Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-01-23

that ne, FELIPE Nupio, Woa % nave
q picture exhibited IN the Academy
Of San Carlos To this, bic greatest
work as yet. be gave the name "A
Dream Of Achievement" and IN Il be
had pictured himself, small. bare
footed, bareheaded boy, sitting on
the ground with hands clasped about
his knee, and wistful face appraised,
and dark eyes that seemed gazing at
beautiful visions that hoated vaguely
IN the upper distance. while IN more
pronounced shades stood out the fig
ures Of HIS playmates about him.
He was at work upon another
painting This showed naxen-
haired little girl standing half smil-
ing as her blue eyes looked into those
OF the spectator There was color in
her cheeks, and in her white dress
she presented a dainty little creation,
the original OF which was not to be
found among natives of the artists
own city. That he realized the truth
Of this was shown by the name he
had given his work. Felipe called
this painting, Rose of the North"
II was painted from memory, but
4 memory had served him we'll
Fifteen years had passed since the
day when this little Rose of the
North had been the means Of opening
up to him q new world, and now
Senior Felipe Rubio would see other
countries, the work Of artists other
than those to be seen at San Carlos.
He sailed to the old eastern lands,
and at length reached once more the
| western world, and there came a day
I when he found himself In New York.
/ In this metropolis of the new world
he decided to remain for the present.
He sent for his paintings, and in due
| time they arrived and we're placed on
exhibition, and soon it became quite
! the thing for society to visit the
studio of the young Mexican artist.
Among the visitors one day there
came a middle-aged man and his
daughter, yound lady whose golden
hair seemed to have captured all the
sunshine of her sunny life. Felipe
gave her first a long glance Of purely
I professional admiration, then as her
deep blue eyes turned to his, he look
ed again with a more personal ap-
proval and stirring of memory. OF
whom did she remind him? There
was an elusive familiarity about her
smile
The visitors stood looking at the
Dream of Achievement" when the
man said, laughingly: See. Isabel,
here's your little Mexican"
The girl was puzzled as 70 her
fathers meaning; not % Felipe. who
had overheard the remark.
Isabel was the name Of the child
to whom he owed 30 much. his Rose
of the North. II was she; he could
not doubt it. Why had he not recOg-
niEed her At once? Felipe had &C
quired many accomplishment since
their first meeting; among them was
the knowledge Of the English Ian
guaga
Now. moving over beside the man,
he asked: The gentleman has seen
my country, Mexico, has he nOtT'
Yes, years ago." was the reply.
when my daughter here was e
child"
Like this" said the artist, draw
ing the mans attention to AnOth-
er painting. II was his Rose Of the
North"
"The visitor Sassd . mOmOat In
growing aNtOnishmont 'Tsabsli" he
exclaimed; thsn turning 10 POliDs.
whist doss this mean, str7"
1T moAAs hat w. the little boy
l who waited outside TIE doom q San
Carlos uAfil this little gifi. your
dAughter-this Rose Of the North
brought about my admission. Ny
life work dates from that day. am
most happy 10 empress my THANKS
once more"
do you hear this, Isabelf" the
man asked, turning to his daughter.
She heard, indeed, and the beauti-
ful color deepened in her cheeks TIN
It was no wonder that an artist
should md 1t hard to look away.
Soon they seemed to be old &C
] Quaintances. A little later Felipe was
invited to their home, and It was not
long before the young man waited
upon Mr.. Clayton and with true Mexi-
can formality craved the honor Of his
daughters hand.
Il begin to think It was foreor-
| dained," the father said after they
had TALKED tha matter over; ~ any
rate, 80 10 my daughter. Isabel DSu-
ally decides such cases for heFOalf"
Only too gladly Felipe went to her.
as II to be my Rose Of the North At
lAstf"
And Isabei's blue eyes answered
even bsfore he heard her low spoken
words q assent