The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-24

6iginsI High Art

f-s'Do You ever print any art items in
your paparfn asked a rather seedyiook-
ing man with hong hair, SLOUGH hat,
and paint on his fingers, edging into the
P0st's inner saneturn the other day.
'Because," continued the young man,
scowling critically at cheap chrome
on the wall. because thought ii you
cared to report the progress of real
8sthetic art culture on this coast you
might send yeur art critic around TO my
studio TO take some notes."
might, eh?h said the editor.
"Yes, sir. For instance, there's q
mammoth winter storm landscape I've
just finished for Mr.. Mudd. the bonanza
King. It's called "A Hail Storm in the
Adirondack and visitor who sat near
it the other day caught sore throat in
less than fifteen minutes. The illu-
sion is so perfect. you understand.
Why, / had to put on the finishing
touches with my ulster and arctic over
shoes on"
Don't say!''
"Fact, sir; and then there's a little
animal gem did for Governor Gerkins
the other day-portr:iit of his Scotch
terrier, Snap. The morning it was
done Cat got into the studio, and the
minute it saw the picture it went
through the window Ike = ten-inch
shell.
Ibid, eh?"
"Yes, and the oldest thing about it
was that when / next looked n the can
vas the dogs hair was standing up all
along his back like porcupine. Now,
how do you account for that??'
dunno"
at Just beat me- When the Governor
examined the work he insisted on my
painting on post with the dog chained
to it Said he didn't know what might
s'(iood scheme" growled the editor.
Wasn't it though? But my best
hold, however, is water views. You
know Mr.. George Bromley. and how
distracted he is sometimes. Well, he
dropped In one morning and brought
up before an eight by twelve of the San
Joaquin River with boat in the fore
ground. I'm blessed If he didn't absent
mindedly take off his coat and step
clear through the canvas trying to Jump
into the boat thought he'd go out row.
YOU kuOHs
.tHave they carried out that Journey
man with the SMALLPOX said the
editor. winking at the foreman, who had
come in Just then from the composing
room to swear for copy.
Smallpox That reminds me of q
realistic subject I'm engaged ON now.
entitled 1.-The Plague in Egypt had
only completed four of the principal
figures when, last Tuesday, the janitor.
who sleeps In the next room, was taken
out to the hospital with the most pro-
nounced case of leprosy you ever saw,
and this morning the boy who mixed
the paints began 10 scale off like slate
roof. I don't really know whether to
keep on with the work or not. How
does it strike your
1T strikes me YOU had better slide"
said the unasthetic molder of public
opinion.
"Don't care to send q reporter
around"
..No. SIR"
"WouldD't like to order life-size
Gutenberg Discovering the Printing
Press eh?"
Mary order"
''Don want a seventy mine group OF
the staff done in oil or crayon?"
no" said the editor. as he again
lowered himself into the depths of
leader on the Roumanian imbroglio;
.'but if you care to touch up two win
dow frames, some desk legs, and the
fighting editors black eve for four bits
and lot of comic exchanges. you can
sal in"
ats a whackr' promptly calculated
the disciple of aesthetic culture. and Dor
rowing cigarette from the dramatic
critic on account, he drifted of SITTER
his brushes.-Sdn Francisco Post.