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recon pense and as a compliment W MS uib-
tinguished merits, to make him bishop He
was a Dominican monk. Brother Angelica
declined from sheer humility, which habitual
virtue is said to have induced him always to
leave some striking defects in even his best
that no one should be able to
give him unmixed admiration and praise.
An anecdote is told Of him as evidence Of his
chld-like simplicity. Being invited by the
Pope TO dine with him, the artist declined
on the ground that he could not eat meat, be-
cause he had not the permission Of his supe-
ror, not considering that as he was invited
by the supreme earthly head Of the church
to dine with him, no dispensation or permits
sion could be necessary. do not interpret
this as evidence Of his simplicity, but Of bis
conscientious and high principled sense of
personal integrity and duty When he took
the vows of his order he took them to keep
not to be flexible and yielding to his conve-
nience and pleasure, even on the request
of the Pope himself lie rarely painted
anything but devotional subjects. He never
commenced painting till he had fully per-
formed all his monastic religious duties accor
ding to the rules of his order, and when.
ever his subject required him to paint cru
cifx, he could not do it without his eyes
streaming with tears.
In the Academy of Fine Arts are the great
est treasures of art. The Assumption and
the St. John, the master pieces of Titan, are
| there, besides many other of his works which
| as have before remarked, with those of Tin
toretto and Paul Veronese, constitute the
solid artistical capital of Venice, about whose
works hang numerous Others which, highly
mertorous though they are, serve really to
heighten the excellence of those great masters.
Here as elsewhere have been compelled to
coniine my look to the few greatest works.
Yours, Z. G.
DEATH OF WV II. O'GRADY.-Wc learn
with pain the death Of WILLIAM II. O'GRA-
pY. He was one of "the O'Grady boys
we'll known to SO many Of our readers. He
fitted himself for college, and in 1913 gradu-
ated with credit at the University Of Yer
mont He went to California during the
early exodus to the land Of gold, and was
the first Superintendent of Common Schools
in San Francisco, in which Office he labored
with characteristic energy and with great. sue
cess in bringing into order and efficiency the
Common School system of that city. For the
past year he has been spending much Of bis
time in this place, in the study and practice
of the art of Painting, to which he intended
to devote himself, and was contemplating a
visit to Italy in furtherance of his studies
For several months he has been in failing
health, and we were shocked, on meeting
him Commencement day, to note the toe
, evident indications of rapid decline. Two
weeks since he went to New York, where he
sank rapidly land died lat the Stevens Houee
; kept by his brothers) at midnight Of I uesday
last, the Oath. He was an upright, warm
hearted, and earnest man, true gentleman
and true friend, whose early death will b
> mourned by wide circle
His remains arrived in town Wednesday
' evening. The Funeral took place from St
> Mary's church Thursday, at 2 o'clocl
ID P NJ.