The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
LAST HUNT FOR ANTIQUES
4 Nov yovk Wosnan's Experience WIN the
Kerper os . Curiosity shop.

Keeper os Q Curiosity shop.
If wanted 70 break up the day dreams
81 the people who haunt the ruins on the
| Other side 81 the ga I would employ some
Of the shopmen who sell antiques In New
York said a woman who had returned
from a mahogany hunt.
They would hr ak any spell which
sentiment could weave. They are The
n.ost- -of fact lot | ever encountered
n I had n parrot thai could not enihuse a
little hit In any. Of the shoIs have been In
cage In Central Park.
Tone of the places l visited b under tho
mismanagcment Of a man Whose appear
ancN indicates that he II pretty close 10
being a ruin himself He allowed me TO
rumnlage among the relics without ever
risins from his chair. did not min
tLat. however. for II is q relief TO do your
in my .earch ! found an old picture Of
Henry clay. He was my fathers idol. and
| have always hattered myself that | was a
fairly good judge Of anything relating 70
the Great Commoner, l suppoee l raved
over the old engraving.
How much q itr ] asked. and I meant Il.
Anything you've o mind TO offer was
:Another idol .rnasher. I thought. as !
looked nj ,he man. who wac still seated.
You evidently do not sct much store
on the picture, ! sad.
I'd soll il for most any price, was the
reply. I'm tired Of answering fool gues-
tons about II. don't know who're IL como
from. I don't know IN" name o. the artist.
] don't know any story connected with 10.
II was here when took The plsce'
Il dropped tho subject and went on my
rambles fou'f q queer old lamp.
have a collection II lamps. My husband
eay. IL I III half the collection I would TO
the light 81 IN" world.
Rather g,iardedly I asked tho cirmud-
g"on q the plaoo 4 thLs lamp was for sale
He said that everything he had was Tor sale
That WAS his business, he added.
Il don't often use Sing. but ! quoted
my husband by remarking tina, ] did not
suppose ho waa keeping shop FOR his healthy
II uld be a bankrupt before to-mor-
a well day Tor sls month. Bu, l don't
SUPPOSE You are a doctor. You were talk
ing abou, 4 lamp. TIE one you AJAX about
was ecnt IN here TO he sold with a lot OF
rubbish. II r. rot t,or sale ~ Il stands
gave TO an old painting - Washington
Crossing the Delaware IL certainly had
tho merit - age. was indiscr,st enough
10 say IL was tho oldest painting on that
incident ! had ever sern.
They're not pair ting any, ncw. picture~
on that affair hat I've heard Of rsid the
Passing over hi. remark ! pointed 20 a
chert Il drawers like nv grandmother =.
Mahogany ! asked.
No, mndam.,' he crowled, You Will
find very little maho gnny for sale. II you
hhvc any kin who Lac mahogany YOU bad
hc,,cr speak Tor II II you want to got a
genuine article
pointing cut ono Of the TYP" which stahur
la tho hall - a rial home
7, t-nt worth anything. was the rrply.
N you wan, 90 snow the price al u, that's
sroth~r thing
Then ] rnv an oil painting on mo wnIl'
II hung over = collection OF rubbish.
his IA what | want. ] said. and ] said
Il, out Where did you get this painting
~ Washington Irvns''
Tho old crank got out ~ his chair Tor
painting he took It down, turned the back
81 " to INC and sald
This was PAINTED A. YOU 49, nom thee
figures Ln 10 Washington Irving couldn't
have hccn more than : years Cd a. tina,
time. Nobody knows who II Il. But u
b. no, Washington Irving T. was rain,cd
IN England; that all I know. Se-m.
To mo as II the people who had II painted
didn't car, much Tor Il or they would have
left @om" Information about u,
Then Why did rod Ouy ~ n'kei'
why did / buy that old clockl Why
lid I buy that oil lamp Why did ! buy
thai pair ~ old and!rous which, 10y the
WAY, YOU have O~NeflOoktu' why nav.
thought any Of this old 'ruckr lie uttered
this chain % questions With tho rsptdity
~ a RAPID hring gun, Ani h hobbicd
back 90 hs chair.
AS I pas.~d out I -aiu to IN. man that hs
had a vcry Interesting collection
I've got . little - eveJthne. he
-nsJtsd, that nobody wants The My
thing lack IN rake the stock compi~'e
u q >-rond hand CONN. And ] suppose
hnch 20 get into IL I efcre any Of th~ psople
who cotpe In hero Ia kpok arpund
-Th,s ended my visit Ia antique shops,
and ! do no, think ! shall ever have the
courage 70 enter another,