Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-02

SITTING FOR PAISrER.--This says d.
Boston Transcript is tho title OF 4 most
musing article the February number 4
Black woods Magazine, which we coum.as
to the attention Of artists as we'll as sl,,sa
the latter Of whom may gain some him
from it as regards posture, attitude, nata
Of concealing defects sc, whilst the 'o'rs
may see some Of the accessories Of .ar
profession sketchcd to perfection. Tier
ticle, too, is illustrated by SOME humuraa
anecdotes Of which we select the following
will tell you what happened to pain
er of my acquaintance. A dentist sa! I
him two days-the third the painter wot
cd away very hard-lookcd al the plctgr
then at the sittor. "Why sir" said b.
II find | have been oil wrong--wha! CT
it bel Why, sir, your mouth is not al 4
like what it was yesterday "Ah. sa |
will tell you vat it ces," replied the Frcla
dentist; "uh! good-my mouse is not tn
same-no indeed--yesterd day did have NJ
jaw in, bat did lerd j! out 10 lady til
day"
Painters generally discover the vanity
their sitters: they seldom fail to observe Ia
pains they take to conceal any little dcses
or even great dcformities. The snnsl'.
is an illustration:
happened to call; some time since, "
on a painter with whom am on in!ina'
terms | found him in roar oil lausha.
and quite alone. "What is the mallal
said /. "Matter!" replied he; why, hsn
has been Mr. B. sitting to me these four d'p
following. and at last, about half an bout
ago, he, sitting in that chair puts up 10
hand to me thus, with "Stop momentM
Painter; don't know whether you h'm
noticed it or not, butt isright that sA0aa
tell you that Ihape slight cast in my ela
You know Mr. B. is worthy good MAJ
but ne has tho very worst gimlct eye ia'a
beheld." Thought his defect wonderoai!
exaggerated, when, for the first Tune "
saw it on canvass; and perhaps all bis ,at
ly noticed it there. whom custom mac
conciled into but little observation o. =
and the painter was considered no nv.
of the family. Do you remember ho'
foolish sman lost considerable sun
money once, by forgetting this huu"'
propensity? He had lost some money '
little k Of Bath, the deiormed e'l.
ler--and being nettled at his loss, 'hous"
10 piquc the winner. "I'll wager, n0 ". We
ESQ, III point out the worst leg 10 " Y.
company" "Done," said K 70 "
establishment. 1.-The man ldocs not En''
himself thought he, for there sat Id ..;l,
crouched up all shaces by the nl0 s'J
The wagerer, to win his bet, at once ''' =.
"Why, that" pointing to K ~
which was extended toward the gra",n,.
NO." said quietly unfolding y. y,
other from beneath the chair, and sn0"~s
it, that's worse" By which you ~ \,
learn the fact-that every man Pu"
best leg foremost.
All sitters expect to be fiattered. -
for instance, the following scene, wnl'a =,
had from miniature painter: A man y
ward Of forty years Of age, had been '''a -
to him--one oil as little pretenslons y,
can well imagine: you would have tao'L.
it impossible that he could have hac W
homeopathic proportion of vanity--oi y
sonal vanity at least; but it turned =
otherwise. lie was described as q gfsaiI
bilious man, with a peculiarly covenls'
aspect-that is, one that effects an JIM -
Of gravity and love. Well, sir" sa'd :.
painter, "that will dol think | have Wv.
very fortunate in your likeness" Inc w. !,
looks at it, and says nothing, puts " !,
expression of disappointment. Wn, =
don't you think it like. sir 7" says =.
artist. "Why-ye-ce-s, it is IL. !,
but" "But what sir? / think nr ..
actly like. wish you would tell me VIZ .s,
it is not like?" "Wby, Id rather -,
find it out yourself. Have the goodnI'I,s
look at me-" And here my ineha !,
painter declared, that he put on . m .o.w.I
tcstabIy affected grin Of amiablIity' m
sir, upon my word. | don't see any ''I y.
all; it seems to me as liks as u can Nh,
wish you'd be so good as TO tell ms III
you mean" .'On, SIR, I'D rather no hal
rather you should find it out your1s",;,
again" 81 can't see any difference ~.
# you don't tell me, it can't DC an n
.Well, then, with reluctance, II ! anu 80,
you, don't think you have given my "
erpr .ssion about the eyes," .,,sc
Our last anecdote shows the imPIIrst
Of paintsr's never forgetting tho VIA"