davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Direct and Simple Method.

Mrs. Richardson's method of working
is very direct and very simple. There
is no glazing nor impasto that cuts
an important figure in the finished re-
suit A drawing in charcoal is made
upon the canvas, which is compara-
lively smooth variety, and the work of
painting proceeded with from the start;
the completion being merely a carry
ing out of the first touches. Her palette
is very simple, containing few bright
colors, but all in a warm key. Scien-
tifcally, her painting is likely to be
very durable, which is most desirable
in portrait
While good portraiture naturally de-
serves the greatest consideration, it is
the ideal and creative work that best
shows the mind of the artist In paint
ing a portrait the artist is always
somewhat hampered by the fact that a
likeness is the principal consideration.
Certain lines have to be followed
whether they are lines Of beauty or not
1t takes skill to do this and its achieve
ment is worthy of the greatest praise.
but the artistic satisfaction is seldom
so great to another artist as the pic
ture that was painted because the
artist simply had" to paint it. It is
for this reason that I get the greatest
pleasures from the pictures that Mrs.
Richardson painted for herself. At the
same time she painted them for all
others who love beauty.
There are several Of these ideal pic
lures about the studio just now. Nearly
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married and depraved. There are as
sorted blackmailers in the book, am
bilious climbers. slavering scandal
mongers and all the Persian apparatus
of corrupt society. Mr.. Roberts is
advertised by the man who saws off
book notices for the publishers as
having done for London society what
Mrs. Edith Wharton did for American
society in The House of Nirth-
That is what the man on the street
might call double -barreled soak
one for Mrs. Wharton and the other
for American society.
CThe Idlers. L. C. Page & Co., Boston.
Price s15O)
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III m AM COhIlo nlCf1AfSDcOlS
IN III was one of the fortunate art
AI lists when the calamity came
lv1 Il upon us. She saved her studio
and all it's contents, including
drawings, studies and pictures. To an
artist these are everything. 1t was
its location. the top of Russian Hill,
that saved the studio from the flames
Most of Mrs. Richardson's work is
portraiture, but during the past few
weeks she has had time to, devote to
painting pictures for her own satisfac-
tion and the results are highly salts
factory. In fact they are delightful
Even calamity brings us something.
The pretty studio on Russian Hill is
a pleasant and interesting place to
visit these days. From the windows
you may look down upon what was
once the busy hive of a great city, now
only stretch of ruin. But ruin of
the most beautiful color. Everything
suggests beauty up there. You cannot
get away from it
At almost any time you can find
fifteen or twenty canvases round about
the studio; upon them the men. women
and children of our city-but principal
ly children. Whether Mrs. Richardson
paints more children than grown peo-
pie ] never thought to ash, but it is
certain that her studio gives that inn
preston. And it seems to me that in
this she is most successful; from an
artistic standpoint at least These
children seem very much alive and most
of them beautiful One of the points
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MI soperhuous statement, but
1V1 Mr.. Morley Roberts has writ
ten a book of s6l pages to
prove it. That is about all ] get from
The Idlers." A bigger man than Mr.
Roberts once wrote bigger book TO
prove the same thing. That was Henry
Fielding. and he did it once for all.
The demonstration was not at all edi-
tying, however entertaining. but it
does not bear repetition. Indeed if
the book were based on the healthy
besuality of one like Tom Jones it
VOID not be nearly so demoralizing
as study of malodorous degeneracy
Of the vicious London type
Mr.. Roberts has slender story, but
he tells il we'll He has humor This
description of the beef-eating. brandy
drinking, tight than-eat island
bulldog is admirable.
AS a boy he was full Of desire to be
Of service TO England. for he had the
instincts OF a lighting race at the back
OF him. When he was dragged into
the thOrny thickets of history by
tutor he almost forgot his dislike of
learning as soon as he found that the
history Of his country was one of pic
turesque robbery and bloodshed- He
smote the French at Crecy and Poi
tiers and Agineourt; he sank the
Spaniards like kittens in a basket when
the Armada invaded the British seas.
He asked if he could see a live Span
lard now and asked it eagerly and with
clenched hands. But. as he said with
a sigh, perhaps there wern't any He
determined TO be a Drake. Some time
later he fell across Southey's Nelson
sand read it through a long summer
night. He refused to so on with the
vain task of learning French after
ward.
He went out rattingsand rabbiting
I'D looked on what he slew as the en-
Snies of his country. AT twelve he
determined TO be a soldier. wellington,
Give and Moore Were his models. He
determined TO be thanked by both
houses Of Parliament He saw himself
made a peer and given a great sum in
gold Perhaps II would be over a hun
dred pounds, said Jack He would then
buy ferrets and a bull pup and have
lessons in boxing by a real professional.
While Jack wanted to be a soldier,
his mother was set on making him a
clergyman, and his father did not op-
pose. but met the maternal ambition
in a humorous way of indirection like
this.
We have brought him up in the
proper and right way" sobbed his wife.
It's comforting to think how sue
cessful we have been on the whole"
said the father He refuses to enter
the church. like a man."
You are an athesist"
i beg your pardon, my dear
"An atheist, john
1T is a misconception on your part,
my dear" said Sir John. TO disagree
with you on points of theology is not
TO be an atheist However, waive the
point and 60 on with Jack"
They went on with Jack, and Jack
went out and shot a number of
wretched rabbits, as If he were bag
gt7g clergymen. Later in the day he
nt in to see his father, with whom
ne was always on the most intimate
and friendly terms.
Don't you think il rot of mother to
want me to be a clergyman. guvnor p
Rot Of the worst sort. my boy" said
Sir John.
I'm doin' no sort of good as it is,
sir"
You are not said the parent Il
fear you viii give lots Of trouble, Jack,
though you are good boy. as boys
GO"
Of course Jack falls in love with the
wrong woman, who happens to be
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Lure of the Commercial.

