In Jail For Debt

Tiio foilowing auejilote is told of M. VViertz, tho c.ilfbi-.tted Gcrmain paintor, vbo was ometimea called the Crazy Vrtist. "Afi r biog ti ui.-. lied tbe pori;iit cf bhe old uri-tooratic (!iuntess de M wli pret iided to be ouly 30 vliori noarly Uit years oí age, tibe reu..d lü accept the ) juti:ir, savillg that t did uot look tnytbing iike ber) that' ior nipat iutimate (rieadfl would not to.igoize :i siiiiilo feature of ber's on li it piaoe of c luvass. Wiertz smiled cindly at tho roiuurk, and, hs a true : of oíd, reuoiid'ictad, caMantl, lm lady tn hor óerriagt. Tiie next .uortiiur thero was a grand disturbaDoe 11 thu 11 no do In Mudeleine. A big orowd ws gathereJ befora a whiduw, aüd the (ollowing words were whiapered frona ear lo '-Is lb woalthy CouHtcss do 1.1 reülly in jail for .1 bt?" VViurU had excrcisad. li.tla ve.nfjeanctt toward his nobio but ui.tair nis omer. i, hs gbd had iciused the portinit. hu .-ei t, vork nd p;iintcd :i lew i, ! piet ai e, with vork, ' In j.iil tor J bt;" He ex ibued the piuitiüg in u jawelerja wiadow, í:j the piiu.ipal sticht of Brussels. ii.ut was instantanooai'. A few bour ihu w'Jnt8d v.us back at Wierlï's studio, poiuing invoctirvs uf oq iii-.u ut high prD8 ure, tu liavu oxliibited liur ikuiuss uudt-r buuli souudalous, etc, eo. 'Slost noble ísdy, wag ihc anÍ6t's reply, "jrau S itiL did nol look lything iiku your.-clf', unJ tliat your inogl iulimatu frieud.s woii.'d imt Lava recogí) i zcd u üj;!ü one of your features in the [licuri', 1 iranted timply to test tho ti u h of i our ;ai méut lina ws all.r Tfie pori i u.v.iv. tlie ti ■! usable price, umi g-ávo táu auiuiiut io tht poor ..f tho citj.