Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 8, 1911, Page 6

T e scape painter. PAGE SIX TH8 BVENING TSLBGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., DEC., 8, 1911 ' —————————————— Out After Blackbirds By John Philip Orth j (Copyright, 1511, by Assoclated Literary | Press.) Miss Clara Pagent wias g She painted landscapes on canvas that is, she had painted a single one. and her grandmother, who lad brought her up from the age of nine to nincteen, ha! raised her hands above her head and exclainced: “How beautifu;! There isn't an artist in all America who could have | done better. It's just as natural as # | stcod looking at the real thing. My, but I almost expect that cow to throw up her head and bawl out! T'on't you ever think of getting mar- ried, Clura. You just keep right on painting such pictures as that.” The scene hald been taken from Thornapple hill, half a mile from the old red farm house, There was a spotted cow in the foreground, to- gether with a stump or two. Then | there were bushes and trees, and in | the perspective, as if one were look ing through a joint of stovepipe, was a duck sailing on a pond. 1f not told it was a duck it might have been en for the cazie tha wd his wings and sercamed at the baitie of Punker Hill If the cow had thrown up her head and bellowed it would lave heen with pain, Her horns were longer than her legs, and her tail would have reached around a haystack. The trees and bushes scemed to have heen sawed out for the cecasion, and the greensward was such as no herbiv- orous animal ever yet grazed on, Oh, ves, it was an oil painting all right, and it would be a mean person that would criticize it to the face of the artist or grandmother. It was the artist herself who found just a teenty-weenty bit of fault. She discovered that one of the eyes of the cow looked up and the other down, and this didn't seem quite natural. The picture was taken back to Thornapple hill for a closer study. The spotted cow could always be found there, and it would not take long to catch her true attitude. The painting was on the easel and the tak HETH The Spotted Cow Could Always Be Found There, artist was all ready when the cow stepped out from behind the bushes. So did something else, but while the cow faced the artist the something else advanced from the rear. Mr. Burt Delaven was not a land-| He was just the junlor partner in a real estate firm In the city and was taking a fall vacation on the farm of his brother and shoot- ing a few blackbirds by way of diver- sion. It was quite by accident that! he ran across the artist, but it was rather impertinent of him to snonkl close up and scan the picture for two, long minutes, and certainly lmpudenr to observe: [ “I know you mean that for a cow| ta the foreground, but--" i “Sir!" exclaimed the young lady, as! she sprang up in such confusion lhat' the easel was overturned and the| ~ow started to walk away. ‘I--1 beg your pardon,” said Mr. Delevan, as the cap came off, “but I poke unconsciously.” “Oh, vou did. Then you are an ,artist yourself?” *“No, not exactly. That is—" “That is, you have seen a cow?" “And the cow you saw was not like this cow. and therefore you criti- clze?” “But, miss, you see—see—" Yes, she saw that he had made a blunder and was confused over It 1and that her cold stare at him was troubling him more than a dose of bird shot. He had sneaked up and | was an interloper, and so she had all the advantage. He made no further defence, but retreated with gun in| one hand and cap in the other. A look of disdain followed him, but he was only out of sight when Miss, Clara began to have her doubts aboutl that cow. To doubt the cow was to doubt the duck and the trees. Grand- ma had piled on the praise, but lhe might not be a critic. In ten minutes | the horrible doubt crossed the artist’'s mind—was she a born artist, or was she only a dauber? When this doubt came there were only two things to do—throw a stone at the cow and then go home and tell grandma all about it. “Why, the unhung villlan!" ex- claimed the old lady when the tale | had (then T re sseversl douit { rent crop of British babies, is made a 'llld been told. “You say he sneaked ‘upon you?" “Yes." “And began right off about row 2" “Yes."” “Didn’'t wait to introduce himself?” “No.” “And stammered and blushed with anilt as he sneaked away?” “[ think it was with guili.” *Of comrse it was. Clara, that man poiscried somebody's well and ; froin justice, Don't you attention to what he said. the was flee] pay any 'I'mit painting is geing to have a $2 parlor op- " o > and hang in the » *Napoleon Crossing the Alps. t haven't I got the cow's eyes 2" asked the artist. “Should {one «'-l‘. them be looking up and the other down?” “They should, dearie. That's what first made me think you were a born artist. I've watched cows a thou- sand times. They always keep one eye on the grass and roll the other up as if thanking heaven for the fodder. Don't you worry about her eves” “But what was the young man go- < to eriticize if [ hadn’t stopped ! [ him?" “lLand only knows! When a per- son is mean enough to poison a fami- 1v well yon can't tell what he will or do next. At first [ thought | © might be ton long, but | memhored that it must bhe in y tim vas painted. You just chirk r up and forget that villain, If I wis you U'd start a new picture tomoriow,” But Mise Chia didn't, There were | in her mind now, and | che didnt az with her grand- | motker abgut tie young man being | a well-poisoner and an unhung vil- lain. As she remembered his face it was attractive and interesting, with not a line of villainy in it. Thus when she went