Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-19


In the morning without the pros
pect of breakfast. But he keeps
all this from his father. And the
deg keeps the secret too, and wags
his tail and acts and looks as
though he was happy. There on
the bed are flowers. The old man
loves flowers. The boy went a
great distance to get them. See
out the window across the lake,
beside the road where the stone
bridge with the broken arch is
there is where the flowers came
from. The boy and the dog were
up before daylight and walked
there tor them"
While Otto was talking the ar
tist seemed greatly interested and
let him run on without interruption
until the young man seemed to
realize his imagination was car
rying him too far and stopped sud-
denly.
"You will some day be a great
artist" said Barnardo, "and peo'
pie will be more anxious for your
pictures than for mine."
"Do you really believe it, and
will you give me some instruction 7"
asked the enthusiastic boy.
eyes to both of your questions,"
answered BarDardo. "But bave
favor to ask of you."
"l will grant It,"
"It Is not much. 1 wish you
would write the story of the pic.
ture as you have told it; only do
not stop so short as you did, but
finish and tell your thoughts while
painting it. 1 will call for the
story to morrow"
IL will take pleasure IN writing
it for you," said Otto, "and will
try to have it ready by 10 in the
morning"
Before going Barnardo had a
little chat with Gertrude. and did
not appear very anxious to leave
the neat little cottage.
On the morrow he retured, more
than an hour before the appointed
time, aud did not appear sorry to
learn he must call again, because
Otto was unable to finish his task,
which had grown beyond his ex-
pectatIon. Though Otto offered to
deliver his story in the city, the
artist SAID he liked to walk into
the country and would call again
the next day.
He came on the following morn
ing and the story was finished
He asked Gertrude to read it to
him. which she did. He was de-
lighted with the story and with
Gertrude, and he sat aud talked
about it with her for more than al
hour. He called again the next
day and handed two 10.lnch form
pieces to Otto.
"What are these for Z" asked thu
young man.
"I have sold your story ant
this is the pay," answered Barnar
do. "Now, want you to write
long story-a book. | said yor
would be a great artist, and so yoI
will, but your pictures will b
painted with the pen and people
; will be anxious for them. [ vii
come and hear Gertrude read you
: story as 1t progresses, If she
( willing"
She was willing.
The book was written and Ge
: trude read it to BarnardO chapte
by chapter. When it WAS fnishe
j Otto wrote another, and ot1er
J. They were readand anxiousl
= sougbtfor by the people. He b
came famous writer. His brus
IS was laid aside:and with his pen B
r. wrote word pictures that d
is lighted thousands.
10 For a number of months Ba
e srdo continued to visit the lItt
y cottage, and the oftener he we
I'd the more firmly he was convlnc'
ry that Gertrude would make a goc
as wife. Finally he asked her VII
Id she thought of it, and she was vi
y, ing to try to be a good wife to biz
is And 80 it was.
as Otto had found a place in I
a world for his talent, and Barnar
ep hal found a wife who made b
he happy 40 long as he lived.
a this day her beautiful face may
Oy seen in many OF his pictures
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