The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-10

NAV" 40, to him only the ory
d he'u existence, but which yield
pnips ., ICING despite the lack Of APP
citation @a of the cold wor' tn,s c sss.on
se's az his face no more this season
u sec ,s. business will not suffer
f'o' s,,lc hoax which he perpe-
' .sd on hundreds OF k'nd-he hearted
'sa 'Os appreciative men, ana tender
aro"'' - the city during the past
rmer is exposed
nss first frosts of the year marked
~ md of the business season IN
...rs artistic line in the north'
anu Memphis, or New Orleans,
o,ber cities, where the winters
80, severe will know his art until
-,in,e Then he will come north
tor as he says, The people of
sIeago do not care for art when it is
IA IN to them by dress suit in
',..o. hing studio. but they certain
), annreciate it when they have it
md from the hand Of the self
'abt sidewalk artist"
,. took Prosper a long time to dis
,,sr how to make living in follow
orr Prosper is an artist. He
ncs lived in New York. where he first
-, I'M the brush and palette. His
,r0nts are well to do and gave him
- hest art education that money
ould buy in this country, although
nov deplored the fact that their son
assisted upon entering profession
whore there is so little hope of SUBJ
,antial remuneration. But Prosper
..rlv in his career, sold a landscape
u benevolent old gentleman for $50,
and saw wealth as we'll as fame loom
Inc I'D before him through the pursuit
of his vocation. y
Art with Big "a" Didn't Pay
He pursued his studies and painted
diligently, always having his deals set
clearly before HIM and consistently
spelling art with a big A. He re-
NAMED in New York until his studies
we're completed, then found his way to
Chicago to a building where studios
are cheap and plentiful. Here he
PAINTED and lived, as many artists do
and did not sell any pictures, which
is also a we'll recognized characteristic
Of the profession. The money he pos
sessed dribbled slowly away. There
we're paint tubes and brushes and
canvas to buy, and his capital was in
the beginning limited, for the men,
Dry Of the $50 which he received for
the small landscape was still with him.
Chicago lived up to its widespread
reputation Of being non-appreciative
Of the best efforts of the modern
masters. Prosper painted and painted,
but no benevolent gentleman came to
his studio to buy landscapes. no art
dealer brought him the glad news that
his pictures were all sold.
But Prosper's faith in art for arts
sake was strong. He continued to
paint. His pictures continued to re-
main unsold. He was too proud to
write home for money. and he did not
care to try for work at anything else.
The world owes the artist a Lying"
was his motto. but how to make the
world pay up said living was a ques-
ton that remained unsolved. Had he
not been gifted with a square jaw he
might have admitted to himself that
ne was failure as an artist and
sought more remunerative line for
his endeavors.
But when his hair was actually
growing long and unkempt for want
OF the price Of a hair cut and the
source of the next meal was a mystery
prosper set the square jaw hard and
s"ore ne would make his art win a
living for him from the world.
Parades as Street Gamin
The method he adopted was orig.
maj 1t entailed a diminishment OF
me "A in art, and otherwise was a
.'ine down from a studio, but it pro.
auced the results in good, hard dol.
iars' and Prosper was satisfied. HI
a'tired himself in an old sweater, ole
trousers, old coat, and battered cap
ne made up before the shaving mir.
TUT IN his studio, and went forth look
"is as much like the half grown gamir
VI 'he streets as he we'll could. Hi.
-'ee was dirty. and he was slim ant
'n'aii In build, so it was easy to lool
at MIN and place him as a child of tn.
sums. He was also an artist a
makeup, was Prosper.
MS modus operandi for forcing al
appreciation of his art upon the peo
PIE OF Chicago was delightfully."- simple
auu simply delightful. He betook him
'eh hrst to the lower end of Lincoln
pNiA The park is seldom crowded
W. the people who do frequent it ar,
Aot OF the class who go to the park TO
,ack OF a better place to go. Her,
: ,osper sprawled on a bench with ;
p'ece OF drawing paper in his hand
ai'd waited. Soon there approached
seheVolent old man, with all the evi
ssnees OF prosperity about him. H
90 evidently not in a hurry, for h
.,uhd plenty of time to stop and con
r prosper as he lolled on the bencl
and sketched.
"a, ''sper could sketch. He drew, wit
-A'ue, broken p;aooS 90 o.o,,o,, -,