Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-05

At last, one day, Harry cmc into
possession of Il small piece of silver
money. Upon my wJrl, | do IL t
know whore he got it,. But be wa,
much too honest Il boy TO take mont
that did not belong to him. and so, ]
preslime, he derived it from the sale
of his toys.
You may be sure there was Joy ir
the clearinghouse up in the garnet,
for now John could have pencils ard
paper and Il rubber, and a few other
things that an artist needs. Then he
changed his way of life II little. He
went out early every morning and
wandered about Metuchcn and drew
everything he could find 10 draw.
whether the pictures in the churches.
or the fronts of the old cottages. or tho
outlines of the hills beyond the Rari-
tan liver. Then, when it became too
da X to work any longer, John would
g home TO is boardiog-house, and
find his supper all put away under a
lose board in the floor where landlord
Harry lad put it.
Things went on in this way for
about five years. None of the servants
knew that Harry kept Il boarder, or il
they did know it, they good-naturedll
shut their eyes. The cook used to re-
mark sometimes that Harry ate .
| good deal for Il boy OF his size, and il
was quite surprising he didn't grow
much.
On day Mr.. Morgan took it into his
head TO alter and repair his cottage.
He went all over the house in com
pany with an architect, and poked into
places that he had never in all hi'
life thought of before. At last he
reached the garnet, and, as luck woult
have it, stumb ed right into Harry
boarding-house.
''Why. how's this?" cried Mr.. Nor
gan in astonishment at seeing tho
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rated in charcoal. Have we an artiS'
among us? Who occupies this ROOM
The crrand boy. Harry
AN errand boy. But so great ;
genius must not be neglected. Call the
errand boy, Harry
Harry came up in fear and trcmb-
ling. He never had been in the pres
ence of Mr.. Morgan before. He looked
at the charcoal drawings on the wall,
then into his masters face, and hi
heart sank within him.
Harry, you are no longer an crrant
boy" said Mr.. Morgan kindly.
Poor Harry thought he was dis
missed from service and then wha'
! would become of John?
Don't send me way he cried
imploringly, falling on his knees. e
have nowhere to co.. and John vii
| starve and-hc wants to be a painte
so much"
"'Who is John?'' asked Mr.. Morgan
''He is a boy from Fords Corner
who boards with me, and he dreN
those pictures on the wall, and he vii
die if he cannot be a painter"
''Whcre is he now?h demanded Nh
Morgan.
''Hc is out wandering about tn
local talent 1
streets TO find something to draw
He goes ont every day and comes bac.
at night.
"Whcn he returns tonight, Harry
bring him to me- said Mr.. Morgan
'Such genius as that should not b
allowed to live in a garnet. But
strange to say. that night John di
not come back to his boarding-house
One week, two weeks went by, an
still nothing was heard of him. a
the end of that time Mr.. Morga
caused Il search for him to be inst
tutcd, and at last they found him |
he-.Museum of Art in Central park
1t seems he had fallen in love wit
one of Sir Joshua Reynolds paintings
who was a w~ell-known English artist
1t is to Sir Joshua Reynolds that Ems
land owe much of her art. $500 -.
John had asked permission OF tn
keepers to copy it, and they, so tai
en- up with his painting and great ia
ent had readily consented, and ha
lodged and kept him all the time.
Thanks to the interest that MI
Morgan took in him. John was az
mitted to the best school for paintin
in Europe. As for Harry, he VIZ
given a college education.
Thirty years later, two men live t
gether in n of the most beautift
houses on Fifth avenue, one of theI
is called John of Metuchen, and PEE
pie say of him: ''He is the greate'
painter.
The other was called Judge Harry
Metnchen, and all they say is. "HapI
Is Judge Harry for being q friend
: the greatest artist AZ fof1av va