The Beaver radical. (Beaver, Pa.) 1868-1873, September 05, 1873, Image 2
2 ELECTIVE AFFINITIES. TBAKBLATKO VRO* THB OBa*SH OT QCETHE. chapter I. (Continued.) “Yoq ha?e contrived,” said Charlotte, “withint perhaps knowing it or wishing it, to lead the conversation altogether in rny favor. The likeness of a man isqoile independent; everywhere that it stands, it stands tor itself, and we do not require it to mark the site of a particlar grave. But J must acknowledge to yon to hav ing a strange feeling; even to likenesses ' I have a kind of disinclination. When ever I see them they seem to be silently reproaching me. They point to some- thing far away from us—gone from ns ; and they remind me how difficult it is to pay right honor to the present. If we think how many people we have seen and known, and consider how little we have been to them and how little they have been to us, it is no very pleasant reflection. We have met a man of ge- nius without having enjoyed much with him—a learned man without having learnt from him—a traveler without hav ing been instructed—a man to love with out having shown him any kindness. “And, unhappily,this is not the case on ly with accidental meetings. Societies and families behave in the same way towards their dearest members, some towards their worthiest citizens, people towards their most admirable princes, nations to wards their most distinguished meu. “I have heard it asked why we heard nothing but good spoken of the dead, while of theliving it is never with some exception. It should be answered, be cause from the former we have nothing more to fear. So unreal is our anxiety to preserve the memory of others —gen- erally no more than a mere selfish amuse ment; and the real, holy, earnest feeling would be what should prompt us to be more t di ligent ani assiduous in our in tentions toward those who are still left to us.” \ CHAPTER 11. I Under the stimulus of this accident, \and of the conversations which arose out ipf it, they went the following day to look over the buryiogrplace, for the ornament-' ing of which and relieving it in come (ie grde of ks sombre look, the architect made many a happy proposal. His inter est, too, had to extend itself to the church as well ; a buil ling which bad cangbt bis attention from the moment of his arrival. It bad been standing for many centu ries, built m 'SHUGermaa style, the pro portions good, the decorating elaborate and excellent; and one might easily gather that the architect of the neighbor boring ministry had left the stamp of his art and his love on this smaller build ing also; it worked oa the beholder with a solemnity and a sweetness, although the ehengc m its eternal arrangements for the Protestant service, had taken from it something of its repose and majesty. The Architect found no great difficulty in prevailing on Chirl ute to give him a considerable sura'of money to restore it iSflernally and internally, in the original spirit, and thus, he As he thought, to bring it into harmony with the resurrec tion-field which lav in front of it. He bad himself much practiced skill, and a few laborers who were B‘ill busy at the lodge, might .easily bo kept together, un til this pirns work too shouli be com pie ted. The building itself, therefore, with all Ps environs, ani whatever was attached to it, was now cirefully and thoroughly examined; and then sh twed itself, to the greatest surp-is; an i leligbt of the arohi tect, a little side chapel, which nob’dy thought of. and delicately proportioned, and displaying still greater care and plains in its decoration. It con tained at the same time many remnants, carved and. painted, of the implements used in the old services, when the differ ent festivals were distinguished by a va riety of, pictures and ceremonies, and each was celebrated in its own peculiar style. It was impoMhle f >r him not at once to take this chapel into hi« plan; and he de- termined to bestow especial pains on the restoring of this little spot, as a memorial of old times, and of their taste. He saw exactlj how he woul 1 like to have the vacant surfaces of the walls ornamented, and delighted himself with the prospect of exercising his talent for painting upon them; but of this, at first,' he made a se cret to the rest of the party. Before doing anything else, he fulfilled bis promise of showing the ladies the va rious imitations of, and designs from, old monuments, vases, and other such things which he had mad.