Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-08-20
VOL, xXXVH.-VhoIe No. 1904.

ing to paint sky, but | tell you again
there is too much blue'
Did you ever see skies painted with
out blue, Master amateur 2
i am not an amateur. merely tell
you, in passng--I make the casual re-
mark-that there is too much blue but do
as you like. Put more blue, if YOU don't
think you have lrowelled on enough al
ready
But tell you, that / want to represent
a clear blue sky at atsunrise.'
And | tell you that no man in his SEN
ses would make sky at sunrise blue
BY st. Gpdula, this is too much =
exclaimed the painter, coming down from
his ladder, at no pains this time to con-
ceal his anger / should like to see how
you would paint skies without blue
i don't pretend 10 much skill in sky
painting; bat if / were to make trial,
wouldn't put in too much blue
And what would it look like, if yoa
didn't?'
Like nature, hope. and not like yours,
which might be taken for bed of genlia-
nelIa, or sample of English cloth, or any
thing you please-except sky; | beg TO
assure you for the tenth time, there is 100
much blue p
i tell you, old gentleman cried the in
suited artist, crossing his maulstick over
his shoulder, and looking very fierce, 1
dare say you are a very worthy fellow
when you are at home; but yon should
not be let out-alone.'
Why not?'
Why not? Because you must be era
zy to play the critic after this fashion: too
much blue indeed What, !, The pupil of
Ruysdael, the third cousin of Gerard
Douw's great grandson, not know how to
color sky +! Know that my reputation
has been long established. | have a Red
Horse at MaIines. a Green Bear at Namur.
and Charlemagne at AK la-Chapelle, be-
fore which every passenger stops fixed in
admiration =
Nonsense = exclaimed the critic, as
he snatched the palate from the painters
hand. You deserve to have your own
portrait painted to serve for the sign of
the Flemish Ass = In his indignation he
mounted the ladder with the activity of a
boy, and began with the palm Of his hand
TO etface the chc4 d9uUre of Gerard
Douw's great grandson's third cousin.
Stop, you old charlatan,' shouted The
latter, 'you are ruining my sign Why,
lis worth thirlyfve francs. And then
my rePutaton-losl, gone for ever
He shook the ladder violently to make
hIs Jouo.,I Il
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I i"s !. ie'' eS' ne continued
-" '0 ."'"0u ""dlu9 JUS helgR-
Do.I' '""' - !" i'e"ch sign painter, VINO