The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-31

Interesting Story of q Leaf from
a Girls Sketch Book.

/ " ANtAAAE W NuN7AAiA MI
well-known lawyer. upon matter
Importance. and learning that he wa
detained AT home BY sprlined aukl,
i went TO his house. and was show
into a small library. where I found IN
disabled attorney hard at work anon
his papers.
1t WAS evident that the plsce wa
not usually devoted 10 such business
The bOOk-sheives showed little of ia
conventional sheep-skin Of = lawyer
library. but were filled with a miscel
laneOus assortment of fiction. poetry
history and school aud college tex
books In one corner Of the room
stood & lady's work basket; IN anOthe
a artists easel. with a half-iinishe,
fruit-study upon it. while variOu
bits Of art work in oil, crayOn and pencil
mostly without frames. were maxim
themselves At home in the place. SOM
hanging upon the walls. some standing
or lying about here aud there.
Mr. Moo. - laughingly alluded t,
his unprOlessional surrounding. and a
once proceeded 10 consider nv bust
ness.
When ! rose 20 take my leave, ~
hour or two later. | ventured 90 asl
an explanation of a pencil-sketcl
which had excited my curiosity. f
appeared to be leaf torn from al
artists sketch book In the center
was the figure Of a man, roughly
dressed. lying at full-length. face
downward. on a grassy bank. appar.
emily asleep. The left arm was thrown
mp TO support the head; the hat had
fallen of; the right arm lay stretched
upon the grass. with the clumsy hand,
minus half Of the middle finger. turned
palm upward. The feet crossed each
other, "tOeing in" and showed the
profile Of one worn. old boot. aud the
hObnailed sole of the other. Every
line in the figure. and even the very
wrinkles in the ill-fiiting clothes. ex-
pressed the relaxation and unconscious
ness Of a tirrd-out tramp asleep.
Elsewhere on the page were special
studies, on n larger scale. Of the boots.
the hands and the head Every touch
showed keenness Of observation. iidel-
ity TO details. and a mack Of catching
the most striking and picture sque
points. The sketch of the head was
especially remarkable. The face was
entirely cuncealrd hy the bending left
arm on which II Law. The neck was
marked with those deep spiral seams
which are occasionally seen winding
around = lank, wealher-heuten neck,
making Il look like section Of the
twisted trunk at red cedar. The
hair ON the hack Of the head Law in
rough. matted locks. among which was
visible = white V-shaped scar more
than an inch in length
Under the picture was written. in a
feminine hand: sleeping Innocence. "
and under that. in masculine hand:
Faithful in that which is least" In
one corner was little scratch Of a
monogram. with date and a memo
randum Of the length Of time spent
up n he t,h.
The first til e. X laiue,l Mr. Nc
@, refers To the subject Of the
sketch; the second To the artist"
lit is then picture with a his
tOrv2' said.
Yes aud with a moral. too" he
replied. The sleeper was a client Of
mine; in fact. all thHgs considered.
the most profitable one / ever had.
The artist was the daughter Of the late
DIR. Madison Evans. aud a pupil Of
jacques Renault. the refugee. From
her father she inherited acuteness Of
observation. and by him she was
taught 70 practice patient and pains
taking fidelity in whatever she under
took.
From old Jacques she got through
plenty of seedlings and an
for her work. Il came TO
be n matter Of conscience with her to
things with her pencil exact
" as she saw them. An inaccurate
line or q change of proportion OF point
Of view was to her like telling a lie.
"She was an enthusiastic sketrher.
Her walking dresses were always
made with n wide pocket in the skirt
such as la,ly bOOk-agents use. where
= thin sketch-bOOk could be carrieu
without attracting attention. Living
n a suburban village. she had easy
,eeess TO both the city and the cOun-
ny. and found. wherever she went.
plenty Of subjects for her pencil
Sometimes she made skeiching ex- |
to the city parks and muse
inns; sometimes she rode with her |
ather on his professional visits. and |
herself with drawing cattle,
'arnysrd fowls aud country ragamuf-
ms while she was waiting for him at
he farmhouse gate; sometimes she /
ambled through the feel Is anil wonts.
ttended by \ midd!e-ageI maiden
ousiu Of the family. aud usually also
y old Hannibal. her fathers mastif.
On the day Motel in the sketch
onder she had rent the afternoon in
making fern and moss >iulies in Pig
on Hollow, q picturesiu. little ravine
4 what are called lndian Woods. q
allie or more from hry home. Her
sual body guard accompanied her.
Is they came ont Of the hollow they
pied sleeping tramp stretched on 4
nnny bank. Hannibal was for war.
he frightened maiden cousin was for
ght. But Miss Evans sierccd both.
rev out her sketeh-srok. recon-
offered for 4 favorable point II view,
sated herself on = convenient stone.
nd proceeded to represent the uncon-
;ious vagabond - accurately as IL
be were under oath to tell the truth.
le whole truth. aud nothing but the
nth about him. 1t was past SUNSET
hen she finished the sketch. and dusk
hen she reached home
Through a more distant part Of the
ldian Woods was q highway leading ,
the city. On that highway. just at
isk on that same evening. 8 market
lrdener, driving home from the city
ith considerable sum u money In Z
> pocket was assaulted and rObbed /,