A GOOD JUDGE.
A cattle-dealer arrived in Paris tho other day with the intention of having his portrait painted in oils. He applied to an artist, near the Madeline, and, in concluding tho bargain, dwo l t strongly on bis wish that the likeness should be striking and unmistakable. Tho painter promised that it should be so. “ Indeed” ho'added “ I will appeal to the most disinterested judge pos.-ible—to your own bull-dog ; wo will show him the picture, and see whether be recognises you,” Accordingly, when the picture was finished, it was brought into tho dealer’s lodging, 'placed on the floor, and the dog’called in, He instantly ran up to the portrait and began to lick it, wagging his tail, and showing every sign of delighted affection. The grateful dealer, convinced of tho accuracy of the likeness, instantly paid down tho sum demanded by the artist, quite unconscious of the fact that the “ counterfeit presentment” to his manly featnresTiad been well rubbed with a bit of bacon.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 667, 29 January 1875, Page 3
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166A GOOD JUDGE. Dunstan Times, Issue 667, 29 January 1875, Page 3
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