The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-08

II. "Ar5.ir- 'ui,f history Of ;lic .ii>tingu,>,i-
An. NJ. % y HtILtE!. i ..,i.cl lr"lu ;hc
trnrr,ctu /; ;n--t..;ilc;,i Skrtch Book. and from
.'ii,l Al t.r >nuItr>. hcShcich Book ru1
:.il~ IT,. i:.,- %. - 4 ~ii.ui>hci WIN sol
tlnr:'-i !uc!,. and ~ il Mr. Bu,iri l. lTnlrriv
- :r.. 'Ha~lrr'i"u> place. A. 'rii!c one at
.r i.,' j.. w ~ uHr CrGu.rv. who have ~ liner
)uu r<r,..,:.- been -I.i:"t t-rn ;.! ,cr~!:N -
I Aj-o ,:i. ..eu"rl:'ic r'uoWn. i.r c.oWlin.
Nnl- II .,fr iv Nj. Il. tI,I Tire one winch ..h",c
al n.it.t> = n"N wiH",ti- tor h.In u " l'ic "n,.
.r,ta,.,. :..:... X h. Panorama al \vX I..L
i.l a I'.iHl,u. Of r.rr i!nlh'uln,~~ ami l,llrt-
ION. WAtc! 'p>' hjn i"ui yeas lH''~-i., I, o..
and W.,- attended VIII an cxp.i.>c oI "rcr
siJ.UUl.
q 4 BILLIARD
w. l,rT i; Howard S;crh.u Co. y. Y. or ~
II %. Fcl'rriry. l>ln lii, parents came ir"in
Ma~>A,hu.,Ils. ant We're a'iinn, The r.irIi,-
SETTLERS @, :'i"ui,cn cunu,v. H. iai."r ~ q.
Ilrl,,r OF good rrru.c Wi.rn he aticr Gtcd.
he >u,.l.,t %. !!> sketch fourteen WEARS al
,.- al.l y" wI> apprn:ic,-l to :hc hi~':ir~~ "i
WAGON making and sian raIlitIu-. tuSc hT.i'i' =
being irc,iu"ttiv united. III iI..itV e.. .Ir
villages HIS love for the fine arts WIS fir
awakened bv the arrival OF Iortrt' l'l.,Ii r IL.
th., place. lager ~ obtain some hnoWir,!r al
he AT he cNrrIri himself to he utmost - l.. -.
The wal> AMI means. an al lea! tn in>'jG-ti"'
'.ut Ihr artist refuse! i" disclose any o hl> pro-
fc,>iollal secrets Al that pcr.o he r,.i,' u
wears 81 .t,c ana the prul;l't ,ti> -; Ia q. l,'r
H"rv the first oI pain.ii;r, hr had ever sen
Ever .iicl WAri> h> m.uI was iiXcsi upon PAM
M ;tli although the WAY du moi tl;,i ;l,'i .;i"
al ariI>; he WAS determined io hccomr- i:h
his view Lc desired 10 leave hi Trad, Tor lh;'
pllll,>c of Obtaining instructions in some q, tx,
distant cities but al the earnest ellirta!lcS oi
h;> mother who could no; bear the r.,., al part
ing with him he remained. All his >pci!,.la.c
muucy was laid out in books but lie search 1
IN vain i"r any that gave iniorra..on on
painting
Al this lunc.urc a friend of his Il vorNr ply
,riau patiently waiting like many others tar
srav hairs 10 cntiilc him ~ confidence ..-,'-t,.
.tn sill for his likeness" lie WAS in his c.o-t.
as with painters pencil, odds ana cI.s- oi
brushes and the premises all 10 himself and h.
"su,,icc:" lic commenced his FIST i"T.r3it. IL
was we presume. with some such feeling as that
of an orator making his debut. or general
about to fight his first battle. The portrait WAS
declared to bc excellent AMI Ia his cratiiicail"n.
i was pronounced greatly superior 10 those
painted hv the professional artist All The pco-
plc declared that il WIS like life itself; aud IN
truth there WIS no fear OF his fallin" INTO TIE
difficulty of Il certain artist. who having painted
a horse, thought II necessary. tor the lnior,iia-
ton of persons not judges %. the fine arts. I" IN
scribe underneath the animal. " | his i Il Horse.
sets and Connecticut. where he inr',. friends
who gave him the requisite instructions. He
then commenced business Is i portrait painter,
a. Hartford, where he met With COED success.
During several subsequent wears, h. panied por-
traits in Ma>Sacliu>eiiS. and III the western r..il
of we STATE OF New York.
lu .SIl he married the eldest daur'lt"r of \
A. Oim>tc,.l, i:>q and >inrc The winter ot 1913
ne has made New York CIiy hi. permanent pace
of residence
There proba,Iv is no Artist now living, %: "
Billiards. age th;; 'Ia> la'"r.! barber or applied
hlmSeif more cl"-cv ~ h nr"'r>>lon. In th''
a>t fifteen wears. lie !..s illustrated! f'.t tia,
has been illustrated hv Il veal many ntiNlfn -.
W. that God Yivc> EolhiI.: 10 Inortal> wl'iuat
Abort is Labor that pro iucc> every -.
There is no douli of the fact that il iS The 'iu'v
Of every man. more c>r"CIalIv "t every No'ii"
nan to find out what trade or profession 80.
utcnded him for, ani then, after a=ccriann-