The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-29

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dlea In the row Of passing carriages"
He stopped q few moments, RlenzI
listened 10 him sadly, Foruool oontln'
ued with sight
"My children, art 10 dying round about
ua-art 10 deadl am loft, tho last pom,
dif-no, the laat eeryRnt-of tho IDEAL
Fortunately, for tho servants Of tho ideal
die Of poverty aud hunger amid the well
dressed bourgeolaI
"Ahw he exclaimed, bitterly, 10 eat
every day when ono IL hungry, 10 sleep
In good bed, 10 change ones linen fro
quently, 10 wear stockings that have no
holes Ia them, knit by woman'a hands
that Ia happiness, and tho height Of via
dom, aud talent, and glory, and ALL
| speak Of what l know he con-
tinued, gloomIly "l do not aoe how
II h that | succeed In eating every day"
Now he forgot himself, going 10 far o.
10 impart secrets that hs had never
before oonhdcd 10 any one,
" am only TOO glad" he exclaimed,
"when Ma6to Pope, that miserable deal.
or, orders Of me an authentic picture
by some well known painter, 10 which
tho scoundrel adds the hgnatuVI"
"Fcruccir cried Rlcnzl, severely,
"Why" eoll tho old artist zone must
eat, my dear boy see, thon, q prospect
of white linen, anchovy blacula and
trips IN Padre Autouiu'a boat, For auma
varying from Ayo 10 twenty-five francs
--thoy supply me with Coluu, canvas
and bruaheu-I produce Fortunya DO.
tOlllca, Moimoncra-anythlug that peo'
pie viii buy
RIon2l could not restrain an angry
growli he opoacd hia mouth to speak,
but the old artilt gently raised hla hand,
again intcrrupting him, gnd continued,
In fotIgucd yoiocl
"l even produce although / revere
and love you'll produce Rional5 most Of
all, DO not bo angry, my great Pcppinoi
this does not affect your glory Il do,
cciyca only the imbcclc, and contempt,
iblo loluwU who would like 10 get for a
fcw hundred francs a whole years coll
Of pomoroi gcnub Those whomdcr.
stand urt lose no time over our paltry
limitations"
"3ut, tbcn,' RIonGI violently broke iu,
The old man, without looking NJ him.
without hearing him, kept oni
"lou rco, my dear boy, the very illu.
uiuu Of "a name Ike yours eulllccs 10 giVo
food, even from ular with no trouble on
your part, to the disinhcritcd like mc,'
EonA was disurmcd. What anger
could Withstand this confession Of an
unconscious oynioiam, 80 full OF sorrows
cndwglY
Fcrucci told the bitter experiences Of
days, the inhopltality Of men and
things, And all thl5 simply, as tho
progress Of lie, In rup-rmc lasimdc,
Rions looked NJ him with growing
sadness, The vision OF old ago aud pos.
aiblo dcoropitudo rose before tho young
mastcr'O eyoa And, speaking In hia
turn, impclod by the influence Of hla
surroundings, hO murmurcdi
"I feel myaolf robust aud strong
enough for the expenditure Of several
lives, can look at the sun for hours,
walk over duSty and burning roads, on.
duro cold, hunger, thirst without over
feeling lassitude, without pains and with.
out oThauatlon."
uo turned 10 his wife.
"l lovo," said he; "and | am loved ~ |
wish TO bc, 10 the exclusion OF ovory.
thing, without thought, without an on.
thubiAsm, without even u comprehension
outside Of mycolfl"
Then hls brow wrinklcd
"Whcu think that some day pcrhap,
my faculties will decline, that my baro
head will have only few whitc hairs
upon II, aud that my lego will Outain me
no longer--hT' he exclaimed, with a
shuddor, "I would like 10 believe In Nh
ondloS futuroil deore an immortal loyol
Youth, beauty, grace, all our lnhnity Of
love; her voice, OIL that voice which
others scarcely know, her voice which
pous forth tendcrne1 aud marvellous
dreAms-all thia may change, diminish,
or disappear some day In DEATH That 10
what ofIon makes mo shuddor with q
aadnocs which you do not knowr
These words came 70 the souls Of all
as tho translation OF certain shadows
which they had seen pass over Ricuzfs
faco,
Foruoc lot them fall, ~ heavy and
sorrowful vibrations, into the immonaity
OF tho sea-
Then ho answered.
"Grow oldl Youl My RienEl Nature
has given you manly beauty and grace, |
charm and genius, the crown Of all |
things, n womans love corresponding |
to the most ambitious aspirations of your
brain and heart
Child ho declared IN tono OF
prophecy "you will mover know dlminu-
tioni logical nature doee not create "a 1
man like you TO drop her work by tho
roadside, You win die IN full glory, In
full youth, In full love, N full genius, \
like the horoee and domigcds,
The conversation was saddcned; the
Noapolitans do not like ~ speak OF death
There 10 always o superstition conceal.
ed beneath their apparent skcpticism.
Strange people, no ready FOR oxceeeos Of
all sorto, 30 thoroughly masters OF them
selvos, NO easily taken in, generous 10 the
point Of devotion, and as cold ~ u Lovnn.
tino banker.
Then IN tho silence the masculine voice
OF q fisherman rose In the distance, sud.
denly mingling It's rhythm with tho gen.
tic surging Of tho pillows, tho regular
splashing OF the waves Tho indistinot
words II tho baroarols did not moan