The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-31

NOG very OUCH, Tefileu IlOphluS,
''only after curried lobster or crab, or
something of that sort. L am a very
sound sleeper"
''Then, you see, if you can't dream
without the assistance of indigestible
food, you can't imagine, and L. with
every wish to encourage incipient talent,
should advise you not to adopt the pro-
fession of an artist"
.Well, WE'LL" said Hopkins, ''let us
say no more about it," and he sighed
again.
But we were not inclined to let him
off so easily, and went on in the same
vein till we were weary, and tossed him
and his aspirations about between us
like a ball. We treated him very badly,
and he must have been the best-tem-
pered or the thickest-skinned of men to
have stood it without showing anger.
Tired at last of batting u impertur-
able friend, we turned to other topics.
.'Seen Jones' new picture?" asked
Frank.
Yes. Don't care much for it," |
replied; ''men shouldn't try to paint old
subjects unless they can treat them in a
new manner"
ssWeH it must be hard to strike out a
new line with Hamlet and the ghost. l
never tried to paint a ghost, so | don't
know what l should make of il"
al shall wait till [ see one, and then
| offer it handsome terms for a few sit
tings. l think there is something to be
done with ghosts, but they must be of
an original kind not conventional ike
| Jones'.
.'Hang it, no They are always the
same; thinly painted, with something
placed conveniently behind them to show
their transparency. l wouldn't care to
paint a ghost of that sort, people only
laugh at them; but 1 should like to put
that creepy sensation on n s-that
feeling that something uncanny is
about"
"Well, when some one does see a
ghost we may getthe correct thing; not
till then"
..Ghosts amt visible, said Hopkins,
solemnly; '.but, for all that, there are
ghosts"
A remark like this from Hopkins was
an event not lightly to be passed by, Sc
we cried in q breath:
"What do you know about ghostss
Ever troubled with themP'
He took his pipe from his lips and said
quietly:
IF you young fellows won't laugh
too much, L don't mind telling you"
We promised the gravity of Scion,
and Frank winked at me in so barefaced
a manner that anybody but our unob-
servant friend would have seen it and
at once declined speaking. However,
no mischief was done, for in deep accents
he began:
"You remember"
"Stop a Bit" Isaid; az can tell from
the way the story opens it is going to be
something awful. Let us fill the glasses
| first" We did so: Nov fire away,
Did fellow, and don't, please. embellish
your truthful tale with too many flowers
of fancy"
Hopkins paused a little.
"Look here,' he said, "you won
mention this to anybody, as 1 should moi
like the people on the Stock Exchange
to hear of it. They chaff co."
We vowed that wild horses should not
rend the terrible revelation from our
bosoms.
Hopkins began again:
"You remember my late partner, pool
old Bobbett?"
"Never even heard of him." inter
rupted Blair.
All, to be sure. Before your time
Well, our firm was-indeed, is now
Bobbett, Hopkins & Company"
What businessP" I asked, with tbs
air of a cross-examining counsel.
@.Steek Jebbers; OAice, G:,pel Court !,
said Hopkins, with a return to his usua
breVIty.
Excuse my l~hGerr1PeinS your inter
eselns taie, saiG FRANK "pue what Is :
soock lopoer! oomething eminenGly re
sPeeIaoie' HonesC VIZ !ucra1Ye' HIVE
no uouD1' Due "hIt Is III!
noPkins summed up MS profession
orieny mus:
want 10 sen mar
wants 10 ouy stock-you go TO broker
ne goes 10 a proher-ootn brokers' g
" d Joeoer: Or oealer' whlcn soul1r
n!cer1yous oroher sens nun slie sIock
.Ls ui1Aei puss l'oi Illh. Ina, : d sOo;h
JooDe, BUSINESS III nu'-snen-
But as L am Ignorant OF all transac
TONS IN stock, L fail o see the pull OF It,.
Wen, your broker sells it to me for,
say, one hundre and twenty; the othe1
mans broker buys 1t OF me for, say, one
hundred and twenty-one; n that's thu
way we make our llVinS.
/. "Ihat IS a nice business SAID Blair
IN one OF admiratIon; $50 easy, JUS
the thing to suit you. | should think"
Don listen to him, L cried; "go or
with your tale"
Hopkins, not the least discomposed by
the interruptions, proceeded:
''Old Bobbett was nv partner, and
capital partner he was.sharp as a needl,
and bold as a lion. and ALWAYS fair il
his dealings between partner and part
ner. The only fault | had To find will
him was that he was a little too fond O
speculatinp on his own account. 7 Iik,
best to LET Tneonle sneculate hrouoh me
It paws hest in the lone RIM and va,
sleen mucb sounder when a risino n
falling market don,t maLe q d;Hororo
off a fbousand or 20 70 ~ou Rnt Ron
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