Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

artist inexpressible agony. After week
of moping second bust was commenced.
This time the necessary implements and
proper materials were provided. With a
weary, underlined feeling of doubt, the
work was commenced, which was finished
with misgivings. The patron inspected
it. He hem d and haw'd and took much
snuff.
81 don't say it is bad, but it wants Ger
tainty. 1t very family recalls the first
one. Try again. This one is worth some
thing, but not much. If the first repre-
sented a thousand points scored in the
game of success, this is, say 100. Take a
weeks rest, and go at it fresh i may have
hurried you too much"
''Then the Gobseck in art lett and NUT
tered, "He will never do it again." The
spark flew when the flint and steel hap
pened to be, once in that mans whole
life, in exact juxtaposition, and that di-
vine flame will never flash any more
"Confound it! am out a hundred francs
don't complain. 1t was speculation.
I must in the future beware Of spurts.
do not regret having paid to see that bust.
It's an impression, which, brocanteur
though I be, did me good
The third bust was miserable fail
ure, on par with Mucca plaster Paris
cat A fourth was never asked for. The
artist who had made one sschef d euvre,"
went in time to the mad-house, came out
cured, lapsed again into vice, and after
that no record of him was ever kept, the
vampire still retained, $50 the story went,)
the impression he received. You might
have met him at a salon twenty years
atterward, and If you had referred any
choice piece of statuary to him, he would
have replied: Yes, it is good; quite the
knack; but once saw, in a garnet, on a
stained, three-legged rickcty washstand
not worth four sous, the divinest work
human hands ever produced. Though it
cost me good deal to see it 100 francs,
and I don't regret it. Sapriste! but she
was fine"
A very distinguished parsonage was
having his portrait taken, though he ap-
peared utterly Indifferent to the trouble
the artist twas taken about him. This non
chalant manner, this consciousness ofreal
majesty, think is inherent in creatures
who are physically gifted. It might,
though, have been natural modesty or an
underlined dread of notoricty which had
so far, perhaps, prevented his noble traits
from having that. publicity given them
which they deserved. Still, as highly
popular character, innumerable men, and
women, children and nurses, in New
York all knew him at sight. He could
not have walked the streets without at
tracing the most marked attention. The
model, am sorry to state, did not lend
himself to the situation. If anything, he
was too stoid. Perhaps he looked all
the better in his rigid pose, for it was in
keeping with his natural dignity. It
might have been triviality on his part.
but he seemed to direct all his attention
to a fly which was buzzing near him. If
he did look at the artist, it was with a
side glance, as Of askancc. in which as
mingled the slightest trace of disdain. the
barest shade Of contempt. Now, do not
suppose for an instant that the portrait
which was being taken was a forced one,
intended to grace that pitiful series of
heads, more terrible than Holbein's
''Dance of DEATH" called the Rogues'
Gallery; still it must be confessed that
just then the parsonage whose features
where to be handed down to posterity
had really no exact volition of his own.
Like some right regal character, though
he might have been king and wise in
statecraft, it was quite certain that he had
never thought it worth his while to pay
the same attention to aesthetics as did
once Bavarian monarch.
It was Mr. Conklln who put the whole
matter straight before me. s'For the last
eight years. SAID the courteous director
Of the geological department in Central
park, 'that old man has been making d
portrait Of Lincoln practice must
have made him perfect was suggested :;
''but do you not think that the attention
of the sitter might be excited, some pecu-
liar fitting facial expression intensified
by the introduction-say-ot Il knuckle
of veal, or ten pounds OF porter house
steak!' every possibly it might. |
shall be glad to introduce you to the
artist. Mr.. Conklin pointed out an old
man Of fully seventy, who was gazing
in rapt admiration at the lion in his
cage.
A presentation in form Immediately
followed, and craved an inspection of the
old mans art work. The artist seemed
tlattered, for drawing it out from the
waistband of his trousers I'm which kind
of handy, elastic portfolio, between his
neither garment and his shirt, he kept his
studies.) he presented his work. On the
hacI-c of on, oil b,,c;pacc o.r1c IN ,;++l,
scraps of paper, on the margins Of news
papers, his drawings of lions IN many
positions had been made, some OF them
quantity colored. If they were achaic
In feeling, they were at least truth
full. II will get it by and BY" said
the old man, cheerfully. cit only wants
time and patience. When first began
l could not do it at all. You see that
line isn't right, it is out of proportion.
The lion was not still. Don't consider
that line as belonging to the picture at
all. Follow out the other one. Lovely
brute is he not9 Splendid! Yes, 1 have
been at it long, very long time. When
I get the lion all right, I am going to
work on the tiger. I am sure to succeed
some day-certain. 1t is such pleasant
occupation and capital chance for study.
Yes, have quite quantity of drawings
of this lion home. I don't try to draw
anything else. Let man keep on max
ing portrait of lion, and it IS work
enough. never made pictures when 1
was young and am sorry did not put
my hand to it sooner. l might have sue
ceeded." Then, with pleasant, hopeful
smile, his honest eyes beaming over the
rim of his iron-bound spectacles, in or
der to get better view Of the king of