The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-05-31
BARBARA
And the Beast
BY Dorothy BIackmorc

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1pArh uranain was an artist, anc
most OF her Kind she was atrug
y Keep tne Won from stepplni
tne threshold OF her studio
Acai beyond the usual run o.
A'i'rng woman possessed OF the artis
temperament she had even gone
- ~ 70 make capital Out 81 tha'
hungry wolf by painting his I'm
image so realistically that II
ior soodiy sum.
were SarDaras specially
mao been a lover OF the dunn
ever since she was old enough
~ anything' and when she TOOK
aer palette ana brush her fancy
70 run Always TO animals,
inns reason, she mad obtained TOT
summer months an outdoor studio
tseu from the small BACK garden
I. English basement house. she
a !. more convenient for her AMI
noueis ana, In lieu OF going to the
10y nerseiI, she found the outdoor
penenciA' An old stone wall en-
- ~ s-%fs. - $780,
ers struggled over II here and
Inc small grass plot In the
was edged with bright, old
ensu mowers, and Barbara had
rustic urn or two to the cor
-- .s's morning she was putting the
amy touches TO canvas over
- ene nad worked unusually hard.
- picture Dig, tri-colored mother
-. ~ IN an overturned basket with
aAli family about her,
Dala nad discovered the feline
y IN ner Dig rustic chair one
s "non she came down to work
'ne naa taken !, as a gift from the
- ~ sue was IN need Oh model
noW canvas she had waited
ons cnoush Tor the wee kittens
- Ia. sns.l EYES opes ana assume ~,
y p'oporuons petore oegin'
usnsier ,neir hkenesses 70 her
~ meaheiihe, she mad made the
- ~. eonlior'aple In basket
.-...,. ~ 10, nan 4 ootue OF her own
iuiA eAcn morning
p'e'uie win Two DINERS. was
y .s ~ sniai EXHIBIT during
sp'oasns winter
noW nad Two OF her pictures
anu. ior 'ne tnird she was wor-
"an M easy enough matter TO
-sa, .ne a,'a nome ana secure
ivln Nnicn 70 paint pnt Bar
49,, ,'.. was SCI on painting a
- - mug 'norossnored dog she had
Il. 49, 80 nei N'nuu"s every morning
-. eo "eeA ne question was
~ n,uh .nc uos followed MS
- eioseiy ana barbara could not
.rs S. - stranger ana peg TO be
90 70 paint his pet dog.
"s 5000 putting little touches
-.u 'nero 70 me cluster OF Kittens
sassi anu reaiized that the
$500 nei was nhished, she be,
$50. - ana more oosessed win the
49, , ~ pa"' s s. Nni'e dog ior her
p'v.u'e Sne placed great hope
=. - s.''.e'A'. " 'ne WORK 70 De hung
-. - au eo"e'uihs ,oiu her she
- ~ ne' ues' Work II inspired by
=. @Ase "epe amman,
$780,. $3.50 es..'ss .ss,'ess anu naking the
=. - ,n ~ 'ne rlsnted oas'
-, ~ ~ "e' ma. anu went
e-.s - "~.A on ner uneasiness'
-. ~ 80 H 80" ~ ,ne iuea, ever
-, 80 sae mao come 10 me big city 70
nei pro'ession' tnat IL she did
.s. VI" a vas rlsnt Ut all times,
49, y. ~ one anu harmed no
~ ~ y. "oru' sne would De
$50. "a' ne' uue sne hhd
II ..saS,sn ~ WIN ms iuea ana
80 w vas a'one IN tue
-, ''o ~ she walked she
So aAu eauuaiy peaeeiui feel
~, e p,ase :. 'ne spirit OF I'M
100 . rossessea ner lot days
$500 ousn nearby PARK
.,rs,a ''eps toward
ene was w,'nin nan block
- M ~nion was her
"a -, $3.50 ~ " surpr'seu 10 see
.s,au ~ mv'ner cat ap
.n,, ns Ns ",, y was tne custom OF
a,a ase sue nau put her ba-
40 ont for a,r ana sne er Garden wan
~ oa ~. ~, VI, ~, ana exercise. but
,A'a was no. expecting to see her
AuI UuUllU blI6tl.