Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-09
II WAS VERY BAD.


large-sized room in an unpre,cntious
building at Noting Hill goodly crowd
of artists. many young aud few old,
that constituted the committee 1.-THE
Society of Water Colors'-a little
simple minded society composed of
amateurs and young artists, with one
or two veterans to give it backbone.
They were sitting in judgment on
the pictures sent in for their annual
exhibition and they looked critical and
grave, rs belit,ed their task.
The talk h'immcd on among the
committee, and ut last the fiat went
forth-all the pictures were to be adj
miited. To this one of the veterans
a good-looliny man of 50 objected.
There is one really to abominablv
bad. said he. That Scene from Mac
he;h'-it would never do 10 have
that
oh. come, Srelion. you're too par
ticmiar. 1t will pass muster among
the resi-"
NO. it won't; it will be disgacc to
the exhibition. Just look at Ncbcth's
leg. And the color perfectly raw. 1t
will never do.
80 WV NUN ptHhh again. anu the
result was that the scene from Mac
beth was literally and iiguraiively
turned face 10 The wall.
s'retton, satisfied ut having saved
the honor of the society, left the Others
to settle the remaining business. and
was walking ont Of the room when he
came face to face with Bogg- good
natured little amateur who could not
draw any more than frog who hasn't
got no tau, but was immensely con-
celted to maze up for it. He caught
nj Stretioh eagerly
Il say, Old fellow, you've done it,
You know that picture You insisted
upon turning oIlt' Well. il was
painted oy Young girl. and she was
III the next room and heard every
Mot'. l',a' you saiu, ana y, has gone nome
y . ins hrl ~ oa!,
~ 'oNe. eM Me-. Strettoh, look.
'ns 1is 81, i In, m a =. sorry.
moui'n ,, ,'a'e ~; n.,a :, hapleii lof the
WORN. LOO i't''e 'nihS' 'onioUna
~. ss"P' w niSh' nave known
ue''e'' Ia ~, sla'1 "o' "hero IS
WV P's1ufs' ;.
PM ."Ne' IT nome wan hei SAID
ii' NJ. Dogs
" LA. an AWFUL laio, l was went
on o, S're'loh- foor niue g'f!! say.
nosss, you re gong my way. sup,
Pose we iaS our hcaus together anu
see .r, w''al can De zone :.
Inc neNl morning, rs the poor lit
NC S''l sa' painting away II corner
o. hel si.'lnS-room' "hiie her mother
uoze" anu cfocheled ana iamented
me days wnen MI, Grlerson was alive
ana lhey aiu not nave to i've III iodg-
lnSs. 'he dingy. overgro"n servan,
g!ri announced gentleman to see
Miss Grierson.
Miss Grierson remembered little
Bog9s' face, and the thought of her
rejected picture made her.,urn hot and
coln together.
Little Boggs introduced hims and
plunged in medals res. I'm awfuIiv
sorry, Miss Gricrson that you heard
what was said yesterday, and II
1T is matter of no consequences NJ
all Interrupted Miss Grierson, with
as much whitening calmncss rs if poor
little Boggs had not called her picture
"abominably bad"
We'll, but you know. Miss Grier-
son" persisted little Bogg. Il want to
explain. think you ought to know.
My friend at least. Stre,,on. YOU
know--he said that purely out of spite.
lie had a quarrel with your father
once and he did that lust to spite
You: he says so himself.
u thought it my duty TO tell YOU.
and wouldn't be cut up about it at all
if were Won. | Womb inst nut II in
Smells window and let the public
Judge. l did the same thing with one
of mine and it went off first rate. Good
morning" And little Boggs blunder-
cd out Of the room. feeling like a fool
and looking much the same, it must
be confessed.
"\Nho was it, Edith?" asked Mrs.
Grierson, coming back to her easy
chair.
Some one from the society, NAM
ma" said Edith. sitting her rage.
"Does any one want to buy your