One of the economic effects of the
recent calamity has been to turn the
younger art students into lines of
work that follow along the industrial,
The greater number of advanced stu
dents have either gone abroad or to
the Art Students League in New York.
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all are figure pictures with just sug-
gestion of the surroundings. Beautiful
women and children enter into these
more than any other motif. and the et-
fects include about everything that is
seen in nature
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to read a novel that had marital dis
loyalty for it's subject. But perhaps the
subtle cruelty of Mrs. Burgoyne's pun
ishment in measure atones for her
sin.
(The Guarded Flame. Appleton & Co..
New York. Price s1.5O)
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of Mrs Richardson's work is vitalit
There is plenty of blood beneath Il
skin of her people.
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Pictures in Demand.

Willis e. Davis has returned from
his summer sketching. He spent near
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Notes Cleaned From
the World Of Letters

Messrs. G.. p. Putnam's Sons, begin
in October the publication of Putnam's
monthly, reissue of the magazine the
publication of which was begun by the
late George p Putnam in 1853. With
The critic, founded in 1881, which has
been issued by Messrs. Putnam since
1ssS
Following the success of A. B. Wards
vigorous Nevada mining camp story.
THE Sage Brush Parson." now, in it's
sixth edition, and the disclosure that
the authors real name is Alice Ward
Bailey of Amherst. Mass, comes
the announcement of a new story of an
entirely different character. book for
girls, entitled Roberta and Her Broth
ers," to be issued in the fall by Little.
Brown & Co. This book will bear the
authors own name on the title page. 1
An unusual volume of Chinese stories
by the late Lafcadio Hearn entitled
Some Chinese Ghosts" originally pub
for of late that Little Brown & Co will
bring out new edition of the book in
the autumn. Mr.. Hearn stated in the
original preface that in preparing the
legends he sought especially for weird
beauty and that he had culled from
the vast and mysterious pleasure
grounds of Chinese fancy few of the
marvellous iowerss there growing"
Some Chinese Ghosts contains six
stories.
A recently published volume of poems
by Louise Morgan Sill. entitled In Sun
or Shade tHarpers), enjoys the rare
distinction of being the volume at pres
ent most in demand at the Buffalo Pub
lie Library, outside of their fiction list.
1t is very seldom that poems are in
cIuded among books most frequently
called for at libraries. and it would ap-
pear that in Buffalo, at least. there was
no slump in poetry
Hamlin Garland. who has been
spending some time abroad since his III
ness of last spring. will return to his
home at West Salem, Wis. the last
week in September. Mr.. Garland is now
in good health and spirits and at work
on a travel skit, to be called "A TraiIer's
Impressions of Europe" wherein he
takes one of his Western characters
through France, Italy, Switzerland and
Scotland. 1t is to be in the Western
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II T.
Degeneracy Illuminated
by a British Author
By EduOord F. CahiH.

