The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-11
Purse!i'S Pilan!as Mag0ra.
A PARALYZlNC PICTURE
The Daub OF our Contemporary.

1t ls not generally known that
our cotemporary, Col. PurseIl, OF
West Va, and incidentally of Lo
gan. is a picture painter. as well as
4 biographical writer of some re-
nown.
During the last penl:entiary man.
segment. claimsd by brother in
law Bundy to be Republican, and
said by Governor Foraker to be
made up of "thieves who stole right
and left until kicked out, and to
stay cut until brought back as
convicis'-
During this time the Emperor OF
Prussia got he notion INTO his head
that it would be a good time to GET
a :painting done by native ar
tist from the Kingdom of Rempels
dorf.
To get the story short, and reach
at once The marrow of the matter,
our esteemed cotemporary. Col Pur-
sell was selected to paint the picture
for his Prussian Majesty.
Col. Pursell in order to make bis
painting regular chef deer, or
something of that kind used a
backing brush, and worked with
his toes. He was profuse in the
application of paint. because 1t was
got from the surplus on hand at the
peni.entiarY. and Iik tinware, was
cheap because there was SO much
extra on hand.
The picture was painted. 1t WAS
shipped to Berlin. marked "Bailed
Hay" This label allowed it 20 go
through without tariff. When the
Emperor William saw the picture
he said he was wiling TO die He
had looked upon some tolerable
tough sights, but this one cooked
him. lie was willing now to face
the terrors of purgatory, believing
that, If Rempel could stand such
art, lie could defy the horrors of the
place of punishing souls.
Old Bismerk looked at 1t q long
time, finally saying, "This empire
has a great many barren wastes and
wolverine resorts, but know of no
place where a thing So worthless
can be cast"
Won Moltke bit his military mus
tache, and remarked, This picture
from Rempefsdorf, painted by Herr
Pursell will be useful in the rext
war. We need only to show it to
the enemy, and it Will be equal TO a
dose of sulphur wafer 1t will make
them sick, and then We can. rs Gov
Foraker SAID, '.kick them ont easy
and make convicts'
But old Emperor William was in
exorable. lie said no such tortur-
ing painting should remain in Hoh-
enzoilern, and ordered 1t sent back,
labelling it, "planing Machine for
Penitentlary," thus escaping any
tariff tax.
The picture came hack in time.
1t has been utilized by the Opera
House management. and Usher Da
venport tells the audience that il is
a picture of the Rock House.
The only feature in this remark.
able picture that looks at all like
this noted Hooking county resort is
the beautiful villa Oh the crest of
the crags, in which the Hooking
Sentinel has a Summer suburban |
branch Office.
Col. Purseil's artistic masterpiece
may be seen every night of an en-
teItainment at The Opera House,
and commands as much admiration
as do the..centennial flags decorating
the walls. noticeable mainly by the
artistic specking OF flies for the past
ten summers.
IF Pursell and the flies
and the Opera House manage
ment can get into joint stock
company, with the advertising aid
of two newspapers, it is not impos
sible to make lots of sea sickness in
Rempe'sdorf.