Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-01
Mr.. Mead's Statuary.

W G last week remarked tnaI TWO pieces OF
s.atuary from the chisel Of Mr.. LarkirG. Mead
Of Brattleboro, were On exhibition in one of the
committee rooms of the State House. We had
not then had an opportunity of examining
these admirable works, as we have since done.
The two pieces are entirely dissmilar in exc
cution and conception, and their execution ex-
hibits two distinct traits in the authors genius,
both so necessary to a complete success. One
is marble bust of the venerable William C..
Bradley, and q most perfect likeness it is too,
Of the old man. 1t only wants the old man s
fire to be complete. The other is one half of
beautiful creation of the authors imagination,
and finely chisoled and rounded from piece of
our Vermont marble, The whole Of the design
is girl and u boy in representation Of those of
cur Green Mountain State. The artist has cho-
sen the Winter season, the time of sports and
healthful glee, and the Winter dress, and to us
it is the happiest phase Of our country life. The
Green Mountain Boy, as yet unfinished, is rep
resented upon his skates, just gliding upon the
ice, and respectfully raising his cap to the
maiden as he whirls away
The piece now on exhibition Is Green
Mountain Girl, represented tripping her way to
school ,~attired in the Winter garb of skating
cap, cloak, and snow-Socks, with her saoh ell Of
books in her left hand, by her side, and the 9th
er is raised, ller ingsEresting upon her check,
her head slightly incliAed ina modest recogni-
ton of the wihqde her by the young lad up
On his skates a more beautiful conception or
exquisite piece of workmanship, can hardly be
imagined. Ibc clQthing is warm, such as our
sensible girlS wear and fiom it the lrail limb or
fashionable form, may not be recognized, and
70 one looking for such, it may boa disappoint-
'iment. But We are happy to know that it is,
in form and eature'a perfect copy of thousands
Of GrethAIounta:n Girls, and does honor to the
per!ect go5a.taste, as well as genius Of its au-
gSror. .04e sghe.a4t examine it closely before
,rIing an oppression, as omelold Of its beau
drapofyj or rouhling Of an arm and hand,
e lif,2a,t at H. understood, may be
odt u place. f. US, it is perfect and:
and if SUCH an image could adorn
xhqld in the State, i would be wiser
r IL May. II hope that the
g 9@9qy s3gsacing tosthe porfoc-
lmay Fsospcred and success
<fad the advantage Of the
tountry affords lie is not
90. ga AZ. 'sior6gn travel, and we The
! tSss Sill! hatise genius springing as it
Md seeks an. sales. Of our own
9uR.S FoRY For tho benefit Of numer.
Go auiresswe inform our readers that we
sSm@snce Gle publication Of one Of the
SlllIpl vel tcld and Interesting stories
Which we have ever seen, IN the FREEMAN of the
18th OF November 1t is from the pen of the
author Of. Mora MontelIe," published in the
FREEMAN@og d yeats ego, and is entitled " The
Uptnown AIothSiSsor Clouds DER LIES Path
way, 'n III VII .6eS6ntinued in several numbers,
and those &ishiag complete are requested to
subscribe at once and preserve the papers, now
inso convenient . shape for binding. As the
PrSsidentiaI Election will be past and a lull in
kspolitics, we shall endeavor to give more inter
Ecsljeg5 amount of miscellaneous reading.
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RrAND ScHNrIFIc ExHIBmIoN.-In another
laesappears an advertisement of an Exhibi-
III Washington Hall in this village, on
s6Yzaay evening, November LIST, which will be
sessy wcrth seeing Mr.. Wells has spent con
saaa6le time in the old country, making these
sEEollectons, and We know him and his Exhibi
3feson personally to be all he claims for it. Tick
seEs at this Office and the door.
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