New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25

ever BE- cnsrE' terstic u large cass % '2s ue-
lisv.Tt 10 Slifliuslsm.
| propose 70 give brief histories Of some Of the
moe yfomuert Of these pctnres, ci.ily those
dra0L from ca seHeotypes ~ thai tns d'p's 81 t.
great in lo-t.T may not iab TO &c -" go Y etey
tfsy hny. D.en ~ sfa the vicii ne ~ chsfiet-t.
The second order received from Nr Ma"t - Fas
10 Crax TIE psriTat = iufaut. sna.l ahp:o'yoe
vss fori stei mr 20 dIaF r 9tlch was pfeOabiy
cory from the orsiraL II contaioea, II eadt.gn 10
III 4 .nre of ctLf, man sppT'utly hb'l tor'!
years e ere arrs cOno'ex1uei, L'gh forehead, aui
a.sIiag lI. beard vel around bis fsoe. The chile
appeared about ysar O.d, aud bal rA,A'r IaIs"
bead, siich ses ysrJ much 'ir'"n "a 10 me pc
,ure The persors were r.Iret onted by Mr. S.n.t. I'D
to- beort o. coun'Ty. 'li-s be sti u Vermont
He s,bed ~. to G ange the position Of ;5e cllb 80
that 4 q. I'd Dol be dcn fled copy rlh the org
,al TIE head 81. 90 thrFn baci a1i the picture -
din IN, coi u1 6ras i 10 on sht po,itun and
tr.srrse lkeress .ni % -se Ais OHn wOri., male
f.icre." II ,old ne tnot he cen, y 10 th- pariir.
hy .1Lr-.e atd inst L was returned alter several
"a, p w'l litter ,sDg that they bal viewed II ID
.v.Ty wsy md cosd not make out the ic-,t Eesenp-
larc.. 10 q . chill | wopd vi-h here % sate, how.
,ver that Drvions 10 his Feod tue portrait ae nal
on anhr,ty o. tak-n frOm ~ which Le seat by NAL,
giving ~ r-a-op tba. 1e feared TIE parties mig
h.v. Tie poure copied ard seld tie original bac2,
ssyiTg ,rbi y Wa rot hhen--r' II seems ma, 'h.
arnbrotype wa broken TO pieces on me passage AMI
>, he .et tie portIsit as before rea.o He s.l I'd
sl-o .bat be believed thy had rctauet copy, ami
that ~ bid ro' beea Sd "a be ought 10 have
hesf hIg that feTcefJltu hr tnouN MAKE every oAs
puy IN advance he ssi' he -h ,uli Civ something
for drAsinslt Th,theT ~ received afyt1Dg or not,
bu, IKE most II biz promi,es he fought 70 90 80.
I, ceiyei aIVnrg Tor ilis lctlie, "r one pre-
v.ourly described. However, dd not place 80 ma1h
in oor;Huoe 1Dun the Oley ~ did npu0 hfding out
tie e1fct sIUuft Of tis netaIous tran actions thns
irg that could mas knowledge belea -ial - ny
freudt even II Old Dvt make it pubh,.
The thrd ord.r received va 10 III zw ,rtrai' a.
Young laiv Th- pictnre furnished me to draw from
rs taken from a cope. Think the lady must have
been ur IL As o. sge, hair tAicb snd straight,
aud cut -hort ab"u the neck. sen'n' sai1 h1t the
% rsons iyI .1Om il Gas 10 be draEn had told hin
Of the eyts Of the lsdy were very large ent full
Ffor aB .A1e-s of mit.,uy ia the shad0s the HAIR
appe6n ack, ana couseo ouenuy made u 80 10 u.
!, Itrai which fnIsled aud carried - Min-tel1 r
Office fr~ days after receiving the order. Dli Dot
b. sfow 0Lch J.. ,,T uOon II, | tnought II very un-
liey ttat -houI Ct paid for Ii al old n't t:'e
much i1ter.s' N II in .nsaOleT Of the deceptive
games Ilsyed b. NJ sf.lc. VI huog the p'c.nre u2
in HE IL -, 1i-he1 Jie II coll IL fe" ihfs
according y did So ~iel ! think he told NE that tie
NJ tbrr nr1 ri-.T had De-n 10 see II, and recg.zef u
inn edia'ey uppn eLteTiIg the r"On, and that they
or 90 et"c oc,l o.eT ~ atd TIA the mot scene
very much affected, tIt sal1 That ts har instead oi
him black s,s ~ Il golden color aud that 10 NJ
lortr-t it vas brought slightly too far over the -lies
of the fer head fee dave after tbs Mansfield Ia
frrrred ne bs, be had called upon the moth T, who
lived IN Boston, aIi had th.re seen a picture which
Lad been psiriei by 81 aTiist ilom recollection ani
the picture OF the c'rpse which had 10 my p0sses-
sS iha' lie had ,uiied ttis picture e he darei, ana
that The ,bjerDs u color ci har, &c ~ere wei.
founded NJ wished ~" 10 take 1t home a1d make tue
alteIa'iOrs. THIS | refused 20 do, and retmnti him
the lciure from wbch had drawn. l can al any
time Identity IL again.
