The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

Plan or an Artist by which re saves himself
from FITS Friends.

Plan or an Artist by which ne saves Himself
from Hts Friends.
An artist whose habits are convivial, but who
Is willing to work II no one calls on him, re-
moved to a suburban town last summer SO that
he might finish a lot of illustrations which he
had promised.
New York is all right" he said to his friends,
but I know too many people here, and my friends
keep calling on me in my studio. and this sadly
interferes with my work. I have selected Lone
lyville because my wife likes it and l know alb
solutely no one in the place. I have orders for
a years work, and I simply must do it on time.
You fellows may come out to see me on Sun
days, but not on week days"
Several weeks later some Of his friends from
New York went out to see the artist on Sunday
and they found him enthusiastic about the
place.
There is a fine lot of fellows here" he said,
land I have enjoyed the town immensely. 1
have Joined a yacht club, a bowling club. a
whist club. and q SATURDAY night smoker club.
But thought that you came here so that
you might do your work without interruption"
said one of his callers.
as l have met all the boys and each of them has
made his call on me l can settle down and make
A month later the publishers for whom this
artist worked began to COMPLAIN that they Ind
T ec g 6ra no illustrations tnd bnst from ,hs him. rY The artist ont
of the publishers went out to Lonelyville to in
vestigate. He found that the artist was out
yachting. He waited for him, and then laid
down the law to him.
This book must come out on time said the
R moPe oe ;wh aGa to I T tlnis Eye your yoi ili 'na1 eae mohI II
they are not done then we will get another man
and Ixh never r. give , Eop any ny, more more work" ~, % ri.
i can't possibly tell my friends to stay away for
pose: The committee from the yacht, club is
following day l expec; some Of the whist club
planned q little scheme Of her own to her hus-
club called the %followipg day they saw a big.
yellow flag flying over the door. Underneath it
S %sS G 2 big pllsSsFSGi s on wh bsls. vas Tb p.i5 sis ke s6e ea'
and soon all Lonelyville knew about it,. The
local health officer went around to investigate.
wife he went away, with a broad smile on his
face. When the Other, inhabitants Of Lonely,
vile questioned him about the case he looked
serious and said that he was not at liberty to
say what the disease was, but that no one was
likely to catch it unless he went into the house.
During the next month that flag waved and no
tratIons. and then thetfag was hauled down. and
safe to cali on the artist, His friends in the
town came around to see him and congratulate
Who G had IL Se ss1G through is Serious 'G iIlne ese d man
What was the diseased they asked.
"Loafng.' said the artist seriously. He then
explained that he had quarantined the house,
not against loafing within, bus against his
friends who might come and infect him with it.
The idea of the yellow flag impressed his ac-
Quaintances. and in accordance with their ad-
vice the artist still uses it: Four or five days a
week this flag flies before his door and none of
his friends call. AS soon as it is hauled down
they know that the artist is ready to receive
heard of it, and as an evidence OF their graft
tude they sent him n big yellow silk flag which
hasn't its equal in Lonelyville.