Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-29
THE TWO PATHS,
BY =. a. Mitchell
tcopyriEht, 1919. by American Press Asso-
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a gentleman with an artistic cut OF
beard crossed the famous Signoria
square In Florence, Italy, and turned
into the entrance OF the Ufizi gallery.
Passing through the rooms, he stopped
60 look at the half finished copy OF a
Titan. The copyist. shall billy dressed
man. looked up and. diviping that the
visitor was capable critic asked ia
good American English for his opin-
ion OF his work.
you being a fellow countryman OF
mine" replied the other. II will give
you truthful opinion. You are max
inc n botch OF IT."
The copyist sighed.
let me take your seat, and will
help you out"
In half an hour under the visitors
touch the copy was an exact replica OF
the original painting.
There" said the man who had fin
lshed It. Come and dine with me this
evening at my hotel. Nothing remains
to complete the work but TO take the
fires ness out of it,"
The stranger accepted. ate the first
good dinner he had had I'm n month.
drank n quart OF wine. lighted
Havana cigar and asked:
TO what do l owe this interest
from n Stranger"
sympathy. was once struC
Cling artist myself"
and how, may ask, did you come
to prosper"
by painting pictures"
The guest removed his cigar from
his lips and looked at his host I'm AS
| constituent.
Your namcT
"Tom Barrons."
| 81 confess never heard OF ycu"
81 have n great many aliases. al 81
which you have heard often. Listen
and l will tell you the story OF my
success. Having fancy for art,
became n painter. Having struggled
! for recognition for ten years withou
getting it. l began TO ask myself WY
! The answer was that ] could original.
| nothing. Then ! started TN To make -
! living copying noted pictures I'm for.
! eign galleries. / discovered fiat l.
| could not only copy; | could initiate
|
| In Paris announced that an original
Giotto had been discovered IN n So
cret chamber OF n building that was
being torn down. lie had purchased
It and offered it for sale. ! shah not
mcntion the exact price he got for II.
| but It was fortune fer any man.
One day IN Italian from Florence are
| rived I'm New York with q IiiIu a
! head Of girl. s.n as I'll. .ygt B
century girl but lovely unorr 7,- +
! ~ sunny hair lie ...d it Or
chant prilco fora lnr'urt
r one OF The London pNCn N.f
! stumbled ON Guido I3Wa iN,r.
! VAS no one iu England r'h .H u-
! buy it. and "a sUbsrr.p.,J .u..s .rfed
! to keep j.. iu tar kH.oc.s. ,Aciyui.
ics vouchcd for ITS gcuu.acacss. aad
thousands oi pounds bought IT, -n
art journal published long article hs
a struggling critic cuumerHBE ,V"u-
ty-four points in the picture That "crr
FOUND in all Guido RENTS ur.ur.s
his critic is nov The Eu,&.u &C.
europe. a4s
This vino is not To- ~. ja..c. L.,
as try chlrpn"uc TH1i5 b..lvr.
AT intervals orr .a tmt
Rcmbraudts ard pinWc. ~ o'''
| nous artists were found iH .u
| way places. most OF th..u u "ttl J.
! With the dirt Of coutm os and ne
names OF the painters partly iUye!s'e
! They were always approved by critics.
though on some these gentlemen diff
| fcrcd. Nevertheless they were snapped
up at enormous prices
The speaker paused
"And you arc"
"Giotto. Guido Rent Eemlraudt and
lot o. others who lived Le.'"r m,l
had learned how 10 amt
And you peri citrate th"=oE"
only ass accessory before thc G. g.
! painted the pictures. the dealers did
the rest"
There was "a long silence bofwrcn th'
two, after which the sccdy man said
II have garrett across thc Arno
with a number OF ms unsoid pictures
in IT, VIII you go with me and look
at thom|
"With pleasure"
Arriving ~ tic room, the occupant
| displayed ono painting after another
on an easel when the last had been
seen the rich man said
"You have what lack. originality
while 1 have what YOU havc not, the
/ power OF imitation BESIDES, you are
a genius. Possibly had you been born
. iu some village near Munich or Ores
/ den you miaht have been one NJ thr
/ great modern painters As u SIS you