The Sculptors Story And Read

Story, the sculptor and poet, aDd Uuchauan llead, ihe poot and painter, are the only two American artista in Romo, or lor thut matter, in Euiope, who aro eminent in both respecta. Üisrueli, in "Lothair," complinients Story bighly. Kead, unliko most artists, is au earlv risei' - goes to bed betimes and is np witli tho birds. At four o'cloek, Bummer aud winter, lic is at his dek ; writes uutil sovcn, tben breaki'asts and goes to his studio. In winter ho painls all day, returns home at dark to diiu1 ; his wife reads aloud to hun until nine o'cloek, wbeu ho poes to bed. At the head of his bed, fastened to the wall, i a Luge slate, at least three feet square ; pencil hangs on a oord beside. In the nilit - for Kend is a light sloeper - tbis late is at hand to use for quick passing fancios and thougbts. Story spends his morninprs, until luncheon, in his library with his books; gives the uiid-day and afteruoon to modeliiig. The eveniugs belong to his familj and the world, for Story is egsentially a society man, bas evoiy salon charm, z a capital talker, a geuorous, fresh li tener, and possoeeeB as tnany aecomplishmonts as if he had no greater claim to fame than aoy ordinary elegant man of fashion. He is a chaimin actor in drawlrig room theatriculs, and is also an excellent music.iiin. Suoh vorsatility ofeuius as Story posseeses, is as re rnarkable as iiia acknowlcdged sminence in sculpture.