-; and when they came to speak of the simple harrow sepulchres of the northern ua i ms, he brought a col lection of weapons and implements which had been found in them. He had got them exceedingly nicely and convenient ly arranged in drawers and cornp »rlmenls lud on boards cut to fit them, and cover ed over with cl <lh; so that these solemn rdd things, in the way he treated them, had a smart, dres-y appearance, and it was like lo >kiag into the box < f a trinket merchant. Having once begun to show his curios -I'ies, »rpi finding them prove serviceable tentertain our friends in their loot li r «■«; *>verv evening he woo d produce cne or other ol Lis treasures. Tary were A. Novel. PART IL most of them of German origin—pieces of metal, old coins, seals, and such like. All these things directed the imagination back upon old times; and when at last they came to amuse themselves with the first specimens of printiog.wopdcntß, and the earliest copperplate engraving, qtad when the church, In the same spirit, was growing out, every day, more and more in form and color like the past, they had almost to ask themselves whether they really were living in a modern time, whether it were not a dream, that man ners, customs, modes, of..life, and convic tions were all really so changed. After such preparation, a great portfo lio, which at last he produced, bad* the best possible effect. It contained indeed, principally only outlines and figures, bat as these bad been traced upon original pictures, they retained perfectly their an cient character, and most captivating in deed this character was to the spectators. All the figures breathed onl y the purest feeling; every one, if not noble, at any rate was good; cheerfnlcomposure, ready recognition of One above ns, to whom all reverence is due; silent devotion, in love and tranquil explanation, was expressed on every face, on every jesture. The old bqfdbeaded man, the cnrly-pated boy, the light-hearted yontb, the earnest man, the earnest man, tba glorified saint, the ange 1 hovering in the air, all seemed happy in an Innocent, satisfied, pious expectation. The commonest object had a trait of ce lestial life; and every nature seemed adapted to the service of God, and to be, in some way or other, employed upon it. Towards such a religion most of them gnzed as towards a vanished gol led age, or on some lost paradise; only perhaps Ottilie bad a chance of finding herself among being of her own nature. Who offer any opposition when the Architect asked to be allowed to paint the space be tween the archs and walls of the chapel in the style of these old pictures ; and thereby leave bis own distinct memorial at a place where life had gone so pleasant ly with him? He spoke of it with some for be could see, in the state in which things were, that his sojourn in such delightful society could not last forever: indeed, that perhaps it would now soon be ended. For the rest, these days were not rich in incidents; yet fail of occasion for serious We therefore take the opportunity.of communicating something of the remarks which Ottiiie noted down among her manuscripts, to which we can not find a fitter transition than through a similie which suggested itself to us on contemplating her exquisite pages. This we are told, a curious contri vance in the service of the English mar ine. The ropes in use in the royal navy, from the lirgest to the smallest, are so twisted that a red thread runs through them from end to end, which cannot be ex tracted without undoing the whole : and by which the smallest pieces may be recognized as belonging to the crown. Just so there is drawn through Ottilie’s diary, a .thread ni attachment and affec tion which connects it all together, and characterizes the whole. And thus these remarks, these observations, these extract ed sentences, and whatever else it ‘may contain, were, to the writer, of peculiar meaning. Even the few separate pieces which we select and transcribe will suffi ciently explain our meaning. FROM OTTILIB’S DIARY ‘•To rest hereafter at the side of those whom we love is the most delightful thought which man can have when once he looks out beyond the boundary of life. What a sweet expression is that— ‘He was gathered to bis fathers!’” "Of the varijns memorials and tokens which bring to us the distant and the sep arated—none is so satisfactory as a pjc- T <» sit and talk to a beloved pic ture, even though it be unlike, has a charm in it, like the charm which there Si.tue'imea is with a fliend. We feel, in a strange, sweet way, that we are divided and yet cannot separate. lure. “We entertain ourselves often with a present person as with a picture.ftHe need not speak to us, ne need not look at us, or take any notice of us; we look at him, we feel the relation in which we stand to him;such relation can even grow without his doin? anything towards it, without his having auy feeling of it ; be to us exactly as a picture.” “One is never satisfied witji the poi trait of a person that one knowi I have always felt for the port rail-painter on this account. One so seldom requires of people what is impossible and of them we do really require what is impossible; they must gather up into their picture the re lation of everybody to its subject, all their likings and all dislikings; they must not only paint a man as they see fi n. but as everyone else sees him. It docs not sur prise me if such artists become by degrees stunted, but indifferent, and all of ore idea; and indeed it woull not matter what came of it, if it were not that in consequence we have to go without the pictures of so many persons near and dear to us.” “It ; s too true, the Architect’s collection <d weapons aud old