The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-09-12

"Ieresa" he called.
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 for
act of authority.
Before that the Cardellis had looked
upon him as poor fellow, showing their
bourgeois contempt for the artist incapa-
Bile of making nsgney; 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 lie would
prove incapable of regulating his life;
that, his money once spent, the rebel
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 her
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-
oration of his wife worked the second
miracle. So often did she repeat:
II do this or that because Orlando pre-
fers it. do not want such thing, it
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:
Eyes, but if such thing should dis
please Orlando?"
Don Agostino always did the buying
of the household provisions-niacaro
cheese, oil, olives, preserves of all sorts,
such as we'll to do families generally keep
IN large quantities. Now, nothing was
ever pure enough, fine enough.
"You understand that Orlando
For the young people nothing was too
good; the older family sometimes put up
with second quality. But an artist!
Now the artist, the delicate Monteforte,
had no such needs ut all; so things 60 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 shappiness-that is,
beneficent 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,
more amiable disposition to oblge. Not
that he reciprocated with the same ex-
cessive sentiments that he inspired. No.
He always kept the imperturbability of
adored gods; but this imperturbability
remained underneath; the surface was
agreeable and charming.
Did the father-in-law wish to 90 ousl
He hesitated long before going to inter-
rupt his son-in-law at his work, and,
nevertheless, always decided to do it.
"Could 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 a
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 great intel
lectual superiority over the family of his
wife.
AS the days went on they assembled
little towards the ideal; Orlando, ON the
other hand, descended towards them.
In very cold weather did you never
feel this sensation?
Into a close and heated room some one
comes from outside-a charming person,
well dressed, still carrying in his clothes,
in the shiver of his flesh and in his breath
the cold of the street mingled with the
perfume of bouquet of violets.
Spring seems to enter with this per-
son. uniting the perfume of fresh flowers
to the warmth of April.
Orlando seemed to come from lofty
SUBMITS, open to all the winds of heav-
en-; he brought into their existence, half
way down the hill, remnant of sharp
air with a perfume of the ideal.
One day Ferucci came to see Orlando
towards the end of the day-an unusual
thing. Neapolitan life is inhospitable;
they seldom receive at meal time.
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