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eyes were directed to it, and several voices ex¬ 
claimed “ He’s very late! ” just as a domestic 
announced the painter, Van Dyck. The an¬ 
nouncement caused a general agitation among 
the smiling group. Each one changed her po¬ 
sition on her velvet seat, rearranged her dress, 
and, composing he countenance, sought to give 
additional grace to her aspect. Yhe youug 
pupil of Ruben’s, albeit accustomed to the sight 
of beauty, could not suppress a murmur of ad¬ 
miration at finding himself in the midst of this 
brilliant circle. 
The old Duchess, supposing the young paint¬ 
er’s embarrassment to be caused by her own 
imposing appearance, to encourage him, ad¬ 
dressed him in these words:—“ I am told you 
have talent, young man.” 
“ Those who have so informed you do me too 
much honor, madam; doubtless they judge me 
by my intentions,, but I have, as yet, produced 
nothing worthy of attention,” 
There was as much confidence and noble pride 
In the reply of the painter, as there had been 
arrogance and impertinence in the address of 
the noble dame. 
Lucy,'who possessed the high spirit of her 
country, was shocked at the insolent tone of 
the Duchess, aud now blushed with pleasure at 
the reply of Van Dyck. As her soft eyes rested 
approvingly on his face, he understood her feel 
Sugs, aud thanked her, by a look, for her gener¬ 
ous sympathy. 
“Well, we shall see. Her Majesty wishes to 
renew the ornaments of her chapel, so you will 
be fully employed. A residence will be assigned 
you in yonder monastery. There you will copy 
undisturbed. In summer, also, you shall have 
a fit residence, beside a pension from Govern¬ 
ment.! (This, I think, is paying an artist pretty 
well.” 
“ Art cannot be paid for, my lady Duchess, 
and, if I possessed the talents to which 1 aspire, 
the favor which you boast could not purchase 
them.” 
“This is all very well; you are proud and we 
arc noble; but, nevertheless, those honors.are 
conditional — you will he chosen painter to.the 
Queen if you succeed in gaining the prize which 
is offered lor the mosVjperfect head of the Ma¬ 
donna.” 
“ Ah, madam, if the patronage of Her Majesty 
is offered me only on these conditions, I fear I 
shall not obtain it.” 
“ And why not? ” 
“ Because I shall not gain the prize,” replied 
he, with an expression of sadness, which was 
instantly reflected on the face of Lucy. 
“ Why do you refuse this honor—do you fear 
to fall?” 
“No, madam; but bow shall I represent, as 
she should he represented, the mother of the 
Saviour y W lie re shull j. find a model ? ” 
As lie pronounced these words, his eyes rested 
on the angelic face of Lucy. 
“ 1 have hitherto sought in vain the combina¬ 
tion of mildness, sweetness and candor, which 
should characterize the Virgin.” 
The fire of genius which illuminated the 
handsome countenance of Van Dyck elicited the 
admiration of all observers. 
“ Rut 1 should imagine that there would he no 
dlltleulty in obtaining models for painters.” 
“The models which can be obtained for hire, 
are undoubtedly beautiful. I have sought in vain 
for tliej dignity and purity, which I have never 
seen united but in a noble lady, who would dis¬ 
dain to sit to a poor artist.” 
The animated and ardent glance of Van Dyck 
much embarrassed Lucy; it told her he hud at 
last found the object his fancy had depicted. 
The Duchess, however, had not observed it, and 
asked: 
“ Who is this noble lady ? ” 
“ The Virgin herself, madam !” Bowing pro¬ 
foundly, and giving a parting glance at Lucy, he 
added “ If I gain the prize, you shall see me 
again, madam ; if not, 1 leave England.” 
He took immediate possession of his apart¬ 
ments, where he could, at the same time, paint 
his Madonna, and copy the frescoes for the 
chapel. With his mind full of the celestial face 
he had just seen, lie seized his pencil, and en¬ 
deavored to trace her lineaments. But the ex¬ 
treme sensibility, so useful to art when time has 
calmed it, was now his chief obstacle. He felt 
too deeply to succeed in expressing the idea 
which filled his soul. The. day passed in fruit¬ 
less attempt, and the night surprised him, dis¬ 
satisfied and desponding. 
In the meantime Lucy had suffered severely 
for the preference shown her by Vun Dyck. 
The envy and jealousy of her companions found 
vent in impertinent sarcasms; so that, on sepa¬ 
rating for the night, her mind was filled with 1 
his idea, and, after her nightly prayer, his name 1 
was the last on her lips. 
It was midnight, the heavens shone with a 1 
thousand sparkling stars, and a soft light spread 1 
itself on the old abbey, which stood solitary and ] 
alone among its ruins. 
