The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-27


famous"
'Bosh What does that Arkansas ass
know about it ? Fames nothing-the market
price of your marble scare-crow is the thing
to look at. Took you six months to chisel 1t,
and YOU can't sell it for hundred dollars No
sir Show me fifty thousand dollars and you
can have my daughter-otherwise she marries
Young Simper. You have just six months to
raise the money in. Good morning, sir.
'Alas Woe is me y
CHAPTER III.
TScene-IHe Studto.
''Oh,. John, friend of my boyhood, am
the unhappiest of men"
you're an ass :"
81 have nothing left to love but my poor
statue-and see, even she has no sympathy
for me in her cold marble countenance
beautiful and so heartless ~
"You're a fool -
"Oh, John !"
''Oh, fudge Didn't you say you had six
months to raise the money in p
Don't deride my agony, John. If 1 had
six centuries what good would it do. How
could it help a poor wretch without name,
capital, or friends?'
sTdiot! Coward! Baby Six months to
raise the money in-and five will do.
care you insane?'
''Six months-an abundance. Leave it to
me. I'll raise it.
''What do you mean, John? How on earth
can you raise such a mOnstrous sum for MeY
"Will you let that be my business, and not
meddle? Will you leave the thing in my
hands Will you swear to submit to whatever
do? Will you pledge me to find no fault
with my actions?"
II am dizzy-bewildered- swear"
John took up his hammer and deliberately
smashed the nose of America. He made
I r -. a II
the foor-another and part of an ear came
away-another, and a row of toes were man
gled and membered-another, and the left
leg, from the knee down, lay a fragmentary
ruin
John put on his hat and departed.
George gazed speechless upon the battered
and grotesque nightmare before him for the
space of thirty seconds and then wilted to
the floor and went into convulsions
John returned presently with carriage,
got the broken-hearted artist and the broken
legged statue aboard, and drove off, whist
ling low and TRANQUILITY. He left the artist
at his lodgings, and drove off and disap-
peared down the Via QUi1jitayis with the
statue.
CHAPTER ".
TSceRe-The Stu9t0
"The six months will be up at , o'clock
to-day! Oh, agony My life is bligh ed.
would that were dead had no supper
yesterday; l have had no breakfast to-day
l dare not enter an eating house. And
hungry ?-don't mention it My bootmaker
duns me to death; my tailor duns me; my
landlord haunts me. / am miserable! /
haven't seen John since that awful day. SIZE
smiles on me tenderly when meet in the
great thoroughfares, but her old flint of
father makes her look in the other direction
in short order. Now, who is knocking at that
door? Who is come to persecute me? That
malignant villain the bootmaker, I'll warrant.
Come IN :"
''Ah, happiness attend your highness--
Heaven be propitious to your grace! / have
brought my lords new boots-ah, say nothing
about the pay, there is no hurry, none in the
world. Shall be proud if my noble lord will
continue to honor me with his custom-ah,
adieu!"
brought the boots himself Don't want
his pay! Takes his leave with a bow and a
scrape fit to honor majesty withal Desires a
continuance of my custom Is the world
coming to an end? OF all the-cOnle jl!"
Pardon, signor, but have brought your
new suit -"
"COne iR."
GA thousand pardons for this intrusion,
your worship But / have prepared the
beautiful suite of rooms below for you-thiS
wretched den is but i'll suited to"
como IN
81 have called to say that your credit at
our bank, some time since unfortunately in
terrupted, is entirely and most satisfactorily
restored, and we shall be most happy if YOU
will draw upon us for any"
"Come IN !"
''My noble boy, she is yours. ''Shell be
here in a moment Take her-marry her
love her-be happy God bless you both
Hip, hip, hur-"
"COme iH!"
"Oh, George, my own darling, we are
saved !"
''Oh, Mary, my own darling, we are saved
but I'll swear / don't know why :"
CHAPTER V.
Scene-A Roman cafe.
One of a group of American gentlemen
reads and translates from the weekly edition
of II a0aglohdnger di Roma as follows
"WoHDERFUI DISCOVERY Some six months az,
Signor John Smitthe an American gentleman nov
some years resident OF Rome, purchased for a trn'
a small piece OF ground in the Campagna jus
beyond the tomb OF the Scpio family. from tn,
owner bankrupt relative or the Princess Borghese
Mr. Smitthe afterwards went TO the Minister OF th,
Public Records, and had the piece OF ground trans
ferTed to poor American artist named George Arm
old, explaining that he did IL as payment and salts
faction for pecuniary damage accidentally done by
him long since upon property belonging 10 Slgno
Arnold, and further observed that he would make
additional satisfaction by improving the ground FOL
Signor Arnold at his own charge and cost. Foul
weeks ago, while making some necessary eXcava
lions upon the property, Sign0r Smittht
anearthed the most remarkable ancient sta