Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-26

lam disposed 10 think that never fc
fore did n sincere friendship, one VIII
was fateG to last unhyOken for year
riper so quickly as that between Cal
riston and myself. AS now look b.,
l find it hard to associate him with al
even a brief, period OF tine suhseque-
to our meeting during which no W,
not my boson,-friend. forget wheth
our meeting at the came pictures4t
| spot on the morning which followe
| our self-introduction was the result
accident or arrangement. Any Wa
we spent the day together, snd tt:
!! day was the precursor q many pas.
! in each others society. Morning aft
morning we sailed forth to do onr b.:
! to transfer tho Same bits of scenery
| our sketching blockn- Evening eft.
| evening we returned to dine side
side, and afterward to talk nnd sInol,
together, indoors, or outdoors as t.
temperature advised or our wishes Ii
clined.
Great friends we soon became-in
scparable as long as my short h~loc
lasted. 1t was, perhaps, pleasant T.
each to work in company with ST :sza-
tcur like himself. We could ak eas.
the others opinion of the na1'Ivs Of til
work done, and feel happy st tte az
proyal duly given. An artists sendsr
Of excellence is too high Tor . non-rro
: fessional. When he praises your VOL
. he praises it but as tire work OF An out
slider. You feel that rocn commend
ton damns it and disheartecs you.
II However, had Cazriston cared to d,
! so, he might, 1 think. have fearless,
J submitted his productions TO cay con
,! sc;entious critic-his drawings wer'
. UNNECESSARILY more artistic ard power
t full than mine. He had undoubted! /
: great talent, and l wss much surprl'ci
e to find that good &c he was 81 band
e scape, he was even better at the fgure
He could, with q firm, bold hand drn'
+ rapidly tho most marvellous Gkenessee
: So spirited and true were some III til
: stables no showed me that ! ooul
d without tiattery advise him, provide
0 he could finish as he beGan, TO keep Ell
Il tirely to the gher branch Of the ar
# l have now before me a scries OF out
:. line faces drawn by him-manv OF ther
c from memory; and rs look as ther
>, the original OF each comes at cnos bt
l, fore my eyes.
10 From the very first mad becA niue
If interested in the young man, and 4
,r day by day went by. and the peculiar
Of ties of his character were revealed
e. me, my interest grew deeper Rnd deel
10 er. i uaCtCr LILY sell tHhb I'LL NOV
,e observer and skillful analyst OF pc
a. sonal character, and until now fancie
that to write a description OF lis con
re- ponent parts was SD easy matter. II
r now when am put TO tho proof I fin
g it no simple task to convey in words
90 proper idea of Charles Carriston
rs mental organization.
1t, soon discovered that he was, m:
C. say, afflicted by peculiarly sensiti'
10 nature. Although strong. and appa
. emily in good health. the very chang
rs of the weather seemed to affect him s
I'd most to the same extent as they atfe
I'll q flower. Sweet rs LIS disposition Z
as ways was, the tone Of his mind,
he spirits, his conversation, varied, Us
e. were, with TIC atmosphere. He "
of fill of imacinato Oh, and that irnagin
On ton, always rich, vas at times weir
if even erotos3ucly weird. Not for o.
as moment did he seem 10 doubt the st
X, bility Of tie wild ,ncorics he started,
the rossi bi!1v OF the poct:cal drae1
his he dreamed being realized. He h
a his faults, OF coura2; 10 was hasty a
In inclusive; indeed, to RIO one OK t
e.! Greatest Charms shout the boy y
lie / ut, right or wrong, each word
poke came straight from his heart
id; So far as l could Judge, the wh'
nd organization of hi mind was too his
b, strung. too finely wrought, for eve
day use. A ncte of Joy, OF sorro
yer even of pity. vibrated through it
L." strongly for his comfort and Well-beil