Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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The son of the Count is deeply in love with a pretty little peasant girl. Together they roam the fields, along the roads and over the hills, much to the displeasure of the Count. One morning, after a long series of lessons with his tutor, the lad goes out for a walk with his mother, and coming upon a crowd of boys and girls dancing in the fields, he dances the minuet with his little sweetheart, while his mother and tutor look on with tolerant eyes. When they proceed, the young girl follows the party, and after a while the youth unable to stand the separation longer, slips away from the party and runs back to his inamorata. Together they go to the well to fill the jug which the girl carries. They are watched by a farmer lad, who is also deeply in love with the girl, but whose attentions are scorned by this young lady, because of his humble birth. When the boy's absence from the party is discovered, the tutor rushes back to find him, and seeing him in company with the little peasant, reports the occurrence to his mother, who immediately upon reaching home decides to send her son to the city to find employment in the service of the King. The separation between the boy and girl is very tearful, never will he be able to forget her, and she weeping tells him that he will always hold the affection of her heart. A few minutes after he has ridden away, however, she comes upon her other lover, the farmer lad, and thinking that a bird in the hand is worth two in a bush, after a moment of protest, walks off happily arm in arm with the sweetheart who remains behind. The coloring of this picture is of rare beauty, and the scenes, many of which are taken outdoors, are charming to the highest degree.