72 THE COUNTRY BOY 



so. The proprietor was a cross, surly man, 

 and his guests were pining for something in- 

 tellectual. They soon found DufF. They 

 marveled at his tricks and his keen mind. 

 They said they wished he was the proprietor 

 of the soda springs. 



It was here that DuiF introduced me into 

 the first real artistic atmosphere I had expe- 

 rienced. The man that admired my dog chum 

 most was a lithographer named AValling. I 

 drew pictures for him on bark and chips while 

 DufF was resting. 3Ir. Walling told me that 

 both of us ought to come to Portland, where 

 he was sure our talents would make a hit. 



We finally did go to Portland after several 

 years, and Duff's friends received us warmly. 

 I had expected to make my fortune and to 

 supi)ort DufF royally. But my drawing was 

 not appreciated in Portland as it was in Sil- 

 verton. 



The first money I ever acquired from art 

 was brought in by DufF. I got him a posi- 

 tion at the Standard theatre, where he joined 

 the song and dance team of Hickey and Clif- 

 ford. They paid me $1.50 per week for the 



