Show birmingham they were mere paper but the subdued be arelt turner turner the great landscape painter was a curious mixture of parsimony and generosity determined money grubbing and devotion to hla art lie would delvo a hard bargain one day and the next refuse to bell at any price intending rs were sometimes excluded from his gallery and the refusal of admission was communicated in anything but a polite manner sir Ol llott the wealthy pen manufacturer fac of birmingham once proved himself equal to the task of storming tho castle in the teeth ot the gruff artist and his doorkeeper and achieving a bargain A book on turner alvea the story mr was met at tho door of turners house by an old woman who opened the door the gentle mans business cant let e in she snapped out when be told her and tried to elam the door but mr gallott bad ant his foot in side the door and without waiting for permission pushed past the enraged and hurried upstairs to the gallery turner met him like a spider choso whoso web has been invaded the intruder introduced himself and said that he had come to buy aront want to sell was the an awer alavo yon seen our birmingham pictures mr turner inquired tho visitor na calmly as if he had been received as a gentleman should be never heard of cm said turner mr gallott took from bla pocket romo birmingham bank notes mere paper remarked tamer who evidently enjoyed the joke to be bartered for mere canvas bald the visitor his hand to indicate the paintings on th wall his tone perhaps also the sight of the mere conquered turner and when the visitor departed he bad bargained tor several valuable of the roan whose dog dislikes to follow him New york lite |