| Show Li i n k II 1 I L S A Fable Concerning An Artist 1 n n 13 Once upon n a time there thre were two young oung men m n anti and each one omne ole dreamed a n adream adream dream And when they the told their dreams each to the tine other lo ho they tho were A the same sante same for each ench one hail had dreamed SI that he ire was wal a 1 great artist In II music music And Anti they the said one on to the other Go 00 Goto Goto to now let us go I up to tho the city cl coil to tho the school of ot thin the wise wie men morn of ot music and peradventure our dreams may tony be fulfilled So they gathered their sub atance together and journeyed to the I great groat lt city el It And It I came Caine to pass mass Ilas that hurt they were wet I hailed with wih joy JO at nt the tine school of the wise Ie men of or music for tor each ench youth hail had hadn haila n a i talent and desired In his mis hil heart henrt to toI I work somewhat which verily erl In is II a atIN aI I tIN qualification It a I man roan think eth etin to become nn am al artist Now because the substance Bub lunce of or one of or these young oun men was us greater than the I substance of ot the other oilier It I came to pass ass I i that one of or them sojourned at It an nn Inn t and anti fared sumptuously I But Hut the tine other othera a abode aboe In the tH house houle of ot a it discreet ret woman who ho gave him lodging for a n consideration I ion tion ton Jc and she furnished hed him him wih just food tood convenient anti naught that wn was WI wasI I superfluous which was i well vell wel for tor over overmuch I Imich I munch much mich eating and drinking hell th not an nn artist t And nul so go 0 It I was that the I paw but little one of or the other but earn cork after hi hil mis own manner labored toward tOW I lP the time fulfillment of or ills his hil dream for only In Inthis Inthis iI tI this wise may n a 1 dream come to be ful rul fulfilled full l filled fled And an as ni time passed passel by It I was wal noted by b tine the wise men of at music musiC that tho tine two youths who ho nt at It the l beginning be hind had seemed much muck alike alle were now become widely different each from the other both In manner anti aspect For lo 10 h hof hI hu of or the Inn hind had the fashioning of his bil raiment to be altered al re so an 10 that tho t It flapped about him ns as ni he walked And nl his was of ot flaming red re and of ot great grat size aol fearfully anti and wonder wonderfully p fully tul made And nl he Inc wore ivore wore n a priceless ring fine of ot upon his hil fifth I finger and a I gold gol chain cu 1 wrought Hut But Jut tho tine crowning glory 1100 gIo was WI il i i hw iris h irisI become long lone I locks which he lie suffered uter to I like Samson Anti And ns as the strength of Samson won was In Ms ni hair so the strength n of this youth was In Inn hit his flowing locks and there wan but little left neither for his fingers nor mien yet for his brains Anti And AntiI I he knew It hot hut but It was so And when he jiM eil iU nh hit Hie 1 men maca looked back nt at him anti women also And one erie wild said Lo n ft musician It And another said Raid Nay but he Is ii a 1 player at football Anti Anil the thi strife t be bej j kW I IATI ATI MM U tween them hero waxed hot Anti And others said He lie Is n a fool but peradventure he will grow wiser When he lie hath been of his locks anti hath hah given his raiment to a rummage sale Anti And the manner anti bearing of the youth were like unto his raiment anti and the atmosphere In which ho Ire moved was that of continual smoke AntI And he ho said What lack IT I Am I not already nn run artist Anti And the was pleas plea pleasIng Ing unto note him anti and he Inc ceased to labor overmuch But the second youth abated naught of lila his zeal to become an artist And jils raiment was fashioned after the roan man manner ner of the day hurt but in such wise that men marked It not save that It was seemly and without blemish And he ins wore no mo ring upon his linger anti he caused his mis locks to bo lr shorn nt at regular Intervals And Anil his walk anti conversa conversation tion were such that women said He lie Is a comely youth Anti And It was wan so that he hn found favor both with men and with women worn en enAnd And It came to pass that one day these two young men met at n a place of festivity where there was music muMe and anni dancing anti all manner of eating anti and drinking Find And each ono one bore his part In the tue making of And as its they made merry a dam el talked with them And niI tine the damsel damiel was beautiful and well And nit sine she said Mid lo to him of tine the Inn What rend t thou And he said I rend read nothing but music And she said thou yonder painting Ann And h There Is Ia nothing but mush And sh hie ip ke to him yet again In an unknown tongue Arid And he inc said I p ik not with ton BUM guies I ann n a musician Anti And she turned front from him she wild said within herself herselt Verily thou art but a poor one thou art ail n it toof lO f And Anil sine she with tine the other ether youth anti she he said unto him thou theu aught hut but music and anal h said Mid Yes Yea verti I r read ad q VIC nail divers others and ad I hive have d somewhat of m tongue And 4 hi hinn nn answer was pl to th the l and she went In with him to th supper anti they of re and f ry nl some nom ther mutter matters But tine the other youth iota ate his hi supper w with thc rt ln of the musicians who could of naught but music arm who had football hair And after many days each youth fine learned men of music n It parchment roll with a superscription anti seal And the th rolls roll were granted unto them And they ther went each ach hown hIs own way And ho Inc who thought himself an art artist ceased from labor and wasted his sub substance substance stance In many lands Anti And he came at length to tine the gay country of Bohemia And because the country seemed good to him anti and he found others of his own kind he inc tarried there Anti And he said I am an artist I may do what pleas picas eth me into Anti And he ho there unto this day Hut But lila his dream hath not yet been ful filled for the Temple of pure Art stand eth not within the confines of Bohemia neither on the borders border thereof Anti And while certain of her disciples may per peradventure peradventure adventure tarry tart for a time line In Bohemia only they the that come out may enter Into tine the temple And the second youth said unto him himself himself self It may b be that my dream will never conic come to pass nevertheless I will still labor toward the fulfillment there of Anti And because of tine the gift that was In him and the desire Life took him by b the hand and said unto him Come thou with me moe anti I will teach thee many things that thou hast not learned Thou not become nn art artist In thy youth for art Is long Thou must In crease In in wisdom anti and thy iii soul must be open to beauty In all Its forms Thou munt know joy and sorrow and because pain Is the great teacher thou shall know more of sorrow than of joy Rut But be he not afraid As sorrow lay Joy will deepen also and at last nil all wilt will It 1 lov tei for art U is toy lov and lov is If thou wilt give tiny thy whole soul to th the task thou become an artist Cant thou pay the price And he said I can So Life Ufe led hint him through many lands until they came at length to the coun try of Anti And as they the Journeyed he lie looked upon joy and sorrow anil he learned pains great lessons And his yes eyes were to nil all forms of beauty arid and he labored and thought and dreamed and suffered anti and hoped that he might become an artist etc ere he Inc died And he knew not that It was be ing wrought out In inn him ni a his dream had hod foretold And after many man years It came to pass that one day the voices of tine the multitude mailed hailed him as an artist Anti And he said Nay Na I am but an humble I have scarcely reached the threshold of the temple Hut the multitude would f Id t let him go for his music spoke to them of passionate grief of suffering nobly borne of labor that of flowering hope and of joy Jo And when he SAW that he had helped his fellowmen to A clearer knowledge of what life he said I knew not that tint this was what It meant to be tue an artist And Ad he tarried long In Which l I n a mere mor beautiful country than Bo lie hernia hemia and a mat great joy entered Into his heart and therein For or the true artist liveth not to pleats please himself but to Ia help his fellowmen E C N In V E 1 Conservatory |
