Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-19
MURILL0'S SLAVE.

One beautiful summer morning, about
he year 1890, several youths Of Seville APP
preached the dwelling of the celebrated
painter Murllo, at which they arrived
Dearly at the same time. After the usual
zlutatiOns they entered the studio. Muril-
20 was not yet there, and each Of the pupils
walked upquickly TO his easel to examine
n she paint had dried, or, perhaps to ad-
Enire his work OF the previous evening
Pray, gentlemen" exclaimed Isturitz,
zngrily, (which of you remained behind in
abe studio last night2'
~Wbat an absurd question: replied Cor,
Iowa. Don't you rccollect that we all
cssrnf away together"
4'This is foolish jest, gentlemen" an
EWered lsturitz. Last evening / cleaned
my palette with the greatest care, and now
Il "a as dirty as if some one had used it all
night"
Look" exclaimed Carlos. "Here is n
small figure in the corner of my canvas
and ~ is not badly done. | should like to
know who it is that amuses himself every
morning with sketching figures, some
times on my canvas, sometimes on the
rails. There was one yesterday on your
ssssg. Ferdinand"
at must be Isturitz," said Ferdinand.
Gentlemen" replied Isturitz, 81 pro
a.st"--
You need not protest." replied Carlos.
I'VE all know you are not capable Of
skeiching such a figure as that"
AT le1lst," answered Isturitz, 81 have
7nerer made sketch as bad as that of
-gDurs; one would think you had done it in
jeg4."
And my pencils are quite wet" said
S5snzalo, in his turn. "Truly, strange
fhinEs go on here during the night"
@Do you not think, like the negro, Go
,-ae2. that it is the Zombi who comes and
,5Iays all these tricks2" said Isturitz.
Truly" said Mendez, who had not yet
spoken, being absorbed in admiration of
alse various figures which were sketched
9th the hand of a master in different
7ra-fs Of the studio, "if the Zombi of the
,oegrues draws in this manner he would
,11aks beautiful head Of the Virgin in my
ssDesce nj from the Cross"
With these words Mendez, with care
less air, approached his easel, when an ex-
G1amation of astonishment escaped him,
and he gazed in mute surprise on his can
ss1. Oh which was roughly sketched a
11a&st beautiful head of the Virgin; but the
oppression was so admirable, the lines so
scar, the contour so graceful, that, com
rszus1 with the figures by which it was en-
1zrried, it seemed as if some heavenly Wis
ita.Bt had descended among them.
~Ah, what is the matter?" said a rough
eu1ieg. The pupils turned at the sound,
IND all made respectful obeisance to the
great master.
Look. Senior Murillo; lookp exclaimed
M youths, as they pointed to the easel of
8endez
who has painted this; who has painted
sbis head, gentlemen" asked Murillo Gag
e-riy. Speak, tell me He who has
s5xs6ched this Virgin will one day be the
a11aster Of us all Murillo wishes he had
r3oDe it. What touchl What delcacy!
SGhat skill Mendez, my dear pupil, was
e youYn
NO, senor," replied Mendez in a sorrow
s1ni tone.
WAS it you, then, Isturitz or Ferdinand
-9x Carlos2"
But they all gave the same reply as
Bendez.
1T could not, however, come here with
csut hands, said Murllo impatiently.
Il think, sir" said Cordova, the young
,-sst Of Che pupils, that these strange pict
1srvs are very alarming; indeed, this is not
In first unaccountable event which has
happened in your studio. To tell the
8ruth, such wonderful things have hap
pe1ed here one scarcely knows what TO be-
1--we"
what are they2" asked Murillo, still
A0sG in admiration Of the head Of the Virgin
by the unknown artist
According to your orders, scnor," an
sgwered Ferdinand, I'VE never leave the
studio without putting everything in order,
cleaning our palettes, washing our brushes
and arranging our easels; but when we
freturn in the morning, not only is every
4bing IN confusion, our brushes filled with
saint, palettes dirtied, but here and there
-ars sketches beautiful sketches, to be sure
.2hey are)-sometimes of the head of an
angel, sometimes Of a demon, then again
che profile Of "A young girl or the figure Of
sn Did man. but all admirable, as you have
seen for yourself, senior"
This is certainly curious affair, gen
1lanen," observed Murillo; "but we shall
9oon learn who is this nightly visitant.
5ebastian,' he continued, addressing a
3ttie mulatto boy about fourteen years old,
who appeared az his call, did not desire
you to sleep here every night"
Yes, MASTER said the boy with timid-
fty.
'And have you done soS"
Yes. MASTER
Speak, then; who was here last night
and this morning before these gentlemen
camel Speak, slave, or shall make YOU