Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-01

was favOra blv noticed Dy the crlLlcS
and well sold to an American collector,
that step on the road to success was
followed mp with rather unusual speed
The first result of il was that his en-
gagement to Dennet Erneshaw was
definitely sanctioned by her father;
and, although prudence might have
made some length of waiting necessary,
If Fred's means had continued to de-
pend entirely on his profession, an OPP
perfume little legacy from an old friend
somewhat facilitated matters and en-
abled the lovers to marry at the begin
ming Of the following year.
Guthrie had considerable talent in
landscape, but in Autumn Sheaves"
the excellent representation OF the
horses in the harvest field also at
tracted great attention, and the artist
subsequently devoted himself very
much to animals. He was not an AMI
mal-painter in the Landseerian sense,
for he never treated them as the sole
subject for picture, but he made q
specially of country or town scenes
with animals in the foreground. SO
skillfnlly thought out and balanced
that the sentiment expressed by the
figures was always greatly enhanced
by their surroundings, and in this par
ticular line he was without rival
His talent was of a kind that might
easily have persisted under any strain
of poverty and anxiety; but his little
assured income, while insufficient to
live upon alone, materially helped his
progress by relieving him from the ne
cessity.
1t was a year or SO after he had SO
far prospered as to exchange his attic
fiat near the Addison station for a
small but pretty house on Campden
hill, near to his artistic friends, West
erfield and Trent that ne first began
TO make departure from his customa-
~ style Why he should have wearied
of producing a class Of pictures which,
although they sold readily, were very
far removed from mere pot boilers, :"
being perfect in their way and full of
interest and artistic feeling, was puz-
zle to his friends; and that his new
line should be in a style of classical
firure-painting for which he had new
1er shown the slightest aptitude, was a
still greater mystery. 1t was one Of
those alterations of the artistic tenn
permanent which cannot be accounted
for, and it inspired those friends who
were interested in his future with the
most serious misgivings For some
time. however. his wife in no way
shared their uneasiness Dennet had
no early education in art nor
had she any natural faculty for
1T: she was most sympathetic
companion SO far as interest in
and enthusiasm concerning her hus-
bands pictures went. but she was
not. and never would be, able to help
her husband by critical advice She
entered into unquestioning occupation
s-of the splendid castles in the air that
he built of future fame and fortune,
and cheerfully practiced the economies
rendered necessary by his abandonment
of the lower, but more lucrative,
branch of art, only regretting that the
change had not been made before their
migration to more expensive dwelling
Even when his first classical picture
was rejected by the Academy she was
mot discouraged, believing as implicitly
.as he did that genius is seldom appre-
Iciatcd Mt first, and pinned all her faith
ito the lnrger and more important COM
iposition oe which he mt once embarked
lit was early in the following winter,
when the great picture of The Cap
ture of Harpalyce" was approaching
.compaetion. that her fears were hrst
i.roused. Mrs. Trent and Mrs Nester-
Geld had come to tea with her IN Fred's
.bsence and had gone into the studio
r. look Mt the immortal work When
eA.v returned to the drswing-room an
rwkwxrd silence ensued; then Verna
Trent said very gently:
sHl were you, Dennet dear. would