiDS of the characteristic
of studio than The abode Of woman. !
one corner the irop bedstead vas coueeale
or a screen, With tiny mirror suspeude
near it; opposite, q stove reached with il
rusty pipe 10 shell: holding several plsstt
busts. The windows opsned on glsi
covdred piazzs, the sanctuary Of the ease
Ssre the artist INDUCED in reveries,
wrousht With pencil and brush, forgetf'
| Of ali eiS<, ed cblivious Of the vicinity
a lAundress, RhS eap.oye5 ts;e next gles
covered piazza Tor the purpose CT arT'r
lioen-s practical industry, which brouRi
in far more satisfactory returns, 10 ps,
moa. thsa did the cclor box OF Age,
Clement. 49, ,s.ter sought the spot no'
sId seated herself gu sIs SSls chair
Roasted, mechanically. A large sauvt
vas propp.d against the wall, repressstlH
a life szs Beatrice in Psridise" beconiu
10 q shadoSy Dante. Agnes had csnce
| trstsd the laboy, ambition and hopes OF
years application in this boid Htte1ft, b
entered tie lists vsliantly for exhibition
the National AsadsRy Of Design and 81
fereS the cruel blow Of rejseie4. BsyoI
was an "opbsIis" with yellow Ssir, vi
had shared 8 similar fsts the previous yea
These lonely heroines laDguiseed 10 :
oSscurity Of the glass piazza without q,
having mel TIE approving smile Of an 6
precistive public. Oh, the cola ssl6shne
of the world, and the Hifnl blindness
hansiog committees and art critics F
the FIRST time Agnes found the smile
Beatrice insipid and her gszs vacant
doubt chilled her hesrs Luckily she turn
the picture to the wall, snd sought I
easement gazing forth into the nightrsth
than longer contemplate her own work.
The piszs, located in the rear Of I
noisy avenue, overlooked the houses of I
next street. These residences were sris
cratic in proportion IS their neiRhbors VI
humble. A high brick wall, bosdered b!
vine Of Wistsris, inclosed stable and gard
81 the mansion opposite, while Drills
lights within revealed 8 conservatory to
observer. The light came through curtai