Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1847-06-25
ADVENTURES OF AN ARTIST.

urday Rambler" Of Boston.
ADVENTURES OF AN ARTIST.
John Barnard, was born in New York,
and received his education a, The high
school in that city. He is the brother of
Rev. Joseph Barnard, pastor Of Harvard
ST. church, Boston. aud author Of several
popular works. John showed the bent
of his genius d, = very earl ~ age. Being
of delicate health, and confined indoors
much OF his time, his favorlle amusement
was drawing and painting, and he thus
became qulle an accomplished dranght>-
man, while yet a mere boy. bile his
more favored brothers were in the open
air a, play, he sometimes would be in his
room projecting instruments OF natural sell
ence--a camera obscufa, or solar micro
scope. lie once came very near losing
his eye-sIghl, by the explosion Of glass
receiver, in which he was collecting by
| drogen gas. II room was quite a labo-
| ralory and museum. he constructed
| respectable diorama of The sea. having
moving boats, fish, and a naval engage
men,. lie saved the pennies that were
! given him, and bought some types, and
made a wooden printing press, and print
ed some haui-bi!ls for his juvenile cxhi-
bIllon. we have one Of them no" IN our
/ possessan, and II IS quite genlee spei-
men Of Typography.
Young Banvard was Intimate with
! " oobworlh, the poet. the anjhor OF The
. Old O4ken Bucket whose family were
neighbors to his father. lie evlHced a
great taste for poetry, al which .he early
began To Try his versatile genius. he
wroIe some very prelly verses Oh La Fay
cites arrival a. this country. when he was
about nine years Of age. lie has coniin-
ned occasionally 10 &mHse bis leisure
hours in Ibis " ay, up TO the present ume :;
and several 0! bis poe'itaI productions
have recen!ly appeared ~ the city papers
Ills poem .! the "hi.e Fawn' which he
recites 10 his audiences III illustration OF d
scene in his beautiful picture, certainly
stamps Lin poet OF no ordinary abiII~
ties.
When l,a4' ard ~as about Eileen years
Of age, his family met wldi severe re-
| verse OF fortune. Ills father ired just
long enough 70 see his property, cot:ected
~ irugA Industry and perseverance,
swept away from lin by the mlsmanage-
menl OF all indistreet partner, and his fam
lily lurued houseiess upon pItlless world
| John then went to re West, poor and
ttentIes.. aud far away from ms mother,
brother and sisters, AMI those ne he!c
dear lie arrived al ho0l5F'i1e' Aeh'"chy'
sought employment, and procured stu
a;ion IN drug store; but tins dld not sni'
his taste. Instead Of making pills, his
employer would often fad him with a
piece OF chalk or coal, sketchng the like
nvsses Of his fellow clerks upon the walls
Of he roons, where they were putting NJ
medicines. His employer told him he
thought he could make better lIkenesses
than he could pills. John thought so too,
ant! 80 ." threw physlc TO The dogs, and
left the druggist.
II e next tird him engaged IN his favor
lie employment OF raiAilng-he having
,nade an engagement TO ornament and dec
crate public garden. bU' TINS concern
soon !a!led, ana Ielt hIh Wi!'ou' money
or employment. Al tiis hhe ne was a.
bout sixteen years Old. Our hero. noih
ing daunled' by perse"efihS ia'a'F oo'a'he0
a hide money, engaged room ana pu[.
sued The business OF painting Tor Ainse'l
ihe day had mol arrived 'or S"tcsr > - III
chosen pursuit; SO beng iona OF ao'eh
iofe' he S'a''eV "o"'' NV 80 "''' s Sn'','
young men 81 his acquaintance TO seek d
new ms fortune
when they hao Feac"eu VIZ "'9o'" '
the SABINE ri'ef' lhey ihe' WIN "'s"st'
q. Iich ha1 Z. Oh uluh DrOyei fatal 10 tn