PAGE SIX ASHLAND TrorN'Gs Thursday, jUI,e 12, 1913. inn 1 111 inn m-hh 1 m i t- Painting a Picture Under Cupid's Guidance I By ANDREW C. EWINQ The most beautiful lake in the world is Como and the most beautiful bay the bny of Naples. Both have been the scene of many a story, real and ficti tious; both have attracted visitors from nil parts of the world. The beauty of the former bursts upon one at once; that of the latter is of slow growth. Como is always much the same; the bay of Naples is ever cuaugiug. Sorrento, overlooking this beautiful bay. is built on a circular ledge of rocks some three hundred feet high, follow ing the curvature of the shore. There are hotels and villas fronting the water, sonip of them built in the ceuter of or ange groves. One morning a gentle man emerged from one of these hotels, sauntered down a walk, plucking an orange by the way, and at the end Htood upon a marble balcony looking down upon the waves far below. Yachts and fishing boats were rocking on the surface, and from the island of Capri a little steamer was bounding along toward Sorrento. A young lady had set up an easel on the balcony and was attempting to transfer the scene to canvas. The geu tleman paused a short distance behind lier and looked at her work. Conscious of his presence, she turned. 'Tardon me. signorlna." he said in Italian and was about to walk on when she said in English: "I dou't understand Italian." "Ah. you are an American, I per ceive!" "Why not English?" "We Americans are easily distin guished from the English by our ac ceut. Permit me to compliment you on tho way you are getting on with your picture." "I am not getting on at all." "You have sketched your outline very well." , "But how shall I get that deep blue of the water, how that delicate veil of mist that hangs over Capri and almost hides iscbia farther on?" "Your work will be the more diffi cult because you cannot get the same scene on two consecutive days. To- 1 morrow the water will be perhaps a pale green, then a light instead Of a dark blue, as It is today. Quite likely even by noon we shall have Ischia resting on a sea of quicksilver." The girl leaned back in her chair discouraged. "I would advise you to put in such parts as will not change, then select a certain coloring to transfer to your canvas. If you can get it in before it changes, be It so; if not you must get in as much as you can. then wait till the same conditions come again." "Exactly the same conditions will never come again." "You are right. But you don't need to copy. An artist doesn't do that He takes a landscape, a model, any sub ject you like, and Idealizes it Hla Intention is not to get something bet ter than the original, But something better than the result of an attempt to transfer the original to canvas." "If I could only get a tithe of what we see before us on the canvas I should be satlsQed." "Are you an amateur or a profes sional?" "I simply desire to make a picture to sell on my return to America to help out the expense of my trip abroad." "Well, don't be discouraged. With your permission I will criticise your work as you proceed. I am a profes sional critic and may help you." "Thank you 'very much, but I doubt If I can produce anything worthy of your criticism." Acquaintances are formed very eas ily between tourists, especially where they are fellow countrymen. a-nd Ed ward Mlnard Improved upon this be ginning to become quite friendly with Lucia Cifford. True to his promise, he coached her in her effort to transcribe some of the various phases that the bay of Naples takes on. From the win dow of his room he could look out upon it. aud often when It assumed the conditions Hhe was frying to get lie would send her word, and she would hurry to the balcony to take ad vantage of the situation. At times she would rest from her work by riding out on the road wind ing up the heights lying southwest of the town. At others she would stroll with friends among the shops picking up bargains in lace or silks. Occa sionally on returning from some of these trips her work would look bet ter to her than when she had left it Mlnard told ber that this was because before going out she saw it through tired eyes. When she came in she saw It through rested eyes. But she noticed the greatest improvement on her return after a couple of days' ab sence while on a visit to Pnestum. It secme.l to ber 0 1 fliwt viewing her pic ture aftr her arrival that she had done far better than she bad suppose! in getting that misty effect of the at mosphere, that cerulean blue of the water. Moreover, she was gradually pelting on to the canvas not any of the conditions she had seen, but some thing conceived, something more ca pable of being represented In paint. She asked 11! nurd how she could have done It and fc fold her tat It vrni part accident tr.H part tee? own artis tic Invention, though the former could not exist without the latter. Miss Gifford, as all sojourners at Sorrento do, made many excursions, and whenever she returned she In variably saw ber work through new eyes. She was very much encouraged, even delighted. But when she stop ped to consider the matter she con cluded that her improvement must be due to the criticisms passed upon ber work by Mlnard. "There may be ar tistic ability in me," she said to him. "but it would never come out without your drawing it out." At last the painting was finished, anj Miss Gifford took her departure toe Naples. Minard advised her to offer her picture in Rome when she arrived