Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-09
1T WAS VERY BAD.
An Artists Criticism That Brought
About q Romance.


crowd of artists, many young aud few
old, that constituted the committee Of
the Society of Water Colors"-a little,
simple minded society, composed Of
amateurs and young artists, with one
or two veterans to give 1t backbone.
They were sitting in Judgment on
the picture sent In for their annual cx-
hibition, and they looked critical and
grave, as befitted their task
The talk hummed on among tho
committee, and Mt last the Fat went
forth-all the pictures were TO be adj
mittcd. To this one OF the veterans-a
good-looking man of thirty.five OBJ
jectcd
There Is one really too abomina.
bly, bad" said he. "That Scene from
Macbcth'--it would never do to have
that"
"oh, como, stretton, you're too par.
ticulnr 1t will pass muster among the
rest"
mo, II won't; IL will be disgrace TO
the exhibition. just look at Macbcth's
legl And the color-pcrfectly rawi 1t
will never do"
So tho hum began again, and the re-
suit was that the "Scene from Mac.
beth" was literally and 6guratiyely
turned face TO the wall.
Stretton, satisfied at having saved
the honor Of the society, left tho others
TO settle the remaining business, and
was walking out Of the room when he
came face to face with Boggs-a good.
naturcd little amateur, who could not
draw any more than frog who hasn't
got no tall" but was immensely con.
ccitod to make up for It, lie caught ut
| Stretton eagerly.
~ say, old fellow. you've done III
| You know that picture you Insisted
upon turning out7 We'll, II was paint
ed by young girl and she wns In the
next room aud heard every word that
you said and has gone home crying her
eyQs out"
"ly Jove!" exclaimed Stretton, look
ing dismaycd. "l'm uwfully sorry. I
wouldn't have had 1t happen for the
world. Poor little thing Coufouud
my stupidity might have known bot
ter. What shall l doc Where is tho
pictureP"
"Shos taken II home with her," said
little Boggs.
"Whut an awful idiot was" won't
on Strctton. Poor little grit say.
Boggs, you're going 10y way. Supr,,se
we lay our heads togetb"r and sec
what oau DO done"
Inc neS' morning, as the poor little
H'', snt painting AWAY In n corner OF
her sitting-room, while her mother
dozcd and crochetcd and lamented the
DAYS when Mr.. Gricrson was alive aud
they did not have TO live IN lodgings,
the dingy, overgrown servant girl au
nouuced gentleman TO see Mis-
0ricrson.
Miss Gricrson remembered littl'
Boggs' face. and the thought Of her rc
jcc,cd picture made her turn hot an'
cold together.
Little Boggs introduced himself AM
plunged in medias res. I'm awful!
sorry. Miss Grierson, that you hear
what was said yesterday, and l."
at is n matter OF no consequences n
nll," interrupted Miss Gricrson, wit
as much whitening calmness Us " poo
little Boggs had called her pictur
"abominnbly bad."
well, but you know. Miss Griei
son." persisted little Boggs, II want /
explain. think you ought TO know
MY friend-nt least, Stretton, yO
know-he said that purely out Of spite
lie had quarrel with your father ono
and he did that just to spite you; h
says so himself
~ thought II my duty 10 tell you
and | wouldn't DO cut up about II at al
II were you. ! would Just put II Il
SMELLS window and lot the publ
Judge. did the same thing with on
Of mine and II went of first rate. Goo
morning." And little BoRgs blunderc,
out OF the room, feeling like fool an,
looking much the same, IL must DO con
fcsscd.
"who was At, Edith2" asked Mrs
Grierson. coming back to her cas-
chair.
"Some one from the society, nam
mn," said Edith, stlhing her rage.
"Does anyone want TO buy your pic
turc2"
mo, no, mamma; I am only advise,
TO put II in SMELLS window. ] shall d.
II. and-well. we shall see"
"Abominably badl" The pctur
should 20 10 SMELLS that afternoon, an'
the public should judge, as Mr.. Bogg
suggested.
And TO SMELLS II went, but pot to re
main long The next morning, whci
, Edith passed the shop, no blue AM
brick color Macbeth graced the win
dow.
with quite a sensation" she entere
and learned that IL had been sold NJ
hour before TO Il gentleman who woul
like two more shalSespcarean subject
II she would paint them.
She walked home as " crowned witt
laurel and she entered the little semi
detached house as she would enter tn
, temple Of fame,
, The two Shnkespearean subjects me
with suecels and put a few pounds II
: Edith's slender purse.
, Edith had the languid Italian ten
permanent, inherited from her mother
but also had the Italian vengefulness
and the insult she had received was
spur 10 her ambition.
The path was much less thorny thai
she had expected. She found herself
she scarcely knew how, put in the wa!
Of good models and works Of instruc
ton.
Then one or two celebrated artist
began 10 notice the pictures witt
~. O." tucked away in one corner, an
tine quiet little studio often held man.
an "R. A."
Edith had long since removed to
"real studio" as Mrs, Grierson Gale,
Il, ana reveled in the good ligbG an,