The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-12-20

'sYeu. aaid laas 'si0t aa "a. 4 AM lils
Ruod acting / think Z should hayc
madc "A actor uysalf II Ihad over had
X chance to train rroporlssss
And III the meantime" said rhe
MINOR. with Rroat gravity. I'VE viii
visit }k-studlo Of 4 pretty artist friond
At inine. Is ho Is winning herself q great
name il, The world.
tsI'n little rusty about art" said
ftIr Desnsond, 'sbut / know good pict-
pre when Isee IT."
II eas large dteyonal room, lighted
by q dome of grouid glass from above,
arid hung with folds OF clarct-colorcd
cloth--a rpom filled with glowing land
scapes, fair, serions heads, and studies
of the antique. Visitors moved quietly
about, speaking In whispers and glanu-
ing now and again ut q tall, slight girl
In d brownholland dress bcited at tho
waist, who was working at an easel at
tho end OF the room.
'sLet me introduce you to my friend
tho artist" said Major Clippett. Mr..
Desmond bowed low.
~ reverence art Id all Its shapes,n
said he. And II | had been fortu-
nate to have SON"
'Papaw cried the girl, passionatolN
iiinging aside her palette, don't you
know me?"
''Esslel'' he cried. "No--it Ia not pos
siblcr'
"But II d, papa" cried she, ''your
little Essiol''
His eyes filled with tears, and for
the first time in her life Esther Desmond
saw shining In them the light OF true
affection.
my GIRL" said he, huskily, II am
proud OF you. | honor you for making
career for yourself And Ella?p
"0h," said Essie, busy with her colors,
''you shall sec her by and by"
''She is not at home, then?"
"She is not here. papa"
Mr.. Desmond accompanied his wife
and daughter and Major Clippett to the
theater that night. 1t was crowded
from pit TO dome, for the "Ophelian Of
the season had been brilliant success;
and when she glided on the stage in her
pure white dress and girdle Of dead
gold the house rang with applause.
Her face and figure were exquisite; her
acting such as Shakespeare himself
might have dreamed Of; and when at
last the curtain fell, and "0phelia" was
called out again and again to receive
the enthusiastic laudations Of the crowd,
the tears were raining down Mr..
Desmond's face.
II call that acting said he. "Clip-
petit, did you say you knew that girlP"
Certainly, l know her." said Major
Clippett, with officially keeping the
corners OF his mouth in order. "She
is coming to my house tonight to sup
per. Shall introduce you?"
81 shall esteem 1t an honor to know
a woman of such geniusl" said Mr..
"0h, Georgol" cried his wife, ''didn't
you recognize her? Our Ellal"
mot Ella!' cried Mr.. Desmond, start
Ing up. ''My daughter EllaP"
'.And no other" said tho Major.
''Well, i don't wonder that you didn't
know her. She has changed wonder
fully. She's a genius, you know, is
Ellal"
And when the beautiful young Ophe-
liza was folded in her fathers arms that
night his heart throhbed high with
pride, while Essie stood smilingly by,
and Major Clippett took infinite credit
10 himself for all that mad transpired.
"They live here with me and my sis.
Ler,' said he. eThey are my adopted
But we wanted to surprise
you, so they are staying temporarily
with q friend. They are both artists,
Desmond; they have conquered their
)wn destiny, God bless them, and
achieved success"
"Our girlsr' said Mrs. Desmond,
the familiar words which he
mad so often spoken, IN a sort of con-
liberation, grated harshly on
ler husbands ear.
"Our girls" he repeated. sour treas
Tres, wife, have been signing all my
life for a son, but shall never sigh any
more. My girls are all sufficient to me
iowp'
And Of all the triumphs which Ella
md Essie Desmond have won this hour
vas the sweetest to them!- -Ernestinc
in n. Y. Ledger.
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