The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-30
THE ART STUDENT.

AOyhlS IA coilC ways. ~ UcSlu Will,
they planted me down in such q draft
and in the worst light possible. so that ]
could not see anything, nor could any
one see me. and then they would NOT
give me a new pedestal-they tried to
palm off on me one that belonged to a
discarded Nereid, which made me look
top heavy, as It was much too small.
However, n day a waiter. who was
rushing past with . soup tureen Ct was
when I stood close to the door of the re-
freshment room in the gallery, you
know. tu,nhled up against me and
smashed a great piece Of the pedestal.
Afterward, when every one had gone and
the place was quiet, / jEst leaned over to
one side a bit and slid down. Hurt my
self? Oh, dear, no! | Clipped my Tyre
rather. There WIS a fuss next morning
when the curator cane round. That
waiter got into no enl Of u row and had
to pay for my new PEDESTAL and Tyre. 1t
was a pity | couldn't explain, but he was
a poor fool. and | wasn't sorry to see him
sacked for his disrespectfnl clumsiness.
There was a little student who came
to draw here, u little bit of q, thing, with
q sallow face and a slight limp. She was
always shabby. Her gloves lone button
black kid) were very much cracked. She
wore a battered black straw hat which
had outlived the picturesque stage, with
a wreath of limp. streaky roses round
the crown, even in midwinter. Her
dress, such as it was, was gray hnsey,
and her poor little square toed boots
were patched and repatched. The only
points about her were her clean collar
and her big, hungry eyes. She worked
for the gallery. and / heard her say she
gives lessons. | know the pay is very
small, because she doesn't have half
enough to eat. and she certainly cannot
afford to ride or drive, because on rainy
days her feet are SO muddy. She has
very little talent. 1t lis only by Gint OF
sheer obstinacy she manages to draw de-
Gently.
Some time ago a young mar came here
pretty frequently for several months.
He's a fine, handsome fellow. very like
that sturdy DISCOUNTS you see straight
in front of You. Fly Jupiter, that boy
can draw! could tell he had it in him
the first time | saw him handle a y
The little lame STUDENT was passing him
one day.looking more tired than ever.
and she tzippea ~ the edge Of q bar
rier that had been put to screen off the
LAGOON family, wao were undergoing
repairs, wien down went everything
with a ~clatter, including the poor little
soul herself. The other student, whom
I viii call The Boy" for distinction,
was up in Il moment, had put her on her
feet again, and picked up all the dis
persed articles with Il r~eassuring "An
right" before You could calculate MIR
curry She pulled herself together enough
to whisper Thank you" and limped
away.
Next day she came early and worked
a~ssiduously. The Boy was there too. He
did not notice her, he was SO busy. Pres
entity he felt a timid pull at his sleeve
and looked up. ''Hullo." he said, with
that sunny smile OF his; Il beg your
pardon, CAN | do anything for you:"
"W-would youl-l-let me look at your
drawing!' she faltered.
Certainly, but thereis nothing to see"
Well. they chatted a bit after that and
compared notes till the ice was fairly
broken, so the time flew and the little
gray student found she had forgotten all
about that tiresome foot of the Hermes
which wouldn't come right. After that
day they coayersea pretty freely. Mean
yrhtIo Il yyn+anAl N ay.ag$ r1,,rxn t, I.-
though she stil looked pinched and tired
her eyes began to have a new light in
them. the white collar was discarded for
a black lace ruffe, the poor tired roses
disappeared too, and in their place I mo-
ticed a large black feather, which, it is
true, oon lost its curl and had certainly
seen better days. but still she thought it
looked smart, and that cheered her, poor
little soul The gloves. too. were new,
o. else she had managed to ink over the
purple cracks.
Some days she was there alone, and
then she would look wistfulIy from time
TO time toward the door. Once, when a
step came swinging down the corridor,
she gavea little start, but it was only an
attendant, who was a conceited ass with
nothing to do, and he came in and bnl-
he'd her and made himself perfectly o4i.
Gus. would have set my dog at him,
only fortunately the Boy turned up oil
the right moment and sent the wretch
flying. | couldn't resist Whispering X
my Venus what q smart fellow he was
and she nodded approyingly.
When fhnon two 0o4 4SrO1 ~ ~vc~G 81.