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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER. ' he not very geciilly declined such the plea that It companionship, would destroy artistic inspiration. Just aspuic expectation and interest in tlie promised art exhibition had reached an acute stage of Impatience,-the artist announced that only the finishing touches were now lacking, but that their application rendered necessary a trip to the outside world for the purchase of suitable pigments. His departure was accordingly a cordial ovation that gave promise of a veritable triumph on his return. He was followed to the stage and for half a mile from camp by enthusiastic admirers, who, while they did not throw bouquets, pressed upon the retiring Buggies many substantial creature coinforts to enliven bis journey. The stage had crossed a high ridge and was descending through a narrow defile flanked on either side by rocky walls when Beeswax, whose bead was out of the window viewing the scenery, gave a terrific gasp. Almost Instantly there came from the roadside the stern command to halt and throw hands up It broke with terrifying distinctness on the ears of driver and passengers, and as they turned their eyes to the left, there, half hidden among the recks and scant vegetation, stood a trio of road agents, their rides covering the stage. Tumble out, every one of you, an fall into line! came the harsh, Imperative command, and the passengers, who knew by experience the folly of procrastination under such circumstances, literally fell over each other in their haste to obey. As they fell into line the firm voice of the leading bandit again broke the THE PLASTICITY OF BEESWAX Bj WILL LISENBEE 1 by Short Story Pub. Co.) - gullibility of Ruggles was open book to all the of Blue Gulch before be had been in the town week. In the hands of those who habitually quenched their thirst at his expense he became so plastic that he was known as Beeswax Buggies, and finally, for brevity, it was cut simply to "Beeswax. The mission of Beeswax in Blue Gulch was at first .'veiled in obscurity. Finally it came out that be was an. artist. At this discovery a mild spasm pervaded the social structure of Blue Gulch, which resolved Itself into the The question Interrogation of Why? was propounded by Pizen Bill, who felt that his prestige as the most artistic manipulator of the double-actio- n with either band was seriously threatened by the. advent of one who professed to be a master of one of the fine arts. Beeswax received the question with the calm Impassivity befitting a man of his profession and temperament. His reply was both engaging and His mission in Blue conciliatory. Gulch, lie explained, was in no wise intended to disturb the natural order of things, but merely that he might silence. study, for a brief season, the rugged You little cuss thar called Beesoutlines of frontier life which apcame the voice, you thats wax, pealed so strongly to his love of real- bin around lookin fer lokie ism and virility In art. I reckon culler, you've got a clianst These tine words mystified rather 3 1st you take see reel to the thing. thau appeased the inquiring mini o now the passenan holt go through Pizen Bill, yet a sense of pride witha copper an leave fer if us, you gers held him irom further questions. An on any of their persons well feed yer artist himself in his own peculiar to the coyotes as a solemn warnin field, he felt that his dignity as such to yer like! would be best maintained by pretendWith hands that obviously shook ing to have understood the technical Beeswax proceeded to go through the phrases employed by a brother artist, and to accept them as good and sutii-:Ie- passengers, and when he had finished reasons for his presence there. had collected half a dozen watches, six pistols and a pile of money that Oh, I dont take no offense at your him catch his breath. made somin to Blue Gulch none, remarked Then the chief bandit, with still levPlzen Bill, as he drained the glass of eled gun, gave the order for the paspop which Beeswax hospitality had to return to the stage, but filled, fer I reckon the town must sengers was told to remain, as they Beeswax grow, an In growin it is only a ques-tii- n transact a little business to of time when it must have proposed with and the last the passengers him, churches, Sunday schools, water works saw was groveling in the him he of An if Blue Gulch Is o an artists the picture of ubject terror. have an artist, he went on, slapping trail, a When, lew hours later, the sherit is Beeswax on the shoulder, iff and his posse arrived on the scene, proper that she should have one thats the bandits and Beeswax had disapa judge of guns." beara In the days that followed Beeswax peared. A month later letter, at arrived an eastern postmark, spent a great deal of his time locked ing in his studio at the Occidental hotel. No one was permitted to inspect his work, nor were any visitors allowed to visit his rooms. He was going to give an exhibition of his work, he You don't have to be so very old to InvEe announced, and he would then remember when your mother counted be to all lovers of art In Blue Gulch as one of her daily chores the cleanof present. ing of the lump chimneys, trimming the of lamps There are no better critics than the the wicks and the filling people the common people, Beeswax with oil. You also remember, perif haps, the time when the gas mantle said to Pizen Bill in confidence, there Is a flaw anywhere, they are was the supreme light gl'or. it. That Is why I When man went from the oil lamp sure to In one am so anxious to give an exhibition to the electric bulb sometimes he of gas. of my works here, where they have Jump, sometimes by way illumiIn forwurd been produced, before taking them made a bigger step nation than in all his earlier history. back East." of