The sun., 1892-02-21
6HE AMERICAN CLAIMANT.
Bv MARK TWAIN.
Il oy "nSocssrs AsRolp." "ron SAWYER" "uucELx.
sHRnr TiSS."
ooyyfgh. 1891. bS s. Z. C7emenA
CHAPTER xvI.-CoSrrNuEp.


MI. floshy. with a shiny. bald head. and n
Indy face and deforentlal manner. Can't.
saltmarsh Was 90. toll erect powerfully built.
with coal black hair and whiskers. and he had
a wcl.tanned complexion. and gait and
couutenancc that were full OF command. conf
d,nce. and decision. His horny hands and
wrists wore covered with tattoo marks. and
,vben his lips parted his teeth showed up
white and blemishless His voico was tho Of
,ort,ess deep bass OF church organ. and
uond disturb the tranquility Of u gas flame so
yards away.
.They're wonderful pictures" said Barrow.
"Weve boon examining them"
II. is very pleasant dot YOU like dem." said
Handel. the German. greatly pleased. "Und
you. Herr Tracy. you haf peen pleased nit dom.
too. alrettyE
thing lust like them before"
"Schon." cried the German. delighted. You
bsar. Captain? Hero is chentlemcn. ycs. vot
abpreclatc unser art"
Tho Captain was charmed. and said:
well. sir wore thankful for compliment
vet, though, they're not rs scarce now as they
used 10 bo before we made u reputation"
Getting tho reputation Is tho hill time In
most things. Captain"
IT'S so. II amt enough to know how to
reef n casket you've got to mako the IT. ate
know you know It. That's reputation. The
good word said ut tho right time. that's tho
word that makes US: and OWL be to him that
evi! thinks. US Isaiah says"
ITS very relevant and hits tho pont exact
IT," said Tracy. "Whero did you study art.
Captain =
"Ihaven't studied: it's natural gilt"
He is born nit dose cannon In him. He
a. 10 nha rf,,c IL all r.
work.. OF he is asleep und take q bencll in his
hand out como cannon. Py erasmus. Of he
could do n clavior. OF he could do q guitar, OF
he could do n vashtub 1t is q fortune. heiliger
Yohanniss. It is yoost fortune"
well It is an Immense pity that tho busi-
ness Is hindered and limited IN this unfor-
tunate way"
Tho Captain grew trifle excited now
You've said II, Mr. Tracy. Hindered? Well.
lsllouId say so. Why. look hero. This follow
here. No. II. he's q hackman-a flourishing
hackman. may say He wants his hack in
this picture. Wants 1t where the cannon is.
get around that difficulty by telling him tho
cannon's our trademark. so to speak--proves
that the pictures our work. and was afraid
II we loft it out people wouldn't know for cer-
tain II It was a Saltmarsh. Hnndel-now you
wouldn't yourself"
deed you do. Any one who has once seen q
genuine Saltmarsh- Handel Is safe from i'm
posture forever. Strip 1t. fay it. skin 1t out Of
every detail but the bare color and expression.
and that man will still recognize it. still stop
to worship"
"Oh. how It make mo feel to hear dose OK
pressons." still saying to himself again. ns he
has said q hundred times before.
The art OF the Saltmarsh- Handel is an art
apart: there Is nothing in the heavens above
or in the earth beneath that resembles it"
"Py chiminy. nur horen Sic einmaL In my
Keday hat never heard SO precious worts."
80 talked him out OF the hack. Mr. Tracy.
and hs let up on that and said put in n hearse
then-because he's chief mate OF u hearse. but
don't own it--stands watch for wages. you
know. But can't do q hesrse any moro than
lean hack: SO here we are. becalmed. you
see. And It's the same with women and such.
They come and they want little johnny pic
ture-" ,i.- -H.5- :"
ITS tlte accessories that make it . genre p
"Yes. cannon. or cat or any little thing like
that that you heave in to whoop up the effect.
We could do prodicious trade with the wo-
men II We could foreground the things they
like. but they don't give damn for artillery.
Mines the lack" continued the Captain.
Andy's end Of the business is all right: tell
you he Is an artist from wayback"
"Yoost hear dot old mani He always talk
'poud me like dot" purred the German.
Look at his work yourselfl Fourteen por-
traits In a row. and no two Of them alike"
Now that you speak Oft It's true: hadn't
noticed 1t before. 1t is very remarkable.
Unique suppose.
about Andy-he dlscriminatea Discrimina-
ton is the thief OF time-40th Psalm: but that
amt any matter. it's the honest thing. and it
pays In the end"
Yes he certainly is great In that feature.
ones Obliged to admit it: but-now mind. I'm
not really crittcising-d0nt you think he is
Just trlfio overstrong in techniTue?"
The Captains face was knocked expression
lsss by this remark. 1t remained quite vacant
while he muttered to himself: "Tcchrique-
technique -poly-technique- -pyro-tcchniuue:
that's it. ikely-freworks-too much color"
Then he spoke up with serenity aud conf
dence. and said:
Well. yes: no docs pile 1t on pretty loud:
but they all like 1t. you know--fact is. it's the
lie Of the business. Take that No. 0. there.
Evans the butcher. He drops into tho stoodio
as sobcr colored as anything you ever SEQ.
NOW look at him. You can't tell him from
scarlet fevcr. Well. it pleases that butcher to
- u
wreath IT, hang on tho cannon. and don't
really reckon car do it right. but II I can wo
can break tho butchor"
Cnquestionably. your confcderate-I moan
your-your follow craftsman-is u great col
otst--"
oh. danke schOn!--"
IN TACT. quite extraordinary coorist: n
eoorlst. make bold to say. without im!tator
mere or abroad-and with o most bold and Of
Iectlve touch. touch like battering ram:
ana hmanner so romantic. and extraneous and
NJ nbltum. and heart-searching. that-that-
ne-he is an impressionist. presumoF
Presbyterian." ~
1t accounts for itall-all--rhere's 1t something
alvlne about his nrt--soulful. unsatisfactory.
vearning. dim ,heark enlng on the void horizon.
Naeue'murmuring to the spirit out Of ultra
marine distances and far-sounding cataclysms
" uncreated space-oh. II he--if he has ever
tried distemperi"
me Captain answered UP with enorgy-
Not II no knows himself! But his dog has.
And