The morning call., 1894-07-25

his eyes started from their sockets; he
was plainly perturbed in spirit His knees
trembled. He fell back against the bar.
Kind friends were near and kind hands
lifted Testoratives to his lips. His eyelids
once more Enclosed; his lips moved
Great Moses, Page. you gimme waterw
The Teproach in his tone was awful.
They all had the postponed one. Then
Graham went to work. He called bell
boy and soon had brush and box of
paints from his room. he unfastened the
lid and, saying never a word, perched
himself where the caviar sandwiches
would not mix with the burnt lumber and
started in.
Twenty rapid strokes of the brush and
the mile of cerulean between the saddle
girt of the yellow acketed woman's horse
and the water was f1ecked with india ink.
Ten more and the picture was completed.
There was Mississippi River steamboat,
cOlored gentleman on the safety valve,
wake of Chinese white, ssilboat on the
lee and over and above all the woman
beating the cow. A 35-cent Autograph
had been converted into a work of art.
News of the transformation spread
through the hotel in no time and crowds OF
admirlng guests gathered around and ad-
mired. Colonel T. II. Warfeld, the pro-
prietor. fairly danced in his glee, and said
he would not sell it for hundred.
They left it there when they retired. and
it was there last night, the cynosure of
hundreds of admiring eyes. There were
also those who called and gowered. They
didn't like the joke little bit, and when
they were touched upon the subject they
rather gave the impression that they con-
sidered Mr.. Graham too fresh. There
were no actual blows struck. and these
may not be, but society and the horse-show
management are really angry with Ora
ham, and he will probably OF be invited
to shine at the affair. But he has made
himself solid with papa, and that's
some consolation these chilly nights.
When Artist Graham received his mail
after dinner be little rocked Of the COR
tents of one neatly addressed note. 1t was
from II. j. Croker, and in cold, steely
blue typescript it begged of him to accept
of he picture which his magic touch had
enhanced from 80 cents in value to $1,000
1t continued that the gift was made in the
same kind spirit in which the artistic ad-
dition had been filled in, and begged him
to treasure it evermOre.
Another letter containing a check from
"Harper's" was left unopened for several
hours. SO greatly was the artist astonished
at the prompt appreciation of his little
effort.
The horse show will be a greataffair,
Notwithstanding the lack of perspective in
it's autographs. Suciety will turn out
en- masse, and it will undoubtedly be the
SWEETEST social event ever heralded in San
Francisco. Five thousand dollars in pre-
miums, aside from number of beautiful
cups, will be offered, and negotiations are
even now far enough along to in sure fnan-
cial success.
The gentlemen who compose the horse
show association have long felt it was
shame that California. the home of the
heetest horses on the Anne rican turf, had
neglected to make some display OF its pos
sessions. They had felt this only indi-
vidually, however, until in April II. j.
Croker took the matter in hand, canvassed
the situation, and the association was
form ed, the first show being set
for November % December /, in-
elusive. Mechanics Pavilion was Sc
cured and box subscription sheet
opened at once in the associations Office
in the Mills building. Mrs. Clark Croker
put her name down for the first box and it
was but short time before every one was
taken, over $4,000 being already sub
scribed. The dem and for boxes still con-
tinues and is so strong that the manage