Chicago eagle., 1893-09-02
POOR J0BINARD.

It's 30 years since that time. | was q
light boy then-a boy of 20. |
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. l
have to make it pay-I have made it
pay.
But it is not about myself | want to
talk; it is of 0rson-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
pAncienne Comedie, did this uncompro-
missing grocer, this wellto-do Esau of
the QUARTER Latin, this man who hated
Art, artists, and, above all, Art students
with a peculiar ferocity.
Alcibiade Jobinard had reason to dis
like Art students. They had a 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 sneer, "Credit is dead, my good
Young sir. He doesn't live here any
longer He is dead and buried"
And then one had to go empty away.
1t had been so handy in the good old
days just to run into Jobinards for
whateve. one wanted and-well, "5ticE
it up" YoI see you could get an entire
meal at Jobinard's, one of those little
sham boneless hams; they've quite
enough on them for four Timed pro
visions in inexhaustible variety, wines
from ID centimes upward, liqueurs, 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
account. When one was in funds one
dined and breakfasted at restaurant
and left Jobinard's 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 "we" mean
the Art Students but of all the Art stu
dents that were desperately in love with
Mile Amenaide, Daburon, the sculptor,
was the most demonstrAtiye. Jobinard
hated Daburon with deadly hatred be
cause Daburon never expended more than
ten centimes at time 1t was the So
ciety Of Mile. Amenaide that Daburon
hungered for, and he got it because he
was entitled to it, being purchaser
Mile. Amcnaide was Jubinard's cashier
1t was large shop, and there were several
assistants, but all moneys were paid t.
/ Mile Amenaide, the cashier who sat in
a glass box underneath the great Ginning
clock.
Diburon, the sculptor, would cutoI
the shop, nod in q cavalier manner e
Jobinard, as though he were the yer,
dust beneath his feet. then he woul,
look at Mile. Amenuide. raise his ha
with his right hand, place his lcft uuoi
his heart and make her low bow: thcl
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