The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-07
An Amusing Interview Between elliot,
and Turner.

and Turner.
elliott, the inventor of steel pen
amassed great fortune by them. Whe
he had acquired wealth, desirous of DO
ssssing those objects of art which demo-
the presence of refinement as we'll
money, he went up to London to ask h
banker what rich man should do [
furnish a grand house, which he ha
just built, best in accordance with goo
taste. Sitting with his legs crossed III
der his bankers mahogany, he said:
"Now, what do you advise me to do
Pictures, statuary, and other object
of virtu, together with library" sup
gested mis- host.
"But l don't know anything abou
these things; wish you would tell m
how to 60 about it. Now, for pictures
for example; what is up in the market |?
"Ah! to what clever artists / cal
recommend yon? Well, there are Mul
ready, Ettie, and Leslie, for figure-pieces
and some Of the Royal academicians be
sides, well enough in that department
but, if you prefer landscape, 1 should ad
wise you to try and secure some of Tur
'ner's works. 1 think him superior tt
Claude himself, even."
Well, well, / can try them both
viii you please to give me their ad
dress ?"
81 can give you the address of Turner
but Claude Lorraine's address lies beyonG
the grave"
ooh, l shan't try him; but give me
tOther fellows whereabouts, and I'll &C
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 graciocsly
at his rough customers want OF refine
ment, and wrote down Turner's address,
and the usual number of Royal academi-
clans. The next morning elliott went
off in search of England's landscape
painter. He found the house, ON the up
per story of which the artist had his stu
diO. A female servant was sweeping
down the stairs, when the square-built,
podgy little man presented himself, and
asked if the painter-man was at home.
" Yes" said Peggy, shut he don't want
to see nobody, and Pm not to let any
one go up-them's his very words"
"Stand out of the way, young woman"
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 sat the
great painter, wholly absorbed upon
small sketch in water-color, ignoring the
presence of the visitor and his blunt
How do you do, sir?" Waiting mo-
nent to see if the artist would notice
him, and meeting with no recognition
le walked about the studio, turning TIE
pictures (Which had their faces turned
o the walD around, and putting them
n shocking bad lights, enough to drive
,ainter frantic. After examining them
or some time, he once more tried to at
ract the artists attention.
l say, Turner-that believes your
the figure .or this picture"
turning it as if it were dried Goldfish
oward him).
The painter raised his head an instant
rom his board, and said, very carelessly,
rOuT LnousdHu Sulneds.
And that other to the right" pur-
ued elliott, "what's The price of
1atp'
"Three thousand pounds" as the an
ver.
And this one on the leftw
Fifteen hundred guineas."
" pll take the three" said elliott.
IotI ksa
encils.
"Who the devil are you," he said,
who take the liberty to intrude into
~ studio against my orders? You
lust be queer sort of beggar, l
ncy."
You're another queer beggar," was
le reply. 81 am elliott, the pen.
aker. My banker tells me that you
re clever in your business, and recon-
ends you, and / have come here to buy
me of your pictures.''
"By George! you are droll fellow, 1
ust say"
"You're another, I must say"
"But," pursued Turner, rough-and-
lady though you are, rather like you.
% you really want to purchase the can
ases you selectedY Y'
eyes; in course do, or l would not
ave climbed your blessed stairs this
orDing."
"Well, Mr.. elliott, must be frank
ith you; when l noticed you in my
udio without permission, thought it
piece of impertinence, and when you
,ked the prices l thought you did so as
lany vulgar people do, for mere Gu
Osity, having no intention of buying,
ishing only to know what valuation l
ut upon my works, and I gave you
rice which suited my humor. Two of
,e pictures are already disposed of;
ie other, the first one you spoke of, is
your acceptance for thousand
Dunds."
81 will take it," said the rrincely Gil.
1T; "and l want you to make me three
: four others at your own price,"
Thus the pen-maker and the eccentric
tits became friends, and warm friends,