Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-02-16

-, F-'Ae1NuAdity diteI uou It-
turned from Mr.. Williams, with my hand
full of bank-notes.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF ARTIST l1rE.
81 set off for Somerset House. As it
had opened during my absence, felt the
greatest impatience to see the paintings.
did not feel that degree of anxiety a.
bout my own pictures that I did the
year before, as knew where they were
placed still was very desirous to see
how they stood the comparison with 9TH
er pictures. | was happy to think they
were among the best, not the worst class
on exhibition. must say that looked
at them with as much, and perhaps the
same kind of pride az mother feels in
looking at her own daughter on her pre-
sentatlon at court. 1t filed me with
laudable ambition to excel: but I can
here egalemnly aver, that envy or jelousy
OF an ather artists talents or eminence
never entered into my mind. never
felt greater pleasure in my profession
than then. 1t is noble art, thought I:
it is, of all others in the world, the most
delightful. But here the thought of nv
friend Bowman broke in upon my delight.
Poor fellow! He had sent four pictures
to the Somerset House-the two that
were rejected at Suffolk street, and two
new ones; but, sad to relate, they were
all condemned as unworthy place. This
was certainly disagreeable shade in the
delightful pictures had just been draw
ing of the profession. Here was Bow
man, by two years my senior in the art,
and who had ever since his commence
ment been tiattered, and taught to be-
lieve that he was wonderful genius, and
now, after eight or nine years hard study,
his hopes are blasted in this cruel man.
ner. / sat upon bench for God knows
how long, looking into vacancy, and
thinking painfully of the discouragements
of the artist. | made up my mind, that
he, too, was not free from perplexities."
CHARACTERISTIC ANECDoTE.
81 am now just finishing the picture of
Lord Aberdeen. / must here relate lit
tie incident which is rather fattering to
me. We-that is my lord and I-were
speaking of the Irish, the other day; and
/ remarked that the more that is given in
charity, the more will be expected, and
illustrated my views by story, which
was this: l was riding on the top of
stage-coach, on Cape Cod, one cold Febu-
ary day, when / espied flock of sheep in
the field, trying hard to get something
to eat from the frozen ground. / said to
the stage-driver, SIS it possible these sheep
run out all winter?" yes 'Of course
they feed them?' No. said he they
used to do so; but the farmers find that
when they feed them, that they won't
help themselves, but only hang about the
pen, and bleat all day. But, if they are
left to take care of themselves, they
manage to get living, and come out
very we'll in the spring. The next time
his lordship gave me sitting, he said he
told my sheep story to Sir Robert Peel,
at the Queens table; and it struck him
very forcibly."
WEBSTER AND CALHOUN.
II was in Washington in the winter
of l830-Sl when painted the portrait
of John G. Calhoun. During the sit
tings, he invited me to come up to the
Senate, as there was to be an interest
ing debate. Mr. Hayne was to speak on
the subject of 'Foots Resolutions in
reply to short speech of Mr. Webster.
| accepted the invitation, and Mr. Cal
houn admitted me as one of the many
favored ones. Mr. Hayne was most elo-
quent, and exceedingly bitter in his re-
marks upon Mr. Webster's. speech; and
so scathing in his denunciations of New
England and and her policy, that felt
his sarcasms were unanswerable
think all the friends of Mr. Webster
thought SO too. The South side of the
Senate were vociterous in their applaus
At night, / went to see the fallen great
man, as considered him. My daught-
er was visiting Mr. Webster's d.ughter
at the time. To my surprise, l found
him cheerful, even playful. He had the
two girls upon his knees. told him /
expected to find him in another room,
pointing to his library. Time enough
for that in the morning., said he.
''Mr Calhoun gave me another sitting
the next morning. He seemed to think
the great champion of the North was
annihilated He said it was pity that
he had laid himself open at SO many
points. needed no invitation to go to
the Senate that morning. / went early
to the gallery, and secured seat among
the reporters. AS Mr. Webster entered
the Senate, all eyes were turned upon
him. lie was elegantly dressed, and
apparently less excited than any of his
friends. ! felt towards Mr. Webster as
imagine a criminal might feel who
locks to his counsel to save him from
punishment for some crime he is charged
with. He soon, however, put me at my
ease AS he proceeded with his speech
all his friends felt satisfied that victory
was his. / need make no further allusion
to this splended effort, as it is as famil-
lar to all as household words. The next
morning, asked Mr. Calhoun what he
thought of Webster's reply. He said
simply, but with great empahsis, MIR
Webster is a strong man, sir, very
strong man"
WEBSTER AT HOME.
"Webster's family dinners were al
ways charming. We always found
sulnptuous fare though not elaborate.
Often the great feature OF the feast
would be chowder or dun-fsh, both
of which dishes he excelled in. One day,
l was admiring and praising the latter,
and asked him where he procured them.
He said from his friend Charles Cutter
of Portsmouth, N. H. said that 1 got