The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-25
1T WAS VERY BAD.


About q Romance.
One snltry, sunny afternoon In May
sthere might have been seem" IN .
large sized room, In an unprctentious
building at Noting Hill. a goodly
crowd Of artists, many young and few
old. that constitut ID the committee Of
the Society ofWnter Colorsr--n little,
simple minded society. composed of
amateurs and young artists, with ono
or two veterans TO give il backbone.
They were sitting IN Judgment on
the picture sent in for their annual ex-
hibition, and they looked critical and
grave. rs befisted their task.
Tho talk hummed on among the
committee. and at last the fat went
forth all the pictures were 10 be nd
mitted. To this one of the veterans--a
good-looking man Of thirty-tive rob
jected.
There IS one really too abomina-
bly, bad. " said he. THAT Scene from
Macbcth'-it would never do to have
that"
'soh, 'comc. Stretton, you're too par
ticular. II viii pass muster among tho
rest"
'.No il won't; II will be disgrace 70
the exhibition Just look az Mncbcth's
legi And the color--perfectly rawi II
will never do
So the hum began again, and the 70.
suit was that the Scene from Mac
beth" was literally and hguratiyeiy
turned face 10 the wall.
Stretton. satisfied at having saved
the honor Of the society, left tho others
to settle tho remaining business. and
was walking out Of the room when he
came face to face with Roggsa good
natnred little amateur, who could not
draw s'any more than frog who hasn't
got no tail, but was immensely con-
ceited to make up for II. He caught at
Stretton eagerly.
~ say, old fellow, you've done 1T
You know that picture you insisted
upon turning out2 Wen, II was paint
ed by young girl and she was In the
next room and heard every word that
you said and has gone home crying her
eyes out. J"
by Jovew exclaimed Strctton. look
ing dismayed "i'm awfu1iy sorry.
wouldn't have had 1t happen for tho
world Poor little thing. Confound
my stupidity might have known bet
tor. What shall / do2 Where ID the
picture2"
'.she's taken Il home with her. said
little Boggs.
"What an awful idiot | was" went
-. Ce.xtA-~ ft4tlA e.4.vt 49,
Boggs, you're going my why. Suppose
we lay our heads together and see
what can be done
The next morning. as the s.poor little
girl" sat painting away In . corner Of
her sitting-room, while her mother
dozed and crochctcd and lnmentcd tho
days when Mr.. Grierson was alive and
they did not have TO live In lodgings,
the dingy, overgrown servant girl an
nounced q gentleman 70 see Miss
Grierson
Miss Grierson remembered little
Boggs' facc, and the thought Of her re-
jected picture made her turn hot and
cold together.
Little Boggs introduced himself and
plunged In medias res. .i'm nwfully
sorry. Miss Grierson, that you heard
what was said yesterday, and r."
1T Is q matter Of no consequence at
all, interrupted Miss Grierson, with
as much whitening calmness rs II poor
little Boggs had called her picture
'.abominably bad
well, but you know. Miss Grier-
son, persisted little Boggs, II want 70
explain. think You ought to know.
My friend at least, Stretton. you
know--he said that purely out Of spite.
He had quarrel with your father once
and he did that just to spite you; he
says so himself.
''Isthought It my duty to tell you,
and wouldn't be cut up about it at all
II ] were you. ! would Just put II In
Smells window and let the public
judge. did the same thing with one
Of mine and It went off first rate. Good
morning." And little Boggs Numbered
out Of the room, feeling like fool and
looking much the same, II must be con-
fessed.
"Who was it, Edith2'' asked Mrs.
Grierson. coming back TO her easy
chair.
Some one from tho society, mann
ma" said Edith, sitting her rags.
Does anyone want to buy your pic
tnre?'
mo. no, mamma; ! am only advised
to put II in SHELLS window. shall do
II, nnd--well. we shall see"
s.Abominably badi" The picture
should 60 TO SMELLS that afternoon, and
the public should judge, as Mr.. Boggs
lsuggested.
And to Smells Il went, but not to re-
main long. The next morning, when
Edith passed the shop, no blue and
brick color Macbeth graced the win
dow.
With quite sensation" she entered
and learned that II had been sold an
hour before to gentleman who would
like two more Shalfcspearean subjects
if she would paint them.
She walked home as II crowned with
laurel and she entered the little semi
detached house as she would enter the
temple Of fame.
The two Shalxesrearean snbjects met
with snccets and put few pounds In
Edith's slender purse
Edith had tho ianguid Italian tenn
permanent, inherited from her mother,
but also had the Italian vengefulness.
and the insult She had received was .
spur to her ambition
The path was much less thorny than
she had expected. She found herself,
she scarcely knew how, put in the way