Apollo Located.
Reading edition
They say, that, just by way of killing time that hung heavy on his hands, Col. Henry Davis, jun., visited the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington last Monday. When he returned to the hotel, he had a great story to tell of his experiences.
“Bill,” said he to Congressman Springer, “I have been putting in a couple of hours inspecting the shef doovers of the old masters.”
“Ah?” said Springer. “I hope you enjoyed yourself.”
“Amazingly,” continued Davis. “You didn’t know I was a good deal of an art connozher, did you?”
“I can easily believe you,” answered Springer; “for I have always admired your delicate refinement and graceful discrimination.”
“I ran across one statute that paralyzed me,” said Davis. “It was a perfect fac-smile of myself without my clothes on.”
“What could it have been?” asked Springer.
“When I get back to Illinois,” said Davis, “I’m going to hunt up the original; for me and him are as much alike as two peas. He lives at Belvidere!”
“Boone County?”
“Yes; Belvidere, Boone County, Ill. His name is Apollo.”
185