Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-11

rough draft of the advertisement, which was still in his pocket, and began to compare the names of the parties to the deed, as there men, tioned, with piece of parchment which had covered the jam pot, and which now lay up- side down upon the table. 77t.J # e"gr,."t
 ''Ralph Howard and Frederick Pollock, Thomas Burt and Sidney Forrest Dysart, Will liam Henry Austin. Yes, the very names Mrs Moyse, Eve found the missing deed, or at least piece of it; and now if we trace the rest, our fortunes made"
 "You don't mean that dirty old piece of sheepskih that lay about here for ever so long and that took to cover over my jam-pots2 Good gracious" a n. ...,s C ...' ....
 ''Mrs. Moyse, that dirty old piece of parch- ment is worth five hundred pounds But where's the rest of it For heavens sake don't say it is destroyed!" .4 @.e.f. ..s ..s !
 Its all cut up, at any rate," said Mrs. Moyse, finging open her cupboard" There's two dozen pots there, and they've each got a piece of it. That pot was the first we've open ed. And rather think"--rummaging in the cupboard dyes, here it IS :! I rather think this is all the rest Of it." m It was an anxious moment. The mutilated parchment was spread out, the pots uncover ed, and the circular fragments restored, though with some difficulty, each to it's proper place. At last the task was finished. A few of the and solsereGses and pr0Uided 0lsos were slightly sticky, but not the smallest part was missing
 Mrs. Moyse's possession of the deed was easily accounted for. When Messrs. Sharpe & Floyd had removed from Chancery lane, a quantity of old papers, which were regarded out of date and useless, had been swept into the corner for the dust man. The deed in question had, by some accident, got among them; and Mrs Moyse, observing that it was parchment, and being a careful housekeeper, picked it up and laid it aside for the purpose for which she afterwards used it.
 These particulars were communicated to Tom while Bessie brushed his hat and gener- ally got him ready (for excitement had made him quite helpless) to go off to MT. Sharpes private house at once to claim the reward. Everybody appeared to have a vague impress sion that it was all dream, and that they had better. secure the reward before they woke up. With the deed carefully -buttoned in coat, Tom hurried to Mir. Sharpe's, hot and panting, be- gan to tell his story. Nosooner, however, had Mir. Sharpe comprehended the main fact that the deed was found, and assured himself of It's absolute identity, than he stopped Tom short in his narrative.
 ''Thatll do for the present." said he; "you shall tell me the rest as we go to MT. Mor peth's." A hanson was called, and the pair WCIC AuIChly dL 5 uOuSC.
 'ls your master in 2" inquired Mr. Sharpe. -"Yes sir," said the footman; '.but he is just sitting down to dinner" .-.....
 'sI must see him, notwithstanding, said Mir. Sharpe. Kindly take my card; tell him my business is urgent"
 The man complied, and moment later Mr. Morpeth threw open the dining room door.
 "Walk in Mir. Sharpe. An! you have good news! l see it in your face? The deed is found ?' 'f .a.'"
 "Yes sir; am happy to say it is, and I congratulate you with all my heart and you too, my dear Mrs. Morpeth." addressing a fair-faced, gentle-looking lady, who was seated at the table.
 'sIt is really found at last, is it ?" said she. "Oh, what relief! Then there will be no need for me to appear in that dreadful court ?'
 ''Not the slightest need; indeed, I may all most say that the finding of the deed puts an end to the suit. The plaintiffs haven't leg to stand on."
 But where, when, how was it found ?" in quired MT. Morpeth.
 ''Here is the fortunate finder He had bet ter tell his own story" said Mir. Sharpe, ''fcr as soon as l realized that the deed was actually found, 1 brought him here at once, and I scarcely know the particulars of that myself D
 Tom told h1s story and produced the deed. receiving the heartiest commendation for his acuteness.
 Excuse me one moment" said MT. Mor- peth and leaving the room he returned with a check still wet, requesting Messrs. Coutts & Co. to pay Thomas Halliday or order the sum of five hundred pounds.
 "And now, my friends" he said, "Sit down and join us at dinner, which you have so agreeably interrupted. For my own part fanl rnn innlipn1 fo apiovy have for twelve month past though I am afraid the soup has become cold Sit down, MT. Sharpe Will you sit there, MT. Halliday, and make yourself at home 2'' " 70.
 Tom blushed and stammered. s.thank you. kindly sir; but, if you remember, I've par taken of tea and shrimps already, sir. And if you will kindly excuse me, think that some one might feel hurt; 1 mean-the truth is- my young lady is waiting for me, and feel so proud and happy with thls piece of paper that 1 shan't believe it is real until have shown it to Bessie, God bless her''
 "Amen, my lad and if you or she need friend. you shall find one in me"
 '"And in me, too" said Mrs. Morpeth, 'And tell your Bessie 1 shall come and make her acquaintance very soon."
 Tom and Bessie were married few months later, MT. and Mrs. Morpeth both insisting on being present at the ceremony. They had made great pet of Bessie, and given substan- quite apart from the G500 earn ed by Tom in connection with the missing deed. Uncle Keckwdge gave the bride away and has gradually become reconciled to Tom, whom he regards as d man of unlimited wealth acquired (such is still his firm conviction) by his having found and restored to It's lawful owner, one eyed terrier, answering to the name of Bob.
 MAKING TITAN. N.-Few masters are con- sidered by art-students more difficult of imita- tion than Titan, perhaps because very few, besides the great Venetian colorist, have sec. ceeded so well in concealing their art Ru- bens, Rembrandt, Vandyke, Veronose, and lVelasquez were comparatively plain and straightforward in their manner, and trans- cribed nature to their canvas from first to last exactly as she appeared to their cultured gaze: :: whlle according to some authorities, Titan arrived at the result in a kind of underhand or deceptive way, accomplishing marvellous feats of color as magician performs con- turing trick. Magical as the touches of the distinguished Venetian appear, indeed, in be, we doubt much whether he was as great a theorist in art as some people would lead us to imagine. It is, for instance, scarcely cred ible the Titan devoted more than one day to the preparation of his canvas Such is, nev- the implicit belief of eccentric stu- dents of this master First perfectly smooth canvas is furnished with layer or two of white paint, administered in dabs with a dry sponge till a grained texture, something like fine sand-paper, is obtained, Over this sur face, when dry, is passed thin coat of pure ivory black, which, with the white ground beneath, leaves gray transparent tint. When this is perfectly dry and free from .stickiness the outline of the picture is lightly traced with white chalk. Then begins process which remains one of that said to have been adopted by certain conscientious artist. who, in or. der adequately to portray the human form divine, painted first the bones, then the mus cles, and lastly the skin. The process in question somewhat resembles water color painting, as it consists in the application of pure transparent colors, each color being al- lowed to dry before fresh one is placed over it. Considerable time is naturally expended, in these operations, on account of the slow drying nature of oils. and at least 24 hours must elapse between the employment of one