The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-18
THE HAnsLRPoND PARK BURG
Larry

" mad tHausb, aud lts claims 20 he con
s3ersIaB art are vIiists8 by The mtrcen
~ element lhst qualities Ito tflumphs o.
The vlole il seems 30 be most justly rank
eds spaii. tpor for which DO rule
ate At pr,te0i iarmuls cj. aud Of shicl
the pflEas are distributed 10 Al cItremel!
iaf3rmsl uauuer. II VS. tits iulormAlit!
a burglary that led 70 the teRrsttsble Ell
tt1c,lon Of tao promising beginuers q
Hsmutrpond patk.
The stakes offered o tins Ff.f consisI
"a eaBAy 1T diamonds sId other persona
bris,aibrac belonging TO the neSl1 married
Lsdy AyrlluR Lady Aytllug as tue read
er vlll remember, ~ss the only daughter
OF Mrs Montague Psugs, toe well knoun
hostess Her marriage TO Lord Avelins
vas extensively advertised 10 the papers,
the qusulty aud quality Of heI wedding
/ presents. and the isct that the boueY moon
wa 10 be spent at Hsmmetpond The an
ucuucement Of these Yslusbic ptizas ere.
ated considerable sensation ia the small
circle 10 which Mr. Teddy Watkins was
the uudisputed leader, aud IT was decided
| that, cc0mpaBied by duly qualified as
/ sistslt be should visit he village OF Ham
uerpond 10 biz profess Jusl capacity.
Being a man Of naturally retiring aud
modest dispositiou, Mr.. Watkins determn
ed 10 make bis yisit iucog, aud after doe
consideration Of the conditIyns OF bis en-
tefprise Do selected the role Of a landscape
artist aud the unassumiug surname Of
Saith He preceded his assistant, who, 4
was decided, should JON him only 90 the
last afternoon Of bis stay at Hammerpond'
Now the village Of Hammerpond ls per-
ha + cne Of the pretDiest little corners ~
Snsse,. many thatched houses still sur
ylye. the flint tuilt church. with It's tall
.p,re nesting under the down, is one Of
the finest and least restored IN the county,
and the beech woods and brscken Jungles
through which the road runs to the great
house are slrgularly rich IN what The vui
gar artist ard photographer call bits. "
So that Mr.. Watkins, on bis arrival with
two virgin oapvases, brand new easel,
p.int boz, portmsnteau, an ingenious hlr
tie ladder made 10 sections OTTER the pat
tern OF that lemented master Chal Iee
Peace crow bar and wire coils, ionnd him
self welcomed with illusion ana some Gu
rioslty by half dozen other bretberu OF
the brush. 1t rendered the disguise be
had chosen Unexpectedly plausible, but it
inf cted upon him considerable amount
Of aesthetic conversation Tor which he was
very imperfectly prepared.
Have YOU exhibited very mucb2 sid
ung Porson in the bar psrIor of the
Coach and Horses" where Mr. Watkins
was skllfully accumulstlng local informa
ton on the night Of bis arrival.
Very htte said Mr. WstkinO; Just q
snack here and there.
Academy?
Ia course. And at TIE Crystal Pall
ace.
Did they hang you well? said Person.
Don't rot, said Mr.. Watkins don't like
il.
mean did they put YOU in good |
nlace?
Whadye mean? said Mr.. Watkins sus
nic,cnsly. One nd think you were tryin
10 make ont I'd been put away.
porson was eentlemsnly young man
avep for an artist. and be did not know
what beipp "put away" meant, but be
tbon0bt IT bes, to explain that he intend
"A notbioO Of the sort. Az the question
of hanging seemed a sore point with Mr.
Watkins he tried TO divert the converse.
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