Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-02
YOUNG MEN, READ THIS!

A day or two since va learned from gen
tleman OF New York city, few facts relati ve
to Mr.. BULLARD, who is now exhibiting here
his Panorama Of NEW YORK CITY, which, a,
tho time they were related, very much in
terested US, and We have no doubt they will
interest all who have struggled and are strug-
Cling with poverty Mr. BULLARD is q native
Of tho town of Howard, Steuben county, N. Y.
His father, was farmer, and young Billiard
remained at home and worked on the farm
until he was IA years of age, at which time
his father declared he was &c too lazy to make
q farmer. When he ought las tho father
thought to be at work on the farm he was
cutting out Of shingles the portraits of every
boy and girl in tho neighborhood The father,
not being able to control the bent of the boy q
mind, put him with Augustus A. Olmstead,
Esq, Of his native town, to learn tho trade OF
sign painting. He remained with Mr.. Ohm.
stead seven years, till he became twenty one
years Of age After completing his trade with
traits Of different individuals living in How.
ard. For painting these portraits he received
some $25. With this amount of money he
started for New York city.
He had expected to find the National Acad.
envy of Design open on Exhibition and to see
the paintings, and become acquainted with
the artists, and to find it posi- Bile some one to
instruct him in his favorite art. He arrived
there, and found the exhibition closed, which
very much disappointed him. He roved around
the great city a day or two, and was UNABLE
to find any artist to instruct or encourage him
and his purse becoming very low, he went to
Hartford, Conn, in the vicinity of which
place he had friends He remained in Hart
ford one year, receiving instructions in his ar,
from an artist by the name of Hexens After
leaving Dir. Hewens, he went into the country
from Hartford, and painted portraits and
realized money enough to pay the debts be
had contracted in Hartford for board, &c.
During the year he was in Hartford such wss
his extreme poverty that he attended church
but six times, because he had not clothes to
wear that were suitable After meeting with
various rsverses Of fortune, he returned to
Howard in l041, and was married to Miss An
geline A. OImstsad, daughter of the gentle.
man of whom he had learned the trade of a
sign painter From 1841 to 1843, he was in
various parts of the Union engaged in painting
purtr ats. From 1843 to 1S46 he was a resi-
dent of New York city, and at work at his art.
receiving Instructions, and Continually i'm
proving, till now he is Eat least" a prominent
artist.
In 1S46 he received the idea of painting
this great work, the Panorama of New ork
city, and found noble hearted Englshman.
ucOIS 20 bOol WHO IurnlSQeQ the means to 90
on with the painting. Mr.. Bullard and from
three to seven men were engaged in this great
work four years; Mr.. Doel promptly paid the
bills as they became due-in all SIS 900 The
Painting was completed On the LIST day of No
vember, 1850.
What a lesson here for every young man. Is
there young man in our city who has felt the
tears of poverty rolling down his cheeks, who,
when he has become fatigued with the labors
of the day, has sat down in his room by the
side Of his desk, and rested his head upon his
hand, and there under the lid of his desk were
his board bills, and others too numerous to
mention, unpaid, and he has ct those time felt
almost discouraged, and said to himself, il il
no use to try? If, we say, there is such an
one, be will be encouraged by reading this
and glory in the success of Mr.. Bullard II
there not good deal of difference in Mr. Bal.
lard feelings now, when he is receiving his
one and two hundred dollars day from per.
sons who 60 to look at his Panorama, and when
he saw at Hartford, and could not attend church
because he had not clothes that were decent
So it is in this world, 'God helps those whs
help themselves.
We say to Mr.. Billiard as the concerted Hea
then said to one of our mission aries 20 go 60
Since writing the above it occurs to US tina
we some time since read tho life of Mr.. Bullard
n the Am erican Biographical Sketch Book, O
elf made men.-Rochsster Daily Herald