The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-09-16
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lbled, the grumbiing gradually ceased an
I"ss u'raed into murmnr OF spprobat,o
I~hen the design BECAME. apparent Th
wher / The i'm was the first - efs Bra
Ivom eb5 even Gerard Dauw'. e9Hain. MA
ltImes removed, felt his fury calming dew
INTO FduliIation.
/ '"Oh,a he exclaimed, "you belong TO th
Icrsat, b NEST man, snd there's no ase i
lensing Yes, yes" be continued lapgt
Ing. ;is he turned towards his neiglbers
.tLisi is French sign painter, who wisbe
10 have a }iest with me- Well, mus
frankly say he knows what he is about"
THE old man was about to descend fron
tthe ladder, when gentleman, riding
heautlfui English horse, made his wa,
through The crowd
s.fhat paintings mne!' he exclaime,
IN French, but with foreign accent. 8
will give a hundred gn,neas for it.'''
'sAno,her madmau!' exclaimed The ma
|tive genias. "liang me, but ali these for
eigners are mad.'
"Wha,do YOU mean, Monsieur?n sal,
he inn-kecper uneomnonlg interested.
"What ! say y viii give you Que hun
|dred guineas for that painting answered
the young Englishman, getting off hi
horse.
"lhat painting is not 10. be sold," saie
the sign-painter, with pn mir Of as muci
pride as il it had been his own work.
"No," quoth mine host, "for il is alren
dy sold, md even partly paid for in aa
vance. However, if Monsieur wishes 4
come 10 an arrangement, about it, tits will
me that he must treat.n
"Not at all, not at all" rejoned the
Flemish painter Of signs, "it belongs to me
Ny feilow-artisi here gave me little he'll
on! of friendship; but the picture is my
lawful property, and | atn a, liberty TO sci
Ito ans one lplease.'
.Wha, rogaefy..' exclaimed the inn
keeper. aMy Rising Sun is M property
insiened on the wal Of my house. How
can il belong 10 any body else. lsn'i il
painted on my boards? Ne one bat my.
sell has the smallest right to it,.
III summon you before the magistrate
cried he who had not painted The sign.
"l'll prosecute you Tor breach Of cove
aant,' retorted the iun.keeper wha had
BALI paid far it
"One mementm interposed another en-
ergetic voice, that Of the iuterloper; il
seems 70 me ihal ought 70 have some lii
tie vote III this business"
.Q4iie right, BROTHER" answered il'
painter. '.instead Of dispu,ingo oo the pub
lie road let US go into Master MirtZen'
iaasc, and grange the matter amicab5
1v cr, Bottle " two Of h.er - go
To thip II parties agreed, but ! am snr
y ~ Say they agreed IN ao'hlng else; 8
siihin tbs dispute was cHticd va 2ll!
lfpfenlng confusion. The EIemiqas con
t.4e5e lir tho possession of ihe p4insia'
ia tn hagllshnan repeated his eiia 1
! t.yItt stth gold.
ts 1nppse that .don,s choose p+Yi
4 Y $50 Is real alhbor. @
s}a.u !. oeaT Monsieur?'s' ,8sts =a laa
'sseperxsl arn. certan you would n1t Mis-
T. deprive ansaones,, poor maa. who CA
scarcelv make both ends meet, Of thi
vinatall. WAy, il wo'd just enable me i
..Dont beilsge him, brother" cried ID,
psinter, '.he is an old miser. lam the f.
s,er Il family and being q. painter, yo'
oeaAt to help . brother artist, and give m
the preference, Besides ! am ready tc
share the money with yon."
"He" said Muster Alar.zen, 'sWhy
hos an old spendthrift, who has no none,
left to give his daughter as marriage, por
tion. because he spends all he gets on him
self.n A
."No such. ching; my Susette is betrotbs'
to nnhonsst young French cabinet maker
who, poor as she is, will marry her mex
September
"A daughter to portionm exclaimed tn
stranger artist; .1hat quite alters the case
| am coutent that the picture should b
| sold for a marriage portion. / leave i I
our English friends generosity to fix .h
sum-"
II haye already oiTared,'' replied th
hest bidder, .one hundred guineas. for III
sketch just as II is;"I viii gladly give tw
hundred Tor it,, if the painter consent I
sign i, ia the corner with Words ~
"What words I" exclaimed all the dispu
iants at once. .s i,
The Englishman replied,
s.PIERRE DAVID"
1.-The whole party were quiet enoug
now; for they were struck dumb with as
llonishmen,. The sign painter. held hi
breath, glarcd with his eyes, fran'icall
1cIssped his hands together, and fell dow
1 on his knees before the great French paif
her.
"Foreiye mer' he exclaimed, "torgiv
tme for my audacious ignorance"
David laughed heartily and, taking b.
hand, shook il with fraternal cordIa'ity
By this timo the news Of the discover
/ had spread; the tavern was crowded vii
persons anxious 70 drink the health of ,hel
celebrated visitor; and the good old mar
standing in The middle ofthe room, pledge
them heartily In the midst Of the merry
making, the sign-pain,er's daughter, %
pretty Susette, threw her arms round be
|benefactors neck, and her intended hus
lband raised-a cloud Of sawdust out Of b
Iiacke, from the violence. With which ,
Istool The French masters hand.
/ Al that moment, the friends whom ,
was expecting arrived. They were y
Lessee. theatrical manager, and To
jgreat Talma
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