Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-06-29
A you do not consider me
work. ,be troubl-of painting seriously.
worth wo. Jecllne anyiurther Transactions
! I..I9s @ns' 1ou. and remain, sir,
WIN wv Yours obediently,
PETER VAN SrACH.

al critlcally, July W "e''"O YOU lhe
,nyineed Of its merit lie knew that and tai
- - Judges would pronounce it che' windo'
~ ,'.nyre His amusement began to "sta
.;vo nlaceto irritation at the indlgni'E compa
= ',' which his work had been subjected his c
md vague projects Of vengeance ROSE positi
'arore him as he pared the loor' wi'' the =
,,ont head and knitted brows. times
suddenly he stopped short, b' eyes trait
.norkling with mischieyous eatisia."'n ton
Of an idea which had suddenlyo'co that
70 him. He took up his palette an' cess
cot to work upon the picture aSan' par
adroitly altering and rctopchnS- tho
II an incredibly short space OF time
Il underwent startling me'am'rPn"
sis While carefully preserving 'Ne lo'
1ip likeness. he had altered the face by e%-
araerating its charaoteristos' S'V'ns J."
"o9 ,nnino leer 10 the deeply-set eyes "
o.in,mer curve to the thin bps ana |
saa,,1 70 the heavy brows. A s'0n"!
heard appeared on the chin, anu 5.onit rdt
attitude became dropping and oe'''p,'
Then the notary's accessories .za z,'',,@ vail |
5 cd the background becoming '''e ,,.ni,e T
: g. of q cell. With barred window Wn,l' VIM,
: the table. with its litter Of parchnen'S'
the 'tD,r' transformed into rough bench
S Sanoo,h was u Il, which might be disaerned P"
Is pitcher and Loaf . hi, sat.
IS When this was achieved 10 ms ,ror,. o
by isfaction, the artist signed ms m%, N n
ID. and aummed on the frame a eonsp,rU 'ISnri'
an ano ama ,ebel with the inscription "lmP'''
led oned for Debt. drove
ns Then he sent for a ata're aii' y, ;ctu,
'se, ,,a,ah;or,s the wcll-known PoV" :.
ike 1pa1er 1,FlIpS IN n.e rue de Ia M.aa,' .dst
and md whose windo, offers such conS''n'
tsl1- traction To 10 5 OF art.
eat So q.-a fa show "
began Wierts,. Il have inst -
- oaaae, 'Y'E, "hich think is fairly S
oeSSfu. Can you find room for i
cs, your Window" i ioi u
.o,.. Find lind room for it2 I should hi
u So soF exclaimed the dealer @m3,lu antb,,a.I IN
ID ally. my dear fellow '''i, : enthusiast n
.tri&iog naTS soa sosn nothing of yours '' M" r",
l anu original anil 81
" ing much. What prire '' 10 e''a' IS sa
. upon it?' Pil0e 10 you pI
| . y have not yet decided s. ron,,.
} painter Give it a GOOD fepiled tn
t,' W,ndo|, and if a purchaser r,"Ip p,alo' IN tn
himself let me know" present.
The picture was im,oodioto,
t.a lea N the place Of honor, and Soon 'n''al a.
ira ted curious group, All aJp" al al
Melchior's window was 80 day
a. and next morning the PAPERS Junaoa' nn'ioaG
'ae wonderful picture, and sent tJ'loga rle,
crowds to gaze at it. '' ii'Sh
Among the rest was . e.,
Natre van spach, who conl5 ''nu I OF
nel.eye ,nl.y his eyes on recognizing g"'gio tho
worthy notary in this "9nostie,.'l 'ne
shape lie fastened at onra '',oi"ole -
Inn Of the liberty which had a. INFORM hoan
taken with his person; and "' nat peen ,
sboa %'g'"5.q ,tor," 'ne Old lawyer burst into the
SHOP ''afoilng It's proprietor ~ ~
once o recognized the original Of "'o al al
famous picture. '- u the
IN. Nelehoir," began the iDt
q have been made tbo g intruder ?
shame 'na@ef" practical joke, by [als@ one on 1dns D5
clients. It's myportrat sir tbot :, your n
van va 9@ spa.h|%Sa g'Iu%% it is l. sir MaftTe ia
! - t,,.t r. VINO am held up to ridicuIe ch
he1 he Tolld to see as an Imprisoned ag, ed wi
If the thing is not remo~sG ,90r9p !
Shan apply to the police" e "0' removed ~ !
erely smiled. P'o'ufe dealer II
,... ~ mast n ss refer you to the artist. mon he
j m holand.s 9'urned' coolly. "The pic mar
,ro i n,i5p o. 70 MN, and l cannot re anct
7ys T' 1r.n.4l y Without his permission" N
acb in MI O'e went Maitre van and
nation ~ neao OF rage and in thou
md the nai.. i'eiing the studio, he first
,ir smokinal iounglng in an arm the c
All is i "iIerho0n cigar. name
nd greeting. "To what Fortunate lo
nuisance u am l indebted for this
t. Pray take seat. Do yon 1,s The
ke You will fn5 - gu shoe S
llent 9'"9 | have
lonseiur," interruntod .ho respon
ng short these co,r4o..o ~ one M
Ceremony "lat -. -. w. 'l'i all loo
There is at tbis ,oonon4 ,.i' and da
'oI, 5 window picture a carjca Tor the
~ -" ~ makes me the LAUGHING inoia-r
Of the town irsist % .S least tv
taken out at once y onoa i'S home
iaerstand?" ~ the rem
quite" replied the other where
ably. at is true tbero :; -ui- teeth!
of mine at Melehior' but I rean and exc.
7 now itmakes YOU ridiculonas Wonder
don't see? But that pictn,o, buy to,
'ait sir-my portrait!o crios one sele,
or' rapping his cane upon ~ whether
carried ol
portrait?" echoed the Oh branch Of