Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1879 — An Accidental Marine Picture. [ARTICLE]

An Accidental Marine Picture.

The frost-work representation on the window-pane of trees, castles, landscapes and common scenes—familiar phenomena as they are—always excite wonder, ana often cause one to ponder on the mysterious chance which makes these pictures in the regular outline of a careful design. But the ephemeral frost is not the only material employed by the unseen artist, as witness a marine view on wood which can be seen at Calvin Ilervey’s jewelry store. It looks like an old oil painting; no one would for a moment suppose that it was a chance picture, but such it really is. It was discovered recently by Mr. Hervev when he had the partitions removed from a drawer which he has used to keep tools in for twenty-five years. The scratching of the implements as they rattled around in the drawer, the action of the oil which mingled with the rust turned green, the dust and grime of a auarter of, a century, all had combined to paint on these pine board partitions a tolerably good sketch, in dull colors, of the ocean with three vessels sailing on its bosom, and in the distance a headland with a lighthouse. Mr. Hervey has had the picture framed in gilt, and it hangs over his repairing bench, ready for tne close inspection of doubtful Thomases, or any one else. —Belfast (Me.) Age. the carpenter s wooing. “ Oh! beam of my life, my awl to me!’’ He cried, his fl-me addressing; “ If I 'adze such a love as yours, I'd ask no other blessing !” “ I’m rejoist to hear you speak,” The maiden saUL with laughter; “ For. though I hammer guileless girl, It's plane what you are rafter. J. ir “ Now, if file love you just a bit, What further will you ax me? Can, will you be content with that. Or will von further tacks me? He looked handsaw her words were,square. ■'—■'"No rival can displace me. Yes, one more favor I irbplore; That is, dear Em, brace mer , —Bl. Loan Journal. Contractor —How’s this, sir? I trusted you to overlook this workj and here, the first day. the very thing I wanted most of ajl is neglected. Overseer— Faix, surrer, and isn’t that overlooking it entoirely, thin? Already it is 'announced that the "heft” of the fruit crop for another season is ruined. Shippers will prob-ably'-order the bottoms of their baskets raised Another inch or so, on the strength of it.— Fond du Lac Reporter.