Il n AN is an animal. That might
IN seem in common circumstances
N a sOperluous statement, but
i L Mr.. Morley Roberts has writ
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By VIII Sparks.

IA FAIRY CURTIS RICHARDSON
IN was one of the fortunate art
NI lists when the calamity came
j l. upon us. She saved her studio
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Highly Artistic Picture.

seen in nature.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17
CHAPTER XIII.
SOMETHING ABOUT HEROES.

SOMETHING ABOUT HEROES
From Warburton's dramatic entrance
upon the scene 20 Karlons first move
ment, scarce a minute has passed.
though to the girl and her father an
eternity seemed TO come and go. Kar-
lon was a brave man. Upon the in
slant OF his recovery he sprang to-
ward Warburton. silently and with pre-
meditation: he must regain some frag-
ment OF those plans He would not.
could not, suffer total defeat before
this girls eyes; his blood rebelled
against the thought He expected the
groom 70 strike him. but James simply
caught him by the arms and hurst him
back.
No. Count; no. no; they shall burn
TO the veriest crispi"
Stand aside. lackey," cried Karloff.
sob OF rage strangling him. Again
he rushed upon Warburton. his
clenched hand uplifted Warburton did
not even raise his hands this time.
So they stood. their faces within a
hands span of each other. the one snsSl-
Ing coldly. the other in the attitude of
striking a blow Karlons hand fell
unexpectedly. hut not on the man In
front OF him. Good God. no. a gen
ueman does not strike a lackeyi Stand
aside. stand aside,"
"They shall burn. Count."-quietly;
they shall burn, because I am physic-
ally the stronger" Warburton turned
quickly and with the toe of his boot
shifted the glowing packet and renewed
the flames. II never realized till to-
| night that loved my country half
so we'll. Lackey2 Yes. for the pres
emit"
He had not looked at the girl.
Ah!" Karloff cried. intelligence
lighting his face "You are no lackeyl"
-subduing his voice.
James smiled. "You are quite re-
markable."
WHO are you? I demand 10 know"
First and foremost am a citi-
zen of the United States: have been
a soldier besides. IL was my common
right TO destroy these plans, which
indirectly menaced my countrys safe
~. These. pointing to the bank
notes. ARE yours. believe. Nothine
further requires your presence here. "
Yes. yes; remember now! Fool
that have beeni" Karloff struck hts
forehead In helpless rage. 81 never
observed you closely TIL now. / rc-
lcail. The secret service: Europe
New York. Washington: you have
known II all along SPY"
That Is an epithet which easily TO
hounds. spy Why. YES: do for my
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mo. no. No. mol" Rarloa ex-
claimed. turning HIS head aside and
repelling with his hands. as II he would
stamp out the fires OF pity which, at
the sound of her voice. had burst
anew In his heart Il viii not give
you upi"
She drew her sleeves across her eyes
and stood up. All at once she wheeled
upon him like a lioness protecting its
young. In her wrath she was as
magnificent as the wife OF Aeneas at
the funeral pyre Of that great captain.
"She knew That was why she asked
me ali these questions; that is why
she exacted those promisesi Mrs.
Chadwick knew and dared not tell me.
And I trusted you as a friend. as a
gentleman. as a man OF honorl" Her
laughter rang out wildly. "And for
these favors you bring dlshonori
Shamei Shamel Your wife, Have YOU
thought well Of what you are about to
do?'@
80 we'll" he declared. that 7 shall
proceed TO the end. to the very end. ="
How beautiful she was, And a mad
desire urged him TO spring to her.
crush her in his arms. and force upon
her lips thousand mad kissesi
Have YOU weighed well the conse-
quences2"
Upon loves most delicate scales"
Have YOU calculated what manner
OF woman am with subdued fierce
ness.
''To me you are the woman Of all
women"
do YOU think that 7 am a faint
hearted girl? You are making n mis-
take. am n woman with a woman's
mind. and n thousand years would
not alter my utter contempt OF you
Force me 20 marry YOU. and rs there Is
a God above us to witness. every
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moment OF suffering you now infict
