The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-05
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teen years. lie mas illustrated JuO
that has been illustrated by great
many individuals, viz: that God gives
nothing to mortals without labor-it is
labor that produces everything. There
is no doubt of the fact that it is the duty
of every man, more especially every
young man, to find out what trade or
profession God intended him for, and
then after acertaining that fact, to de-
vote the whole powers of his mind to the
accomplishment of that one object, viz. +:
to erceL in that trade or profession. 1t
makes no difference whether a man shoe
horse, makes boot, shoves the fore
plain, paints picture, or breaches a
scrmon-whatever he does he should
do arell. Mr.. Bullard, like all men who
have distinguished themselve has acted
upon this principle. Early in life the
idea was strongly impressed upon his
mind that God made him for an Artist.
Previous to his settling down in New
York city, to distinguish himself, he had
painted the portraits of Eight Hundred
different individuals. 1t is the vast
amount of labor that Mr.. Bullard has
performed and that only, that has earn
ed for him the reputation he now enjoys
of being one of the brightest jewels of
the American School of Artists. He
went to New York with determination
to distinguish himself in his processes
sion, and although he was not known to a
single individual in that city, he formed
a resolution to earn for himself, in time
a reputation that should be world wide.
The word fail was not found in Mr.
s Billiards. Dictionary.
After painting the portraits of owe
= one hundred different individuals, resid
il ing in New York city and vicinity, h
= believed he could do more good b
t. painting works that would carry mora
J. with them. The most of his works hav
D been those that illustrated the manner
to and customs Of American Life and His
l. tory. HIS first great Painting, was
1t " The Last Blanket" All who ar
of familiar with American History, vii
"a recollect that, during the Revolution
Ii when our army were suffering for cloth
n ing and food, at Valley Forge, that ia,
y gathers were sent by General Washing
ton, to collect of the people whateve
a they could give for the support of tn
Re army. Upon one occasion, one of thes
lie tax gatherers called on widow woma
lis who had one babe-that babe was aslee,
tn wrapped in the widows only blanke
of but such was her interest in the eau:
ld of American Independence, that 81
st took from her shoulders her own shaw
tn wrapped her child in it, and handed b,
or only blanket to the tax gatherer,
to carry to the soldiers of the Revolution
as airy Army. That scene was the subje
MS Of his great picture and it was sold
,ly the American Art Union, and was draw
IS by Mr.. L. II. Brown, of New York cit
ed His second, and probably his create
Ith work, was "The Daughters Appeal
he All have read of Ethen Allen. lie W
ng a brave and generous man, but he W
for an inGdel. lie wrote book on in6de
of ity, called the Oracles of Reason. III
The wife of Ethen Allen was devoted pic
lady-a member of the Prcsbyteri;
ted Church. She had a number of daug
he ters, all of whom believed the doctrin
site their mother had thaught them, wi
US the exception of the eldest. This CIR
rd, mind had been biased by the inauen
ur- Of her father, and she was inclined
ted believe the doctrine of infdelity.
the the age of eighteen she lay upon
rk. death bed. She sent for her father
gh- come to her room, and she addres:
nee him in these words: Father, l m
New die; 1 must meet my God now, d.
sid father, tell me, shall believe the d
:. trines that you have taught me :" I
Nv brave old soldier that could face Ct
bor- mons mouth aud not finch hair, wi
nore this question was addressed to him,
HI hcstated, dropped his head. and tc