HE VANTED MORE APOSTLES.
An Did Soutch merchant who hed «a>as. d v lar^e fortune and desired to ornammt his new villa with p.inthga came t* an arHet and gave him a commisdfirj to paiut a oopy of 'The Lrb Hopper.' The artißt set to work and nt 'he end of the agreed time brought tbe finished pfotore to his employer. This uleaßed th 9 latter, but m two d<ys *h< nniot viai snrprsid to receive » vis.t from tha merchant, who osnied the huge oicture on his uhooldrir. ' Anything wroni? witti the picture, sir, brea hleesiy asked the artist, meeting the merohant m the lobby and relieving him of his burden. ' Ay ' rep ted the merchant, 'the wif saya that eho dlaoa ken what ye mean by suttio' 13 folk doon at a table, D c ye no* ken that's unlucky V * But my dear sir,' remonstrated the painter 'there wee only twelve apostles ' ' Ho« ts I' interrupted the merchant, ' I've kent that sin 1 wan a wean * but maybd th«y had a fretj there. An 1 at ony ra c I'll hae onj number o* apostles I like m my p;o urt< >«c utink anithor ane or twa in' it it or g'.. me back mv «U!«r
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1767, 15 February 1888, Page 3
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208HE VANTED MORE APOSTLES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1767, 15 February 1888, Page 3
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