Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-30
BEIIINES MODEL.

Paint had a better time in the early
sixtecu;r century at Venice than In the
later nineteenth IN London. When Victor
Cartaccie and John Bellini paced the
mnrAlc pavement together in their stately
lowered robes, there was hardly sight
that met their eyes, whether they turned
tn the rose flushed carvings on the doge's
palace the fairy domcs and spires of St
MARI or the glittering water that Tapped
the stops which was not beautiful in form
and color Brightly celored gondolas be-
longing TO tho ruling classes in Venice
were interspersed among the black ones OF
the commoualty, and draperies worn by
both men and women had stately sweep
unknown In modern Europe, All was
fair and comedy that tho eye could reach
No-not all. lhcrn was wretched
sickly child OF / laid upon the steps of St
Marks lion, who walled fecbly and per
sistcntly ard whose uusoeing eyes told OF
brain trouble He was in the charge of
an older chiid-a little girl Of 5 or 9, who
held a guitar upon her knees She was
picturesque enough, her long frock Of
faded bronze color was just the right tint
to throw up the true Ncuctian red of
straightly oRer= her sweet little face and
turned up il ends with u latent inclina-
ton To curl Every now and then she
sang littlo song IA her guitar in per
functory, childish Way-playing and sing
ing IN perfect tune, hut without enjoy
mcnt or Interest. When her song was
done, she mechanically held out u little
brass bowl Il the pasSeraby, and then
full or empty, set 1t down on the steps by
her side and turned with lnotherly tender
ness to the waiting child beside her, who
seemed Ia ho quieter when laid across her
littlo knees IN place Of the guitar.
The Madonna in glory, Two saints on
either side, angels playing below, Bellini
was saying a. they paced the pathway.
Mine Is u hc the Presentation In the
Temple, said Carpaccio. and l also
must have angels playing below. so the
dogo has ordered But truth to tell
hardly see my way to those same angels
cannot fralur my mind to the vision OF
them at that moment. ,"
\ soldo FOR my song, exccllency, said
the little maiden's childish voice at his
knee aa she held out her brass bowl Bel
lini loved children, and he felt in his pouch
for soldo, which fell ringing into the
bowl The cGi!d looked up with smiling
thanks
What do they call thee, little oneY" he
said, OBTAINING her "a moment, as she
would have hurried back to her guitar
and her baby
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