Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-17

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boon. what bad sset--she woman. lie CO.
tume, al. Ny mother wAs aSeriy mbse'i.
shr va her best . ecpfele ,n't soA hrsse1,rd
iinaliy that u must have hecn a mnde."
'what-a model. HUT It II nntsArahic.
No ono ever told me before war Uarfico."
At this moment Etlennp arrivtd He aeomri
to be greatly agilated. and did hts beat 10
make me scc that model was not a womaa
that Is. not like other women, and that %
sculptor could possibly get on uulesr he had
| one; hut tAcsv explanations had no Weight
with mo- snd then aud tlere thnl | ie-
nounccd all claims to a husband who spent
his time shut UP with women who voss
rNow. my dear Eqennc.~ said mamma,
coming forward as peacemaker couldn't
you out OF respect Tor your wlte'a feelings
gei some kind Of dummy which would re-
place this creature you have now q
My husband Enawed his mustAchc,
mo, my dear mother, II IA out Of tia
question"
''But. my dear" ahe persisted, u, doe.
uceni~-shl have an ldeal Now, you know
tho milllnefs have heads on which they set
their hcnncta, have they notl Well, what
can be done Tor head can be done for"
nut. mo- Il csmdn't, At least Euonnc tried
70 mako ux think 40 with all sorts OF tvch-
nical worda 3rd--and, detAils. lie seemed
really dlslfvsaed While | w.s drying my
tears ! peeped At him out Of corner OF my
eve, aud waa quite moved to $50 how my
grief affected him.
Tho discussion came to an end At last.
and coaNpromlse Was settled, The model
was TO stay. He could not dispense with
her, hut whenever she came 10 him war 10
come, Too. There CHANGED 10 ba a small
ttorcrcom nearby, where could see and not
be seen, II was very convenient No doubt
YOU will aay I ought TO ba anhAmed OF
my Jealousy of this kind Of person, but peo-
plc musi experiences these emotions before
vcutnring an opinion about them.
Tho model wnn 10 p0he the naxt day. ana
NO WAS /, Il took courage. but | found
Auitloient and tucked myself away IN my
hiding place. having arranged that Ut the
least tap upon tho partition Eticnnc was 10
come 20 me, ! wan no sooner safely in-
stalled In tho little room than tho dread.
ftn model arrived. Whom | nav tho OUT
landinh way IN which she waa dressed
wondered how I could possibly have hcen
Jealous Of such a fright Of a woman, who
could 10 about with neither collar nor
cuts. wrapped IN q faded old shawl. nut
when she began 70 calmly take hcr clothes
on In the middle OF tho studio nnor-l hons
ostly thought | should choke, | gave the
partition q thuinp, Etenne ran TO me. |
was whito and trembling. he nmllingly ~.
assured mo aud returned TO his work Tho
Woman BY this tim0 was standing up nearly
nude, hnr magnificent black hair hanging
down her lack Tho wrctchod creature Of
moment aNo had vannhedAa superb
ngure. whitp M tho marble, had taken her
place. ! felt my heart sink but kept atlll.
Suddenly heard my husband say
"rhe itft logl the left leg forward"
nut the Woman could not assume tho
pose and he wrnt TO hof-o oh. ! couldn't
stand it'll could mott ! knocked un the
vail actually he did not hear me, I
pounded. This tlme he ruahcd to mo seowl-
ina at the interruption
'Armande, tome DO ho rcanenahle."
burat TITO tears and tohbtd IN his arma.
Z cannot bear This, my dear, ! cannot.
cannot"
TO said no more 10 made sian to the
woman whu dressed horaelf and departed.
The nrSt DAY Euennc did not 70 70 tho
studio. nor tho next nor Tor several daya,
Ito remained with mo all the une lis
was, Oh, so loving and hind, bur he Waa
sad. l nald TO hlmi 'Nge sou no, working
any moreF' ~ cannot work Without
model he replied 'it " impaaableH
" said no more, How could ~ know
was 70 blame. and that he had perfect
right 20 no angry With mo, hut after
time by many llttin oareasun and uoasinka
Induced him 10 return 90 tho studio ana
10 on with tho statue from imaginalluu--
how can | express it-uut " ha head. In
short ! induced him 10 give mammal pros
cess trial, Il seemed quite simple 10 me.
but itdlRtraeIed HIN, When he came home
In the evening he was 10 nervous and dla-
heartsnod feared he was going TO DO ill,
/ went often 10 visit him thinking and
hoping 10 encourage him. tried 10 Hay
each time 1T Is beautlful' tho statue
was lust standing SIN | am not sure thar
no rvrt touched IL. lie was always smoking
on his couch when ! Arrived. rolling pellets
~ clay aud nlnRiug them across the room To
the opposite Vail,
une nay ! wan gazing at The unioriunaip
Roman ladl. WIN had boon such LONG
long time stopping ont OF her balm whom
Thought nashed INTO my mind was about
tho same nguiU now why could not LAT
pinch,
i'What Ia woll.tufncd sggH asked
my husband, nuddenly
lfn entered Into a long explanation point.
Ing ont what vas Lacking In his statue and
Glowing me how Indispensable q model Nas.
The Door fellow looked heart-hroken ns hn
aald lha, DO you want 10 know what didf
picked up the drapery and stepped Into
my little hidng places then, quietly, without
word took ~ my position on the plat
form IN front of him IN the aamo costume.
IN the same pose IN which had seen that
horrible model Ny dear, what emotion
felt when be raised his eyas, wanted 20
laugh and cry. was all one blush And
that ureaomc drapnry took % long TO ar
ranee--neyer mind, Etienne was 70 charmed
that 1 WAS soon treasured. In fact, my
dear, to hear him talk YOU might thlnh..---i
sounds Of Morning.
Mira. ilfownlnKhoann tot iloaian. visiting the
sfanlousi Just hear that horrld
cook pounding the beefsteak with hatehst.
M ID, ftfaGicaiy extending his razor m he