The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
An Artist OH ISoolka

''W nun Lne war DruKc OUT" ne said, 81
had little shop at the corner of Walker
and Elm streets, New York, where
painted signs Times were dull, and
used to sit for hours in my shop and won.
der what was to be done next. One day
/ saw man across the street go up to a
dry goods box and stencil 'AIacallistcr's
Ointment on 1t with an ordinary stencil
plate and brush. The thought ut once
came to my mind. Why wouldn't it be a
good thing to paint advertisements in al
attractive manner on fences and barns and
such like2 l consulted with friend,
who said: Go and see Duke. He's jusl
started Plantation Joints, and maybe
he'll hire you saw Brake, and he sent
ME to Demas Barnes, who was furnishing
the money, and had all office on Park row.
Barnes took to the idea ut once. l sug.
ge:tod that paint in Now York and on
the roads in the upper part Of the island.
what pay do you want e he asked. re.
piled that an ordinary house painter got
81 80 day, and l thought that l was
worth that. 'All right he said, 20 ahead.
Do you want any money to begin with {
said that did not, and started out. Fol
a week l painted 'TP.-lS75-B.' with
| the half moon and Crozier, on every fence
and dead wall / could find H. the city.
| Then l went out on the Harlem road and
| Oh the avenues. l hadn't done Ill wanted
| to ut the end Of the week, SO l kept away
from the office, and the next week l fin.
| ished up Harlem, and gave Brooklyn and
Jersey City big dose Of the joints. Ou
| Saturday went to the office. AIr. Barnes
wants TO SEQ you,' SAID A. q. Tory, his
son-in-laW. | went to him. Look here,
he said, Don't paint another stDke here
not another stroke. l want yol to start
ont on the road right of and 60 Wcs..
| When can you startS' Monda',' said |.
'All tight F.; 20 ahead, and don'lyou come
back TIL send for YOU
II started out on that Molday," the
veteran painter went on, ''and lidn't get
back to Now York for u year l wont
west to the Mississippi, as far outh ~
could go in war times, and Meth 10 the
Canadian line. For ono sod year
painted nothing but 'rP.-18T--B.' You
can imagine the curiosity that it excited.
Then the next year l went rigb over my
first route and added 'PlantatDn joints.
From that day to this have ben on the
road. have travelled all overtho Union,
IN Canada, and have been III Hgland. Ii
| uoN kAhAC SouNl " JOu C1lOus luCl-
dents without end. Why, onf the other
day had little fun up ut Lao George.
1t was at tho last regatta, wa;busy paint
ing ut sounc rocks along tho axe shore,
when up marched constable, tapped me
On the shoulder, and asked mdf / didn't
know that was violating aState ordi-
nance IN painting those rocks. had fin
ishcd three, and there were moe nice ones
that wanted to ornament. 81 l looked
innocent and didn't know anything about
the law. Tho constable said tht he was
going 10 arrest me. l tried 10 cg of, but
it was no 30. That constable vas bound
to do his duty, and he slar.d mo for
Clients Falls. But on the wy wo had
several drinks, and by tho timoYc reached
the village he was in good umor and
sympathetic. lpictured 10 hir my inno-
conce OF wrong intcntions, and >ld him if
the Judge would only let mo II I'd 40
back and paint out the signs, ad grain the
rocks 80 that thoy'd look more tin natural.
The good fellow was 80 touch4 that he
did appeal to tho Judge, who t mo oil
with paying $l.76 COSTS, and tn, the con.
stable took mo in his wagon nd drove
INC back, and painted out ny signs.
That was the only time was evt arrested.
1t would have cost me $500 they'd