there rather for the purpose of dis playing than selling it, for the chief purchasers of pictures in Italy are Americans, and they usually buy those which .bear the names of artists who have made a name. Minard Joined her In Naples, where Instead of painting' they visited the burled cities of Pompeii and Ilercu laneum together and the gallery where in are deposited so many art treasures found under the ashes thrown over them 2.000 years before by Vesuvius. Miss Gifford preceded her new found friend to Home, and before her depar ture he kindly offered to pack her painting for her. She kindly accept ed his offer, end when he returned it to her properly boxed he gave her the name of a dealer in Kome, with whom he advised her to leave it on exhibition. And so it was that the accidental meeting of these two persons at Sor rento was renewed at Naples, and since travelers from the south of Italy must go north it was likely that they might meet all the way up to Milan. And at every parting it was evident that the next meeting would be more cordial. When Miss Gifford reached Rome she called on the dealer, and he sent to her hotel for the picture. Soon after this when she saw it framed she was astonished at the remarkable change 1 the framing had produced in it It was the same scene, but under the in fluence of the surrounding gilt it was simply beautiful. It seemed to re quire the illuminating properties to bring out the colors. The next time she went into the shop the dealer informed her that her painting was sold. "Sold!" she exclaimed. "Yes, signorlna. You directed me to sell it did you not? It has not yet been removed. If there is any mistake please let me know it at once. In case of a picture like that I don't wish to make a blunder." "How much did it bring?" asked the artist aghast "Forty-five hundred francs." "Forty-five hundred francs!" "Yes, slgnorina. Are you disap pointed?" "How did you get so much for it?" "The artist is a rising young Ameri can who is making a name." "What name?" "E. Minard." "Mlnard!" "Yes, signorlna. The signature Is genuine. Isn't if?" Miss Gifford stood mute for a few moments, staring at the dealer, then told him to let her see the picture. He took her to his packing room and showed it to her. putting his finger on the name in the lower left hand cor ner, E. Minard. , Miss Gifford stood looking at the few daubs that spelled "Minard" for a long while without speaking. A light was slowly creeping in upon her brain. Two emotions met and mingled. There was disappointment that she had not proved herself an artist and pleasure that ber friend bad Imposed upon her to her ad vantage, for she saw that he had sub stituted his own picture for hers. There was another emotion more in evidence than either of the other two. Surely a man who would do such a thing for a woman must have for ber more than a friendly interest "Is It all right signorlna?" asked the dealer. "All right? Oh, yes, of course, It's all right" "I will give you the money less the commission." "Certainly." Miss Gifford took the bills he handed her and left the shop. Minard had given her his address in Rome and had asked her to send him her card on ber ar rival. She sent it at once, and the same evening be called upon her. "Mr. Mlnard, why did you Impose upon me?" ' "now Impose upon you?" he asked shamefacedly. "About the plctare." "Pardon me." hanging his head. "How did you manage It?" "Well, when you went out to drive or to walk or on excursions while at Sor rento I feed the maid to bring me your picture and improved it a bit Mean while I was painting the same scene myself. Then you made It very easy for me by giving me your picture to pack. I packed my own and kept yours. Mine has perhaps a money value above yours, but yours has a value to me beyond price." She had sent for him to hand him the money she bad received from the deal er, but these last few words had a meaning that changed the situation, no declared that the picture she had painted was of far more value to him than the one hp had painted himself. The exchange was in bis favor, ne begged her to permit it. Nevertheless, since bis painting bad produced enough money to pay for her trip, she could not reconcile her con science to accepting It till the matter was compromised by her throwing her self in with her own Imperfect work. This was considered as an equivalent bonus, and the couple were married be fore they left Rome. mm MSBERNACI BlBLfeTUDYOr4. "Cr ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD TO THEM. Gen.sis 46:28 47:31 Jun. 15. "To them that tore God all thingt tcork to gether for good." Homo 8.-J8. SO Jacob and all his family left Canaan, the Landof Promise, and' at the Invitation of Pha raoh through Joseph, they lo cated in the land of Goshen, suitable to their business, which was that of herdsmen and shepherds. Joseph went in his chariot to Goshen, and there met his father Jacob, whom he had not seen for many years; aud Joseph wept Then came the official presentation of Jacob and his family to Pharaoh. Joseph was careful that they should make no mistake. He therefore let the king clearly know that their occupa tion was that of shepherds and herds men; for the Egyptians despised that business, and would keep themselves separate from the Hebrews. Thus the land of Goshen would be almost like a separate country from Egypt. Jacob at this time was one hundred and thirty years old and quite fee ble. Brought Jnto Tharaoh's presence. Jacob Presented Pharaoh. Jacob blessed him. In