The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-27
iMPEouNlous ARTISTS.
= brace Of Excellent Anecdotes from tho
Pacific Coast.

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There was once 4 very genial band
lot painters in the city. There is still a
genial band of them. and you have TO
give thu signal at the door Of tho
studio before you can get in-just as
ltt always has been. TIE well-kno,v,l
Artist was always in debt. and
an trouble with the sheriff Once
lsne was in the next studio to lis own,
With a brother artist when theirs came
KNOCK Ut the door. It was not The
signal 50 they knew il must ba d
I4traDger They pnid no attention
Until the Knocking s,r,W loud, and tie.
brother artist went QUITO tho door. "A
severe looking. inar,istic man stool
there.
Mr.. - ii, p
The srtist thought it woul,l be we'll
to be c,Geful. He had seen such mon
himself
4 don't know I guess he's no.,
lsince he doesn' answer =
when viii he DO INF
81 don t know @
All right, I'll wait for him. and
he prepared himself To sit down on the
steps.
do yon know Mr.. ?"
No. But / 70 60. to wait for him. .
| An inspiration entered the art ST 5
head
You'd better come in here and
wait. You II llear him wllcn lio comes
back. =
he MARCHED the man into the studio
! and gave him Il seat The=two artists
went on talking. An hour passed.
The m:e,, was still there. Mr.. did
not dare To move into bis own studio,
! although his hat was there, aad the
ether wanted to see the fun out. II
got To be dusk, and still the stranger
SIT 's::loomily. A. last he got up and
said:
Say. is that fell low cyor. comm ]
am Il sheriff. nf1icer. and I've got o
take cllar,ge of thu studio Of his, and
daD.gsnle, I'll break his place open . . Il
I;w;s 10 rs Ilae sheriff soGiccr
hMi 10 get his work III.
a friend OF mine was on c. invited
| !odinner ut the hollse q another we'll
ssoWn i,nrec,n,ious artist. He was
l,iins ! n boIlemian, not mucous on.csl
Ito punches. and it was not surprise
80 him, when, after $ trnngl ling lhra,1yl,
lihnd and rain and storm, he reached
Tho house. TO find The artist and
another friend in i, room with little
bit Of fire, in Il very depressed condi.
Istion. There was no sign of inner. or
any thing that bore tho appcarut c; ot
dinner With very little dif1idence tile
host spoke up.
The fact is. we haven't got any din
Isner, and we haven't got cent. How
lmuch have you go,?''
F:flcen cents, ~ said the Bohemian.
feeling inhis pockets. That was not
enough.
TRY The landlady."
mo 90. We've tried her.
Haven't you got any crelit7''
..Ali gone. Not u cents worth OF
credit anywhere in The neighborhood.
Hold on! Cd Jones has ordered a
Pic,ars from me. I've Only had nifty
on account Let's 60 md see if liz
won't pay up some more"
But Jones lives at the other end o1
Town. =
Well take the ear. Your fifteen
cents will do. and vol go to a French
res anrant and have royal dinner. =
They started. and af el long riie
came to Jones house. Jones and hi.
entire family were OFT. Sadly they
turned away and wandered down
town. Finally they met fellow they
Kew, whowas quite glad to get them
ont Of their difficulty and in about
fifteen minutes they had forgotten all
shout being hard up, and were as
happy Is the proy-rbial clan nc th1
,'..,'yerlial condition Of tile. IS S1,,
francisco Gtro,stc'e.