The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28

straight 10 the eye. ssid:
/ II mifiht be high price for Chicago. OF
even for Denver. bat I'm not ont here foI
my health, and consider !, fair price fo'
Rico.
He studied moment Then be asked
When will you do ~
| To morrow morning
All right. 90 ahead. II yon do good
Job Tor me. don't mind giving you sl5
| for H.
! He walked away then aud left me sitting
by the fre. dill not sit there long Ny
.tsndins ip the community had undergone
a chsnge. | vas ne longer an unkpown
wsnder.r without means OF support. |
had served in ths last ive minutes an sp-
premiership 70 . pro6tsble:trsde, gsnd had
risen 10 be master workman. They do
things rapidly 10 the glorious West. parti.
cuIsrly when hunger is factor. st once
vent TO the little hotel. which vss known
as the Rico Ho,se. walked briskly into the
oilice. registered, called for supper and n
good room, said ! was The sign painter
who had been expected for week or more
aud tackled the proprietor iot a job on
The spot. got an order from him for .
sigu on the front of his hotel. ate a hearty
supper and went TO my room TO sleep the
sleep Of the just
The next morning was up early, and
after eating breakfast went straight to the
only drug storein the camp. drew q
plea sant faced clerk TO one side, took him
into my confidence, and asked him to trust
me for some paint and brushes. | tol d
him thai had never painted y sign in my
life. but that knew that could form the
letters correctly II be wonll show me how
to mix the paints He took 10 the situs.
ton and SEE med to regard it rs . good
joke. II, took me back OF the prescrip.
tion counter and mixed some black and
some red paint separately for me. Then
be gave me two little brushes and told me
10 wade in aud keep u stiff upper lip. >
10 fifteen minutes ! WAS st pork on the
windows OF Tho Silver Brick" saloon.
had often watched sign psinters at their
work and knew enough TO mark out the
letters with piece OF soap ! bad always
a ltile knack at drawing, and it stood me
in good stead. | soon had the letters mark
ed out Then proceeded to paint them,
while scare of men stood near by and
watched mo. ] was q little nervous, but
didn't show it and no one suspected that
was not an old hand at the trade. II took |
me nearly all day TO paint the signs on the
two windows, but when bad flushed |
them tho saloon keeper congratulated me
on the work and said that | would have
plenty to do before | left the camp. He
gave me my $l5 on the spot. and felt
that ! bad struck pretty .icb mine. tven
Il the snow was still CO the mountsins.
l had. Orders for signs poured 10 up
On me, and ! was kept busy. | charged
tremendous prices for my work and made
easily from $40 TO $50 day. With prac
ice became much more proficient than
hs been at first, and then had dis
covered a bar keeper who had formerly
oeen a painter. ! took him into my con-
idence, and received in return many val
liable suggestions and much practical ad
vice. | rented cabin aud set up reg
llar shop there. About two weeks after
had first gone to work. the real sign
painter, whose personality had sssum
ID, came into camp. Whe he found.
however, that there was sign painter al.
eady iu Rico lie did not stay, but push
d on to another camp where he would
Iave no competition. | was not sorry 10
ee him GO. One day = man came to me
vhile was at work aud said:
Say. sre you house painter and paper
anger as well AZ sign painter?
Certainly. ] answered; one dosen't be.
ONE d sign pniuter nDtil be has master
tie other branches nf the trade.
Well, he saii, ] wish you would come Q
p TO a hUnse that have Just built, and {
gu-e for me bow much white lead, lin,
eed oil, aud inrpeniine | will need to |
amt il inside anil Gu. ] want you TO '
III me also how much paper ! will need
, paper it throughout i
! II run up and let you know in day G
r so. SAID. s
But ! want TO know to day. am go '
,g down to durango to morrow, and ] |
link can get the material cheaper a
,ere. Then want to know what you q
Ill charge me to do the paper hanging q
I'd painting Can't you come with me y
oS? y
Impossibiel / snswered. an fearful 4
rushed today. But will run up some 8
me before dark and let yon know.
He went away, and % soon as be WAS out
sight | went straight to the bar keeper
ho had been q printer, and told him
at ] wanted him 10 90 with me and h
AXE he es'imstrs. He consented TO do O
but told me that he WAS sfraid ! bad %
ckled more than | conld accomplish q
e made the estimates for me aud gave a
em TO the owner OF the house. He went q
Durango, and. al too soon Tor my com a
ri, announced tist the material hal ar u
FED aud that he wanted me 10 go to work q
bis honse ] put bic "A ss long as st
MD. but be ~s very sa,ioa. 10 get his u
'use completed. and sitter many long con b
listious with my X p.ioier st last 6x o,
npon the foIl5~ing Monday To 20 TO al
,ik wss sitting in my cabin on the Il
Saturday. wondering ehat / Il
oull do, ~ben two strangers walked
Are won thr D.lufe,p one uf them ssk al