The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-07-25
A BANKERS
PORTRAIT
[Origlnal.1

! own private purse.
| One day Drury, who was chairman
| of committee to solicit funds With
! which TO finish hospital, called AT the
! banking house OF Stockard, Clarke a
! Co. and asked TO see Mr.. StoCkard, the
! lead OF the firm. Being admitted, he
| approached the desk of the great man
meekly ana asked for subscription
After a great deal of preliminary talk
Mr.. Stockard sounded Mr.. Drury to
know If after Il liberal subscription
the institution would be called the
Stockard hospital Mr.. Drury Informed
the banker that the name had already
been irrcvocably decided upon 1t was
to be St Lukcs. whcrcupOn Mr..
Stockard Informed Mr.. Drury that he
had already expended the annual
amount he had set apart for charity
and begged to be excused Mr. Drury
departed feeling that Mr. Stocknrd
had offered to pay for an advertise.
mcni and had refused TO contribute &c
n charity.
It was several years after this Incl
dent that carriage drove up tC
Drury's studio and gentleman bear
Ing every evidence of prosperity alight-
ed He rang the studio bell and was
admitted by the artist himself Drury
remembered him perfectly as Stockard,
but the banker did not recognize
Drury.
IL am Winslow Stockard." said the
visitor In II tone intended to Impress
the artist with his importance, "and
you. believe, are Herbert Drury, the
portrait painter. | would like you to
paint my portrait"
Il am at your service, Mr.. Stockard,"
replied Drury,
what are your tcrmsI"
81 viii charge you $1,000"
That's too much" said the banker
Il supposed that well, portrait Of
n prominent citizen, If displayed for n
time 10 the public. and | would con.
sent to that should lac an excellent adj
vcrtiscmcut for the artist"
THAT consideration would not tempt
me"
After considerable haggling the order
was given and the sittings began
When the work was finished Drury
sent II to Mr. StOckard. The next day
1t was returned. with the following
note:
The portrait is unsatisfactory 1t
doesn't resemble me In any particular
Indeed no one would know that IL had
h.a ltt. for
will send It back with n bin Tor 500 | viii
pay that amount and keep the picture.
1t was plain that this was nm at
tempt To secure the portrait FOR a song.
brury paid no attention TO the note.
A few weeks later. after finishing the
work he had In hand, he placed the
portrait on his easel and changed the
expression from conscious alilucnce To
conscious penury and the apparel into
rags Then he had II framed. with
Ruined" placed beneath, and sent II
To II prominent dealer for display in
his window.
It was not long before Mr. StoCkard's
attention was called to the picture,
and he wrote note to the artist de
handing its instant withdrawal Mr..
nrury replied that the picture had
been much admired and was making
him reputation; therefore he de
clined to withdraw II,
Mr. StockRrd's next move was to
send his attorney to Mr. Drury to
notify him that the banker was about
to commence legal proceedings to have
the picture removed. Mr.. Drury
showed the attorney Mr.. Stockard's
note In which he claimed that no one
would know the portrait had been
painted for him. After reading this
letter the lawyer remarked that he
thought the matter n subject for com
promise Mr. Drury replied that e
Mr.. Stockard wished to compromise he
would he happy to see him at his
studio The same afternoon the banker
drove up In his carriage, jumped out,
slammed the carriage door and STROBE
into prury's studio
What do YOU want for my portraitf"
Numbered the banker.
You sad IL was not your portrait"
what do you want for the picture"
len thousand dollars,
mars RIDICULOUS Name reason.
able sum and Il win Ice paid"
II may seem rinl'ui"nN 20 you. hut
not 10 me. lhat pi'tur" IL gaining me
clients every day II las received the
highest comln'ndatIon
! VIII give you what agreed To-
pnN you for 1t