Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-06
A Fine-Art Experience.

into one of the large iewelry and fancy.
goods stores of Boston walked, the other
DAY, one of those customers that the hoIi.
'iay season sometimes brings to town. He
was hard handed, loose iointed broad.
shouidered individual, carefully dressed
IN a new suit of baggy, ready .made
cioihes, home. laundried shirt, and hat
which, although perfectly new, was three
seasons behind the present fashion.
Saunierlng up TO one of the statesmen
win very obvious attempt at being at
nome among the Offering splendor of
the saIesroom, and a general air of " Not
20 be astonishcd or done by you Boston
feliers, he inquired:
:, Got any brunzes y"
The clerk answered in the affirmative
anu led the way TO bewilderinp stock OF
bronze statuettes clocks, etc. The visitor
stared AT them for moment as an in.
terror African might have at the first
white man he had ever seen, and then
setting ms hat a little more firmly on his
head, asked;
-" Which o. them figgers might be the
venus OF high low"
Inc trained salesman, with placid coun.
tenanee, quietly replied:
do not remember any by that title:
are you sure that was the nameg"
Inc patron OF the fine arts drew a large
yeiio" SILK handkerchief from his hat,
and mopping his face uncasily said
III mout ha' been ace high, but think
u was high low; Mariar sed that eff
thoul OF seven.up | shouldn't forget the
name, Inc tact is,' said thepuzzled pur-
chaser, with asudden burst Of confidence
Tue iact Is, Gap, hev just put mp new
,ehment down 10 South Higginsboro', and
Maria lowed she'd like "A brunze in the
keepin' room, suthin' like what she seed
once In Cousin Sam Stitincr's parlor on
Beacon street Cousin Sam he wri, the
name on card, N praps I've got Il now"
md, diving into his breast pocket as If he
vas to unsheath two handed sword he
.ugged out u long pocket book, from the
lepths OF which he plucked a card and
landed Il Ia the salesman.
AAP SAID the latter, "the Venus of
Milo Yes, sir, here Is fine copy, re.
production by Barkidienne."
Inc customer surveyed 1t earnestly for
moment, and then said:
ne halnt got perfect one, hev We,
APP This ere one has lost both her
rms and got dents all down her back"
The patiest salesman explained that the
'atuete was copy Of the original that
las found In that condition.
"Shohp' commented the other. and
len hssitatingly, don't any of them
ave any more close N thaty This ERE
mes nigRtgown pears to have kind Of
tipped off on her"
Again The shopman, despite his witch.
" muscles, explained to his attentive
steiner that II was an imitation of An
lcient statue. He, however, cooking his
'ad on the side, inquired.
" wall, now, wEat'll you tax fur her.
IS rs she stands" rapping his bony
buckles on the bronze as II 1t were
w saw.
= One hundred and fifty dollars for that
,e, said the clerk.
- Wha.h.t"' almost shouted the aston.
iea Would.be patron Of the arts; "a
inbred N fifty dollars fur a brunzc gal
ont any arms, and skearce n rag % her
OK! Venus OF My Low Venus of Your
gu, should say. A hundred N fifty
llarsl Why, that's half the mortgage
Brother Jim's farm. Guess Mariar
list thought my name was William b.
tor, Instead Of John Higgins" and,
ng his hat little firmer, he made a
NY exit from the store and struck
iight line for the Eastern Railroad
ton .-B0stOA Commercial bulletin.