The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-28

Never mind the money. but state your
case"
"The money is part of the case
pay or I don't play"
Certainly. That's understood. :
accept. Fire away
We'll. you know all the editors Of
the illustrated weeklies and maya
zines
For my sins 1 do-alas'
Then, to come right to the point as
between man and man, / want to buy
first class critic and the editor of a
first class illustrated periodical"
You mean you want to buy going
magazine?''
Il don't mean anything of the kind.
mean just what I say
Then 1 don't quite understand you.
Explain" =
What 1 want is this, want a
first-class art critic to write an article
in first-class periodical saying that
Barnard Hope is the greatest artist the
world has ever seem"
"Oh. is that all?"
mo, that's not all. 1 want the
article superbly illustrated-in color. II
possible-with reproductions OF my
! chief paintings"
''Ah. I wouldn't do that. Barney. if
l were you. The pictures would be
rather a give-away of the great critic
eulogy."
Yes. 1 knew you would say that.
The obviousness of such a remark
would command itself to you. But you
see I'm perfectly frank with you.
Now, could you manage this for me?
Remember. don't care how much
money l spend
Haldiman removed the black pipe
from his mouth, knocked the ashes out
of it. and thoughtfully refilled it.
Well. for brazen cheek. Barney" he
said at last, that proposal
Yes, I know, l know. 1 know. But
these things happen every day-or, not
to exaggerate, let us say every second
day 1t is, simply doing for me what
Ruskin did for Turner. Turner painted
away all his life; nobody recognized
him, and he died in Chelsea Now I'm
living in Chelsea, and / want recognf-
ton during my life. OF course, my
Ruskin will come along after I'm dead ::
but, like the fellow who was TO be ex-
ecuted, l won't be there to enjoy it.
Things rarely happen at the right mo-
ment in this world. and my brazen pro-
posal is merely to take events by the
coat collar and hurry them up a Bit
You see what l mean. Besides. 1 am
infinitely greater than Turner, don't
you know"
Haldiman smoked and meditated for
some moments; then he said;
m not sure but the trick may be
done, although I doubt if brutal bare
faced bribery will do it. How would a
magazine like Our National Art suit
you?"
Perfectly. What he says is taken
for gospel all the world over
We'll, I happen to know that the
editor of Our National Art has been
trying for year to get Viellieme to
write about English art. but the
trenchman won't come over to Lon
don, even for a day, at any price. Well
lieme is great as a writer, but greater
to Paris and sound him. You cOuldn't
bride the editor of Our National Art,
but he will print anything Viellieme
will write for him. Now 1 know the
Frenchman doesn't care what he writes
for England, although he is rather par
ticular about what appears in Paris.
He thinks there is no art in England"
Hes right, too, as far as his knowl-
edge goes; but he's never seen any
thing of mine"
Just so. Then, If Viellieme agrees,
you would be willing to send some o.
your immortal works over to Paris
for his Inspection
'All of them, my boy. all of them"
Then We'll look on that as settled.
I'll do my best"
God bless you, my dear fellow,
God bless your cried Barney with
deep emotion, crushingly wringing the
hand of the wincing man, whom he
now declared to be his one friend on
earth. He clattered noisily down the
stairs like a stalwart trooper, sprang
into the waiting hanson, and departed.