Page 191 - Adventures in shadow-land

whoop. His female figures had life and character.
Each governor, senator or general had his own
peculiar expression and style.

Job was an artist, and, what was more, he was a

well-paid artist. He quite appreciated his own
genius, and got almost any prices he liked to ask
for his signs and figure-heads. Job was the fash­

ion, and no ship of any pretension sailed from a

harbor along the coast but carried one of his mas­
terpieces on the bow.
As Master Torrey entered his shop he was just

putting the last touches of paint on an oaken

bust destined to adorn Captain Peabody's little
schooner. The Flora. ** So you have nearly fin­
ished The Flora’s figure-head,” said Master Tor­

rey, whose tastes led him to be a frequent visitor

at Job's shop.
“ And a pretty creature she is," said Job, sus­
pending his paint-brush full of the yellow-brown

pigment with which he was tinging the rippled
hair of the wooden lady, which was crowned

with a garland of flowers carved with no mean
skill.

And the flowers ! Don’t you think they are