Kane County Independent | 1912-10-10 | Page 4 | Lely the Painter

lely the painter sir william lely had bad agreed for tho the price of a portrait he was to draw for a rich london alderman who was not indebted to nature either for shape or face the picture being finished the alderman endeavored to beat down the price saying that if ho he did not purchase it it would remain on the painters hands a mistake said eald sir willlam william for I 1 can sell it at double the price I 1 demand how can that be says bays the alderman for it Is like no one but me true replied sir william but I 1 will draw a tail to it and then it will be a capital monkey the alderman at once paid down the money demanded and carried off the picture