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

HEAVEN lido ulduo me Ju6 HAL all, dllu
then he struck an attitude.
What legsI we ell cried in a sort Of
chorus.
"Ah, NJ. Jobinard," said pleadingly,
eff you would only permit us to photo
graph your lower extremities.
Never, gentlemen, never" replied the
infatuated Jobinard; 81 care nothing for
Art. Besides, it would be almost indie.
cent; could never look into a 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 a week after this that
Daburon, | and another man presented
ourselves at Jobinard's 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.
m. 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 well, that it would be absolute
" impossible TO induce man of your
position in society to sit to US; but, NJ.
Jobinard, a man possessing the lower
extEemities of a Hercules, a Farnese
Hercules, NJ. Jobinard-and l need hard
~ remind you thatHercules was demi-
god-has his duties as well as his priv.
ileges Those magnificent lower extren-
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 all
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 a crime. You would retain
the copyright of your own legs of course,
They would be multiplied in plaster of
paris and become marketable commod-
| ity over the whole civilized world. Such
muscles as 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 friends" he continued.
What magnificent development of the
sternoclidomastoideusw
The wretched Jobinard, blown out
with pride, seemed like the frog in the
fable, ready to burst. And then ht
proudly drew up the leg of his neither
garment to the knee and exhibited {
muscular brown limb as hairy as that o.
an ape.
you will not refuse us2" we cried il
chorus.
You will not dare to refuse us" addet
Daburon.
Gentlemen, yield! l see that Ar
cannot get on without me. When woult
you like to beginI" said poor Jobinard.
Tomorrow at noon, answered Dabu
: ron as he shook hands with the littl
| grocer reverentially, and then we tool
our leave.
Next day long procession filed int
, the shop,
This way, gentlemen, this way, if yo'
= please" said NJ. Jobinard as he indicate,
3 the way to his back yard.
3 We must have been at least 80. Every
l body brought something; there were fou
3 sacks of plaster, some paving stones, bit
Of broken iron, bricks, and enough ma
: terial to have walled up Jobinard alive
g A great mass of moist plaster was pre-
e pared, the limbs that had become nee
D essary to the world of Art were denude
t of their covering and placed in the mois
mass, then large quantities Of the liqui
r plaster was poured on them, then tn
o scraps of old iroh, the bars, the pawn
Y stones and the bf4cks were carefully III
d serted and built up into the still sol
t mass which was at least yard high an
n yard thick.
n Don't move, dear NJ. Jobinard, erie
5 Daburon, 1.-The plaster is about to SCI
g We shall return in half an hour, b
Q which time the molds will be con
, plete."
NJ. Jobinard, seated in the center {
p his back yard, bolt upright, bowed
; each of us as we passed out,
e In about quarter Of an hour Job
h nard began to feel distinctly uncomfor
/ able. THE molds seem getting teri
= bly, heavy" he said TO one Of his assis
n ants, who kept him company. 1.-THE
's seem on fire, and can't move"
% At that moment the procession, heade
d by Daburon, filed once more into Il
courtyard.
l. Its getting painful, gentlemen, sal
d Jobinard. Il feel as though were b
r ing turned TO stone"
l. "Try and bear it brsvely. Nothing
If attained in this world, dear monsieu
without a certain amount Of physic
II suffering. 1t will be set as hard rs ma
i'd BILE in few minutes, We will obtat
Or the necessary appliances for your r
lease at once, Jobinard. Remain pc
y, fectly quiet till our return" said Dab
st ron rather suavely.
is And then we each Of us kissed our Fl
It ger tips solemnly to poor Jobinard, al
I'd we filed out once more. 1t vas the 10
tn day Of the term at the Art school, and v
id were all off for our holidays.
For two hours Jobinard waited for
ct in an agony of fear; then he sent for
h stonemason, who dug him out. TIL
n, had to get the plaster off with a han