James Whitcomb Riley in prose and picture . MAYOR GEORGE CARR, of of Rileys early friends. A. £ K plied for admission ^wffh twenty-fourstraight pins pind on? bent one Riley im-mediately sent him home for a straightone in place of the crooked. u Riley said they couldnt work offany bad money on him, said Mr. Carr. These performances were highly suc-cessful both from a financial and an ar-tistic viewpoint. Riley had a bent to-wards the stage, which was gratifiedamateurishly later in life, and his youth-ful show career was phenomenal. At the close of the season the treasurywas found
James Whitcomb Riley in prose and picture . MAYOR GEORGE CARR, of of Rileys early friends. A. £ K plied for admission ^wffh twenty-fourstraight pins pind on? bent one Riley im-mediately sent him home for a straightone in place of the crooked. u Riley said they couldnt work offany bad money on him, said Mr. Carr. These performances were highly suc-cessful both from a financial and an ar-tistic viewpoint. Riley had a bent to-wards the stage, which was gratifiedamateurishly later in life, and his youth-ful show career was phenomenal. At the close of the season the treasurywas found to contain three quarts of partner having been taken inthe show business these pins were dividedequally and the company disbanded. After the circus ambition had fadedaway with the baker dream, Riley de-cided to become a great artist. He wouldbe modest at first. House painting wouldafford a start and after that he wouldpaint portraits. An uncle was an artist
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