oils So potent was the social influence Lighting had been a matter unfor und candles, and fats, lamps of Plzen Bill that under his patronage the formerly despised Buggies be- numbered generations. The whole history of lighting, al came in time so popular that contempt made In was replaced by respectful admiration, most, is told In the changes the United and the somewhat too familiar Bees- the first lighthouse built by government wax was still further shortened to States as an Independent of Its at Cape Henry at the S.entrance an affectionate Beezy." Couway. John A number of sketching trips Chesapeake bay. of lighthouses, commissioner were made by the Industrious artist, deputy a little Reseurch Naran horseback, accompunled by a puck recounts it in foundation. mlmal bearing his painting parupher-aall- a rative" of the Engineering the finished States United the When and canvases, and lie might have was That used fish oil. lad company on several occasions had lighthouse it THE six-shoot- er cf Blue Gulch. It was addressed to the mayor and the people in general, and was as follows: Pear Friends: I regret I did not find it convenient to give my little art exhibition In just the way you were led to expect. However, my method of exhibiting specimens of ray art was, you will doubtless admit, both novel and effective, und i may add, very remunerative as well. The three road agents who successfully held up the stage at the pass were carefully painted dummies, artistically prepared to represent the real thing so perfect, it proved, that they only needed the voice, which I was fortunately able to supply by the Introduction of a bit of ventriloquial art. The success of my experiment has been so gratifying that I am moved to reward the appreciation of your people by leaving them as a legacy the three dummies, which may be found hidden in a little cavern north of the pass. You will agree, I am sure, that in these days a bit of artistic deception is necessary to success' in all the walks of life. Most cordially and gratefully andJM STIPENDOUS Amelia Swear not by the moon, thu inconstant moon. Augustus Then what shall I swear by? Swear by that which you hold invaluable; something which is dearer to you than all else; something which you cannot live without. Then, Amelia, I love you! I swear It by my salary. Pearsons Weekly (London). Necessity the Mother Marc Antony beheld Cleopatra floating toward him on her royal barge, clad simply but becomingly in a Nile green veil. Ah ! quoth the ravished Roman. Representing Venus! Enchanting! Venus, forsooth I whispered the to the second, its first all shes got left. She's just paid her income tax. yours, The letter bore no signature, but where It should have been there was a piece of beeswax fastened firmly to the paper. exclaimed Weil, Ill be derned! Plzen Bill. Jist to think that an ornary little cuss like Beeswax could come to Blue Gulch an take the whole outfit on a jim crow game like that! If ever he comes to the Gulch ag in Well? well give an exhibition of his reHis wife began to laugh at him. mains hangin to a tree, shot full o You silly, she said; fancy being holes, that will be a great deal more superstitious after all these years! reelistick than any of bis dummies ! Why, do you remember the first timr we met? We walked under a ladder, When Novelist Nods and you said you were sure something ' Spotted by O. G. in The Green horrible would happen to you. AVeli ? ! ! ! said he. Hat: All over the room elderly women were dundng with young men And E. B. asks if of both sexes. UTTERLY RUINED there was a worse bit of syntax ever perpetrated than the following from A. S. M. Hutchinsons new novel, One His thought Increasing Purpose: was all of that which she must suffer if she came out marred, marred as she would be as much more worse than common folk as more supremely lovely than every other she had been." lady-in-waiti- Tit-Bit- s. Boston Transcript" Safety Key for Oil Tanks prevent explosions caused by static electricity generated In tilling a motcr-tantruck with oil. a device has Just been perfected in the form of a key that must be Inserted in the cap I I Is sorry, mister nnd left there, In order to open the You should be sorry, young man " tank. This key Is grounded so as to But youll hufta buy me another lead off any electricity generated. now." banana Popular Science Monthly. To k Quick Variations in the History of Lighting all-da- y UJit Sperm oil was substituted in Our whale fisheries began to decline, and other oils were sought, first rapeseed or colza oil and later lard oil. Then we began to realize our wealth In petroleum, nnd kerosene was used. In 1910 a great improvement was made. Wick lamps were discarded and vaporized kerosene, with an incandescent mantle, was installed. But it lasted only a dozen years, when an electric Incandescent lamp was substituted. Theres a whole history of iliuml-nant- s tn 133 years fish oil, whale oil, colza oil, lard oil, kerosene, kerosene gus, electricity ! Nutions Business in 17J2. Dim Them Lamps call your cattle home. Across the sands of Dee; So Mary brought er calves along So all the world could see. Oh, Mary, 1S10. Mugazine. No Hard Feelings Farmer (to horse dealer) No, I dont bear ye no malice. I only hope that when youre chased by a pack of wolves youll be drivln that horse you sold me! Citing a precedent saves thinking. Willing Customer Do you mind if I steal a kiss? Waitress Not in the least, providing you dont steal it from me. progressive Grocer. In Luck Say, old man, I aint got money enough to get my wife back from Florida. Congratulations. Or What Have You? I love you with all my heart, with all my mind, with nil She Yes, 1 know; hut that means so little. London Mail. He Progress x We live In remarkable times. Yes, sir. The women seem to b able to learn to smoke cigarettes with out getting sick." |