. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. f interest and novelty in our little adventure was the discovery, quitenew to us, that artists are liable to arrest in France for drawing ordinary landscapesubjects even when, like ourselves, they carefully avoid military works. Our surprisewas, to learn that we were in fault for having drawn a quiet river and its sluggishcanals, and for having sketched some unfortified villages on its banks, with here andthere a bridge, or a bit of rustic road A Summer Voyage. 149 illustrations of the Upper Saone. No artist, i
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. f interest and novelty in our little adventure was the discovery, quitenew to us, that artists are liable to arrest in France for drawing ordinary landscapesubjects even when, like ourselves, they carefully avoid military works. Our surprisewas, to learn that we were in fault for having drawn a quiet river and its sluggishcanals, and for having sketched some unfortified villages on its banks, with here andthere a bridge, or a bit of rustic road A Summer Voyage. 149 illustrations of the Upper Saone. No artist, in the future, willever be able to execute such a seriesof illustrations of this riverwithout all the practical conveniences afforded by an organisedexpedition like that of the Botissemroum. Before closing my letter, I may tell you that our guards havedisappeared, and the Pilot has heard in the town that a telegramhas arrived at the gendarmerie. Possibly this may be in ourfavour, but the Brigadier who took the drawings to Dijon is notexpected at Pontailler till LETTER XXVII. Pontailler, Jime 25th. After writing my letter to you yesterday, I remained idlingin or near the Boussemroum all day. The Captain fished almostthe whole day, and Mr. Pennell went on sketching privily inhis tent. At six in the evening, being in that part of the boat which we 150 The Saonc. call the Cour Pennell, a square space in front of the artistshabitation, I saw two gendarmes approaching, and one of themcarried a large parcel under his arm. What news ? I asked,when they came near, and they answered, Bonnes nouvelles. I confess that this was an immense relief to both of us, forthe reasons I mentioned yesterday. One of the gendarmes wasthe same who had spoken rather sharply to us in the manner was now very different, and he offered an apology ;but I answered that he and his brethren had only done theirduty, which is really my view of the matter. Besides, theymight have anno
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