The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-26
Co.
COR. WEST AND GROVE SITS.
Rutland. Vermont
A SERVICE OF LOVE,
Story of Two Art Students Who
ToiIed For Each Other.
BY o. HEN RY.

! copyright, 1906, by Mcclure, Phillips g.
When one loves ones art no service
seems too hard.
That is our premise. This story shah
draw a conclusion from II and show al
the same time that the premise is In.
correct That will be a new thing In
logic and feat In story telling some
what older than the great wall of
CHINA.
Joe Larrabee came out Of the post
oak flats of the middle west pulsing
with genius for pictorial art At six
he drew a picture of the town pump
with a prominent citizen passing II
hastily. This effort was framed and
hung In the drug store window by the
side of the ear of corn with an uneven
number Of rows. At twenty he left
for New York with flowing necktie
and capital tied up somewhat
closer
Della Caruthers did things In six
octaves so promislngly In pine tree
village In the south that her relatives
Clipped In enough in her chip hat for
her to go north and Finish" They
could not see her f. But that is our
story.
Joe and Della met In an atelier
where number of art and music stu
dents had gathered to discuss chiaros
euro Wagner, music, Rembrandts
works, pictures, Waldteufel, wall pa
per, Chopin and oolong.
Joe and Della became enamored one
Of the other or each Of the other, as
you please, and In short time were
married, for (see above) when one
loves ones art no service seems too
hard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larrabee began house
keeping in a fat. 1t was lonesome
something like the A sharp way
down at the left hand end Of the key
board, And they were happy, for they
had their art and they had each other.
And my advice to the rich young man
would be-sell all thou hast and give
it to the poor-janitor for the privilege
of living in a fat with your art and
your Della.
Flat dwelers shall iDdorse my die
tum that theirs Is the only true happi-
ness. II home is happy 1t cannot fit
too close. Let the dresser collapse
and become a billiard table; let the
mantel turn to rowing machine, the
escritolre TO a spare bedchamber. the
washstand 10 an upright piano, let the |
four walls come together. II they will.
so you and your Della are between.
But II home be the other kind let II be
wide aud long-enter you at the Gold |
en- Gate. hang your hat on Hatteras,
your cape on Cape Horn and go out
by the Labrador.
Joe was painting In the class OF the
great Magister-you know bis fame. |
His fees are high, bis lessons are light,
his high lights have brought him re-
nown. Della was studying under Ro-
senstock you know his repute as a
disturber Of the piano keys.
They were mighty happy as long as
their money lasted SO IL every But
| will not be cynical. Their aims were
very clear and defined Joe was 10 be
come capable very soon Of turning out
pictures that old gentlemen with thin
side whiskers and thick pocketbooks
would sandbag one another Ia bis stu
do for the privilege Of buying Della
was 10 become familiar and then con
with music. so that when
she saw the orchestra seats and boxes
unSold she could have sore throat and
lobster 10 private dining room and
refuse TO 60 on the stage.
But the best. IN my opinion, was the
home life ia the little fat--the ardent
voiubie chats after the days study
the coy dinners and fresh, light
breakfasts. the interchange OF smbi
tions-ambitions interviewer each with
he others or else nconsiderabie--the
mutual belp and inspiration. and
overlook my artlessncss-stufY olives
md cheese sandwiches al II .. 10.
But after awhile art tagged. II
sometimes does. even II some switch.
nan doesn't fag it-eyerytbing going
Hut and nothing coming In, as the yui-
rarians say. Money was lacking 70
pay ~ naxis,er and Herr Roseas,oc-