Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-12-27
A WORK OF ART,
As Comprehensively Interpreted by
the Horse Editor.
An Art Analysis not Strictly KS.
thetlc, but Bordering Close
to Il High Ideal.
[Chicago Tribune.]


A rather pretty young lady stood in the
doorway of the editorial rooms and paused
in graceful expectancy after announcing her
presence
"Do you object" she continued, "to my
talking to you gentlemen little while on
matter which may be of interest to you"
81 DON'T" replied the horse reporter. III
any person can gain instruction or amlso'
ment from chaste conversation with mo
they are welcome to do so. Heaven forfend
that should by the thoughtess refusal OF
an innocent request embitter forever a life
that would otherw Use be bright and happy
What direction would you like to have the
converse ton takei know somo daisy stories
concerning the trials to which early mission
aries in Africa were subjected through
neglectns to take mosquito bars with them,
aud corker about lpiln in Ohio who, for
getting that his wife was born in Boston, said
he would sooner own Goldsmith Maid than be
the author of Emerson's works"
"1t wasn't anything of that kind desired"
said the young lady, blushing very prettily.
1.-THE purpose of my visit was to call your
attention to work of art am selling" and
she unfolded a picture which represented two
boats lying alongside of each other on
placid sheet of w!ter, one containing young
man and the other young woman
''Is that the work of artf' asked the horse
reporter.
eyes, sir"
"What's the name of itr'
'The title is On the Lake, and 1t is consid-
cred very fine picture" continued the young
lady
II suppose so. | see the young man has got
hold of the young laly's hand. What's that
forf
Why" said the visitor, hlushing violently,
che is-that is, l suppose-they seem to be
why, the man is making love to the young
lady"
"Oh," said the horse reporter, che is seeking
to win her young affections, is he"
"Yes SIR" replied the fair art merchant
81 suppose that is it."
'But what's he lying down on his stomach
in the boat fori Has he got the colicf
mo, sir" was the reply, followed by more
bushes "lIis position is one of Negligent
ease, made SO by the artist in order to more
fully carry out the thoughts suggested by the
picture"
We'll, don't know" said the horse re-
porter Maybe you're right, but it doesn't
look natural. guess he's scrouching down
that way in case the girls father should hap
" D
with u gun Was this picture drawn from
Htef'
"J do NOT think 50 " was the re,lv. at is
oonor,ll,, +,e ,.sa in nic,ures of this charac-
ter that tb. snhect is an ideal oue.n
.I ,,.,. +ha ,,,,,,, ,,an,s,,m 10 cb,lIv -
oo,t,,ned tba hors, rennrtar .IIa looks as
=. ,,,i,rht Io ia has ,,t one of those vou
nov.kiss-ma hpt-don,,-,"n nana mustaches
owl r,;, of ,vhi,harare we.,lriftino pauts
w ,a,, i,st het his mama i Cnollv and tina
chances are that he will 90 hicycIe riding as
.o,,, as ba ,,ots ashore Ia thrv aro making
,n,o ,r. tbavr
..Vas cir " ron,;ad the vouna Indy. "Of
o,r,,, / dom, k,n,y-n
90 certainly not. Chicago girls never do
hut man who tried to travel on what they
,,,i,, ,,nn,,;,,t ,a+ f,r away guass from
tbn ,,.v +hav 10th lool--the sort of steer
fn,,d. d.;r-.h .h..corn ax,ressior on the riri's fare
that ,,hnlv hus .ke, her To he his honnia
,.il. Think so9n
..It wonlJ cart,in,v seom that be i abmt
.o dao,,ro h;s naSs;n, " S,;1 tho v,unc la1v
"yn. II looks es thong, hr was going to
,ala ,ha s,t,l ,,on rllbet ho feels nrettv
r,rL, about II tn, The girl has uoally
civen him ncnwinors. and SINNERS thu. fit sone
hoav elsc and silk su,pende,s with storks en-
hro;derad ON them. anI lksns not she Lass,ut
him y connle Of nlanucs o, which are tainted
como grsan COWS standing nansivelv under
h,no ,,oes-tbe work of her own fair hands
Iknew a voung fellow once whose Girl sent
him a doys, ban,karchiefs He was n highly
adncatad y,ung man-knew 40 much Greel,
that he non,1n,t e,rn HE ho,;d Ue acknowI.
edeed the eift md soid that every time he
uss1 ,,n nf nf,hoseh,ndlerclefsb bo thought of
Lo. Tbo ,;rl wro+a hock that his words
n,n,o yerv dear to her. tbot She was sure Of
n;s Iowa Ior,nss in CHICAGO evervbo1v had
ro1orrh ord a, lon, as tba baha,dkarchi,fs hold
az. b.. could never have tima to let his afror.
t;nn for hor ,yavern