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Show PUPIL NAME8 "GRATE'' PAINTER. In Response to Teacher's Question He Promptly Answers "My Father." In these days chlldreB an taught things their fathers never worried about. One class recently had a lesson les-son on the famous painters of the world the "old masters." "Nowr boys," concluded the master, "try to remember the names of some of these wonderful artist Michael Angelo, Raphael and Salvator Rosa. I shall expect you to know' one df these names when I ask you." Next day he thought be would test the memories of his pupils. "Who can tell me," he asked, "the name of some great painter?" Not a word, not a hand raised. "That's odd!" continued tho master. "Come, now, you must remember some of those names I told you. Ah, Jlmmle remembers! Name a great painter, Jlmmle!" But the teacher In turn had forgotten forgot-ten that JImmlo Ijnd been absent the day before. Tho boy's answer, however,- was prompt. "My father!" ho said. "Your father?" replied the astonished aston-ished master, while the class giggled hysterically. "Yes, sir. He paints grates, furnaces ind all sorts of Ironwork!" |