The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-07-19


10 wn quite 30 ohsibsl character 10 b
NJ way,
be TIE general owrea q beauiiinl villa "a
II srousds. and bad determined 10 sire
. lssn party, TO which The governor snd a.
"a the higher efhoen we're invited,
y II occurred TO the general that hi
a beautiful garden, or rather bis ,lessn
ts psri. vas destituts OF ststusry. Will,
ID that Of the governors Va. densely pop,
II lated. 10 to speak. With the mos, popula
Il stslusry.
y The general remem hered that there va,
u 10 one Of bis regiments . worthless yss'
bond rsmsd Zspher, Who Was generally
o 10 the euardboase, but who bad wonder
ful talent for sculptor:
, hear that yeu are a sculptor, Now,
o | wspt you to seulp ns lot OF gods aud
! soddssses--Jupiter, Apollo, Venus, aud
. all the rest OF them; and have them 90
hand by eight O'Clock next Saturday
. evening.
Bat, general, | can't have them done
: by next Saturday. II will take months
Silence thundered the general. whom
order anything TO be done !, has TO be
done. You have that slatusry done, or
, I'll have you locked up iors month.
Bat. general
Ksep quietl How much money DO you
need TO buy rlister OF psris2
Z,pher looked at the general aud saw
that he was In earnest, so after be bad
studied over the matter the sculptor
replied; All right general. | will do my
best. | will want $40 to buy plaster OF
paris.
That was tbs last the general saw OF
Zspher for several days, but be heard oil
bis golpg from one bsrroom TO snotber.
treating everybody, and having = good
time OF It generally. so be went for the
artist,
Whst is this hear about your Instead
Of sculptoriDg these gods. you are going
about filing your hide with wine. and
raising disturbances.
General. replied Z,pher, bumbly, am
getting along finely. We artists have to
get drunk TO catch the inspiration. That
is the way ii is with all great gepiuses.
Saturday night arrived I. usual, True
to bis word. u Zpher had carried the
ststusry, wrapped in blankets, into an
srbor 10 the garden. The pedestsls on
which to place the 8,ures had already
been put in position. HsPher assisted by
friend, uurolled the blankets from the
life.szsd plaster OF p ris figures. and
carefully placed them on the pedestals.
Then be escorted be general through the
eardeo, and showed him his works OF sr,. /
They wers indeed, splendid,
Ah. you are, indeed, an artist That r
is splendid Jupiter and his thunder bolt i
He looks for oil the world like that big Q
corporal Of the zousves. he has the sane a
large beard. o
He was my model, replied Z'pher. II
You have made q perfect image OF him.
Bat why do you cough so much3
lam nervous for fear the ststuary may 81
not please you.
Dismiss your fears. am we'll salts o
aed, There are 500 for You to spend b
with your friends. The governors stain p
,ry cannot compare with these deities. II
Z,pher disappeared, and the dslish "a
general soon relppssred With the governor sc
'nd the other guests in the brilliantly %
lighted garden. To say that they we're
st the artistic skill displayed p
9 TO use feeble word. p
Everybody knew the gigantic zouave "
orpersl with the big beard, and pro ul
lounced the figure perfect. All the "
'ther statues we're wonderfully liie-like. II
nd the drspeties skiliuliy arranged. al
Suddenly the governor, who WAS eX m
mining Jopter through his eyeglaas, ID
ttered an exclamation Of sstonish hment
nd started back. IL
What IL IL, governori ns
l must heve been mistaken, but l W
imagined that Jupiter moved his head. IL
mnet have been the light, 70
Yes, suppose so, replied the general, vi
SnddenIy the vbole com psny broke into wi
1clsmations OF horror and ss.onishme nt hi
upiter's face was distorted 10 q most 10
yplic.ble manner. and without any warn &c
lg, be sne, zee terrific snefz,. Before gu
be guests could recover their sstonisb SCI
rent, great Jupiter said solemnly; wi
/ know was told not to move, general ms
ut just coald not help ii. / be elieve | ma
ave got cold in this 'h'
Jupiter did not finish the sentence. for u.s.
ie outraged general tore 3 limb from an
range tree and sal cd into the god rs If
destroy him bodily.
We had better get ont OF here, remark
J Mercury to Venus. and jumping down th,
ON their pedestsIs, they made foe time All
i the fence, helping each other over Is the
st ss they could 10
Some OF the hssthsn deiiies. who we're sor
little late 10 stsrtiop, we're assisted
stsrislly by the general. who consinued ia
ehasise them with bis weapon so long VII
there vas a single deity within reach. oce
The flight OF the deitias pnt the com sbo
lny 10 such good hnmor that. Tor the s,o
he OF the joke, even the insprsd sculp csl
! was forgiven. The lawn party wac the ker
eatest Joke OF the season, and IL still the \
Sjsc. Of o. ueh merriment u Aigiers. lag
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