A window of the palace opened, aud a shadow’ 1 
passed slowly along the balcony and grand stair- 1 
ease, crossed along the court, and reached the < 
monastery. < 
It would be ditlicult to say bow this figure had 1 
left the palace and penetrated so far; but she 
must have been well acquainted with all the [ 
turnings, tor, in a short time, she crossed the l 
long avenues, and, arriving at one of the galle- 1 
rics of the chapel, she found herself in the paint- * 
er’s workroom, and, passing lightly on, seated t 
herself, without looking around her, iinmcdi- C 
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And thoughtful walks about the floors 
Whereon are piled his winter stores, 
And counts the profit of his glebeB. 
Ten tons of timothy up there, 
Aud four of clover in the bay; 
Red-lop that’s rut, well, middlin’ fttir, 
And bins of roots, oblong and square, 
To help eke out the crops of hay. 
A dozen head of cattle stand 
Reflective in the leaf strewn yard ; 
Aud stalks are stacked on every hand, 
Thedatest offering of the land 
To labor long maintained, and hard. 
Cart-loads of pumpkins yonder lie— 
The horse Is feeding in his stall; 
The oats are bundled scaffold-high, 
And pelts and beans are heaped hard by, 
As If there were some festival, 
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At length Old Farmer Joe sits down, 
A patch across each of his knees; 
He crowds his hat back on his crown, 
Then clasps huuds so hard and brown- 
And like a fanner, takes his ease. 
“ IIow fast the years do go I” says he; 
“It seems, in fact, but yesterday, 
That in this very barn we three— 
David. Ezekiel, and me— 
Pitched In the summer loads of hay i 
David he sails In Ms clipper now; 
’Zickel died In Mexico— 
Some oue must stay and ride the plow, 
Get up the horse and milk the cow— 
And who, of course, hut little Joe? 
I might have been—I can’t tell what! 
Who knows about it till he tries? 
I might have settled in some spot 
Where money is more easy got: 
Perhaps beneath Pacific skies. 
I might have preached, like Parson Jones; 
Or got. a living at the law; , 
I might Imre gone to Congreess, sure; 
I might have kept, a Water Cure; 
I might have gone and been—oh, pshaw I 
Far better is it as It is ; 
W’lmt future waits him, no roan knows ; 
What he has got, (hat sure is his; 
It makes no odds if stocks have riz, 
Or politicians come to blows! 
Content is rich, and something more— 
1 think I’ve heard somebody say; 
If it rains, it’s apt to pour; 
And I am rich on the barn floor, 
Where all is mine that I can raise. 
I’ve plowed and mowed this dear old farm, 
’Till not a rod but what I know; 
I’ve kept the old folks snug and warm— 
And lived without a twinge of harm— 
I don't care how the storm might blow. 
And on this same old farm I’ll stay, 
And raise my cattle and my corn ; 
Here shall those hairs turn wholly gray ; 
These feet shall never learn to stray: 
But 1 will die where I was born t" 
And Farmer Joe pulled down his hat, 
And stood upon Ms feet once more; 
He would not argue, after that, 
But, like a boru aristocrat, 
Kept on liis walk about the floor. 
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to his pencil. Her look penetrated him with a 
fiame so pure, that he forgot the reality of his 
vision ; Ills astonlslimrttt seemed to him a want 
of faith. Transport* bis imagination to an 
ethereal sphere, lie se.Taed above the earth, and, 
iu the midst of the sublime concerts of angels, 
he beheld Mary, environed by divine rays. He 
was ito longer the powerless artist, who lmd just 
thrown at his feet his unsuccessful pencil; the 
artist had replaced the man. Mute and breath¬ 
less, inspired by mysterious strength, be seized 
his palette. Ills colors gave the form, and bis 
soul the life — In a few hours he created the 
most beautiful and most pure of virgins. 
When the young girl saw that after tracing 
her features he was occupied in imparting to 
hie picture the soul which animated him, she 
rose silently, and, with a calm and assured step 
left the monastery by the same road the had 
come. 
Van Dyck, with wondering eyes and oppressed 
breathing, made not the slightest effort to detain 
her. In his eyes, she was no longer mortal, and, 
in her departure, lie thought he saw the Madon¬ 
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his arm-chair. On awaking, hi* first thought 
was to examine hi* canvas. Transported with 
joy at his success, he thanked, on his knees, the 
angel or woman who had so favored him. in 
vain lie endeavored again to imparl the ideality 
which existed it) ills imagination. He had so 
combined the thoughts of the Madonna and 
of Lucy, that he determined to discover the 
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young girl: 
“ Tell me if you are, indeed, an angel, if you 
do not wish to deprive of his senses, the poor 
artist to whom you have condescended to ap¬ 
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