, 1859-11-09
Dtess 4 Tribttttc,
Tho King OF Naytt.


cHAPrxRr.
Sl1 weeks alter his death stood the bust of the
late stamp distributor Goodchild, exposed 10
public view in the china mauufactory Of l..
For what purpose! Simply for thss,-that he
might call heaven and earth to witness, TINT,
sll9"lng TOR some little difference in the colors,
ne looked lust as he did heretofore in life;
proposition which his brother and heir, Mr.
Goodchlld tue merchant, fully denied. For
this denial Mr. Goodchiid had bis private rea-
sons 1t is true" said he, "my late brother,
the stamp distributor. God rsst him did Ger
talnly bespeak three dozen copies Of his own
bust at the china works, but surely he bespoke
them for his in this life, and not in the next
Ills intention, doubtless, was to send L copy to
each Of those looss companions Of his who
helped him to run through his tine e6tate: ma
turn! enough for him to propose as spenthrift
but highly absurd for ME to ratify as executor
10 50 beggarlT an inheritance; and therefore
nssured!y shall not throw so much money out
Of the windows.'
This was plausible talking to all persons VINO
did not happen to know that the inheritance
amounted to twenty-five thousand dollars; and
Tint the merchant Goodchi'd, as was unan-
'nously affirmed BY all the Jews, both Christian
mud Jewish, IN -. weighed. NOR over, in his
ono entire ton Of gold.
CHAPTER 11.-ruE os1kSs1BLx REASON.
The china works would certainly never hare
been put OF with this allegation; and therefore
by the advice Of his attorney, he had in reserve
more special argument why be ought not to
pay for six and thirty busts. Ny brother
said he, may hare ordered SO many copies Of
his bust 1t is possible. I neither affirm nor
deny: Busts may be ordered, and my brother
may hare ordered them. But what then!
suppose all men will grant that he meant the
lusts to have some resemblance to himself, and
by no meuns to haye no resemblance. Butnow
be it known, they have no resemblance to him.
Ergo, refuse to take them. One words good
as thousand
CHAPTER 1l1.-"IS TIE SECOND rLAcg''-p1SSxn
II oSTuE TABLE.
But this one word, no, nor thousand such,
would satisfy Mr.. Whelp, tue proprietor of the
China works; 50 be summoned Mr. Goodcbid
Whetp's lawyer, in order to show his ingenuity,
had filled sixteen folio pages with au introduc-
tory argument, in which he labored to prove
that the art Of catching likeness Was al es-
recial gift Of God, bestowed on very few Dor
trait painters and sculptors; and which, there
fore, 1T was almost impious and profane to de-
inand Of mere unlnsplred baker Of porcelain.
From this argument be went on to infer for
tori in the second place, that where the china
maker did hit the likeness. md had done 50
much more than could lawfully be asked Of him,
it was an injustice that would cry aloud to
hearen for redress, II, after all lis works were
returned upon his hands; especially where. as
IN the present Instance, SO much beauty Of art
was united with the peculiar merit Of a portrait.
1t was tatal. however, to the effect Of this argu-
fneut. TINT just as the magistrate arrived ut
IN the sfeoAd rtdce,'-hls servant came in and
said, If you please, sir. dinner is on the table,
Naturally, therefore. couceiving that the gite of
the lawyers reasoning was to defend the want
Of resemblance ns M admitted fact, which 1t
would be useless to deny, tic worthy magistrate
closed the pleadings. and gave sentence against
Ar. Whelp, the plaintiff.
CHATTER 1v.-THE PROFESSIONAL VERDICT
Mr. " help was coufoundcd at this decree !:
and as the readsest means of obtaining u reyis-
ion Of it, he sent in 10 the next sitting Of the
bench copy Of the bust, which had previously
been omitted. As bad luck would have it, how
ever, there happened on this occasion 10 be
present IN urtist who had u runcorous enn1itv
both to Ar. Whelp and the ,nodelIer Of the lust.
This person, beng asked his opinion, declared
without scrup}e, that the bust was as wretched
portrait as It was lamentab?e in its nretepsions
as work Of art, and that his youngest pupil
would not have Ind the audacity to produce SO
Infamous performance, unless lie Ind an ex-
press wish to be turned neck md heels out Of his
house,
Upon this award Of the conscientious artst-
ont Of regard to his professional Judgment
the ,nasistracy thought I'll to impose silence np-
on their own senses. which returned IL very on.
posite award: and thus it happeocd thut tie
former decision was affirmed. Now, certainly.
Mr. Wtie1p lad his remedy; he might appeal
from the magistrates sentence. But this lie DE-
clined. No, no. said he, i know what I'm
about: / shall want the magistrate once more !:
and mustn't offend him. Twill appeal to pub
llc opinion; that shall decide between me and
the old rogue Of merchant"
And precisely in this way it was brought
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