Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1869 — Keeping a Secret. [ARTICLE]

Keeping a Secret.

The Newport Mercury’ relates a capital story of Btuart, .the painter, which illustrates finely the power which a secret has to propagate itself,.if once allowed a little ainng, and to reach a few ears. Stdart had, as he supposed, discovered a secret art of coloring—very valuable. He told it to a friend. His friend, valued It very highly, and camp a time afterwards to ask permission to communicate it, under oath of eternal secrecy, to a friend of his who needed every possible aid to enable him to riße. “Let jne sec,” said Stuart, making a chalk mark on aboard at hand; “I know the art, and that is—” “ One," said his friend. “You know it,” said Stuart, makinganotlier mark by tbc side of tbe one already made; “and that Is —" “ Two,” cried the other. “Well, you tell your friend, and that will be—making a third mark— _ “Three only,” said the other. -“ No," said Stuart, “it is oue hundred and eleven!" (111).