The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-31

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and are struggling with poverty. n. DuIlAsn
IL > native Of the town Of Howard, 6teuben coun-
m ihs q Sss isa q s0l nc
Us 1aher Declared Z w.s . make
to Be Il work on tse isfm Ss Wa cattins out
shingles the portraits q every Doy ma ~ ..a
troll the bent IL the boys mind, put him with AZ
learn the trade q ssn psla.ng He rsnsa9sa w..a
one years Of age Aissr Completing his trade with
MIR Olmstead he painted some twenty p0rtraits vi
pa iarnn. sss portraits he received some SIS
With this AMOUNT Of money he started for New
lie had expected 10 ind the National Academy
of Design olien Exhibition, and to see the paint
ings and become acquainted with the artists, and
his iavorlie art. lie arrived there, and found
the exhibition closed which very much disap.
pointed him. lie royed around the great city
day or two, ana was unable to find any artist TO
instruct or encouragehim and his purse becoming
very fop. he went to Hartford, Conn.,, in the
vicinity of which place he had friends. lie re-
NAMED in Hartford one year. receiving inssruc-
tons in his art from artist by the name Of dew.
ins. Alter leaving Mr. Aewins ne Went in.o .ns
realized money enough to pay the debts ne mad
contracted in Hartford, for board, &c. During
the year nc in Hartford. such was his extreme
poycrty that he attended church but SIX times.
because he mad not clothes to wear that were SUIT
able Alter meeting With various revefses OF ier-
| tune he retnrneito Howard in ls4I, and was mar
| RED to Miss Angeline A. Olmstead, uaughter
OF Inc gentleman of whom he learned the traue Oh
n sim nlIrlter From lS4I to ls45, he was In va
rlo,is parts oil the Union engaged In paintinS por
/ traits from 1878 TO 1876, he wasa resilcnt OF
| New York city, and asowork at his art, receiving
| Instructions, and continually lmpros ing uitiA
/ n a
| In 1915 he conceived the idea OF painting ms
| great work, the Panorama OF New J ork Sity ,dha
| found a noolc-hearied Engiishman, George Doe,
WHO furnished ihe1neans TO 90 on Win ane ps
| ing Mr. EULLAnD and from three 10 seven Llcn
| were engaged in this great work four years. Mr..
| Dovl promptly paid the bills as they became Ute
/ In ali sl5, 900. The painting was completed on
tie LIST day oil November. =.
| What Il lesson here is Tor every young man IS
| t..ere yoang man in our city who has ielt the
Tears oil poverty rolling down his cheeks, VINO,
| vueu ac mas become fatiglled with the labors OF
the day, has sat down IN his room " the sue
| his desk and rested hls head upon his hands
and there under the lid OF his desk We're MS poafu
blils and others too mum rous 10 mention, unpaid
aud he ut those timl ltaimost discouraged,
and said to himself, it's no use 10 try9 III we say
there is such one he viii be encouraged by read
ing this and glory IN the success MIR. BULLARD-
Is inere not 1; good deal of difference in Mr.. BrL-
| LAnp,s feelings now, when ne Is receiving ms
| one ana two hundred dollars a day from person:
| VINO go TO look 1T has Panorama, and when M
was al Hartford and could not attend church be-
cause he mad clothes that We're decentY so HE
| in tins world. God helps them VINO neip INC .
seIyeS.h
said 10 one our missionaries. go on go on go on
| SINCE writing the above 1t occurs TO us that "
sone time since read the LIE of Mr.. Billiard In tn
Nmcrican Biographical sketch Book Of seii-mad
, n,..n l.ocG sfer AHierieo1.