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The young painter loved honestly and fervently. His frank adoration was rewarded. He declared his love, and extracted a faltering confession in return. THE YOUNG PAINTER LOVED HONESTLY AND FERVENTLY HIS FRANK ADORATION WAS REWARDED HE DECLARED HIS LOVE AND EXTRACTED A FALTERING CONFESSION IN RETURN
amily, and having described the latter, I shall, if you please, attempt to relate the tradition which has descended with the canvas. There are few forms on which the mantle of romance hangs more ungracefully than upon that of the uncouth Schalken--the boorish but most cunning worker in oils, whose pieces delight the critics of our day almost as much as his manners disgusted the refined of his own; and yet this man, so rude, so dogged, so slovenly, in the midst of his celebrity, had in his obscure, but happier days, played the hero in a wild romance of mystery and passion. When Schalken studied under the immortal Gerard Douw, he was a very young man; and in spite of his phlegmatic temperament, he at once fell over head and ears in love with the beautiful niece of his wealthy master. Rose Velderkaust was still younger than he, having not yet attained her seventeenth year, and, if tradition speaks truth, possessed all the soft and dimpling charms of the fair, light-haired Flemish maidens. HAVE BECOME HEIRLOOMS IN MY FAMILY AND HAVING DESCRIBED THE LATTER I SHALL IF YOU PLEASE ATTEMPT TO RELATE THE TRADITION WHICH HAS DESCENDED WITH THE CANVAS THERE ARE FEW FORMS ON WHICH THE MANNAL OF ROMANCE HANGS MORE UNGRACEFULLY THAN UPON THAT OF THE UNCOUTH SHALKIN THE BOORISH BUT MOST CUNNING WORKER IN OILS WHOSE PIECES DELIGHT THE CRITICS OF OUR DAY ALMOST AS MUCH AS HIS MANNERS DISGUSTED THE REFINED OF HIS OWN AND YET THIS MAN SO RUDE SO DOGGED SO SLOVENLY IN THE MIDST OF HIS CELEBRITY HAD IN HIS OBSCURE BUT HAPPIER DAYS PLAYED THE HERO IN A WILD ROMANCE OF MYSTERY AND PASSION WHEN SHALKIN STUDIED UNDER THE IMMORTAL GERARD DAL HE WAS A VERY YOUNG MAN AND IN SPITE OF HIS PHLEGMATIC TEMPERAMENT HE AT ONCE FELL OVER HEAD AND EARS IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL NIECE OF HIS WEALTHY MASTER ROSE VELDERKAUZE WAS STILL YOUNGER THAN HE HAVING NOT YET ATTAINED HER SEVENTEENTH YEAR AND IF TRADITION SPEAKS TRUTH POSSESSED ALL THE SOFT AND DIMPLING CHARMS OF THE FAIR LIGHT HAIRED FLEMISH MAIDENS
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