Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-29

board !" a.t.
[ promise YOU" - III
"For you know, if my casts are to be
handled, I am responsible for nothing"
Don't worry about it, the order will
be conspicuous, and will be respected.
TIL tomorrow" 5.
1t was midnight, aud the general was
putting the finishing touches to his
toilet, and damning everything and
everybody, because his coat was too
tight, and because his major domo,
whom he had posted at the small door
in the garden wall, had not come to tell
him that the statues had arrived; at
last that functionary made his appear
ance. f
"Well?' said the general.
He is down stairs"
And the gods9"
"They were brought on stretchers, by
negroes, sir"
''Ah, at last Are the gods hand
. some?"
81 don't know, General. l have not
seen them. They were lying on the
ground, covered with cloths. [ pro-
posed helping the ziphyr, and went to
look at one of the statues, but"
"But what?"
Gle sent me flying, saying that he
would fix them himself, and that if he
could not be let alone he would smash
up everything"
''He is right" said the General, de-
lighted with the arrival of the divini-
ties: "why did you NEEDLE with him
You must never cross artists" And
the General pulled his belt one hole
tighter and went down to the gardens.
At the entrance, before the placard on
which was written. "Please don't touch
the statuary," he found the ziphyr quar-
reling violently with the major domo
because he found the letters too small
"Let us compromise the matter" said
the General; "and put another light
and he took the sculptor with him t.
see the gods. He was led to the shadiest
and most ieaf-covered spots.
"Why, where have you put youl
} cast--hidden them away from the IL
lumiLations?" cried the General.
t "That is the way it is DONE" was the
, answer. "Plaster is nideous under a
r bright light, but does very we'll in semi
: darkness. You are going to sees splen
did Jupiter" and the artist coughec
t loudly, as they approached a clump O
trees, In which was a statue.
5 The general gave vent to cry Of ad
t miration, as he caught sight of sta.
: tue with apatriachal beard.
''By Jove,' said he, ''quite a success
S your Jupiter, is it not?"
"The governor will be as mad a
1 blazes; he has no such masterpieces il
| his grounds But, look here; he look
L very much like the corporal of zou
= aves."
t "He was my model, general"
e at is certainly most striking like
ness: let us 60 and see the Others" ant
It the general went around admiring hi
:. gods.
AS he noticed that the ziphy
d coughed every time he approached tn
l. grove or bower where the statues wer
placed, he spoke of it.
"Don't mind it general" said tn
q artist; sit is nervousness. the emotion
Ii inseparable from such performance
the fear of non-success.
"Here are 100 francs. and don't cougl
d any mo1e. | am satisfied with you
work"
o "Thank you, General" said the ziphy
and he went his way.
:, Half an hour later the ball began.
i From time to time the dancers, VIII.
: between values had promenaded in tn,
groves and arbors, on their return tx
r the lawn where the dancing was goinE
}, on, would compliment the General or
his statuary. Jupiter, in particular
e was much admired, with his thunde
0 bolts in hand, and his superb beard.
c The Governor heard of the Jupite,
y and desired to see him. With alacrity
s the General lead him to the bowe
:, where the masterpiece was ensconseC
/ and many of the guests followed them
It All were filled with admiration, anC
all found the resemblance to the corpo
+ raj of Zouaves wonderful.
Suddenly the governor made an ex
clamation, which alarmed the General
S "What is the matter ?" he asked.
d Nothing" said the governor. "onl,
[ thought [ saw the statue move it
e head-a visionary illusion"
|, No." said an officer. cit is moving
= lookw
The astonishmen was universal tn
!" General was truly Thunderstorm; sud
?. denly the gods feature contracted; 70
e an instant he seemed to struggle vic
e lently, but in vain, to maintain his com
r posure, and then sneezed loudly severa
l. times. The amazement of the assem-
L bled company can be better imagine'
e than described; the General could no
/. believe his eyss W.
} A miracle, the god speaketh
d "Cheneral, Ich Good note .helb it. M.
It orders dey vas note to shpeak befor
It de peoples, und note to move, but lei
}; Good note helb dat schneeze." ~
} Doubt was no longer possible; it wa
: the corporal in propria persona,
l adorned by a coat of plaster.
l. In his evaporation, the Genera
Is seized bough with which to castigat
Vt Jupiter, but the latter leaped from hi
y pedestal and fed, amid the laughter O
the spectators. The other gods, seeing
their comrade in flight, understood tina