forth next afternoon it was not to sketch, but to think as she walked. She didn’t climb Thorn- apple hill, but skirted it, and by and by she came to a brook and turned to the left to look for a crossing. Mr. Burt Delevan was again look- ing for blackbirds. His encounter with the artist on Thornapple hill the day before had left him rather hu- miliated. He therefore strolled an- other way, yet all the time hoping for another meeting. He had his nerve “ny the cow’s 1 with him now and he was sure ho‘ could put the case in such a light that he would be forgiven. “Say! Say! Help! Help!” Mr. Delevan threw aside his gum and plunged through a thicket to find himself on the bank of a creek. Standing in the shallow water, which reached her knees and was bubbling higher, was the girl artist. “It's quicksand, you see,” she ex: plained, as the young man stood staring. Being in the real estate Lusiness, which includes all kinds of solls, Mr, Delevan knew just what to do in case of quicksand, and he did it. It was a hard tug, but at length a muddled and bedraggled figure stood on the bank beside him. Not a word hlfl’ been spoken during the rescue. None | was spoken now as the girl was as- sisted home and left in the arms of her grandmother at the back door, It was two weeks later before there was any couversation a stenographer would have thought worth her pot- hooks. Then Miss Clara asked her grandmother: “Do you think 1 will ever make an artist?” “No, 1 don't,” was the prompt an- swer. “That Mr. Delevan has called here seven times since he hauled you| out of the quicksand, and if 1 Imofl anything about apple sass it won't be more'n seven times more hetoro' both of you will be 8o head over heels in love that painting will go to pot!" TELLS OF BABY CROP FAMINE Bishop of London. Who Is a hchelor. Complains of Prevalent In- | fant Shortage. i The inconsistency of the outery raised by the bishop of London, who is a bachelor, over a shortage not in the| turnip or the carrot crop, but the cur- part of the subject of a salire screed in London Opinion by James Douglas. He has tried unavailingly to adapt a line of his own. “Who pleads for weddings should him- self be wed, to Dr. Samuel Johnson's well known line, “Who drive fat oxen should himselt be fat.” and acknoledges that following St. Paul there have been many estimable bachelors and he has given up the idea of proclaiming a holy war against bachejors. He says: “I looked back | to the first baby and I looked forward to the last, and I perceived the humor of the good bishop. What is one bish- op among so many human beings? His { anxiety is like the anxlety of a drop of water in the ocean that is obsessed by the fear that the ocean is drying up. It is like the anxiety of a grain of sand that is tortured by the dread that the sands of the sea are coming to an end. 1 swept infinity with a gesture and laughed at his grace. It is delight- i ful to contrast his worthy panic with | the interminable tide of life. Canute ! is simply not in it. Neither king nor | bishop can help nature with her job. One might as well strike matches to lighten the labors of the sun.” Done and Undone. Grocer—Did that watermelon I sold you do for the whole family? Customer—Very nearly. The doctor is calling yet. QUAINT STAND FOR FEIINSI Can Be Made in Any aln. but ls um Successful When It Is Made Small, The novel and quaint little stands, of which we give a sketch, can be miade in almost any size, but they are perhaps most syccessful when made guite small. They merely consist | : of a rough circular piece of wood with the bark left on, hollowed out at one end, and then covered outside entirely with z0'd yaint in the wocd should e la receive ‘Lo who!- pot of the lern, the upper part of which can be covered with muss or 1k 1.0ld and {ern can be turned out of the pot, and planted in | the hollowed-out wood, as little fcrn,;I really thrive better if planted in un- drained pots, from which tc make these stands will most probab.; be found ready to hand at home In the shape of logs for the fire. Little flower stands can be made in exactly the same manner, and a small glass tube for water fitted into the wood. They should, of course, be of rather a different shape, and the sketch on the right-hand side illus- trates this, ABOUT THE SEASON'S SLEEVE Styles Are Many and Varied, But All Are Something on Peas- ant Order, Whether the kimona sleeve will bold its own this winter, time alone will tell. Paris herself has not de cided and while many and varied styles of sleeves are shown in the new designs, they are all something on the peasant order. One important house sbows slceves cut on kimona lines, bo! separate from the bodice. The advantage of this is evident in the Increased comfort of the blouse. Another modiste of equal importance cuts the upper part of the sleeve with the bodice, making the lower part separate and of different material, while it remains for a third to give us the gauntlet sleeve. This Is cut with fullness at the elbow, from which point the sleeve is made to fit the forearm and extended at the wrist with deep pointed frills of chiffon, which fall over the hand. The lower half of a sleeve of this kind Is of ma- terial like the yoke or gulmpe. In coats and evening wraps the popularity of the kimona appearance is given, though the sleeve may be cut separately, while even the regu- lation mannish sleeve s made slight- ly fuller. On evening wraps and auto coats the kimona or peasant sleeve Is used in its original form, as a rule, though extreme models have the shoulder | line elongated and the loose slceve set In, while the cuffs are deep and of