The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
MONS PoUJOL ON A BUST
The Learned French barber Advises asa
Assists u YouNg Sculptress.

Tho learned French barber was Just about TO
snip some scraggly hairs from his customers
beard. but he paused Instantly. with the shears
partly closed.
Monsieur" he said. shall be armed"
WELL it's Just this" said the man. ~
number OF US are arranging to give Robinson
a SURPRISE. You know Robinson3 He's the
little fat man with the round beard who comes
In hero with me sometimes"
"Iknow Monsieur Robinson very WE'LL" said
the barber with dignity. Il have trimmed his
beard once week for seven years"
Yes. thought you did. You see Roby's
birthday comes pretty soon. and n lot OF his
friends have decided to remember him. So we
hit upon the idea Of giving him u bust OF him
self Great scheme. don't you think SOP
Delicate compliment. don't you SEQ? Conveys
the idea that we couldn't find anything quite
SO fine as his own likeness. Burst of genius
that, | think. We'll, what | wanted to say
particularly to you was this: am one OF the
| Committee OF Arrangements, and We got a
young woman artist to do the bust. She's very
clever but she never saw Roly. you know. and
all she's had to guide her is a photograph. 1t
isn't a first class likeness of him. either. be-
cause it was taken about ten years nGo."
Mon Dieu!" cried the barber. that was
before ever saw him. before had made his
beard. before. in other words. he was present.
able in good society. Pardon. Monsieur. but
how could you expect the fist to make truo
likeness? The idea OF orkng from photo
| graph. anyhow. 1t makes mo shudder. 1t is
like working from o corpse; There is no en-
pression no character. nothing to move the
lit didn't work WE'LL that's fact Between
you and me the bust looks as II it had been
, might look like him after the birthday supper.
for instances. Now; cant you go UP to the
| Nou' Va Stuli,l his face know md will IA
a'f Vii Eu do so With pleasure" answered the
So It happened that later. in the day the
| the young artist. VIII? was perfectly enchanted
by tho ceremonious bow with which he greet
pressed with the beauty. innocence. and con-
dipE sauTe Of he yoHHpi %omGn IN
your face. in your eyes. that you have the
spa 1sEs'oFo quick to perceive the tokens
You; TOO. arc an ertist'" murmured the
traditions Of my own profession. but l was
once u student OF the very art You practice
oh. YES; Asa youth H attended the classes
last work that did there was to sketch n por-
| trait OF Epaminonhas All; those wore charm
You'd you like, to see the bust have made
That was tho chief purpose Of my visit"
The young artist led him into her workshop;
statues. ono was partly covered by q cloth.
and this was the "qs IN the hstoc7
mSel ca e saek am ads and
his acc had tn" proper critical expression
Mh.n ia nsa lis s So Se~ r e Eobn
sons bust he would never have suspected Tint
he was shocked. Ono we'll acquainted with
Iranknf Is nnd oyo Of truth i,s A. an
thing into u thousand pieces. But when he
| looked upon the sweet young girl beside him
battle between the artist and the Frenchman.
and the latter Won, Still. he could not say that
tne bas, Was ikenesS for int would b o, Of
unjust TO Mr. Robinson and his friends; NJ.
r2ul.l felt that he was in = delicate position,
over tho situation. His plan OF action was not
decided upon for several seconds. during
critically Having finally hit upon . salts
factor course to pursue ne said:
om sss N.Y.
taken some years ago. He has changed since
Without looking ct her; Tor the barber feared
to betr , himself he picked up the mallet and
lad meyer handled those tools before he felt
tt9pr tie work: He would save lhe feelings 81
such thing as, failure. The young woman
IN w spo he ar words and knaS
appearance she was nervous lost he should
spoil her, work. Tho barber squared himself.
q his coat and stSa
his first efforts were directed to the heard.
late james Russell Lowoll's. with attenuated
POINTS, on either side Of = heavy centre 1t
Der know that it was totally unlike any beard
that mad ever adorned MI. Robinson,s face. to
ssn ii n and onn tie a
He now napuod out the limos Of such beard
| In his mind and began to chop away the points
oh. MI" exclaimed tho artist. casping her
Madomoi! eIIe" said the barber, ignoring
her remark, "whcn heard that YOU had been
Robinson. and that YOU had noilinG but IN old
photograph Tor your ideal. my heart hied for
W sns d bSE ns sbs55 tic
hammered. But SEQ that my naturally pcs
resu %hen have
gested few changes to you You viii be able
founded
-, 70 you leal!y 'hihh so' sai0 inc artist.
The benrl.' interrupted tho barber gently.
us easily managed. as you see" Here he cut
pr big chunk. :" am merely outlining 1t. as
shaped from what it was. The nose too" horo
he began an attack upon that member. :" is not
" "ppesr IN fact Mr "a has rnt Hs
more OF u what-you-crll pug than u Roman
nose" quick. def blow took about an incl or
tho length of the organ. and another removed
the bridge. "Of course. you can put tho fin
ishin- touches TO these features, am bur II
novice. and would not pretend to SO even
as much ns | have were 1t not that am fami-
lar with NJ. Hopinson face. having frequently
which, You have nhoret very fully assure
YOU MademGIsehe; Is "a Ss though had been
though I assure. you that have performed
to say that that would be exceedingly difficult
Tor even me-
changes as he, dared. He stepred back ana
surveyed tho figure and 1t seemed to him
vastly improved. yet it was by no means salts
factory. He felt sad and depressed, for no was
convinced that he could do no moro. The ro-
naming fault lay In the expression, and this