The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-30
The Pen-Maker and the Painter.

elliott, the inventor OF steel pens,
amassed a great fortune by them. When
he had acquired wealth, DESTROYS Of
possessing those objects Of art which
denote the possession Of refinement as
well as money, he went up to London
to ask his banker what q rich man
should do TO furnish q grand house,
which he had just built, best in accord
ance with good taste. Sitting with his
legs under his bankers mahogany, he
said, "Now, what do you advise me to
doP"
"Pictures, statuary and other objects
Of Uirtu, together with a library" sug-
gested his host.
"But l don't know any thing about
these matters; I wish you would tell me
how l I'm to go about it. Now, forpic-
lures, for example, what's up in the
marketp"
"Ah! to what clever artists I car rec
ommend' you! Well, there are Null
ready, Elite and Leslie, for figure-pieces,
and some of the Royal .Academicians
besides, well enough in that depart
ment; but, If you prefer landscape, I
should advise you to try and secure
some of Turner's works. 1 think him
superior to Claude himself even."
"Well, we'll, l can try them both.
viii you please to give me their ad-
dressp"
81 can give you the address Of Tur-
ner, but Claude Lorraine's address lies
beyond the grave"
sob! 1 shan't try him; but give me
t'other fellows whereabouts, and I'll
go TO him to.morrow-him and any
other picture-maker you can counsel
me to employ"
The pen-maker had a large deposit
with his banker, who smiled graciously
at his rough customers want of re-
finement, and wrote down Turner's
address and the usual number of Royal
Academicians. The next morning Gil
lott went off in search of England's
landscape-painter. He found the house,
on the upper story of which the artist
had his studio. A female servant was
sweeping down the stairs when the
s~quare-built, podgy little mar present
ed himself, and asked if the painter
man was at home.
EYES," said Peggy, "but he don't
want to see nobody, and I'm not to
allow any one to go up-them's his very
words"
"Stand out of the way, young WON.
an" said elliott. "Stand out of the
way!" and, pushing her aside, stumped
defantly up stairs.
Finding the painting-room door at
the top, he knocked with vigor, but got
no reply; he then pushed it open, and
walked into the sanctum. There sal
| the great painter, wholly absorbed up
on a small sketch in water-color, ig'
noring the presence of his visitor anc
his blunt ''How do you do, sirP' Wait
/ ing a moment to see if the artist woult
notice him, and meeting with no recog
, milton, he walked about the studio turn
: ing the pictures (Which had their face
to the wall) around, and putting then
in shocking bad lights, enough to driv,
, a painter frantic. After examining then
. for some time, he once more tried t,
attract the artists attention.
81 say, Turner--that l believes you
; name-what's the figure for this pic
!, ture?" Cunning it as if it were a driet
r Goldfish toward him).
5 The painter raised his head an in
2 slant from his board, and said, YER
carclessly, "Four thousand guineas.
Sand this other to the right" pur
s sued elliott, "what's the price Q
4 that?"
p, "Three thousand pounds" was tn
@ answer.
"And this one on the left?"
n "Fifteen hundred guines."
"Ill take the three" said elliott.
Then Turner rose and laid down hi
o pencils.
"Who the devil are you," he sale
"who takes the liberty to intrude int
d my studio against my orders3 70
must be a queer sort of a beggar,
fancy"
O. ."You're another queer beggar," wa
l. the reply 1 am elliott, the pen-makel
a My banker tells me that you are cleve
v in your business, and recommends yor
and l have come here to buy some
> your pictures"
d "By George! you are a droll fellow
n l must say"
n "You're another, I must say"
"But," pursued Turner, "rough-ant
d ready though you are, I rather like yo'
l. Do you really want to purchase the cal
10 vases you selected"
"Yes; in course I do, or I would n,
j. have climbed your blessed stairs tn
h morning"
es swell MI. elliott, l must DO fran
Q with you; when l noticed you in N
70 studio without permission, l thought
q, a piece of im~pertinence, and, when ye
asked the prices, l thought you did
a many vulgar people do, for me
h. curiosity, having no intention of bu
s. ing, wishing only to know what valu
a. ton l put upon my works, and 1 ga
you a price which suited my hume
Two of the pictures are already di
posed Of; the other, the first n "
spoke of, is at your acceptance for
n thousand pounds"
:; al will take it." said the prince
;, elliott; "and l want you to make n
~ three or four Others at your own price
Thus the pen-maker and The eccentr
artist became friends, and warm frien
a. too.
ed How n Mans Finger Drops