The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-07
A Fine Art Experience.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin tells
this Into one "a the large jewelry and
fancy goods store u Boston walked. the
other dan. one If those customers that
the holiday season sometimes brings "a
town. lie was = hard handed. Loose
jniniei, Observation-Disclosures individual.
carefully dressed in = neW suit q baggv.
ready-mAie clothes. a home-laundried
shirt, ana a hat which, although per
fccfly ncw. Was three seasons behind
the present fashion.
>auniering up 10 one n the sales
men. with very obvious attempt a. be-
ing al home among the .iiiiering SPLEEN
dor II the salc-r,-om, and general air
II = Not 10 De- asionishei or done b.
YOU Boston fcllcrs. h. inquired
- Got any hrunEes2''
The clerk answered ia the affirmative
and led the way 10 q hewild,ring stock
II bronze siaiuet;es, ciocks, etr. The
visitor stared AZ them for a moment a.
an interior African might have - the
first white man he had ever seen. aud
then, setting his hat a little more firmly
on his head. asked
:. Which O them fir-ers mout be the
Venus Of high low?''
The trained salesman. with placid
lcounienauce, quietly replied
- do not remember any b. that T.
tie. are You sure ihai MAS the name -
The patron If tie fine arts drew y
large yellow silk handkerchief from his
haf- aud, hopping his face uneasily,
said:
1t moui ha' been ace high. but /
think il ~. high los Marian sd THAI
= I thon-t a srv-n-up Shouldn't fer-
get the name The fact H." said the
7 puzzled purchaser. with sudden burst
Of confidence. = the fast j.. Cap. / he's
Z just put up new tenement down -
south fiiE-inshoro'. and Marian lowed
she'd Ike i hrunfe III the ketuin' rfs-n,
surhin' like what she ~ssi once IN csi>-
ID sam >tif'nrr', pAFiur on Bacon
Street; Cousin sam be- writ fhe name un
4 card. n prap- I've -o- ID nnfx .' AMI.
diving into hi~ breast pocket a, Il be-
Wa % un-heath 4 two-handel sword
h. lugge1 ont a ion- pocket book. from
the depths q which he plucked p card
and handed Il ~ the salesman
=. Ahi-- said the latter. .the Venus II
Milo fe~. sir, here j. fine copy. a r.
production hy BArhidienne.
The customer surveyed i earnestly
for morneni. and then -Aid
" haint goi p@rfert nue. have
". Cap2 Thi- ere one-Has lo-t tpth
her arms and 60 dents al down her
back"
The patient salesman explained ihai
the si4,u.-iie was copy ~ the vri--in-..
that va found in thar condition.
=. >hoh q" commented the other. and
then hesi-atin-ly. don't any u them
have &nv more close fhais This ere
ones nighi-gown 'pears 70 have kind Il
Slipped OF 20 her
Again he shopman. despite his witch
ing muscles, explained "a his attentive
listener that il was IN imiiation II an
ancient statue. lie. however cooking
his head on the side inquired
= Wall. now. wha-' u You tax for her,
less rs she siandss-- rapping hi. bons
knuckles on the bronze, a if j. were J
buzz-saw
Zone hundred ard fifty dollars fl
that size- = said the clerk.
Wha-a-t,'' almost shouted the a.
tonished w0uld-he patron u the arts
:. a hundred'n fifis dollars for bruno
cal 'thout any arms. and ,kearce rac
Ia her back, Venus ~ Ny Lox, Venus
II Your High. ! should say 4 hun
dred'n fifty dollars. Why. that's hall
the mortgage on brother .Iifn'> farm
Guess Marian must Thought my name
was william 81 Aston. instead ~ Johr
Higgins and. fixing hi. hat iiitls
iirrner. h. made haSty exit from ih'
store. and struck straight line for tbs
Eastern Railroad station.