The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-17
OrlgInnl HIgh Art.

"Do you ever print any art Items In
your paperP'' asked rather seedy-look'
Ing man with long hair, slouch hat,
and paint on his fingers, edging into the
Posts lnner sanctum the other day.
"Because' continued the young man.
scOwllng critically at q cheap chrome
on the wall, "because , thought II you
cared to report the progress OF real
aesthetic art culture on this coast you
might send your art critic around 10 my
studio TO take some notes.
"Mlght, ehP' said the editor,
"Yes, sir, For instance, there's q
mammoth winter storm landscape I've
lust finished for Mr. Mudd the bonanza
King. It's called "A Hail Storm In the
Adirondack and visitor who sat near
| II the Other day caught sore throat In
less than fifteen minutes The illu'
sion Is so perfect you understand,
| Why, | had 10 put on the finishing
touches with my ulster and arctic over
| shoes on,
Don't sayw
"Fact, sir; and then there's q little
animal gem did for Governor Gerklns
the other day portrait Of his Scotch
terrier, Snap, The morning II was
done q cat got into the studio, and the
minute II saw the picture II went
through the window like a ten-lnch
shell, VI
"Dld, ch9'
"Yes and the oldest thing about II
was that when neNt looked NJ the can
vas the dogs hair was standing up all
along his back like q poreuplne, Now,
how do you q count for thatp
"Dunno
at lust beat me, When the Governor
examined the work no insisted on my
painting on Il pos with the dog chained
TO IT, Said he didn : know what might
happen
"tood' schomo,n growlcd the editor.
Wasn't II thought But my best
hold, however, ls water views You
know Mr. George Bromley and how
abstWctpd he /, sometimes Well, ho
droppcd IN one morning aud brought
up before an eight by twelve OF the San
joaquin River with q boat In tho fore
GROUND, I'm blessed II he didn't absent,
m.ndedly take OF his coat aud stop
clear through the canvas trying 10 Jump
into the boat thought he'd 80 out row
lng, you know
"Ilayc thcy carried out that journey.
man with the small'poXN said the
editor, winking NJ tho foreman, who had
como In Just then from the composing
room to swear for copy
"Smoll'poy? That reminds mo Of q
realistic subject I'm engaged on now,
entitled "The Plague In Egypt, | had
only completed four Of the principal
figure, when, las, Tuesday, tho lanitor,
who sleeps In the nest room, was taken
out to the hospital with the mos, pro-
nouuccd case Of lcprosy you ever saw,
and this morning the boy who mixed
the paints began 10 scale OIL like q slate
roof, don't really know whether to
keep on with the work or not How
does II strike you''
"lt strikes me YOU had botlor slide"
said the unrsthellC molder Of public
opinion,
don't care to send reporter
around9'
"No, sir"
"Wouldn't like TO order lIfo.slSe
Gutenberg Discovering tho Printing
Press, chN
"Nary order"
Don't want a soycn-by,nlno group ol
the stan done In oil or crayonpN
"No' said the editor rs he again
lowered himself into the depths OF Il
leader on the Roumanan imbroglio
"but Il lou care 10 touch up two win
dow frames, some dosk legs, and the
lighting cd tors black eye for four bit.
Ond q lot OF comic exchanges, you can
sail inn
"lts o whuck'" promptly calculated
the disciple OF aesthetic culture, aud Dor.
rowing q cigarette from tho dramatic
critic on account, he drillod oil aito,
his brushes, -SdU francisco Post