implements, which were found with the bodies of their own ers. covered with great hdls of earth and r ck, proves to us bow useless ts man's so g'eat anxiety to preserve his personality after he is dead; and so inconsistent peo- p’ear.! the Architect confesses lo have , hiiijeif openei these barrows of his fore- nm t?a mrAl. : FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1873. fathers, and yet goes. nit occupying bID0 ‘ self with memorials of posterity.” * “But after all why should, we take it so much to heart? Is all that we do, done for eternity? Do we not put on our dress in the .mornings to throw it off again at night? Do we not 'go Abroad to return home again? And . why should we not wish to rest by the side of our friends, though it were but for a century." “When we see the many grave-stones which have fallen in, which have been de faced by the footsteps of the congregation, which lie buried under the ruins of the churches, that have themselves crumbled together over them, wo may fancy the life after death to be as a second life, into which a man enters in the figure, or the picture, or the inscription, add lives long er than whe‘n he was really alive. But this figure also, this second existence, dies out too, sooner or later. Time will not allow himself to be cheated of his rights with the monuments of men or with themselves. chapter m. It causes us so agreeable a sensation to ourselves with what we can only half do, that no person ought to find fault with the dilettante, when be is spending bis time over an art which he can never learn; nor blame the artist if he chooses to pass out over the border of bis owu art, and amuse himself in some neighboring field. With such complacen cy of feeling we regard the preparation of the Architect for the. painting of the chapel. The colors were got ready, the measurements taken; the cartoons design* ed. He made no attempt at originality, but kept close to bis outlines; bis only care was to make a proper distribution of the sitting and floating figures, so as to tastefully ornament bis space with them. The scaffold bags were erected. The work went forward; and as soon as any thing had been done on which (he eye -could rest, be could have no objection to Charlotte and Ottilie coming to see bow he was getting on. The life like faces of -the angels, their robes waving against the blue qky-ground. delighted the eye, their still and holy air calmed and composed the spirit, aod produced the mpst delicate effect The ladies ascended the scaffolding to him, anl Ouilie had scarcely obserred how easily and regularly the work was being done, than the power which bad be .n fostered in her bj her early educa tion at once appeared to develop. She took a brush, a with a few words of direc tion. painted a richly folding robe, with as much delicacy as skill. Charlotte, who was always glad when Ouilie would occupy or amuse herself with anything, left them both in the chapel, and went to follow the train of her own thoughts, and work her way for herself through her cares and anxieties which she was nnable to. com aduncate to a creature. ' ; When ordinary men allow themselves to be worked 'op by common every-day difficulties into felrer fits of passion, we can give them nothing compassion ate smile. But we look with a kind of awe on the spirit in which the seed of a great destiny has been sown, which mast abide the unfol ling'of o the germ, and neither dare nor can do anything to pre cipitate either the good or the ill, either the happiness or the misery, which is to arise out of it. i Edward had sent an answer by Char lotte’s messenger, who had come to him in his slilude. It was written-with kindness and interest, but it was gather composed and seri ms than warm and af fection its. He had vanished almost im mediately after, and Charlotte could learn no news about him; till at last she accidently found his name in the newspa per, where he was mentioned with honor among those who had most distinguished themselves in a late important engage ment. She now understood the metbol which he had taken ; she perceived that he had escaped from great danger; only she was convinced at the same time that he would set-k out greater; and it was all too clear to her that in every sense he would hardly be withheld from any ex tremity. She had to bear abjut this perpetual j anxiety in her thoughts, and turn which i way she would, there was no light in ■; which she could look at it that would : give her comfort. | Ottilie, never dreaming of anything of { this, had taken to the work in the chapel ! with the greatest interest, and had easily . obtained Charlotte’s permission to go on | with it regularly. So now all went swiftly forward, and the azure heaven was som peopled with worthy inhabi tants. By continual practice both Ottilie and the architect had gained more free dom with the last figures; they became perceptibly better. The faces, ton, which ; hid been all I- ft to the architect to paint, showed by degrees a very singular pecu liarity. 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