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PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES. 



ing cows in the Texas panhandle in 

 that period and making sketches on the 

 side when not otherwise employed. An 

 acquaintance told him of Cooper In- 

 stitute, in New York City, where in- 

 struction was to be had for nothing. 

 He wrote to the institute and received 

 a reply that he would be admitted as a 

 student if he so desired, being told to 

 report for work on the 8th of October. 



The Long, Hard Road That Led to 

 New York. 

 "He had no money to get to New 

 York, and he left the ranch where he 

 had been working with something less 

 than $3 in his pocket. Cowboys are 

 paid about every six months in that 

 part of the country, and, though a con- 

 siderable sum was due him, he sold out 

 his claim to the best bidder. With the 



MR. PERRINE EXPLAINS HIS CONCEPTION OF ART TO A VISITOR. 



