The morning call., 1893-11-05

uoS6 DOuTReOlS are RluttouS III dppctilo
and pigs in taste. That's why we languish
and can't get bottle of good wine when
we need it for inspiration" saying which
he showed appreciation of the opportunity
when it came.
Every cobbler to his last" rejoined
Joshua. "This world amt made up of
geniuses or smart people, either, or we
should all be of the same brand. But L
believe in education-we all do In our
parts, and now that think of it, you may
get as much education and morals and
such like from picture as from mighty
sight of books. A little of both suits me.
and / am going to set an example to my
roaming couutrymen. Suppose | buy
some pictures. | can't afford to load
ship, but / might crowd wagon. and I'll
surprise the town with my gallery"
That's a noble thought" said Peter.
"Whethpr any canvases we have suit you
or no. it's noble. Can we help you?"
THAT you can; l amt no judge, and
don't want to be fooled with things that
people laugh at"
''Go round the studios with US. and
you'll find many plum going to rot for a
song. That's how dealers pick up wind
falls and lie like Ananias and Sapphira
about the prices and the favorS their
friends rush into their arms with. You'll
fill cart with creditable ideas for 1000
francs"
Agreed. entlemen-shake! | am in
your hands. You'll leave out the Venuses
and nudes. because they'd tar and feather
me in Idaho il they caught sight of that
| style in my company. Ours is moral
community and death against depravity.
1t seems quite providentlal they knocked
mo down the other night"
AVE. it's very providential for us-a
fore0rdnation of fortune. It's no often a
man improves by a clytch in the glaur.
You're godsend to the profession, as l
said before"
And SO the tongues wagged and the night
sped. with some touches of frivolity, song
| singing, defamation and mlmlcry OF actors
becoming the final hours of feast. The
Hon. Joshua settled the bill with as much
GOODNESS as if he we're paying for
a handful of chestnuts and drove to his
| hotel just trifie exhilarated in the cool
air. The BOhemians broke up trifle
more exhilarated and Cesare Plchou hinted
that the gallery needed new picture to
| immortaliZe the occasion.
| When the Hon. Joshua Schuyler Shew
| of Idaho m mounted the long staircase in the
Rue de PEcoe de Medicine. at the top Of
which dwelt in airy independence, but OF
barrenness. Louis Guerin. he complained
of the benighted condition of Paris with
out elevators, and was unable to ex-
tract comfort from Beranger's stanZaS
on a garret six stories up from the
| fact that he had not read 1t, and had not
| lived his youth in one to recall it with Joy
when old. The Bohemians greeted him
with shout of welcome, and be returned
their "a la bonnie heure!" with hearty
Pm right glad to see you. boys!"
II reckon I'm tough to catch," said
Joshua. "but the man who pleases me
most wins 800 francs extra. just pitch
camp for me and square away"
When the sitter got seated in the midd le
of large room. barely furnished but bright
| with sketches and accessories of drapery,
a good half-hour was spent in posing him
easily. which was eventually done. not
without mlsgiviugs as to the comfort
of being elegant in attitude. His
long legs were in the way. but
were not specially needed for half-length
studies. One cons0iing Indulgence was
permitted-he could smoke and talk. In
deed. so much forethought in this regard
was shown that around his chair Oh the
dais were three cuspidors. a liberal allow.
ance for vOleys which prompted the re-
mark that Western jury could be accom-
modaUed.
"You amt going to put those things in,
are you? They W ont look edifying along
side of me as a moral example, but they're
natural"
"We thought it might please you," said
Peter. They're more for use than orna-
ment, but we could give them Greek
|
grinned as he explained the point to
TlssOn and the others.
They would look we'll with heads on
them" said Salmagunde SOir.
by gosh, yes! The heads of some fel-
lows | know out West. and l would lit out
right smart on them. But. for heavens
sake, boys, no joking. 1t would be q
mean thing for a patron Of the ar is to ex-
press his feelings in cuspidorS. No; paint
me as patriot, big as the Rockies, with
the American flag somewhere. Busts of
George Washington and Lafayettel A
newspaper on my knee and cigar in my
hand-soothing-lik after a laundering
oration. That'll fetch them."
With these preiminaries settled the
group Of artists dashed in block of their
subject and a background and had made
| very good progress indeed when two hours
of application were up. The philanthropic
subject was delighted with the dawning of
his counterfeit and was especially capti-
waited with the spirit which SaImagunde
Soir had thrown into his work. it was
great fun. he said, to watch genius mold
| ing common clay into shape better look
! ing than the original, and wouldn't Mrs.
Shew head straightway for Paris for her
portrait
Six sittings in all gave the Hon. Joshua
| Schuyler Shew five finished portraits fresh h
and vigorous, aud so full Of merit that he
fell to disputing with himself as to which
showed his virtues and graces in proper
proportion. The point was important. be-
cause premium of 500 francs and another
dinner depended on the occasion. In deter
mining the point the Bohemians were
guilty of venial bit of deception.
They professed to call in as arbiters the
famous painters. Bouguerreau, Lefe vbre
| and Gerome. whereas they galvanized into
the persoDiication three grave-looking
artists not so high on the ladder of fame,
but just as honest in their judgment. They
awarded the palm to S0ir, and commende ed
Peter Dinnie, and the decision accorded
with the private opinion OF Mr.. Shew him.
self. who declared that repeating in por-
traiture was pardonable. but in elections
was low.
| 1t remains to state that Mr.. Sbew had
more than the usual good fortune in select
ing his CARLOAD of landscapes. seascapes,
castles. interiors and figure subjects from
the fact that he had grateful Bohemians
| to shape his taste. He went home with
the worth of his money. and had bon voy-
age from his friends at the depot, each of
them presenting gem souvenir little pic
ture that they had painted with sincerity
as we'll as ability. ID. j. MCRoBERTs.