The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-21
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NESTOR AND THE
NYMPHS.

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~We will visit the art gallery to
day" announced Miss Ophelia Logs
don.
Huh. what for?" demanded Uncle
Nestor.
ITO see the handiwork Of the great
masters--so gaze upon their matchiess
tcnes ana harmcnies-to study their
sublime madonnas and seraphims."
answered Miss Ophelia, who was cor
responding secretary of the fuckers
Corners Literary club and chairman OF
tie district school debating society.
"Oh, shucks," objected Uncle Mes
tor. "That there 1+-colored picture. OF
The Lords Supper and the grapes.
ana-uu.ermelons chrome in lhe dining
room q, home is art enough for any.
So6y. &at's GO, tc the FIREWORKS. What
% '5ou say, aliranGy?" =. -
Amt rIirandy looked rather help
Neaay O. her daughter. Aunt Miriam
da was treasurer Of the '!Woman's
Home Missionary Society and first
vice president of the Ladies Sewing
Circle, and consequently well posted
on heathendom and needlework. But
she was somewhat shy on art. "Oh, ]
guess little art will be good for US"
she declared "And Ophelia says it's
so upliftint."
"All right" acceded Uncle Nestor.
-'But I'd heap ruther go to the union
stock yards or to the state fair" -
The trio paid their way into the
great marble building with the eou.
chant lions at the portals, climbed
flight of marble stairs and looked up
ON the first picture. 1t was an impress
sionistic bit, a battling daub of car
smen land greenish stre..ks and
splashes.
"What in Sam Hill and Dan Tucker
ls it aSout?" asked Uncle NeStor. :,
81 guess it amt done." surmiseo
Aunt Miranda.
An attendant standing near explain
ed. 1T is De Varnier's Harvest
Moon'::" and Uncle Nestor chuc!iied.
At the very next picture Uncle
Nestor halted, grinniI-g With delight.
Aunt Miranda, blushing a vivid coch.
Ineal.red, tugged at him. .'Nestor
.Logsdoa, yoi. stop looking ct the troll.
Icksome picture and fo!!uw me.
'Those are woCd-nympks, whisper
ed Ophe,ia. Come on. pl, for good
ness sake"
-. With great difficulty they dragged
him past Venus Rising from the Sea"
and "Necelds at Play" until the safer
natural history section was reached.
Here they halted to study the tranquil
kline and kittens of Rosa Bonheur.
Uncle Nestor became Immediately in.
sserested. "If that ere amt dead
ringer for Bill Simpsons old brindle"
he exclaimed. Then, turning to
guide, "Who painted that ere, cow?
,'..Bonheur," replied the attendant.
"I guess that's the duck that board
ed at the Skeeters' last sunmer-set
around on rail fences and painted but.
Gerffes and toadfrogs and new moons
and road wagons"
They jerked him away. into the
chamber Of statuary reproductions. <
"Hummin' hame-strings! More
'&aood-nymphs," he. snorted in great
:glee. SCOT their arms all chopped OF
sat the elbow, though-guess they
Troze-"
;t But the frightened ladies' hurried
him through the chamber at great
gait, into-the Japanese section, where
they stared uncomprehendingly at
sampans and samuri and tea
houses while Uncle: Nestor' drank
in the glory of the geisha girl,
lnto the Turkish section where
the ladies weariedly pored over
mosques and minarets while I'm
Gle Nestor discussed the odalisques
with the guide, and into the Spanish
corner, where they shuddered over a
5ullfght while Uncle Nestor discov.
cred a sprightly senorita with a tam
BOURNE. BY the time they had made
the round of the first door, Aunt Mi.
randa sighed. Lets go to the stock
yards. l don't like the great mas
ters."
"Shucks, no! Think about the
matchless stones ard harmonies," OBJ.
jected Uncle Nestor, studying Roman
Ladies at the Bath"
Lets go to the fair grounds" sigh
ed Miss Ophelia. "Id rather look at
real animals"
Come on, then," said Uncle Nestor.
-reluctaurly = taking his eye. OF "a
Greek Flcwer-Seller." "But I'tell you
arts great stuff. And them wood
nymphs--' w. = .
"Sh-h.h-h!" warned Aunt Miranda.
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