The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29
&C. RAYMOND,
instructor Of
RsAL CANro MINIATURE PAINTING.
Finest IN the World.
Hx, he Mas IN artist.

No, he MAS IN artist.
We'll, Mr.. &C. Raymond, although sucl,
nice Young man and an artist, had to
live pretty much the same as other people do
on bread and meat, etc. So when Mr..
Raymond came here about three weeks ago,
he sought bo,rd with some private family,
where his gigantic intellect woull not be
disturbed with the gross noise and buster
oil tine vulgar world-some retired place Of
rest and nouri>hmen,, where his fancy could
plume its artistic wings and soar into
ideally in search Of the wondrous visions
to he transferred to posterity BY his gifted
talents.
So he went to board with Mr.. Thus. NJ.
Greenlees. on West Fifth street. Somehow
or other the people Of Sedalia could not ap-
precis,e the Pearl Camera painting, which
is the finest in the world, and Mr.. C. c.
Raymond did not reap the golden harvest
he anticipated. Put his board bill run on,
all the same. and what this yonng man
lacked pecuniarily, like many Others, he
made up in cheek and "siyle." A happy
though, struck Mr.. Raymond. He went
into Mr.. Sprague's jewelry store and priced
some gold watches, one Of which took his
fancy, and he made the following proposi-
ton to Mr.. Sprague:
"Now. look here, M. Sprague, I am
broke, and think zee an opportunity Of
making little money myself, while selling
a watch for you. will take this watch
(picking one out) for so. You keep it
here. and I will find q purchaser and sell it
for S25. will then pay you for it and have
- for my trouble Mr.. Sprague, being
willing to help the young man, and the
proposition being a legitimate one-for the
watch wss fully worth Sa5-agreed to his
proposition, and Sprague hung the watch
up in his store.
So far 50 good. thought Raymond. One
day he told Mr.. Greenlees that he Vas short
OF money and could not pay his board. but
that he had fine gold watch down ut
Sprague's that he would sell for $40. and
that he would turn that in On his board &C.
count. Mr. Greenlees wanted to see the
watch, and 40 they went down to look at it,
Mr.. g. taking with him one or two experts
to ascertain the value Of the ticker. Ray
mond called for the watch, and Mr..
Sprayue, thinking he had found purchases,
in accordance with his agreement handed it
to him. After IN examination Of the time
piece, Mr. Greenlees handed the watch back
To X ,ymond Satisfied il vas we'll worth the
price asked for il, and the parties departed.
Mr.. Raymond drawing sigh Of relief With
the Consciousness Of knowing that his
artistic hash was secure for . few days
more.
Time passed and 20 did Mr.. Raymond,
in the following manner: Two weeks had
expired and he owed SO for board. He
knew that either the money or The watch
had To be forthcoming. That night he felt
unwell. and his sympashizing landlord
gave him some pills. This compelled Mr..
Raymond to get mp frequently during the
night, and tine landlord thought nothing Of
it. But the last time Mr.. Raymond got
up he gathered his gripsack and forgot TO
come back.
The next morning Mr.. 0reenlees smelled
a mouse, hut knowing he had . watch ut
Sprague's for security, thought be wss safe.
In the meantime, Mr.. Sprsgue, Who knew
nothing Of the game Raymond had been
playing, had got tired Of keeping the watch
ior him, and one Of his bert customer
wanting . watch while his own wss being
repaired, he let him have the one Raymond
Was tn sell.
When Mr.. Greenlees came and inquired
for Raymond's Match, Mr.. Spraeue told him
he did not have it, and put him o6. Mr..
g.. still thinking the watch vas Raymond's,
and that Mr. Sprague knew that Raymond
had run OF and wanted to keep the watch
himself. So Grrenlees hunted lawyer
and they went before Justice Kirby and
got out writ of attachment or garnlshee
FOR the watch. The case came up and Mr..
Sprague made answer and explained the
whole circumstance. Mr.. Greemlees still
persists. and the matter will come up BE-
fore Justice Kirby for final adjudication on
the Both inst.
Of course, Mr.. Sprague can prove from
whom he bought the watch, and also prove
that the watch never was Raymond's.
In the meantime, C. C. Raymond, who
does the finest pearl cameo painting in the
world, il browsing around in pastures green,
fresh and new.