The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-05-09


spa lptssias 10 whsi be sss ss,ius to The
usat sFl ne wss cowmrniing her woik
20 diNiecliy snd vigorously thai sll wih
10 vide radius locked snd iisisaed. Tbs
shi y. small and rsltfscsd sn5 fse'
hslfse, snd scesellr Althes mtveled
npch. it's bcr sutis shs thought.
She's dtswias tas -tltowtr, III try
6sufs ntr, TINE
/ Not ye, bad she qai,e rii hsrssli Of The
fstlioR that had possessed ber with ihe
lose. somewbst los room. With Its vide
skylghi .nd ~ doubls border OF plaster
casts She h.d looked scross tbs forest
Of esseis. each win iis yooos srtis,
on q osmp-shsit OF high stool, at sork
siih seeming sbsotbiisn. Whss lot Of
tbemi Aud this gs oaly uns OF the sew
ersl departments OF The school, and the
school was one Of many.
She bad felt little taken sbsck. little
disccarsged; and csrisin ssnsuins hopes,
srpec, s.iops Of beins sineled out without
deIay By somebody. aud helped. bsd died
quite suddenly.
He liked vour drawing. Althes ssid to
her ntighbor. When the critic had lett
ber
oS, bo felt good nstured, suppose,
said the red.haired eirl. modestly.
What sre you soiog 10 be2 asked Al
tbss. You are going to psiat. Of course'
No, I'm going 10 design; Wallpaper,
you kbo~. and onpet and linoleums;
snything. thought |. would be good
thing TO draw from the antique awhile be
fore start 10 st . school Of desig5; Was
sdvissd TO
The speech grated s!little, /. sounded
as II the ret-haired girl intended hkins
. gooi while about l., and TO design oil
cloth seemed to Athes q markedly
smsll ambition,
She resumed her work siGlessly. keep
ing 40 eye on the Instructor. who was
making his way through the room, She
was waiting. With an object. When be
had reached the last pupil Allbea clipped
from her stool, and taking up square
package from the hoor under her easel.
left the room With ii, she waited for the
Instructor in the long hall
She bad planned the interview coufieut
ly, but new that the moment bad come
sbe ttli some little irepdatiou. l want to
ask you, she said want to show you
some drawings Of miae that made before
| came tere; want to see what you think
Of them.
She undid the bundle, The artist had
noticed her 10 the Classroom for Ter fresh
oomelinsss and for the esgerness, but
hall suppressed. with which she bad
heard his criticisms. de was duo in the
head class. but he took ,be bunch OF draw
ngs she gave him.
wanted TO hear what you thought
lbout them, Althea repeated. / cant tell
u nucb, just from your criticisms twice
week, 1 want TO know something more II
/ WON'T trouble you,
Tbs artist looked Ut the top drawing.
Do you mean TO make it pro:essionp be
lskes.
Yes, want to be an artist, ssii Althes,
want TO paint.
Well, esid the artist, that, you know, is
question OF timo. us o question Of
ears.
Yesrs' Althes repeated, staring. l.
The had begun to say that she had
bought she might b, established as sn
rtlst. and working remunerstively, in a
ear or so at the most; but she stopped
4
You didn't expect 10 do it sll at onceP
aid the artist. pleasantly. You want to Q
sint, well, fret you must learn to draw.
I'D tba. you ere beginning TO do how. 4
Vhen you can draw. it will be time d
nongb TO handle colors, you would gain /
othing by beginning sooner. .
Al,hes thought upon IL. Well. bat, b
be asked. snxionsly, hoy long would 1t ,
Ike me? Or about how lonRp / mean,
, get go | conld paint pictures and cell
,em2 She did not wish the srtis. TO y
'tbom her ignorance Of the subject. but I
er anxiety overtopped all else. 4
You know, OF course, be answered. that y
! depenss upon your ability. Nothing
se counts for much. Hard work is whs. 81
axes students ability efscivp, but ii b
oesn't create it, g
Aud what would you advise mei said o
lthes. Do you think
Any pupils bsvs bad, said the artist. a
st showed talent, / have advised to go o
iesa, whether OF no. Whether they 81
we any noney or not. II doesn't matter; 1t
tell them 10 slick to il, snd |, ey will
cceed somehos, snd make their mark. y,
ns world rsnts them. bl
Hs spoke witt wermth. Hippy The ct
'lng per4oas Athea ihonght. who 10 sa
ire IT, Soe watched him, be was lock
z through hsr drawings somewhat rapid 10
He kneT what she wAoiei TO know, b,
Q told him thst come OF them she bad III
avn from nsinre aud thst some we're
pies Of woodco,s, aud then she waited it
! him to speak ,h
Yon bsys bad tome practice. he said.
4 20 instruction., ! supposei Well 10 ,h
action does good deal, but siuienps 80
lie snd strength sbos out 10 his work kn
IN the first ns
No shade Of his expression vas lost on M
Thea. and no H.ction Of bis voice. l
d yon don't think. ssia che. that niae oil
hs niue shove 90
wbeu any boiy ssks ue . 11ss'ioD like