St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-14


|;sions. Having borne, with the inconyellii-
ence, some time, she requested the gentle
man, as q great favor, to name an hour for
His call, that she might make her arrange
ments accordingly The physician agreed,
|but pl,nctuality II IS not always At the:
command Of professional men, Matters
were as bad as ever. Sometimes the
twelve o clock appointment did not come
off till three o'clock in the afternoon. "A
| playful quarrel took place between physi-
clan and patient, and is he rose to take
fhis leave and offered anoth er appointment,
Miss Hosmers insisted upon his giving his.
word to keep it,3ts r-..=..t, !. ...s<. ig.
If / am alive, said lie, il will be
here, naming some time on q certain
day. .ttsf2E Sss 31d5 VIII &9 s,a5is4 ii, y
s;..Thenif you are not here, was the
reply, q am to conclude Ipe that you are
dead" 'sV
Thus they parted The day and hour
arrived, but no doctor made his appear
ance 8 That evening Miss Hosmerlsrode
into Boston, and next morning the papers
announced the ,decease of Dr.. = - - Z.
Popular, both in his public and private
capacity, half Boston and its nei,ghborhood
rushed 10 the physicians house to leave
cards and messages Of coincidence afor the
family andSto enquire into; the cause Of
the sudden and lamentable event. 9sEo
In 1850, being then nineteen years of
age, Harriet Hosmer left Lenox. Mrs,
sedgwick's judicious treatment, and the
motive and encouragement, supplied by
Mrs. Kenble, had given the right impe-
tus to that activity Of mind and body
which needed only guiding and directing
into legitimate channels. She returned
to her fathers house, at Watertown, to
pursue her art-studies, and to fit herself
for the career she: had resolved upon fol
lowing, There was lat this time cousin
of Miss Hosmer's studying with her faith
ier, between whom and herself existed i
hearty can,aroaeyliie Together the two
spent many hours in disseetingd5legs and
arms, and in making acquaintance with
| the human frame, Dr.. u osmer having
erected small building at the bottom Of
| his garden to facilitate these studies:.---
hose were days Of close study and appli.
cation Lessons in drawing and modelling
for which our our young student had to
repair to- Boston, a distance Of seven or
eight miles and anatomical studies with
her cousin, alternated with the inevitable
rides and boating, On which her father
wisely insisted. The river Charles runs
Immediately, before the house, and on this
river Harriet Hosmer had boat-house
containing a safe broad boat, and fragile
poetical- looking gondola, with 4silvered
PROV, the delight Of her heart andathe
terror of her less experienced rnd unswinl7
ming friends. The life Of the young
| girl was at this period full Of earnest
purpose and noble ambition, and the ~ u llI-'
firing energy and perseverance which
disting uish. her now in 30 remarkable a
degree were at this time evidenced, and.
developed. Having, modelled one or Two
Ecopies from the antique, she next tried
her hand on q portrait bust, and then cut.
Canova's bust Of Napoleon ID marble,
working it entirely with hersown hands
that she might make herself mistress of
the process. Her father, seeing her de-
voted Il: Her sstil1dies, seconded them In
every possible way, and proposed to send
]herssto his friend, DR.. cDowell, Profess
sor Of Anatomy to the St Louis College,,
that she might9go through q course Of reg
/ tllar instruction, and thus be thoroughly
grounded for the branch Of ait she had
chosen. The young artist was but too
glad tokolose with the offer and, lin the
autumn Of 1885,, we, find her in st. Louis,
4 residing in the family of her favod,rite
schoolmate from Lenox winning theshearss
Of all its members ~ her frank, joyous
nature and steady application, and secur-
ing, IN the held Of ii, what She heartily
ana energeticaily calls t'the best friend /
4 ever eve had a . sfEts ii5E
Her independence of manner and char
acter, joined 70 the fact Of her entering
4 the college ~ 4 student could not fail Is
bring WI hnimadg and many were
4 The tals fabEi and circulated sanent
\ TIE young New nglander, Who was said
pared Is take TIE life 81 81 one whs inter
!, fered with her, IN was perhaps no disad-
vantage under the circumstances, i u be
|I,protected sbJyspch Al character The col-
Idleges stood some way from the inhabited
4 part Of. TIE town, ana ID eafl morning and
I. late evening, going u md no. with the
4 otherss tudsntsg il isa not Inaccessible "a hai
| ahe owed the per9s unity withswhich
hsset 6 ,ffiancs y The
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