Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-13

Union. A critic in one of the papers at the
time of it's erection said that Mr.. Powers had
got the Union askew. 81 Think said he,
with quiet humor, {" that everybody will ad-
NIT that it has been askew of late"
MIR. Powers said that Mr.. Everett, when
here several years ago, spent many hours IN
his studio conversing upon art. q am
greatly indebted TO him. said Mr.. P. ' He
has done a great deal mora for me than
can ever do for him." Mr.. Everett's ex'en-
sive1 learning his research into ancient lit
erature, his ripenees of culture and purity of
character, enabled him to present such views
of art az were of ilcalcuable bereft to the
artist.
Mr.. Powers is true friend of the Union
and a most earnest advocate of liberal ideas.
BY word and deed he has done what he could
do to sustain our national cause, and the
same may be said of all The artists bere-tbat
through all the dark days of the last five
years they have kept good heart and laith
that freedom would win the victory.
During the wsr an English lady visited Mr.
Powers studio and asked If he had a bust OF
Jefferson Davis.
Il have not had the pleasure of executing g
him. the reply.
Seeing a bust Of President jackson on c
shelf, she inquired who it was.
THAT is General jackson" said ur. Pow
80, StonewalI Jackson. am SO de-
| lighted
No, madam, bu. the man who would
| bang Stonewali jackson, were he alive ~
these incidents will serve to show that the
| boy of the Green Mou ntains has lost nothing
OF his loyalty TO the Union by "a residence Of
nearly thirty years abroad.
| wish that your readers could see his "Evt
DisconsoIate the inexpressible anguish and
grief-the heart eveIhowipg with bitter re
pentance. 1t seems If the tears must roll
down that marble cheek, and cry escape
from those half opened lips 1t is an anguish
which you feel, and your sympathy is suct
az you may have experienced while standing
| by the bedside of loved one racked with
paln-an anguish which brings tears from
your own eyes
In contrast TO the sorrow of Z" Eve - are
d" Hope " and Faith to which will De added
Charity the three christian graces-s
commission given by liberal patron of art IL
Providence. | cannot find words to expires.
my admiration of these figures. | do not ses
| how it Is possible for the artist to produce
countenance surpassing that OF " Faith hin
calm, sweet trust, confidence, Joy and rest
tho full satisfaction Of the soul Tins Is no
| from living model: but artists conseptior
of the Christian Faith. How immes sursbl,
superior is modern art to that OF the ancient
in this respect How one Is lifted above to-
gross and sensual by such q sermon IN SION
as this Fortunate will be the possessor o
this treasure. But with the light of thi
countenance following us, let Us go 20 tn
studio of another man OF genius
Mr.. NEADs STUDIO.
Near the studio uf MIR jackson is that O
MIR. Larkin 81. Mead. Jr., of Brattieboro
VT. MIR. Meai is now III America, on his wa
TO Europe. He is a native of Vermont, ye
young-not much above thirty years of age
but his name is already widely known. En-
tering the studio find six or eight me-
busily at work, for although tie master is ab
sent, there Is no cessation of labor in b!
| studio. Mr. Mead has been exceedingly in
dustrious since establishing hlu-self in Flor
ence. Besides his - Echo which is We
known IN the United States, there are a doz3
OF more statues, one OF Sappho another en
titled the s Runner "a little boy full G
hope, energy and ambition, IN the easy att
tude of rupner. Ii is. in eizs, cJmpani0
to - Echo"-the graceful maiden, who ha
given blast upon a horn and who is listen
log for the return of the distant echo.
know of nothing more pleasing than thi
conception of Mr.. Mead's. 1t is not sut
j:ct which stirs the soul ike that which Nj
Powers has chosen To represent the Christian
Faith, but it is SO winning that you can loo
at 1t without ever becoming weary. Large
than these, are his conceptions of 90 Ame rica
and the Muse of History" The last fguI
is that of a maiden standing on a half glob'
or rather walking over il; a wreath upon ht
. brow, one bright star above her forehead
, and open book and pen at heF feet. l pO
, the page OF the historic volume will be wri
ten simIly the one wori-LINCoLN
. Mead has not bepD apathpt,c To II
great events of the past five years, but,
I might have been expected of son of We
mont, has felt the patriotic tervo. of tt
e hour, and has produced soldier OF the u
ion telling the story of the battle to his iitsl
, daughter lie Is a colder, home for a da
from camp, wearing his military overcoat, h
sword by his side. His little daughter 81
on one knee, her warm breath falling apo
V his weather beaten face her lips almost touc
{ ing his, so ardent her love Into the man
# brow of this defender Of our country the a
list ha. thrown all that heroic resolve, dese
f mination, hope and confidence which Wi
characteristic of the soldiers of the Unio
? could but think, as | gazed upon 1t, tn
q there was many a mother In America who,
: she should behold 1t, would weep bitter tea
+ at the recollection of loved ones, brave al
;, who, when he furlough was ended. bade
>. fearful farewell to the tair-haired child upt
II bis knee, and went away, alas to return
u more. How many thousands Of such fat
n ers are there asleep in front of Petersburg,
= Gettysburg, and in the horrible trenches
!" Andersonvile.
Besides this. NJ. Mead has o figure entltl
i. " Mystery" and another of country z
| feeding fowls both pleasing and exceeding
suggestive In addition are several small
figures, all worthy of notice, but have L
time nor space for a description of their
fractions.
do no, write this with a critics eye,
Of rather TO let your readers know what the
10 men of genius are doing in this foreign lar
l. In addition to these is Mr.. Connolly, you
e, American whom | have not had time to vii
I'm, vho oives GOOD promse | understand