Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-05-10
BOUND TO aLEAI- HS CIR.
An Artist ui@cov"r. Why His Painting
Did Not Afford Satisfaction.

"Speakiug of cranks." said por-
trait painter, ''thn artist. | believe, is
the recipient OF the attentions Of more
of the species than any other one pro-
fcSSlon. Not very long ago Il man
wrote me from Il country town, in
closing Il Photograph and asking that
Il painting he made from il. He vol
untecred the pleasant news that he
had recently became cmgH~cd to tte
haudsumcst girl in the district. and
that the girl wanted his picture.
There wasn't anything slow about him.
50 he determined to have Il portrait
painted for her. He requested me to
make the mustache longer than in the
photograph. aud the cheeks Just ID tri-
fle fuller.
at was Il cash order and | filled it
with care. | tlattrrCd myself that
while | made the changes /, ,questcd |
had faithfully retained the expression
of the photograph. Nevertheless, the
painting did not suit. The man sent
me back the photograph and asked
me to try it over. He explained that
his girl didn't like it, He offered no
other hint Of Wy the painting did not
suit. | was conscious that had made
AN excellent likeness; but, neverthe-
less. bent on giving satisfaction, |
made another copy with great care.
| was confident that this would suit
the most fGstidiou> taste. But it APP
pearcd not. Along came another let
ter. accompanied by the photograph.
asking me t" try it over. The letter
said. MY girl don't like it,
Il was NcNcd. wrote that the copy
was aS perfect as brush and paint could
could make it. that dIdn care to
paint except from the or .inal any
way. and that | could not afford To
make thrc" paintings for the price of
one. and didn't propose 10 do it.
got prompt reply. My country
client wrote that he was rich and
bound 20 please his girl. He said To
paint another nj the same price and
send il along. He iuclos,d money. and
| laid my self out ou that portrait.
WAS getting tired of the face. Soon
after | sent that on | got fourth let
ter with the same request. 1t didn't
sujl his girl. She said il didu't hook
Ike him, aud lac WAS bound Ia get
picture for her that looked like him
ii he had to mortgage hj> farm.
II WAS enra%rd. ! wrotc him To
come down and see mr. Two DAYS
aflerward a cuuntrymtn came into the
office and asked for me. When in
truduccd my>clf he began tu smile in
the most ridiculou> manner.
And VINO are ynu?' asked. Won
dcring what new Kind OF "A crank / had
struck.
Don't you know me?' he asked.
mot from Adams Sad l.
"'Why, I'm Hrzckillt Brown. whose
pictur you've bveH a-Tyfutiri'.
"'I GU, Mr.. Brown" | exclaimed,
'why YOU don't look 1T all like YOUR
photographs
My photograph? said ne. why.
that wan my photograph. That WAS
my brothers. Bat then ma SAWS we
both look 'NIctIy alike. Nrcpt that NV
mu>tnchc j. longer an my checks
fuller. never had uo photograph
made 80 | >cut YOU hi>'n an told YOU
how to iiN IT. But say. now I'm down
here You might aS we'll paint one off o
me and see II fer "nci you can paint
QUE to snIt the Lutte gal.
"l painted It aui have never heard
from him ur his girl since. Ia stupldi-
Is the fellow was only exccllcd by the
cuuntryman vino once sent me Il pho
tngraph Of the front of his house aud
wanted II painted into 4 line picture.
He casually added that There was an
elegant vcrauda round at the back of
the huusr that you couldn't see IN the
p oto@raph. He wanted the copy
mIdc v"u could see that Ncrauda."
NtiC lurE .SHH.