Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11
The Painter.

From the Boston Transcript
u is an Old story-youve heard II. maybe:
ihat Milesfan sailors ilrSt voyage on the So
IN the stream lies the vessel t6e shirmssecR0
The boat is awaiting 10 leave her huge side.
NOW hear the load onier-even thunder uo0
Tis the voice OF the captain. ale, 60. there. -
The meaning poor Patrick can powise dlsrera
Till seeing tne painter NJ work on the stern
With paint pats ana brushes upon a aago
Pat rlshes shaf, OF the deck yclept quarter;
When straightway the painter 10y Patrick -
l.nd down he goes doundcriag into the water.
How Won shonld love me, children, 10 you
not think me Kind 10 show Won so many curios-
tiles. and every one ola different Kind?
What have | for ,ou to-day: Here Il ID.
Ii Is the painter.
Is il not funny. by the way that n rope Should
he a painter? II Is enough - make fellow ha
hawser. But LET us be sober il YOU are. You
think. cable.
but This is hcsStly use al The name
The painter is not exactly an artist. All tn
too Often the latter rs hut painter
The painter hides great deal of cheap WORK.
II fills me with painter ssy this.
The painter shows his gilt in great deal that
he docs
The painter is usually of an inorensive m
ture. Though lac is almost always ready Tor
br ush.
Mhen hc is painting sign ii rs a sign he b
painting.
The painter Is man of letters He is a WON
derlGl sIcler. He can show YOU specimens Of
photography that can be found i'm 40 dictionary.
His strong noint. however. is punctuation
II You will study some of his signs YOU will see
the point where there H. none and r;ce re,sg
The painter clothes our hahilaii with coata.
Jacob MAS painter. He gave to his son 10
ssaph coat III many cours When they want
Ia their work Jacob made Joseph carry the Po-
tiphar AWAY.
children he mikes hs paint n he uses it, The
painter mikes in the best society.
The painter Is not what lou would call lat
teicT. He is a plain-goiRg fellow. and attends
only 10 his work. He never lays il on thick"
as the saying is but he will sometimes come
the putty over YOU.
The painter is generally glazier also. They
are not all so.
His best-laid schemes gang aft agley. sir.
ihat variety of painter known ~ artist loves
10 speak OF his - creations. They are undonbt.
ell, his. in a much as they are unlike any nat
ural creations. His creations are mainly un-
natural.
Though man Of color. tho painter is a color
less subject. children. and. therefore let us
crop hn but not "a Patrick did.
Hadn't Seen Kim.
James r. Young in Phla. star
have another case touching the importancs
OF some of these committee clerks and the
amount of labor they have to perform Chief
Clerk Bailey tells me that when Hooper was
chairman Of banking ana currency in 1871 and
1872, John Foley, now Of the editorial staff Of
the Herald. was the clerk OF that committee
Al the end Of each mouth Foley. who was a cor
respondent on Newspaper how. would drop
Chief Clerk Bailey a note for his monthly
stipend a. committee clerk Bailey would draw
up a voucher. have it signed by Chairman
Hooper. and then send Foley draft AZ the
end oi tine seventh and last month OF the session
Clerk Bailey weht 10 Chairman q, lper az
usual. to get his signature To Foies's salary
voucher. Hooper looked at the voucher and
said: Mr.. Bailey. have no objection to sign
lng this voucher. but would really like to Do
introduced to Mr.. Foley before the session
comes to an end" Whether Foley ever vert
out OF his way to meet the chairman OF his COM
mittee Mr. Bailey did not know.
HEBREW EXoDUs.-Three hundred Jewish ~
fugeeS from Russia VIII sail from Liverpool To-
day on the steamship Illinois. A pastoral q
the cher rabbi in London points out that tens OF
thousands Of Jews are likely to Nee from Russia
and urges his co-relgioniSts To help them 10 nj
CRATE To distant and happier lands. He says enor-
nous sums VIII be required for that purpose.