Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-10
AN ARTISTS TRIALS.
Tho Reason of His Failure to Satisfy .
 Wealthy Country Customer.


 Wealthy Country Customer. Speaking of cranks," said a portrai. painter to New York Sun reporter, "the artist, believe, is the recipient of the at tentions of moro of the species than any other profession. Not very long ago a man wrote me from a country town, enclosing a photograph and asking that q painting be made from it. He volunteered the pleasant news that he had recently become engaged to the handsomest girl in the district, and that the girl wanted his picture. There wasn't any thing slow about him, so he de termined to have q portrait painted for her. He requested me to make the mustache longer than in the photograph, and the cheeks just a trifle fuller.
 ''It was cash order and I filled it with care. flattered myself that while I made the changes requested, had faithfully re- tained the expression of the photograph. Nevertheless, the painting did not suit The man sent me back the photograph, and asked me try to it over. He explained that his girl didn't like it. He offered no other hint of why the painting did not suit. was conscious that le lad made an excellent like ness; but, nevertheless, bent on giving satisfaction, made another copy with great care. I was confident that this would suit the most fastidious taste. But it appeared
 
 companied by the photograph, asking me to try 1t over. The letter said: My girl don't like it.
 ." l was VeXcd. 1 wrote that the copy was as perfect as brush and paint could make 1t, that didn't care to paint except from the original any way, and that could not afford to make three paintings for the price of one, and didn't propose to do it. got a prompt reply. My country client wrote that he was rich and bound to please his girl He said to paint another at the same price and send 1t along. He enclosed money and I laid myself out on that portrait. was getting tired of the face. Soon after I sent that on got fourth letter with the same request It didn't suit his glrl. She said it didn't look like him, and he Was bound to get a picture for her that looked like him if he had to mortgage his farm.
 "I was enraged. I wrote him to come down and see me. Two days afterward a countryman came into the office and asked for me- When introduced myself he be- gan to smlle in the most ridiculous manner
 And who are you9' asked, wondering what new kind of a crank had struck
 "'Don't you know mea' he asked
 "'Not frolkAdam,' said I.
 "'Why I'm Hezekiah Brown, whose pictur you've been paintin.'
 "'You, Mir. Brownr I exclaimed, swhy you don't look at all like your photograph
 "'My photographs' said he, swhy that want my photograph. That was my brothers. But then ma says we both look 'xactly like. 'xcept that my moustache is longer and my cheeks fuller. I never had no photograph made, so sent you his'n an told you how to fix it. But say, now I'm down here, you might as well paint one of O me, and see if for onct you can paint one to suit the little gal
 "I painted it, and have never heard from him or his girl since. In stupidity the fel low was only excelled by the countryman who once sent me photograph of the front of his house, and wanted it painted into fine picture. He casually added that there was an elegant verandah round at the back of the house that you couldn't see in the photograph. He wanted the copy made so you could see that verandah."