The fourth picture was OF young iady rom q
spi M-rsf-ld showed ce pctorr q
the sane iubiec, by WocOtt. u was > p or affair,
and 10 one YOU'D lave suspected thst /. had been
drawn fJ,ln the dagu.Teoypo. Nhel | c7nled the
iec,ur, bad orawn 10 Mansfield, he said that hat
fistt.T.d ,he snblecf.
Ahrtf tbls tine he seemed TO become fearful that
he duphciiy would be iou.d ont, and said that he
t1 orglt the lady mediun in the ue1t room thought
was u. person ru poyed by him draw ihs pictures
lie ,lto said that u clerk IL TaTnhuli' store over
which i,s office was siiuai.d, had askel II VAS not
,b. u. rson He end-evored fo prevail upon me .
cal .i,s.lf SEEING rettuDr, and t0., hin s1Olj
do oil,cg of toe kJd He ST0fe ne several letters
fps akirg 81 my ciai'Veyapt pow-rr' which did nor
IKE h, o 80 said 10 NY friends. l have numoef oi
bic l. tiers only two of which besr his sgnature, has
tie ~ srurg j. sesily ,ntfief. lie said many
Iropl. made iLqoJies oOicerniDg lie, ana stli was
lie les nirdiOm who had ever been developed, ahd
tia. he told ,hem that was nOblemln & son, and
DID Dot wish 10 be krown n "A Spirltuth.t.
Among the piftuIes drew Was one Of youDg lady,
fon a II slsnuiype ooty from the Origlusl plctnrr
Man field told me- the copy taken BY DAVE ofpo-
ste bls ,fee. The lady dressed plaioy, and sas
slightly cross. y.d though stll very he1dsOne. Her
b, M resting upon her band with the elbow bal
tnc.d DpoD tie table. Manifold wished ne ID drev
tie portrait with the hspd away from tie head, aod
G. Al the dress snd geneLt of the HAIR, and also
to oraw = vail over ber bead. l folowei hs direc-
,ioIp snd changed -. pcture 30 much tDat l. Dgl
tho keIees II, sad the parties did not like the nrsS
one, ond walled NE to era" anDtLei. did 50, oHt
did no, tr, To 90 t!.ber very well Their execution
u " occupied q few hours.
ArotheI picture j drew was OF laiy stated hy
Mapsf 10 be the wife Of captain, whom thilh
be sad bel eed to N,.-LondVn. Ims vas drawu
nom d. scrip'ion srd occupied me tN) houfs. saw
I Il l.t ms no a
s.1tt Jlcturs to Il captain, and had received an
aI..er that II was q per'tct hkeIess, 1oi thai he
would ct tsle . onsar OOH II Tor It, lie sad tne
csItsin wUs about ID sail Tor France and would takc
the picture With lin. For this picture ne sal' be had
received $l0, md p-il ne s. ioI II. Mlnehed wouA
ouetin Is ay he gave me an or Ter that " as
for nell, yrr aud hat need not be very particular
about IT, NJ they weIe very easy 70 please bot when
one wss done for skeptc he would cIlucse IT. and
occAslrnally wish NE to draw another.
Drew an ytbcr p,tnre OF q little boy from descrip-
lion sLc secl i " ,nsfel by exp ess, ana received
81 "a II IN return. Il otter told that the de.crp-
tivns he gave me were sri'ten through hin by Inc
81, rita std - other tnl-s be w1Clf forget hIns-N
n,p crirl ny pi t0Te, and say thai tue Trends o
tie subject had tod hm how be or sns looked, and
ttat Gii ro' Get the ienblsrce exactly right out
be n oud say 70 them tnat tae sprt had changed
n,u,h since leaviDy eath.
v bat ppIp.rrd ~ ne the spirit nrd- II clergyman
oi Pnrtsn ou'h n. H. Mr.. MOI sied stated thst tney
had great Wedding, ALI marIltd the clergy nan 10
n spr He told the OF the Clergy ymep, bu;
| bsve foIgo,teuu IT. ii. sad 10 was very sea'ly,
snd pstIucied me- 20 make ber bair gold color aud
d,,,s h,r IN wh nn lin robes. Hr r,-presentei tlat
il was rot 60 rst-r q The sye O face, 80 jue IS
IL mss vtIy besu;ifn 7Id the he gave = this
stint ~ss Mary. lb owned 10 tue hombuk %: mary.
itr the 81 - ynan TO the sprt ard We had h-ar'y
IL. oh over H. Waited rose cIawn 10 the orice
ba,d, because lie said the minister was fond OF
hos,rs.
was paid FIX dollps 70 this picture, and be sail
the minister wuod only pay ten d,srs for il. aiter-
v.r,,as the portrait IL his III e la Inasiv gil,
frame. The hex. tine led II taken away,
std Nm field .sii Il to be hnrg in toe clergy