, 1859-08-05

eald Of the spiritual" supersttions Of the pres
ent age; nor do We think The modern supeynsia-I
talism any less silly than IL more unleaznsd /
PtS's'eSeSso'r ssoo'raa l5..a - y, s.hns1t s,-t IA
Aaron Burr and his Rrotsgo. i
Aaron Burr's almost intuiiivo knowIedeS, 4,
men has often been remarked BY those Who per-
sonaly knew him. This distfngulahine char-
acteristic, as well as his kindness of h6alt. 81
very happily illustrated BY The fllowine ax-
graphy. ~ is2sf ~ teilt q I'D
/ Ihs interest which. Col Burr Ttook n he eau.;
cation Of youth has been before alluded To- ! Ha,
always had protege inhis training upon whose
culture he bestowed unwearied pains and more
money than be could always afford. hosioIyof
Vanderlyn that most distinguished proiege 10
these later years ~ .ifgl f''ieH
He was riding along IN . curricle and pair
one day during his Senatorial term, when one
Of his horses lost shoe, and he stopped ni tho
next blaeksmith's 10 have Il replaced Ituaa
alonely country place, not ihr from Kingston IN
Ulster County, New York. lie slrolled about
while the blacksmith was at work, and returning
saw upon the side of stable, near by,a char
coal drawing Of his own curricle and horos
The picture, which must have been executed in.
. very rev minutes, was wonderfully accurate
atNo W. ltoul Au4 ~ llopu NuIuIIuI " NQf 1QI14
time Turning around, be noticed Z boy little
way of, dressed 10 coarse homsspun.
tswho did thatFP inquired Burr, pointing 10
II did Il" said the boy.
The astonished traveller entered into con4or.
sation with The led found him inielIIaunf fhonfh
ignorant; learned that he was born m ihe neirh-
boFhood had bad no Instruction N drawing.
and was engaged 70 work for fht blacksmith
six months. Burr wrote . few WoliH On piece
Of paper and said e be wrote;
Ny boy, you are TOO smart fellow 70 stay
heIe alf your lilo. II ever yon should want u
change your employment and see the world.
just put clean shirt IN your pocket 70 70 New
York, and 60 straight % that address handing
the boy paper. " ,ro > atl1icI fir r.iI 1Iu'1
He then mounted his euFliels and vas oui q
/ sight IN . moment Several months passed
away, and the circumstances had nearly f1t1
from the busy Senator's roo1lloclion A. =
was sitting ct breakfast one morning. At Rich
mond Hill. servant put into bis hand umall
papsrparcsl, saying 4 vas brought by boy
who was waiting outside. Burr opened iho par
eel and found i 70 Be coarse conniiy-hade,
clean shirt Supposing L to Be . mistake. hd
ordered the boy shown IN. Who should enter
but the Genius of the Roadside, who placed IN
Bun's hand the identical piece d paper h6 had
given him. The lad WAS warmly uclconcf.
Burr took him into his hmly, cdncaic1 hin,
and procured him instruction IN the at which
nature had indicated should Be he occupation 81
bis lib-iima. Ansrgard Burr assisted h'm =
Europe, whore ho spent Eve Years n iha study
q painting, and became an artist worthy 81 10
name. tar Alcl 81 nd
While Burrh himself was wandering 70 Europo.
Vanderlyn wasexhIbitpg pictures 10 ne IonTre
and received from Napoleon gold medal. 1.r'ioI
compliments and ftliclhfiona 1om ne In s1rcI'I
own lips. VanderlYn ala al hc could ~ 81
beneiclor in Paris; but unhapply he had 10
successful artists usual fTlunc- poverty en-
bittered By glory. He afterwards lad cinm'3
sions from Congress and painted the ven known
Landing Of Columbus = lor panel in the no.
tunda q The eapilol af Washinfton Hs -
painted he portraits q Col Burr md Thooiorir,
from which the engraYingg were taken by which
their lineaments are known % The public Wa
dsrlyn died only I've yoarsa ego a KintlIon.
near the spot whom ho drew tho charcoal 1t1ief
which decided bis career.