The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-08-04
AN ARTISTS STORY.

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light hearted boy then-a boy Of 90.
lived in Paris, and studied Art. Being
an artist, always spelled Art with
capital A. have other things to think
of besides Art now. have to think of
painting what the public will buy. |
have to make it pay have made it
pay.
But it is not about myself want to
talk; it is of Orson--of Orson the Hir-
suite, Orson the Unrelenting, Orson the
Halter of Art Of course his name
wasn't Orson. His real name was
Jobinard, and he lived at the corner of
the Rue de rAncienne Coincide, did this
uncompromising grocer, this well to do
Esau of the Quarter Latin, this man
who hated Art, artists and, above all,
Art students with peculiar ferocity.
Alcibiade Jobinard had reason to dis
like Art students. They had nasty
way of getting into his debt, but Jobi-
nard took the bull by the horns-he gave
no more credit.
Ma foil" he would say, with super
cilious sheer, Credit is dead, my good
young sir. he doesn'tlive here any long
er. He is dead and buried"
And then one had to go empty away.
1t had been 30 handy in the good old
days Just to run into Jobinard's for
whatever one wanted, and-well, stick
it up" You see, you could get an entire
meal at Jobinard's, one of those little
sham homeless hams; they've quite
enough on them for four. Timed pro-
visions in inexhaustible variety, wines
from Is centimes upward, liquors, des-
sert, even in the shape Of cheeses Of all
sorts, almonds and raisins, grapes and
peaches. 1t was excessively convenient
When one was hard up one dealt with
Jobinard, and it was put down to the ac-
count. When one was in funds, one
dined and breakfasted at restaurant
and left Jobinards severely alone.
But now all was changed. Mile. Am
enaide was an uncommonly pretty girl,
and we were all desperately head over
heels in love with her. By I'VE" mean
the Art students, but of all the Art stu
dents that were desperately in love with
Nile. Amenaide, Daburon, the sculptor,
was the most demonstrative. Jobinard
hated Daburon with deadly hatred be-
cause Daburon never expended more
than 10 centimes at time. 1t was the
society of Mile. Amenaide that Daburon
hungered for, and he got it because he
was entitled to 1t, being purchaser.
Mile. Amenaide was Jobinard's cash.
Ter. 1t was large shop, and there were
several assistants, but all moneys were
paid to Mile. Amenaide, the cashier, who
sat in a glass box underneath the great
Ginning clock.
Daburon, the sculptor, would enter
the shop, nod in cavalier manner t.
Jobinard, as though he were the very
dust beneath his feet; then he woult
look at Mile. Amenaide, raise his hat
with his right hand, place his left vpor
his heart and make her low bow; ther
he would pretend to blow her ks'
from the tips Of his fingers, as though HI
were circus rider; then he would taxi
up box of matches or some other pc
,, culiarly inexpensive article.
Have the kindness to wrap that NJ
carefully for Inc in paper" he would re
mark in a patronizing manner. Then h,
: would march up to Mile. Amenaide will
= the air of an Alexander-you could al
most hear the tune of "See the Conquer
ing Hero Comes" playing as you saw hin
r do it. He would pay his 10 centime
+ and whisper some compliment into tn
= ear of Mile. Amenaide. Then he Woult
receive his purchase from hehand Of NJ
Jobinard in a magnificent and con
= descending manner. Then he woul
strike a ridiculous attitude Of exagger
ated admiration and stare at the un
: happy grocer as though he were one 0
= the seven wonders Of the world.
What a bustV or What armsp' o
= What muscularity" he would say, an
D then he would heave a sigh and swagge
;, out of the shop.
: Jobinard, who was particularly ugly
. thickset, hairy little man, used at frs
; rather to resent these references to hi
personal advantages. His fou: assis
y ants and his cashier would litter, an
II Jobinard used TO blush, but at lengt
Il the poor fellow fell into the snare lai
!, for him by the villain Daburon.
l. He got to believe himself the perfet
3, type of manly beauty. When Frencl
y man has once come to this conclusion
% there is no folly of which he is not read
e to be guilty.
20 The fact is, Daburon had passed Il
word round. The Art students, ma
u and female, invariably stared appreci
!, lively at the little, hairy, thickset j
~ % binard as though he were the glass
= fashion and the mold of form. Jobinal
re now began to give himself airs. I
re- staggered about the shop, he exhibitt
t. himself in the doorway, he posed and a
~ titudinized all day long, and then we b
r gan to make it rather warm for Jot
IL nard.
" "Ah, NJ. Jobinard, if you were only
~ poor man, what thing it would be f
Artl All, if we only had you to sit to
,a in the nude. We are going to do All
Nv defying the lightning next week. VIII
10, an Ajax you would make, Jobinardp
u You really ought to sacrifice yourst
In the interests of Art, another won