San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-29
MADONNA,

Thenceforth the whole world belonged
to the young people. Nothing was done
in the family without first considering
what Orlando would think about it.
No despOt ever was less conscious OF
his sway, none ever established and kept
it with as little effort.
This was due first to his unlocked FOX
act of authority.
Before that the Cardellis had looked
upon him as a poor fellow, showing theiI
bourgeois contempt for the artist incapa
bic of making money; but when he
showed the force of his will respect
staightway mingled with their wrath
He was stronger than they had supposed
him to be. Then they thought he would
prove incapable of regulating his life
that, his money once spent, the rebei
would return. But the rebel, once started
in the path of calculation, knew perfectly
well how to manage his affairs, aided by
the loving Teresa. who did not leave heI
husband time to exhaust his resources.
So at first they had for him the esteem
that is always accorded to success.
This point clearly established, the ad.
Grafton of his wife worked the second
miracle. So often did she repeat:
Il do this or that because Orlando pre-
fers it. do not want such thing, il
would displease my husband. That color
Orlando does not like it."
She said these things simply because
she was convinced, adored him and
thought only of pleasing him. Soon the
family began to repeat after her:
Yes, but if such thing should dis.
please OrlandO?"
Don Agostino always did the buying
of the household provisions-macaroni,
cheese, oil, olives, preserves of all sorts,
such as we'll to do families generally keer
i'll large quantities. Now, nothing was
ever pure enough, fine enough.
t"NOu understand that Orlando"-
Fer the young people nothing was toe
good; the older family sometimes put uI
with a second quality. But an artist!
Now the artist, the delicate Monteforte,
had no such needs at ALL so things go in
this world. Nourishing dishes, without
the slightest delicacy, still constituted his
favOrite diet.
But though he did not suspect the
trouble that was taken on his account,
the others found their reward in admir-.
ing his ROBUST appetite.
Happiness is always happiness-that is,
a benptic"nt atmosphere, whatever the
elements of which it is formed.
Never was an idol surrounded with
more assiduouS care; but never did an
idol spread about him more good humor
a more amiable disposition to oblige. Not
that he reCiprocated with the same ex.
cessive sentiments that he inspired. No.
He always kept the imperturhability OF
adored gods; but this perturbability
remained underneath; the surface was
agreeable and charming.
Did the father-in-law wish to go out?
He hesitated long before going to inter-
rupt his SOn-in-law at his work, and,
always decided to do it.
Gould you leave your picture today,
do you think, and go with me?'
Never any hesitation; his son-in-law
went out with him.
This was because Orlando was always
ready to breathe the open air; but the
father loved to think that the young man
was sacrificing something for him and
did it without annoyance, through friend
ship for his person.
To tell stories to ones self and believe
them, that is the whole secret of happi-
ness.
Orlando, as we have seen, was but
marvellous instrument ready to vibrate
under the balmy breath of the art and
poetry Of others; production was not his
lot.
But even that gave him a great intel