The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-20
Getting His
Start

We all have to have our begin
nings." said the artist. as he put tn
finishing touches to soap advertise
ment sketch of a bathroom interior
Il was not always famous and pros
porous. have known the time whei
sudden sight draft for less than fOul
figures would have seriously embar
raised me-"
You figure in the cents in thai
statement. l suppose" said the studio
loafer.
Il might even 60 as far as that" as
scented the artist. Did ever tell you
how got my start?" he continued
We'll, Ill tell YOU: 1t was In triplicate
portrait work"
Portraits Of triplets?" inquired the
studio loafer. "Dobber told me he did
dime museum posters, too, at one
time"
He ought to have stuck to that
branch Of art" remarked the artist.
mo. you misunderstood me. Ill tell
you how 1t was. There was one win.
ter ! was pretty well on my uppers. At
that time got acquainted with Giotto
Parkinson, and l tell you he was a
godsend. He had a studio in the eros.
venor and he didn't use It nights, be.
sides having samovar that he got in
the Ghetto and plenty Of alcohol. The
GrosvenOr doesn't favor light house.
keeping. but | was pretty careful how
! threw my scraps out of the window.
one day Parkinson gave an exhib.
1t. lie knew quite a few people in re.
spectacle circles and he thought there
was chance that some one of them
might buy a picture Of his II they got
we'll under the influence of a proper
art atmosphere and Russian tea. l
stuck up a few little things of my
own with his to furnish the art at.
mosphere and he provided tho tea and
the sanovar. II turn. / out all right.
There was 4 coal baroness among
those present and got her worked up
to The point Of ordering from me a
portrait 81 her tcnN,ar-old son for $50.
she broueht lim around the very
next day Parkinson was a GOOD fel.
low aud tie let me have tho use of his
SHOP Ter tie job. We had a bully good
aililtr on ille str,nSth Of the condj
tons anyway. The kid was a sallow
raced, skinny-like monkey. not at all
Ike mamma, but ! calculated | could
!dealizc him by Il wide stretch OF nv
wcll-known imaginative faculty. lie
mad one sitting that day. The next
day and for several other sittings his
nurse brought him. and | want to say
that ! had the dickens own time ret.
ting that imp to keep still. II didn't
40 any good to talk 10 him. All | got
by that was s;,ss-oh, the worst sort.
Just sweat blood for four days trying
70 get some sort of expression on that
portrait that wasn't exactly diabolical
md yet resembled the kid. At last l
got it.
Two days later the picture was
lone ana the sigh of relief that
leaved made the windows rattle. II
'otliled the baroness and she and tho
aaron came to look at 1t. He seemed
o have been brought under compui. |
Ion and to be but mildly Interested.
mad learned that he was merely
teplather TO the brat, so didn't won.
or SO much at 1t. l,ut the baroness
hrcw hts OF ecstasy over the picture
nj ordered two more at the same
rice, after trying in vain to beat me
own.
i won't tell you what went
through within the next month with
ne heir apparent. how day by day
rev to loathe the little wretch moro
nd more. The dear angel had per-
prned large variety of intcre ting
'icks around the place to relieve tho
lonotony Of the sittings, and he
ound up by coming early one alter
Don and coloring Parkinson cher
ned Florentinc prints In oil III our
1sence. When | demonstrate he
I'VE me a choice line of sass. y hero
pom | took my little man across my
ice and laid merrily on.
Nearly two weeks later the coal
aron caught me In.
Don't be alarmed he sail. As
treated TO the window. L only & He'd
pay You for the pictures. | B. iicyc
is Is the right amount
lie laid slip of paper on t,.e ia.
e. 1t was a check for 500 +,
Il gasped.
IL you don't mind | would IT, q 10
AXE hands with you,' he conth ed. !
Il backed away.
1 sec that you still fail h. ler. :
and he said. 1 want 10 ~! rou. .
{. that you have my entire s;u thy ,
d heartfelt thanks for the ing
u gave that young :ae. " ten !,
aged to do II myself. Franz ir.
envy you. Ey the way. Il - an i.
axe 1t convenient to call a. !, Of
g l have something there Il I
e TO talk to you about. - 1T
you are sorry. Please d. y
At. I'm pressed for time T. ut
nope TO see You soon. IL. 'he =
eek Ia right lent ;.o III, IA