The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-03

ulOuel. on would indeed.
Gentlemen. gentlemen" Jobinard
would reply, his hairy, baboonlike face
grinning with delight, "a too benevolent
heaven has made me the man am" and
then he struck an attitude.
What legs!" we all cried in sort of
chorus.
"Ah, NJ. Jobinard," said pleadingly,
''if you would only permit us to photo
graph your lower extremities."
Never, gentlemen, never!' replied the
infatuated Jobinard; II care nothing for
Art. Besides, it would be almost indie
cent; l could never look into print
shop without coming face to face with
the evidences of my too fatal beauty"
From that day Jobinard ceased to
wear his professional apron.
1t was about week after this that
Daburon, and another man presented
ourselves at Jobinards establishment.
We raised our hats to Jobinard as one
man. we smiled, and then we bowed.
The hairy little grocer seemed consid-
erably astonished at our performance.
IN. Jobinard," said Daburon, who was
our spokesman, "you see before you
deputation of three, representing the Art
students of Paris, some 500 in number.
We have come to beg favor. Weknow,
alas! too we'll, that it would be absolute
ly impossible to induce a man of your
! position in society to sit to us; but, NJ.
Jobinard, man possessing the lower
| eStremities of II Hercules, Farnese
Hercules, NJ. Jobinard-and need hard
| ~ remind you that Hercules was demi-
god-has his duties as well as his priv
ileges. Those magnificent lower extrem-
tiles of his are not his own-they belong
to the public.
Such lower extremities as yours,
monsieur, are not for an age, but for oil
time. They must be handed down in
!! marble to posterity. The legs of Jobi-
nard must become household word in
Art. To refuse our request, monsieur,
would be crime. You would retain
the copyright of your own legs of course.
They would be multiplied in plaster of
paris and become a marketable commod-
ity over the whole civilized world. Such
muscles rs these" said Daburon, respect
fully prodding and patting the unfor-
tunate Jobinard, must not be lost to
the artistic world. What biceps, what
q deltoid, my friendsr' he continued.
"What magnificent development of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| The wretched Jobinard, blown out
with pride, seemed like the frog in the
fable, ready to burst. And then he
proudly drew up the leg of his neither
garment to the knee and exhibited
muscular brown limb as hairy as that of
nh ape.
you will not refuse us?" we cried i'll
chorus.
You will not dare to refuse u.s." added
Daburon.
Gentlemen, yield! l sec that Art
cannot get OH without me. When would
you like to begin!" said poor Jobinard.
| Tomorrow at noon" answered Dabu-
ron as he shook hands with the little
grocer reverentially. and then we took
our leave.
Next day long procession filed into
the shop.
"This way, gentlemen, this way, if you
please" said M. Jobinard as he indicated
the way to his back yard.
We must have been at least 30. Every
body brought something; there were four
sacks of plaster, some paving stones, bits
|
terial to have walled up Jobinard alive.
A great mass of moist plaster was pre-
pared, the limbs that had become nee
essary to the world of Art were denuded
of their covering and placed i'll the moist
mass. then large quantities of the liquid
plaster was poured on them, then the
scraps of old iron, the bars. tho paving
stones and the bricks were carefully in
serted and built up into the still soft
mass which was at least yard high and
a yard thick.
Don't move, dear NJ. Jobinard," cried
Daburon, 1.-The plaster is about to set.
| We shall return III half an hour, by
which time the molds will be COM
plete."
NJ. Jobinard, seated in the center of
his back yard, bolt upright, bowed to
each of us as we passed out.
In about quarter of an hour Jobi-
nard began to feel distinctly uncomfort-
able. THE molds seem getting terri
bly, heavy" he said to one of his assist
ants. who kept him company. "They
seem on fire. and can't move"
AT that moment the procession, headed
by Daburon, filed once more into the
! courtyard.
Its getting painful, gentlemen" said
Jobinard. 81 feel as though l were be-
ing turned to stone"
Try and bear it bravely. Nothing is
attained in this world, dear monsieur,
without n certain amount of physical
suffering. 1t will be set as hard as mar
BILE in few minutes. We will obtain
] the necessary appliances for your re.