The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-21

know you know it. That's reputation. The
good word, said at the right time, that's
the word that makes us; and evil be to him
that evil thinks, ~ Isaiah says.
IT'S very relevant and hits the point
exactly" said Tracy. Where did You
study art, captain?'
IT haven't studied; it's a natural gift"
He is born NIT dose cannon in him. He
tondt hat to do noding. his chsnius do all
de work. OF no is asleep und take a bsncil
in his hand out como a annon Py ERASMUS
of he could do a ~clavior, of he could do a
guitar, of he could do n vashtub, it is a for
tune, heiliger Yohaniss it is yoost a for
tune"
"Wsll. it is an immense pity that the bus
mess is hindcrsd and limited in this unfor-
tunats way
The captain grew a trihe excited himself
now.
You've said it, Mr.. Tracy. Hindered?
Well, l should say 30. Why, look here.
This fellow here, No. II, he's a hickman
furnishing hickman. l may say. He wants
his hack in this picture. Wants it whore
the cannon is. l get around that difficulty
by telling him the cannon'a our trade mark.
40 to s~peak-provss that the pictures our
work, and 1 was afraid if We left it out peo-
pie wouldn't know for certain if it was a
altmarsh-Handel-now you wouldn't your
self-''
what, captain? You wrong yourself.
indeed You do. Any one who has once seen
genuine Saltmarsh-Handel is safe from
imposturs forever. Strip it, fay it, akin it
out OF every detail but the bare color and
expression, and that man will still recog-
nize it, still stop to worship"
"Oh. how i make me feel, to hear dose
expressions" still saying to himself again,
as he has said. a hundred times before, the
art of the Saltmarsh-H Handel ia an art apart;
there is nothing in the heavens above or in
the earth bsneath that resembles it"
"Py chiminy, mar horen Sic einmal. In
my ljfsday haf I never heard so precious
worts."
$50 I talked him out of the hack, Mr..
Tracy, and hs let up on that. and said put
in q hssrss, then-bsoauss he's chief mate
of u hsarss bat don't own it-stsndsa watch
for wages. you know. But 1 can't do a
We are. becalmed, you see. And it's the
same with women and such. They come
md they want a little johnny picture"
sanre2"
Yes, cannon. or cat, or any little thing
like that that you leave in to whoop up the
effect. We could do n prodigioas trade
with the women if We could foreground the
.hings they like, but they don't give a
damn for artillery. Mines the jsok.'' oon-
tinusd the captain with = sigh. "Andy's
cAu " tAo UuoluS4bl IN All IlRNJS i tell you
hs il an artist from wayback"
"Yoost hear dot old man! Hsalwsys talk
pond me like dot purrsd the pleased Cor
man.
Look at his work yourself. Fourteen
portraits in a row. and NO two of thsn
alike
Now that you speak Of it, il is true; 1
hadn't noticed it before. It is very remark
able. Unique, l suppose"
II should say SO. That's this very thing
about Andy-he discriminates. Discrimina- (
tion is tho thief of %tims-49th Psalm: but /
that nin't any matter, it's tho honest thing,
and it pays in the ond."
Eyes, he certainly il grent in that feature.
one ID obliged to adnit it; hut now-mind,
I'm not really criticisinR-don't you think |
no j. just = trias ovsr-strunR in tschniqusp"
Tbs captains face WAS knocked exprss-
sionless by this remark. II remained quite
vacant while he muttersd to himself:
Observation-Disclosures - poly-teohnique-
pyro-teohniqA'; that's il, liksly-frsworks
too much color Then he spoke up with
serenity and confidcncs. and aid
We'll, yes: he does pile it on pretty loud:
but they all like it you know-fact is, it's
tbs life OF the business. Take that No. .,
there, Evans the butcher. He drops into
the stoodio as gohsr- colorad 40 anything
you ever see. Now look at him. You can't
tell him from scarlet fever. We'll, il pleasss
that butcher to death. I'm making a study
Of . sausage- wreath to hang on the cannon,