Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1883 — A Poor Artist. [ARTICLE]

A Poor Artist.

A pretty girl had a bashful artist for a sweetheart, and he never would come to the point. One night, after he had made a desperate attempt to test her feelings, she looked at him in a very significant way. “What do you mean by that?” he asked with a startled look. “Do you profess to be an artist?” she replied, evasively. “Yes.” “Do you think you are a good one?” “I flatter myself that I am.” “Well, I don’t think so.” “Why not?” “Because you cannot even draw an inference. ” He did though, and now that girl supports him by taking boarders, and thinks he is a poorer artist than ever. — The Drurrfvier.