The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-04
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CGsnr Ducovncs. she Rainier.
tho nieht Ia January. 1906, u poor woman
rcs,ding IN very humble aboic IN the city o
Iillc. wus about 10 become mother. When al
event ~ important occurs In family. whether
u he prosperous ar miserable, theni ss ro,sa
thing in II 80 touching Ia the heart, that all th,
people hail Il ~ a blessing.
10, then. on the evening We speak OF, th,
moment MAS conc when pri,ation aAd misery
anxiety and pain, all were abeat to b. forgot
ten. Tho poor woman was In the very or,sl'
oi her travail, tho happy father was In kissing
his dear mother.in law, when shrek put Nj
end 10 his Joy the littlc stranger had come In
to tho world without arms.
This little babe was destined % become Ia,
great painter Ducornet.
Poor thing ho looked very helpless. but hi'
very misfortune proved tho beginning Of hi,
iane.It made people speak about him. Wa,
not that ah advantage IN our day. are thcr,
not many looking for celebrity who would glad
ly buy Il at some price iin WAS born likc
wise. with hnf lega only the upper part b,
some extraordinary ireak Of nature. had bcet
len out oi his organization. lie had hst. how
ever. but only four toss 10 each big toe and
three little ONES and with thcc our little he
10 ate. But we mus' not anticipate.
From infancy. bciv,u hc could have under
stood the precious consequence. Cn'sar oontri
vcd 10 impart 70 bis kct the greatest deytoriiy
We hal nearly said LANDINGS playing Of
marbles, spinning his rgtep, nnd in perform
all the other little sports of bis age. lie was
qack scholar ut college, and NJ Dumoncelle
his writing ,nnstcr want,si 10 make him one oI
the craft hut his profession was chosen. a
noble art hal already touched his soul thu
sigh. oi pictures had quickoIed his own gen
ius md little -Four Toes was m art himself
On one occasion. after ho had been absorbed
for hours IN admripg the sublime portrait ol
Christ by Vandyke, nj the gallery Of lillo. hn
rraolved that h. would b. painter nothing
ba, a painter, Whatever pains II might cos,
him.
In the meantime lris wrtipg-nnster. Dumon
cellc, complained most bitterly that his Iayorits
pupil neglected. his own beloved art Of cali
grapby, and did nothing but scrawl mcn an,
women in his copy books. Among others tn,
angry writing gnaster. In the extremity Of hil
wrath sought tho sympathy Of Mattrai. whc
at that time snpcrintendod the school Of de
signs AT Lille.
Good excellent capital r. cried Watt,au
delighted, ~ bo examined the li,iIc sketches
and the consequence was tha, little -Four Toe
or Ca~ar pncort, rs they called him by name
bncane pupil OF the drawing class. IN lcss
than ,ighl,rn months be- had succeeded Co win
oil thc pfizos but one.
Come ycars later, the Duke Of Angouieine,
passing through Lyons and eeinR his work,
was ~ deeply interested by bis genius aud nat.
ural inGrmity. that hr olind 10 take CaAar "a
Paris Little -Four Toes declined the gracious
Offer, not wishing To lcaye his native town wv.
I'll b. carried m the greatest prisr of nll lie
did tha soon after, and the young painter took
bis way 10 Paris-.that city Of tbs bumaDitie'.
where merit of every kind IL sure 10 bc iostcfoi.
Ducormt was received into thn Academy of
Fine Arts, M the pupil of Gerard. lie soon
obtained u pedei Of tbs third elaas; then one
of the second class, after that pension ou tho
Civil List, then an order from N. Dc IAl,our.
donnAye. Iiomc Minister. tr ths picture ol
"i'aint Louis dispensing justice beneath the
oak"
In 1879. when be wis only twenty three this
" Jpderiul man competed for the great Irin Of
Rome, and got an equiyalfDt for the second
prize. Ills competing picture. Jacob refusing
10 Vet his son benjamin depart, was exhibited
ia the benefit Of the poor. and a good sIbscrip-
ton WA the consequence.
Tbp, be- who might naturally have beD an
object Of charity himself, was on The contrary,
iis distributor. What lesson 10 those who
have MI tbeir limbs 10 labor with and cannot
even earn their own bread
ioui. Philippe, 10 1892, gave him an order
for portrait. While occupied in painting IL
and bis iatbr wh6 was almost prprtually
by bis s,de, happening 10 bc ab.ent-Casar
Ducofnet, Tor the first time spatcbod up hi.
pencil with his teeth, abd painted as * ilfuly as
he had hithcrto done with his feet.
The talent Of this singular artist Is fsII oI
ibought. poetry. liGe and expression his color.
ing j. perfect a. " bis figure. bs Is not four
ieet high bis body Is slender, his bead large,
fall and gradually developed, as phrcnologfs,s
would say. His voioe 10 powerful, Smoroas.
his conversation Lively aud repIeie with happy
thoughts and lively salli~. a stranger expects
~ 40 in him something disagreable. But no,
he thinks otherwise when he enters his a,eller
and his eyes slights npon Cssar holding his
coloing board with oSe hand and his pencil
with tie other. Ilb look Ia very picturesque,
and many beautiful womsn and ladies of rack
visit him To enjoy his lively, scnsible haehaf.
II any of his particular friends call spn him.
he always pr~ents him a fca with great cor.
diality. aud sAAkes him by the hand.
What heart b. has Tor trne love and siIcc-
tim His father haS hardly or'oe quilted him
ior moment xiboe his birth. In ord.r to pre-
sayc the dsliescy sf his tooeh. he must abstain
from walking, bis father carries him from plaec
10 place. Thus thy are always tdgcthsr, two
bodies with one sOui you cannot s'e ons with.
oo, you no the aier. 10 part w0nh io death
10 sithsr oi them.
The table service, LAMPS. AMI outfit of the
state rtsRIs alCEs, oi tbs nv Collins steamer
Atlantic, cost $1,000.