Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-26

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studio he never failed to drop the eur
tain. TO conceal it
He was always talking of it, Wher
one met him on the stains in the morn
ing, and helped him up4with the inev
liable pail of water, he always has
some incident TO relate, in which tn,
missing face of his picture figured. Il
thought. young friend. that | saw the
face this morning-but alas, when
drew nigh there were sordid lines il
it Originally it had been Christlike
| am sure, but life-lSfe-and the pas
sions had changed 1.-THE purity had
passed as the scent of the rose, 81
am forced to seek again; but | will yet
find the face, l am SINE | shall yet see
it-Gnd then | shall finish my master
piece. No. You cannot help me, Young
friend; ! must see it for myself So
may not show ii 10 you until it is
finished. Then You shall see it-alI
the world shall see Gummidge's mas
terpiece.'
Then he would begin to draw aim
less lines ON the canvas before him
with a piece Of charcoal, and fdge;
about to show that he desired 10 be
alone.
Poor old man, TWAS q pitiful sight
the thin, bony hand holding the
charcoal trembling in the strong north
light from the skvli ght above; a hand
transparentand yellow, with fine, long
tspering fingers; and the eager, sallow
face, with its struggling gray hair and
beard falling over the threadhare vel,
vet coat, W 18th its careless hlotehes Of
dry paint upon the left arm.
One day, upon comparing no ties, we
found that Old Grimes had not been
seen for several days; and while we
were talking. Middletone, at once the
most talented and the idlest fellow
ever knew. came into the studio, and
with Il show Of feeling, Of which nc
one had hitherto suspected him, burst
forth:
Look here they say that old
Grimes is to be turned u because he
hasn't paid his rem FOR = year; now, l
amt going 10 let it be done. II we
fellows can't settle it some way with
the agent, so that he needn't be both
cred in his room. I'm going TO let him
have mine. | eve DO anything any
way, SO il won't matter. The old man
is all broken up; sick in bed; saw him
this morning. I've sem for 4 doctor
for him. l don't believe he's had
enough to eat for months past
We went up in q body 70 Old Grimes
studio-,here on 3 small iron bed, be-
side the huge curtained canvas Of the
masterpiece, which none Of Us had
ever seen, lay the thin figure Of the old
msn-the face drawn and the ewes
closed. His fingers were picking, pick
ing increasingly az the thin blanket
that covered him.
Middletone took one OF the thin.
yellow, parchmen:-liae hands in his as
the doctor entered hrrr.edly AMI, with
q nod to rs, seated himself beside the
bed, methodically setting down his
hat and case OF medicine beside him,
and wiping his eyeglasses
80" he said, turning NJ the lids Of
the sunken eyes, and peering into
them. Bring that lamp Z little near.
er-thauks.n
An interval Of silence in the 90 as
the doctor barred the sa-unksa breast
and applied MS ear. You had best
send for his friends, said ne, rep!ac-
ing the bed clothing. and rising TO his
feet. The old man VIII not las,
through the night There is q total
collapse. and dorb, j: he will regain
Consciousness insufficient nolris1-
ment and old age. IL. No relatives
or friends outside the building: lie
said, turning and looking d the gauat
figure stetehed beside him. Well.
there's nothing more t1a, ! can do. 50
I'll wish you good night. gentlemen.
Ny Zee? Oh. that's all right The Old
man has nothing, ron say. Itr.ed 10
pain: once myself. You are good TEL
lows, you painters; good niEa; TO ron
all
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