The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-31

lows upon the art and trickery of PIC
ture dealing:
1t is not matter of surprise that the
European picture dealers craft should
have been imported into this country
along with European art. Wherever
| genuine works go, counterfeit work Is
sure to follow. A number of pictures
by foreign artists, said to bes original,
have recently heen sold here, which are
| gross counterfeits, and we think anna
teurs should give their attention to the
risk they run in purchasing foreign
works of art. Besides Freres, we have
| heard of two Moissoniers having been
sold in this county, one of which has
been seen by good judge of art and
of the works of modern schools, who re-
ports to us that the work is not genuine );
the price paid for it was over $l0Oo..
Other pictures bearing the names OF
artists less famous, have been disposed
of at various prices, ranging out from
$500 to $1,000, the originality of which
may be questioned likewise. Picture
| deales of this stamp our amateurs know
but little of. Responsible dealers can
always verify themselves and the works
they offer, the same as any ether mer-
chant, but the travelling genteel dealer,
| is a kind of commercial eel: He is the
| cleverest of all knaves, being the cley-
erest.of Spanish Wallets. The respect
| which hedges in the cause of arc seems,
to protect him from ordinary susp cion.9
HI 9 appears like a gent lenian 81 slress
land intelli gence, and ike some sof the
continental couriers abroad who pro-
tect travellers from trouble and think
ing, can make you belle be follows
his pursuit solely through tl1 love CT
It. This sort of dealer hires Md fur.
nishes spacious apartmentss ddisplaXS
and manages to impress Vi ialtd1swifh q
man of taste. TO obFg esasheA As.swil 81
an example of some. m;sfef sthats you
may desire to own, m soon as Ihe comes
across one; there isnU arti st who prints
but he can procure one m sof lllis works, If
you will only give him AL we
can saw is look ofit for Inn
The ZoudUes' 1Teasury ffg one htslf
ofwhat is said of the zouaves dssS asu 3
thentic, they are the mostsiug gular body
of men in Christendom. Their pro-
pensity for the whimsical was well
illustrated on the last ffte Napoleon.
During the march of the troops along
the old Boulevards and on the Place
Vendome, public attention was fixed on
an elegantly equipped little dog, strut
ting jauntily along at the head of the
Imperial Guard. From each side of
his tiny saddle box in the shape of
canteen was suspended, thus present
ing the appearance of a mule laden with
panniers-and on each side of the boxes
was written, The Zouaves' Treasury
But these words were to every one but
themselves an enigma, which they solv-
ed by relating the following story:
The dog was called "Magenta,' be-
cause, on the day Of terrible battle of
that name, he was found in q house
from which the affrighted owners fed,
and which had been destroyed by
French projectiles. One of the party,
out of pity, and because of the crea-
ture's gentleness, adopted him. The
dogs fidelity, accompanying them on
the march, to the bivouac, and even TO
the field of battle, insured him kind
treatment from his new masters, and,
after having partaken their perils, it
was natural that he should share in
their triumphs. Nay, more to mani
fest their Kindness for their prot&gc,
they attached to his head several of the
boquets that were showered on them
selves during the morning. And this
characteristic Interpretation was given
to the inscription on the dog "Ma-
genta, to make himself useful" said one
of the soldiers, must carry something
That's true,' said another but as
he is not strong, we must give him that
which is lightest for him to bear"
"Then let us entrust to him our
money!" added a third-and this the
origin of the sentence, 1.-The Iouaves'
Treasury"
Fisheries on the Southern CoaSt.--
Within the last four years, says the
Savannah FSDroSS the business OF