upon me and mine. / shall give back
a day. long. bitter. CALLING day. Do
you think that IL will be wise 20 call
me cOuntess7" Her scorn was superb
Il am waiting for your answer. WIN
you be my wife. or shall I be forced
20 make my villainy defnitive?"
Permit me TO take upon these shout
ders the burden OF answering that
question" said a voice from the win
dow.
Warburton. dressed in his stable
clothes and leggings. hatless and
drenched with rain. stepped into the
room from the veranda and quickly
crossed the intervening space. Before
any one Of the tragic group could re-
cover from the surprise caused by his
unexpected appearance. he had picked
up the packet OF plans and had dropE 4
II into the fire. Then be leaned with
his back against the iaantel and faced
them, or rather Karlon, OF whom he
was not quite sure.
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CoryIIsht. 100. Ths Bohb.-Msrrnl cemnanr.
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offer himself to the law: have the
courage to give you up. I. too. en- a
soldier; recognize the value OF re-
treat" To Warburton ne said: "a
groom, a hostler. to upset such plans
as these! do not know who you are.
sir, nor how to account for your time
ly and peculiar appearance. But r.
fully recognize the falseness OF your
presence here. Eli, well. this is what
comes OF race prejudice. the senssiess
battle which has always been and all
ways will be waged between the noble
and the peasant Had I observed you
at the proper time, our positions might
relatively have been changed. Useless
retrosDectioai To Annesley: "Sir.
we are equally culpable Here is this
note OF yours. 7 might. as a small,
J contribution toward Fighting the COM
I parative wrong which have done you.
I might cast it into the fire. But be-
tween gentlemen. situated as we are.
the act would be as useless as 10 would
/ be impossible. I might destroy the
note. but you would refuse to accept
! such generosity at my hands.-which
/ Is WELL
What you say is perfectly true"
The colonel drew his daughter closer
10 him
so" went on the count, putting
the note in his pocket, tomorrow
shall have my ducats"
MY bank will discount the note."'
said the colonel. with a proud look; 4
my Indebtedness shall be paid in full"
"As have not the slightest doubt Z
Mademoiselle. fortune ignores you but
| temporarily: misfortune has brushed
only the hem of your garment, as
II were. DO not let the fear OF
poverty alarm You. '-lightly. I'll
prophesy great public future for
you. And when you play that
Largo OF Handlers. to breathlessl
audience. who knows that may not
be hidden behind the curtain of some
stall. drinking in the heavenly sound
made by that loving bow? Ro-
nance enters every human beings
life; like love. and hate. IL is primitive.
But 10 every book fate writes fnis."
4 He thrust the bank notes carelessly
into his coat pocket. and walked slowly
toward the hallway. At the threshold
he stopped and looked back The girl
could not resist the magnetism Of his
dark eyes. She was momentarily fasci-
mated. and her heart beat painfully.
III only might go with the memory
OF your forgiveness" he said
Il forgive you"
Thank YOU" Then Karloff reso-
lIutely proceeded: the poTtiere fell
behind him. Shortly after she heard
the sound OF closing doors. tho rattle OF
a carriage and then all became stlll.
Thus the handsome barbarian passed
from the scene.
The colonel resumed his chair. his
arm propped on a knee and HIS head
bowed In bis hand. Quickly the girl
fell TO her knees. bid her face on his
breast. and regardless OF the groom's
presence. silently wept.
My poor childl" faltered the coll
onel. God could not have intended
TO give yo1 so wretched a father Pow
erty and dishonor. poverty and dis
honor; I who love you so well have
brought you thesel"
Warburton. biting his trembling lIpa.
uptoed cautiously TO the window. op-
ened II and stepped outside. He raised
HIS fevered face gratefully to tho icy
rain. A great and noble plan had come
| TO him.
As Mrs. Chadwick said. love is mag
nihcent only when Il gives all without
question.
snWnNTTNnO E0 ~
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oHnNILNoo IA OIL
Modern Food.

