Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-20
!, sfof BRhscripti Invariably in Adyano
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE !
rhe Rat Catcher and his Dogs.

The Rat Catcher and his Dogs.
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A very remarkable picture is now on exhibi-
ton in the gallery Of Mr.. Schaus remarkable
for its intrinsic merits And also for thse cum
.t,oces,und& which Ii was produced. noTt Wa s.
she wprs Of ~ man ,wh0was without. .the5us eof,
his limbs. ,st4is armsi4and hands, and ReteWete1
asad!s md this exquisite picture: every iuehiot
vhieb is fff {6af tie Fhost delicate and refned
handling, Vas saecdted with q BRUSH. shefd 1nl
ihaartist m5ath!s Many members of etching
clubs, having the fiIl use Of their hands, would
rejoice could they approach the spirit, frmness
and refinement of this drawing.
The story of the artist, John Carter, OF Eng !
land, is full OF interest. A brief memoir ot|
him. him prepared by Mi. r. J.. Mills. states that
he va TIE SOD OF a comhaoH laasrefat Eogges-
hall, England, and, when boy, acquired IN al
yery imperfect degree the rudiments OF readlngi
and writing. He then became silk weaver byI
.Essds, and fol9Ysd this Business up to May
ls,SWhsn be aWsS n n years o;a, eAf ms slmeI
an accident bsfsllbin which changed Che Kh2se!!
(caurse Of has life.o Upcte thistine be had ledi
#ila1and'dissohte life, ,tkeepiug bad!company, !
and losing what little education he had acquired
mentioned, Carter and few dissoute compan-l
ions went odhe seat at Qsgdod Hanbury, esq. !
we'll known London banker, for the purpose of
seanr so dug rocks from bhe rooGery on that
estate. While in the very top of tir tree, not
less than forty feet high, he lost 3has hoid'and
.7ef to The ground lie was taken: up BY his
comrades aid taken home 10 his wiffesf In state
Of insensibilty. The Doctors. z.prono ouuced this
case hopeless He partially recovered, hoWt
ever. when it was discovered that he had susI
tanned an injury ia the pine which entirely del
prived him Of the use Of his limbs HoT had she
any feeling OF, ,pewer of motion ia, ,.any part OF
I;s,body except his head and Ineek,TrIro sbGos
The powers of speech, sight and hearing
Mered reyiaentially oihimpaired;T but otherwise
-teRasa living hnitndl with IA dead body! iilffis
devoted wife, waited on him with the tenderest
ls :saFsts daylef her death y5thieh occurred
,h,t1e more thanffopr years atteE the accident,
The misfortune that deprived rJohn, Carter, ,of
the useaot, his limbs seemed to- wake up the
dormant faculties Of his soul.ia bHett became
thoughtful, earnest and devout, and eagerly seizi
'edupenSa plan. d hat promised to give him someI
thing to live for, This was learning to draw
Without hands l. About "a year after 9the aceis
dent a lady brought him q Little book contains
ing an account Of young, woa1aa who, having
lost the use, of her hands, amused herself BY
drawing with mouth : gafter, 5 1r,es9lyed s, to
ing butterflies and flowers in water colors, but
soon gave this upotor IA more effective style OF
drawing. He used TO- lielon09 couch, capable
otlbeiDe moved about as occasion required.
The paper oawhich ihel drew was fixed to- a
desk placed almost precautionary, before bus
tseeb and SOY near that, he could reach it with a
bFush7kedlih hise iaousb..a His wife oor sister
Wo1Id efilfi brush with. Inndia ink, and
place It ibst# his teeth when, by an expert
n mmo5VJement we tIof ehisf lips and tongue, WoaldI
tRip the BRUSH round until he had thrown off
all allthevsuperf uouS ink and brought the. brushs
,toa very fine point. He sWeah ,then executed
the finest todohes byl the action cot his3peck,
his ,#pEk riValipg That Of the most skii1full
dralghtsma1. = Com PEELED ITO rest after eYeryj
stpkeahe worked very slowly and with greatI
difficulty Every touch had to bs censidereds
beforehand, because alteration was imp possible;;E
and as his health prevented close application
to his art. bis weEksCWere necessarily producedI
very slowly. But FIVE ofshis work are 7knownI
lobe extanttgA Al6nei Id possession OF Queen Vic-l
toria, another belonged dtS the 9eaeen Dowager
one to, Mr.. Richard Mersdf{ha Wife. TIE
fGA Is 10 the, possession, ,eof Mr.. Mills,
aud is now On, sexhibitiop In Schaus gallery
This work, which has found its way TO- ourI
StS is'cS6sidesed &C Cafser finest perform ahce.
Hb4uH Of oficharaeter' and meaning: The draw
ing Of the old rat,eatcher.i lis admirable and sol
isthat BbieeeI ,d9g,iL Lta which Landseer,
,Rhois certainly an authority inisuch matters,
gives very high praise. dsTher rexscuti ion ftheI
pistnre is wood derful.ol Nosda tstroke!is thrown
away, Every line tells, and conduces 20 the
sfeet Of Che whole. ,ISmlst be Remembered, J
That up too the time of his ACCIDENT John Ear /
ter Was totally ignorant of art.------=-z-::-= art.
-R41 = II OF 81 u ~ &Gfs
MAKING FaeEs!! 20 :. Ma SKIS. ,And, Faces may
hevery good on 81 tie stage but theyoare notsex
,actlg in7plaeeoathe Aooriof Congress The inde-
aog9ps! occurred in5 he House
on'Eriday, ,between an honorable M neusber: from
pennsylvania and an honorable member ftom
Missouri, In which the latter was charged fbV
the tormer with making faces at him put
ting bis thumb to his nose, alter the manner
ora bootbfack, and induiging IN other grlmaces,
does not speak very emf phatically for Che digeSty
OF Congress- If We add this scene to the re.
cent wordy dispute between Donnelly and
,Washburne, in which. theo grossestg language
vas used, We must conclude that the highest
representative body in tbeacouhtry 4si the worst
school, of manners and morals from which the
Sp pSsapN y een e learn the & yaps 4 9f good Breeding