The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

, DAT, And paint on his hngers, eoftly edKsnN
into the Poa's inner ssnctun the o,he'
day
The managing editor glanced savAgel,
mp from noondsy sandwich, aud. after
, evidently rrprcssing a desire TO add the
long haired party TO his viands, replied in
the Affirmative.
Because" continued the young man,
scowling critically at cheap cromo on the
wall. "becsuso thought il you cared 70
record tho progress Of real esthetic art
culture on this coast you might send your
art critic around TO my studio TO take
some notes
Might, sh9" said the editor between
ehsws.
''Yes, sir. For instance, there's nam
moth winter snow storm landscape I've
just finished for Mr.. Mudd. the bonanza
King. It's called "A Hail-Storm in the
Andirondseks, and . visitor who sat
down near il the other day caught cold
In less than fifteen minutes, The illusion
is 90 perfect, you understand. Why. /
had 10 put in finishing touches with my
ulster and Artic overshoes on.
"DontsayS'
Fact; sir; and then there's little ami.
NAL gem did for Gen. Glerkins tho other
day portrait Of his Scotch terrier, Snap.
The morning 1t was done cat got into
the studio, and the minute it saw the pic
ture it went through the window-sash like
a ten inch she'll"
'Did, sh2"
"Yes; and the oldest thing about 1t was
that when next looked at the dogs hair
WAS standing up all along his back Ikea
porcupiLe. Now, how do you account for
that?"
Dunno"
at just beatsrne When the Governor
examined the work he insisted on my
painting on spost with the dog chained
to it. Said hs didn't know what might
happen.
Good scheme" growled the President
maker.
II don't do much in the animal line,
though" continued the artist, thoughtful
ly; 'that is, not since last summer.
painted California polecat for IN English
tourist, from the skin OF one he killed by
mistake for grizzly upin the foothills.
And ifyou II take my word for it the day /
finished its business end tho health officials
came down, fumigated the place, and ar
rested me for maintaining nuisance"
"Did, chr"
Absurd, wasn't it2 did setter dog
for the same man, and shipped it to him
at Liverpool. But it seems that the heas
got into the box and bit SO many holes in
the canvas that he threw it back on my
hands"
"Too bad"
Wasn't it though? Ny best hold, how
ever, is water views. You know George
Bromley, and how sbstracted he is some
times. Well, George dropped in one morn
ing and brought up before an eight-by-
twelve view Of the San joaquin river, with
boat tied to the bank in tho foreground.
I'm blessed il George didn't absentmided-
ly take of his coat and step clear through
the canvass trying to jump into the boat
thought he'd go out rowing, you know.
"No. / don't know"
Speaking about that picture reminds
me Of mean trick that was played on me
by Dobber, whose studio is right next to
mine. he Vas 50 envious Of my large
orders that the night before that painting
was 10 be delivered he climbed over the
trsnsom and smsared out the rope that
anchored the boat speak OF 10 the shore.
The next morning the skiff WAS gone
hoated of down stream, you see."
II do--do II"
"It took four days TO paint it in again
dead loss, you see; although ] believe the
purchaser did agree to pay me S25 extra
in case it came back on the next tide.
Pretty square Of him, now, wasn't it'
Have they carried out the journeyman
with the small poI?' said the editor
winking At the foreman. Who had como in
Just then to.swear for copy,
''SmallpoI' that reminds me Of rsalis-
tic historical subject I'm engaged on now.
sntitled The Plague in Egypt. had
completed four Of the principal figures
when last Tuesday the ianitor, who sleeps
q the next room, was taken oat to the
hospital with the most pronounced cases
II leprosy you ever saw, and this morning
he boy who mixes the paints began TO
'cale of like slate root ] really don't
tnow whether TO keep on with the work
,r not. How does it strike you'"
ut strikes me that you.had better slide,
aid the unesthstic molder Of public opin-
on, grufily.
Don't care TO send the reporter round, !
hon1"
mo, sir" i
"Wouldn'H Hlike to give On order for life I,
ize 'Guttenbnrg Discovering the Printing !
Press, eh7"
mary ORDER"
Don't wan'ta seven-by-nine group Of ,
he staff done in oil or crsyonY' /,
mo" and the editor as he again lower
d himself into the depths Of = leader on |,
he RoumaniAn imbroglio. "but il you 4
ARE to touch up two window frames. some .
lesk.legs, and the fighting editors black b
'ye for four bits and lot Of comic er- 4
.hanges, you can sail in"
"It's . whsck,: promptly ejaculAted