The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-31
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10 the museum. I'm n regular art
critic now. Pm thinking OF getting out
certificate In that line and hanging
II up over my desk"
1T would look funny along with the
other things you've got hanging there"
said Kersmith. but tell me about
your time"
well, II was this way" began Ca
Jones. Last Sunday afternoon Helm
says TO me. George. I want You TO 60
out to the art museum with me this
afternoon
"'For heavens sake says 1. what
forr
"'what forY she repeated just like
an echo. Why. TO see art aud pic
lures and statuary and so come under
the ennobling influences OF the ideal
and the beautiful
"'Go way says l In disgust. I'm
going TO read the paper. and then I'm
going downtown
George Cajones.' she says, straight
enlng herself up and looking at me
square. you VIII go out 10 the art
museum with me or you will stay at
home. I'm not going 20 have 1t said
that my husband isn't as highly edu-
Gated as any OF the other clubs hus-
bands. and they all said they were
going 10 have art discussed In their
homes. and things like that, aud I'm
determined we shall too"
"What'd you say to thaty" put in
Kersmith. with n grin.
"Oh. just thought that after all
there might be some fun In IT," replied
Cajones, so just laid the paper on
the table and said. All right I've
discovered that the best way 10 man
age women Is TO let 'em think they're
having their own way"
Eyes. OF course" said Kersmith. "but
go on"
"Well, we got there" he continued.
"and the first thing we were taxed to
get In Say. that show ought to be
free TO the public. II is In New York.
Helm says, and other places too. IL
was fine. though. when you got In.
The main hall is full OF statues stand
ing around on blocks and looking as
II they wished they were some place
else. Helm said they were Greek.
Those Greeks must have been handles.
Every one OF them was lots more than
six feet high, and they had muscles
that looked as IL they were all gymna-
stun trainers for living. There were
some queer looking women statues,
some or them without heads and some
with wings. and some had their arms
or maybe half an arm outstretched;
looked 10 me like the men were all
training FOR races or fights or some
thing. and the women were urging
them 10 90 on or else begging them
to stay at home. couldn't tell which.
But. say. though, there's one thing
you ought 10 go out there and see,
Jim. One statue, or guess you'd call
II a group OF statues, Is a terror.
There's three men and brace OF big
snakes. and l tell you they're having
time"
81 believe I'll go out and look at
that some time," said Kersmith.
what else did you seer"
ooh. heaps OF things" replied Ca
Jones. Helm insisted on dragging me
through a room filed up with gold
and silver candlesticks and vases and
things. Are these the elevating and
ennobling things you were telling me
aboutr says. For the feeling they
inspire in me Is the desire TO smash
the glass and take a few away with
me-
"'George. says she, you have no
high ideas about things. These beau
tiful creations are poems says she.
looking the way she does when she
tries on new hat before the glass.
"'That may be- says |. but
wouldn't mind having this silver bath
tub to SELL
"'Gracious. George. she says. that's
wine cistcrn. can't you read the
labelT
"Well. we went upstairs aud saw
lot more things ivory chessmen and
lots OF vases. aud things like that.
There was plaster cast 81 NnpoleOn's
face. made after he was dead. be-
lieve Il was n fake. II didn't look a
BIT like him when he was alive. Then
we saw an Egyptian mummy. Say.
those are the things that make you
feel queer-those old boys. been
buried hundreds and thousands OF
years. aud there they are. just as II
they were grinning at you. You can
see their teeth. Jim. They must have
been false or they wouldn't last all
this time, Helm says, Now. well go
in and see the pictures but drew
the line there. I'd seen enough. i
really don't think I'd better, my dear
says /. The strong lights and the
bright colors are so trying 10 my eye
sight
"'Oh, you poor dear! says she. fall
ing right In OF course you oughtnt
do anything Co injure your health.
$50 after we'd seen a few more
beautiful creations we went home
But. say. Jim, forgot 20 tell you
about the rug department That was