material matching the wide revers with which these coats are generally | trimmed. A Helpful Hint. Bamboo canes make excellent stalr rods—Jjust ordinary canes costing one penny each. Cut these the required length and enamel them to match the carpet. Not only do they make cheap rods, but they do not require constant polishing, as the brass ones do, and the housewife knows how much time this will save in the keeping of her hall and stair. The bamboo rods are as durable as they are cheap, but they look much better enameled than left the natural color, which soils quickly and 1s difficult to elean. English blazers fairly scream at one from the shop windows. The spectrum seems to have been searched for bril- liant shades to contribute to their brilliancy. White with robin's egg blue stripes an inch in width, blue with hunter's green and any other color or combination of colors guaran- teed to momentarily blind the eves are being sought. Hairdressing Styles. The ringlet styles of the sixties, the fashions of the grandmothers of this day and age, are now the leading ef- fect in hairdressing, says the Dry. goods Economist. In place of the pompadour the French hair- dresser today sells the false front parted at the left side, either waved or with ringlets; for the back switch for coiling, a curly knot or one of the new fashioned calottes, with self strands of wavy hair to be arranged in swirls, is used. All hairdressing tends to make the head appear small, and ornaments usually take the form of ornamental bands. Many of th are worn very low on the forehead, fern | " The space cnt away | enough to | Sultable pieces of wood ! o0 | L work" NOTICE OF ELECTION A Special Election is hereby called in and for the City of Lakeland. State of Florida, to be held on the soth day of December, A. D., 1911, 1|.1 the purpose of submitting to the salified voters of the City of Lake- ' 1d the question of issuing Munie- * ul Bonds for the purpose of con-| ructing a system of Sewerage, pav- streets and Sidewalks, and recting Public Buildings, including Fire Station, Jail and enlarging [tne City Hall. Said Election to ba ¢1d and certificd in accordance witi | the Ordinance of the City of Lake- ‘ and providing for the holding and | .rtifying of general Elections, ex-/ | “ept as provide dby Ordinance num- | ter 132, calling said Bonding Elec- tion. Three Bond Trustees shall be ! lected at said Election, who shall cmpose a Board of Public Works. JOHN F. COX, Mayor of the City of Lakeland. ORDINANCE NUMBER 132, An Ordinance providing for the alling and holding of an Election in and for the City of Lakeland, for Jating on the qaestd Londs by th for tue elec- 1 purpese 0! £ itipal ‘y ef Lakel.nd, aad ion of three Trustecs for v, and the disbur-o: tooi l'w [ w ds derived i=su from the sale of sai [ 21 17 ORDAINED BY ClL OF THE CITY LAND: Section 1. That an Election hereby called in and for the City or lLakeland, in the State of Florida, for the purpose of voting for or against the issue of Municipal Bonds by the City of Lakeland, for the following amounts and purposes: Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) for the purpose of putting in, constructing and operat- Ing a system of Sewerage in the City of Lakeland. Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,- 000.00) for the purpose of paving Streets and Sidewalks in the City of Lakeland. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,- 000.00) for the purpose of erecting Public Buildings, including Fire Station and Jail, and enlarging City Hall, for the use of the City of Lake- land. Sec. 2, Only resident Electors, who are otherwise qualified to vote in the General Election of the City of Lakeland, who own real estate with- in the City of Lakeland, and who have paid taxes thereon for the last year for which taxes were due, shall be qualified to vote in said Election Sec. 3. Notice of said Election shall be given by the Mayor for thirty (30) days, next preceding said Election, by publishing the same in a newspaper published in the City of Lakeland, according to law. Sec. 4. The Ballots to be used at said Election shall be drawn so that each voter can vote for er against each Bond issue proposed. Sec. 5. There shall be elected at said Election three Bond Trustees, who shall compose the Board of Pub- lic Works, and who shall negotiate the sale of said Bonds, according to the Charter of the City of Lakeland. and receive the funds derived from caid sale, and who shall have power to contract for the construction of | the improvements for which said bonds were issued, and disburse the tunds derived from sale of same. l Each of said Bond Trustecs o selected shall give bond in a sum to be fixed and approved by the Cit, Council, payable to the City of Lake- land, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duty. CTHE or COUN- LARE Sec. 6. Said Election shali be called and held, and the returns | thereof certified in the same manlw'i as other Elections, Sec. 7. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 8. This Ordinance shall take «ffect immediately upon its passago and approval by the Mayor. | e | 1 hereby certify that *lLe torego-| ing Ordinance, number 132, was duly passed by the City Council of Lakeland, on the 28th day of No-| i | vember A. D, 1911 H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk. Approved by me this 29th day of November A. D. 1911, JOHN F. COX. Mayor. Her Help. | Mrs. Penfleld—“My husband has found a way by which he says I am of the greatest help to him in his liter- Mrs. Hillaire—"How nice that must be for you, my dear! 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