the sense of asking the Divine blessing upon him. Thus the family of Jacob, now called by their new name, Israel, became firmly established In Egypt. Jacob lived seventeen years thereafter, dur ing which Joseph and his people, the Israelites, were In favor with Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Our lesson relates especially to God's willingness and ability to make all the experiences of His people work out for their good. This naturally suggests that we inquire in what way Jacob's life experiences were to his welfare. The Scriptures declare, "Jacob have I loved; Esau have I hated loved less." God's Love should be distinctly seen manifested In some way, In making all things work for good to Jacob and his family.' The question Is. How? Can we see how Divine favor operated for the welfare of Jacob and his family? How Did God Bless Israel? Jacob, having become heir of the great Abrahamic Promise "In thy Seed shall all the families of the earth be bless ed", straightway seems to have gotten into trouble. He fled from home, leav ing everything to Esau, ne served his uncle Laban for seven years, that he might have Rachel for his wife. But Providence permitted him to be cheat ed, and he was obliged to serve seven, years more for her. . Time and -again Laban changed his wages, endeavor ing to get the best of him. Thus Jacob was thrown into competition with his uncle, to protect his own interests. Finally, with the fruit of many years' toil, he returned to Canaan, fearful of Esau, whom he placnted with a rich present. Later, he lost his wife and was bereft of Joseph, his beloved son. Then came the famine, the recovery of Joseph, and the incidents of today's lesson. Later on, that very move into Egypt appeared to have been disas trous, for the Egyptians enslaved the Israelites. ' Finally they were delivered, only to have trying experiences in the wilder ness for forty years. Then it was a gradual matter to get possession of Canaan. Then they had wars, pesti lences, famines, captivities, rebellion, until they were carried away to Baby lon. Later on, a few returned. By and by, Jesus came, and was repudiated by all except a few. Then God repudi ated the nation. Gradually trouble and anarchy came upon them, until as a nation they went to Hades nationally they fell asleep. They have been asleep for more than eighteen centuries, while personally they have been persecuted In many nations. To understand how God's blessing was identified with Israel's experi ences, we must glance at the experi ences of other nations, and then look also into the future. Egypt, Assyria, Phlllstia and other nations which flourished In Is rael's day have ei ther been merged with other peoples or blotted out by natural processes. But Israel exists, even though na tionally In Hades, Sheol. awaiting a nntloual awaken ing and resurrec tion. That awaken ing Is already arousing dry bones from despair, and to a future day of I trail's national awakening arousing dry bona of de spair, pointing forward blessing and prosperity The trying experiences of Israel tended also to develop noble charac ters, strong in faith and loyal, to the core. St. Paul enumerates some of these. This selecting process contin ued down to Jesus' time, and found a glorious company, though small. God found the people He sought. These faithful ones of Israel are the ones for whom all things worked together for good. The time is near, we believe, when these will constitute Messiah's earthly representatives in ruling and blessing all mankind. Throughout the Gospel Age. God has been selecting a Spiritual Israel from amongst all nations. These, too, 1iave had bitter experiences opposition from Satan, the world and their own flesh. These Spiritual Israelites are heirs with Jesus of tho spiritual phase of the Messianic Kingdom AS to SPIRITISM SAID TO BE DEMONISM. A most Interesting little brochure baa recently come off the press setting forth with Bible proofs that the com munications received by and through Spiritist Mediums is of Demon origin. The writer traces his subject through the Scriptures from the time when certain of the holy angels became dis obedient He proves from the Scrip tures that these fallen spirits per sonate the human dead, with whose past history, spirits, though Invisible, are thoroughly acquainted. He shows that they also frequently person ate the Creator and the Redeemer, commanding their deceived ones to pray, do penance, etc. This, however, Is merely to lead them on and to bring them more thoroughly under demoni acal control. Sometimes by breaking down the natural barrter, the human will, they possess their victim, and rule him more or less to his ruin frequent ly sending such to the mad-house. Numerous Illustrations Scriptural and otherwise, are given. The price of the little book Is but five cents; It should be In the hands of all Interested In Spiritism or who have, friends Inter ested therein. Enclose stamps to the Bible and Tract Society, 17 Hicks Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Royal Trains. Few people know that the passage of a royal train is guarded almost everv yard of the way be the Journey of the sovereign short or long. Many people laugn when they read of lines UDon lines of soldiers being drawn up along the railway metals in Russia when the czar travels, but the same thing nrac- tically occurs In England, says the Pall Mall Gazette, only without the ostenta tious display of uniforms. 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