Article March 8, 1958 Issue

LOOK FOR THE REAL MAN

MARGUERITE NEWHALL PHALEN

An artist's pupil opened the door of his master's studio one day to find there a beggar who had come to pose for a painting. With a sympathetic look, the young scholar quietly shipped a coin into the man's hand. The beggar thanked him simply and pocketed the money.

From his own meager supply, the student had given to one less fortunate—a small deed of kindness that was not to go unnoticed. For the beggar was in reality the renowned Baron James Rothschild, who had agreed to pose in tattered raiment for the artist. Baron Rothschild was impressed by the student's thoughtfulness and later richly rewarded him for his generosity.

The question may be asked, "Did the young pupil actually see a beggar?" It certainly appeared so. Yet the facts were the exact opposite. This beggar had never expressed a single beggarly characteristic. Penury, weakness, dependence, discouragement, hopelessness—all were completely unknown to him, had never for a moment been part of his character.

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