The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-31
Her Tea-store Chrome.

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Al dame we'll along in years yesterd.u
GOT into a Michigan Avenue car with
pound of tea under one arm and
chrome under the other, and she w.a
hardly seated before man leaned for
ward and asked:
:" beg pardon, but have you any oh.
jections to my inspecting that work az
artpn
She handed it over and he looked Al
it closely for long time and then said
"How beautiful and life-like! III
ever get rich 1 shall have at least three
of these beautiful oil paintings. / DOM
want to seem impertinent, but NAV T.
ask if Won purchased that beautiful mas.
terpiece for less than S5,000P"
! "Y-yes," she admitted.
"Ahi perhaps they made discount
in order to secure your patronage
Perhaps you got it for ,forty-five hun.
dred. Cheap enough wish I had \
;million dollars. How / do reycl in these
delicious landscapes! ~
The woman looked from her tea ID
the picture, then at the man, and her
eyes began to bulge out in astonishment.
+" Yes, this is indeed masterpiece,n
he sighed as he held it up. "No one
but lady of refinement and culture
could have selectedfit. Pray, madam.
let me ask if you recognized the hand.
work of Gonzia de MORA in it as soon as
you saw it?" .e
"Oh, yes,n she replied, while her
eyes grew larger than ever. ''
II had IS, 600 to spare. should try
and purchase it of you, but as it is, | can
only wish you much JOY over its posses
sion. Had you noticed that tree in the
back ground?" .f8alg1
+ +" Y-yes,n she answered, as she leaned
forward. ..e... 2
"How wonderfully true to nature!
That knot-holc there was never excelled
bv the hand of man. / always identity
the works of Gonzia de Moria by the
knot-holes in the trees. Will you bear
that in mind in your future selectionsr''
"Yes, sir, and / am very much
obliged '-nst..4 r 1870
"And in the foreground you observe
a COW standing under tree. This Isl
tree without any knot-hole, but what TO-
| liagc! All. if / only had money-mon-
ey to enable me to indulge my taste for
such exquisite things! See what acowl
See that expression of contentment in
her face! Observe the majestic curve
of those hornsl Here is the figure
was looking for. All! it is 4. This
COW gives four qnarts of milk per day.
Gonzia de Moria always marks the
| quantity of milk on every COW, and Gus
toners then know what they are buy
ing. If should send friend to you TO
buy this picture for $4,000 -. But
no! You are able TO hold it. You can
not be tempted"
I'd sell it for"
For five thousand" he interrupted,
"but alasi | can not raise that sum!
Here in the foreground is an opening
in the rocks. 40 you know what Is in
! thereP"
/ mo-"
ga jug!" he hoarsely whispered" .
y jug containing a remedy warranted to
take off moles and freckles. Try it once
and beconvinced!" ft4f
He sank back and shut hiseyes. She
sat up very straight and seemed to
reflect. She had moles and freckles,
but it was none of his business. Pres
emily she stood up, rang the bell, mashed
the chrome over his head and walked
out without word. Every body
laughed but the man with his eyes shut.
He opened them after the car started,
4 looked down at the ruined chrome, and
sadly sighed:
"Ah! masterpiece of Gonzia de NORA,
alas. that such fate should come upon
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