~ have decided that the man who
develops the country's resources and
helps TO provide food for the masses, is
doing a most useful work" said Che
earnest citizen.
so you have decided to be one OF
the food producers2"
Eyes"
which are you going 20 do. run a
farm or set up a chemical laboratory7''
Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17

is it true" asked the caller. that
your husband ordered DR.. Johnson out
the house?'
Yes. My poor husband had been
carrying baby every night for a week,
and was run down TO a shadow
called In the doctor. and he told him
to take more exercise. '-Cassell's Jour-
nal
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One Reason for Debt.

How Is IL that you are always In
debt? You should be ashamed OF your
self"
Come, now. don't be too hard on
fellow You would perhaps be in
debt. too. II you were in my place."
What placer"
Able 10 get credit "-Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17
How She Caught Hin.

Mr.. Nieefellow-Do you play or
sing, Miss DE Sweet?
Miss De Sweet-No. Mr.. Nicefellow:
have been kept so busy helping
mother that have never had time for
music.
Miss De Sweet! Mabel, ! love you.
Be minei"-N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17

Customer Crying to get waited or at
night lunch countsr)-Hero. boyi the
best thing you can do Is to go TO
bed
inefficient waitsr-oh. 1t don't hurt
me TO lose sleep.
Customer-No: supposed not. But
the thing / object 10 Is that you don't
seem to be losing any.-Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17
CHAPTER XXI.
rHE DRAMA uNRoLLs.

IL IA half after eight: the curtain
rises; the music Of 9 violin Is heard
coming from the MUSHROOM: Col. An
9csisy Il discovered sitting In front Of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17
Tennyson.

"oh, yes. Tennyson," said Mrs.
Biggwadd, Il remember now. He was
that stutterin' poet. wasn't he?"
Il never heard anything about his
having suffers"
Why, wasn't II him that wrote
that Break, break. break poem?"-
Chicago Record Herald.
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No Comparison.

= think" began the new clerk. that
ouSht 10 get a raise. I'm certainly
twice an gooc SO ply predecessor"
The fellow I t1schargcd," replied
his employees '-oh. yes. you may even
ay you're ten times as good a. him"
~Wellr'
well. ten tirscs nssght Is nausht-"
PhtlsdeipAA Pr@.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-28
Mrs. Thaw and White.

New York, June GS.-Before visiting
the tombs yesterday, Mrs. Thaw had a
long conference with ex-Judge Olcott
and Frederick Dela-ield, in which the
programe for the defence was discuss
ed. 1t is believed that among the let
ters which she delivered to her hus-
bands attorneys was the one sent to
her by White just before the tragedy
and which precipitated Thaw's crime.
When questioned upon that point.
Mr.. Olcott stated that the papesr would
be of material value In the defense.
The letters are believed ito be in the
possession Of Mr.. Delafield. Mr.. Oh
colts mode of replying to the questions
put to him was:
II am informed that such letters are
in the possession of some of the lawyers
retained by the defense. ] am informed
also that they have very direct bear
ing upon the case
Just as she was leaving Olcott's Of
flee, Mrs. Thaw was interviewed. She
refused to discuss the matter, only
stating that she was on her way to seq
her husband in the Tonbs. Il am very
anxious to see poor Harry" were her
words.
After comforting with her husbands
attorney, Mrs. Thaw made statement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-28
RAN NAIL in MOUTH
Lockjaw Sets in As Result of Injury
Suffered by w. II. Seymour, Of Sioux
City, While Eating Piece Of Cake
At a Hotel There.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux city, June 2S.-Serious results
have followed the eating of piece of
cake at a local hotel, by w. II. Sey-
mour. of the White laundry. The nail,
nearly an inch in length, was imbedded
i'm the cake and was run into the roof
of Seymour's mouth. Suffering intense
agony, the man was carried to his
room and a surgeon called. Later lock-
Jaw resulted and he was moved to
Samaritan hospital. The surgeon
worked for some time on his jaw to
close it, but without success. Later,
however, the jaw was pulled down,
altho the mouth is infected, and in this
lies the danger. 1t is believed the
mans life can be saved.
The accident happened about a
week ago, and the man, not realizing
the seriousness of the case, pulled the
nail cut and thought no more of it.
The next day, however, his jaw began
to ache, and thinking that it was a
tooth that was causing the trouble he
went to a dentist and had it pulled.
This did not seem to help it, and when
the jaw began to set he called sur
geon.