The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-19

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If ne had a doubt of pleasing me. Il
seemed to regard me purely as a ma
and a brother. That a mere povert,
stricken aspirant for fame should SO st
toward capitalist did not, I mus
confess, impress me favorably towar
HIM. am always, however, inclined t
pardon much to artists. They are clas
OF men who are obliged by the nature Q
their profession to do their own thinking
and eccentricity is to be expected anon,
them. I was only led, therefore, to re
solve to exalt myself more greatly in hi
eyes, and forthwith spoke of my desire t,
give him a commission or two. I wa.
answered simply that he would be happ,
to see me at his studio, and straightway
invited me to visit him in the sixth stor,
OF the building 999l Broadway.
Thus was Jones's extraordinary i'm
pcdence first manifested to me.
: was rightly indignant. /, a man O.
fifty, 2 merchant of high standing in tho
community, whose real estate alone was
worth some hundred thousands, tie fathe:
Of four of the finest girls in The city, 1 tc
be t,eatea as mere equal by the lean
tAreldbarc youngS.er before ne!
As to years . lone he might have been
my son. J, EhoVe wife was a leader Of
fashion Ca TIE Avenue! !, the favored
guest OF the proudest circles, invited by
an unknown dauher to visit him in his
garret! Ils fellow was Of a velity iero-
rGrt u his place I could, of course, af-
forc 70 be magnaninous. I smiled inter-
naily at Lis presumption, and, baing real
i interested il such n abnormal epeci nen
q luIaanit.,, contented myself with no
rtl,er rel-'lke than s sarcast.c bow, a., lhe
tta5I would do ,nvgel tae hon
or CT cling upon him at his earliest
Jones never WINGED, but
ralHnga respectful bow departed from
ry ide. Iso'- him moment after con-
Ters'ns 18th long haired brCsher pro-
iessicnal, as seemingly UNCONSCIOUS OF any
,onde- ,enaion l had paid him as if 1 had
never existed.
low how would my head book-keorar
lGve hahHveo, Under similar circumstaa-
es pa man, too, whose sslary is three
fous;nd dollars per annum, while Jones
Know, realizes scarcely seven hundred
'inks-an es.i'aablc m.n he is-would
ave beer agitated in every feature with
leasure, and meeting a fellow official,
rould lave assumed an arrogant air be-
tting the occasion. had it Jores was
artists are-he imagined
imself q great pointer. Again I looked
him. I like to study human nature,
nd am also a literary amateur. Letters
re my pastine. To my fcndness for
hem is due this account. I looked at
ones again, I repeat, and his manner
nsettled my conviction. Jones was un-
puzzler! determined to
It upon the sarcasm with which I had
included our conversation. I would
sit him.
A small room, with discolored walls,
ing all over with studies of foliage, of
cks and mountains, of skies and river
emery, presented itself to my gaze.
ere and there was canvas which. bore
vet no mark of the brush, while others
owed skill in composition, and exhibit
all the appearance of finished paint
2. Three common wooden chairs, a ]
tered lounge, and cheap easel COM i
ised the remainder of the furniture,
tn the exception Of dingy green
,een, which, like the walls, was profuse-
ornamented with sketches in oil and
.d-pencil. Jones, clad In ragged :.
essing gown, outstretched his hand as
ntered
His confounded impudence again ! Ii
ch was his manner, however, that in e
amazed state, forgetting the rebuke due a
insolence, I extended my own digits. W
was astonishing that the ill-clad fellow Il
ore me could SO impress man of the IL
rid, used to al varieties of the human fs
lily. As with awkwardness, arising Il
N a consciousness of defeat, seated ,e
self in proffered chair my counte-
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