Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-03-26
JOHN MACKAY IN ROME.
HIS REMARKABLE RAID UPON THE ART REPOS-
TORIES OF EUROPE-sOMETHINGA ABOUT
BILLY FLORENCE, BIS COUNSELOR
AND GUIDE.

pleasure trip he took Billy Florence, the
actor, who during his entire tour, whether
shooting the hippotimus in the Nile or
| threading the art labrynths of Italy. has
been his constant companion. and guide
Florence tramped all over these places years
ago, when he was poor actor and knows
them as well as Mackay knows the lower
levels Of the Con. Virginia after dark.
IN PARIS
Mr.. Mackay did notappear much in pubic,
but spent the first three months of.his time
explaining to Rcchfort how Rollin NJ. Dag
gett came to be beaten for Congress in Ne
vada, and the illustrious Frenchman is now
at work preparing a book on the subject
He is also reported to have told Jules
Verne that there were at least dozen edit
ors in Nevada who could double discount
him lying, both in general way and in the
circulation Of their newspapers.
IN ROME.
When Mackay went to Rome he was ac-
c.mpanied by Mr.. Florence, who put the
idea into lis head of buying up ali the
loose works of art III the various galleries
of the city. Mackay WAS intensely pleased
with the project and stuffing fat check book
in his pocket, started out one morning on a
tour. They first struck that
little gallery on the upper end Of the APP
plan way on the east side above the NIackay-
rcni store, and went in.
:. Wen find some tip top bronzes and
statues here" said Florence. Il know the
man well, and we can get EN- at bed rock
1rices.
81 don't care specially about the state of
he market, Billy. When it comes to art.
ow or high, it's ell one to me-"
Here are some fine old fragments dag
Up in Pompeii. You ought to have few
or the Gould and Curry Office
"Den't believe I care much for these |
econd hand statues. Let's quit this old |
pawn shop and take in something little
resher"
"What! leave these rare fragments from !!
he ancient ruins?''
"Don't want any segregated stock, Billy. |
Why, this place looks like the sixteen fifty
evel of the Savage after the big explosion.
What do you want of a lot of arms and
egs p
';Thats just what makes 'em come so
Ugh. The rest of en can't be found"
Well, if that's the case, we can buy
ONE whole statues and break 'em up our
elves"
Struck with this happy idea, the actor
1ggested stroll over to the well known
tile brick faced art gallery, just across
le Tiber, two doors above the laundry
here Garibaldi's red shirts were washed
n twenty years and not one lost
THEY RAID THE PAINTINGS. i
Here the two men found a superb collec
on of genuinely good paintings, which
led Mr.. Mackay with wonder and admir-
ion. Mr. Mackay is fond Of pictures and
lows good one from bad one as quick
the next man.
g Here's q fine thing" said Florence;
he Vestal Tuccia' She carried water
ON the Tiber to the temple in seive. Of
urse the story is a little thin-unless she t
1t some oil cloth in the bottom-but the l
cture is worth taking in 1
'' Put it in the bag" replied Mackay. c
" This 'Nedjma,' an Odalisque, by St. ,
erre, cheap at five thousand"
GO Takeer: seller thirty
'' There's Rembrant on that upper row." !
Take the row Billy, so as to be sure and 9
t the Rembrant If necessary, take the !,
xt row too 7
Mr. Florence priced the two rows and a :
ney old man who was poking around the =
lerys said that the four finest pictures
uld not be bad at any price, but the
lance of the lot were looked upon as a
Their cheap trash in Rome and for whole "
lie buyer they would be allowed to go for Il
ven hundred thousand dollars "
Sc Equal to three assessments on Sierra I
,vada," said Mr.. Machay, musing.
Mr.. Florence shook his head
80 If you are looking for cheap pictures, p.
ntlemen, there is little water color es- :,
,lishment across the way" o,
IS Let's take coupe and go and see the +,
.es," said Mr. Florence. "Hector Ag- ~
ppa is going to run his brown bay a,
.iast Pomphilia's gray nag. Well take $,
a few pools on the gray. I've got
int on the second heat from Old Pizen.
Jockey, lineal descendant of the Borgias . Ne
Acting on this hint, the two visited the fo