Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-25

board. and one lady, throwing back
her veil and revealing in the full moon.
light one of the most beautiful faces
ever given to mortal. said sadly and
sweetly:
~ am the Empress. I put myself
under the protection of tho British flag
and under the care of an English gen.
tleman!'
Sir John bowel his knee.
The following morning, when peo-
pie rose to throng the beach, the yacht
was standing boldly ont to SEQ.
Randolph Rogers Early Career.
Mr.. Rogers Was the eighth child in q
family Of nine children, and cane into
the world July IL. 1922, his birthplace
being near the village of Waterloo,
Seneca County, N. Y. His parents
were humble people, his father being q
carpenter by trade, who, by habits of
lndwstry and frugality, succeeded in
making respectable livelihood. Sew
eral years later the father removed his
family to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here
Randolph attended school until his
twelfth year, when a longing desire to
earn. even at that early period, o living
for himself, came over him. and he left
his books never to return to them again.
He secured place in a bakery of the
town. uni 1t would appear that, at this
time in his life, the ambition to be
something more than q baker began to
possess his soul, since, besides acquir-
ing the ability TO shape dough into
bread and cake, lie learned to fashion
various figures such as do not pertain
to the prehistoric art. He became ex-
pert in drawing caricatures. He WAS an
industrious lad, always occupying even
his hours Of freedom from work by
sketchipg with his pen and pencil.
Leaving the bakery after a few
months service, he took position in a
grocery store. In tho year 1913. uu-
assisted by others, he obtained situa-
ton in a silk house in New York, owned
by John Stuart. Jr. Here. when not
occupied with the duties belonging to
his employ ment, he continued to pursue
the bent Of his genius. lie slept in the
store of his employer, who, going to
his room one day after business hours,
observed several pieces of small stat
uary scattered about the apartment,
among which was beautiful bust OF
Lord Byron i'll marble.
RAndolph,' asked his employer,
where did you get these?' referring to
the works Ol ~ around him.
"Oh, made them" was the reply,
uttered III IL modest tone Of voice.
But how could you do it, and
where did you find the time to accom-
pllsh such results?' continued MIR.
Stuart.
AT night, after working hours, sir"
was the answer.
bat surely you didn't execute this
bust of Byron, did you?' said thu
former, pointing to the beautiful crea-
ton before him.
"Yesr' returned Rogers, while an ex-
preston of modest pride passed over
his face.
" Is it indeed true that you have this
gift in SO high IL degree? 2 remarked
Mr.. Stuart, as he gazed on the tace OF
the poor clerk.
"All can say" returned Rogers,
lis that l love the art.
But why don't You follow ;tsnd be
come Il sculpto, ?"
" For tue simple reason, sir, have
no money with which to help myself
Should l tuke mp art as u profession, 1
feel that l should have to go abroad to
Italy, where art is pursued III Il manner
to achieve the Rrandest result low
can l-poor IS am go to ltaly?'
"How much money would you want
TO help you in such course 7" Inquired
Stuart.
Hesitsting a moment, Rogers said,
Il think six hundred dollars would be
sufficient"
"You shall have it," said his friend
with D smile. land if, after you are
gone, you want more, do hot hesitate
to ask mo for it,
With u heart beating with Joy, the
future artist threw his arms about the
neck of his benefactor and burst into
tears. Proceeding at once to Florence,
Rogers placed himself under teaching
sculptor Of the city, where he remained
for time. But ut length impatient OF
greater results, no opened an humble
studio for himself, where he tvilea
earnestly and studiously in the art
which ere long should bring him rich
returns. At the expiration of six years
the young sculptor sailed for his native
land. HIS residence abroad had ell
abled him to accomplish much, and the
future seemed full of rare promise.
Indeed, he had been very successful ,
for he was now able to repay his gener-
GUS beneiac,or and to have lett i'll his
own right the considerable sum OF six
thousand dollars. He was now recog-
n,zed, both at home and abroad, as u
rising artist.--Boston Transcript.
MISSIONER TO PAINT A DRoP-SCENE.
The enterprising N Anagerof theatre
called upon famous artist and asked
him to paint drop-scene for certain
theater and name his own terms. "Ycu
have seen my pictures, thenr" asked
Meissonier. "Oh. yes!" exclaimed the
manager; "but it is your nam. l want;
it will draw crowds to my theater.'
And how large is 1t you wish this cur.
tain to be ?" inquired the artist. "Ah!
we'll, We will say fifteen metres by
eighteen" Meissonier took up pen
Gil and proceeded to make calculation.