The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-04-07
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CONSUL AT GE<ts<.
This appointment was mxdG % en-
courage and aid our friendiR ~ cul-
ture Of his rare talent -, "a. artkt-a
talent he, had early deyelopod, .and
which, 1t waS<belieted only b espjred
eultuH make hin emiuoUy -
paintef &nd drapghtsmsn- SunGe-
cimens of miniatures from hA pelcif
are perfect gems Of beauty. H9 tor-
traits are life like, and the coloridx ad-
mirable; and many of bis skoloton
SKETCHES and Caricatl(res have tn hid
stroke and sartionic grin of HoGn{th.
Uniting with this special talent : h1Hh-
~ cultivated taste ii poetic e3ak{ei-
nation, tbs a(eoN lished man atsb-
lished hissfidll1lK the aCity of Pal
aces,r the queen Of fair Italy, and eos
lemnly Dedicated his life to art.
But while fiattering himself with. .l,is
brilliant prospects, studying The old
masterpieces In that peerless city. and
companloning with its DISTINGUISHED
professors, affiietion fell upon his house
hold. For months his children lay i'll
with the
SLOW AND FATAE TYPIHs,
ard at4efgth his wife perished-a yo-
man of southern type, feminine,
shrinking, like the sensitiv plant,
from the rude touch or gaze Of the
world, but armed with superhuman
courage to endure great and unavoida-
BILE misfortunes. Her only brother, q
citizen of New Orleans, Adjutant Of
Cfittenden's battalion in the fatal Lopez
expedition for the liberation of Cuba,
perished with him, and with fifty gal.
liant young men of New Ocleans In the
massacre of Atares, logged by the fero-
cious rabble and murdered by the Span
ish infantry. When ordered to kreei,
Crittenden replied, "Americans kneel
only to God.n "Reverse your posi-
tions.n 'No," said VictorS Ker, tive
look death in the face" "Cowacls,,
exclaimed Lieut.. James, "our country
will avenge us.n Liberty forever
shouted Adjutant Stanford, and his
voice mingled with the crash of mus
kerry and the groans of dying patriots.
The sister of this
died in Genoa, leaving her husband and
q household of children. One or M ore
died, and the father himself was strick-
en- with blindness, thus cut of forever
from the pursuit OF art, and any other
means of earning asupport-.
OUR CIVIL WAR
soon superveneti, depriving him of his
consular office, and of the little means
he had left in Mississippi. He had q
widowed sister in this State-a woman
of rare talent-once mistress of q splen-
did fortune, left by reverses and by the
war without cent. But she, with the
unvarying affection and fortitude of q
true woman, by teaching a school by
daytime and sewing by night, after
nearly Two years hard work. was able
to bring her blind brother and his chill
dren
BACK TO THE UNITED STATES,
where she has supported them ever
since. In this labor of love she has
been aided by his eldest daughter, q
lovely girl, distinguished for her amia.
BILE traits, her modesty AMI reserve, as
well as for her superior talents. Her
peculiar gift is in recitation or declama-
tiOn. These have occasionally been
exhibited for charitable purposes, and
ho" ohC he&o OCCh BlCNdBCu Ou DY ntE
friends to exhibit them in public for the
s'-- 9ort.of her blind father and little
:" hers.
THE DCMD son Oh CEoESUS
spohe to save his fathers life; and this
young, diffident, and maidenIy daugh-
ter of Mississippi now comes before the
public for purpose no less sacred.
With no opportunity for culture. with
out ever taking lesson in elocution,
having pever seen the great. actresses
on the stage, brought up i'm the seclu-
sion of village life, we nevertheless pre-
diet for the young deJutdnte distin-
guished success. If ii be only half
equal to her merits and the good wish
es, affection and respect of all who
know her, it will be great indeed.
Associated with her will be
ANOTHER YOUNG MIssIs sIPPIAN,
laughter of an eminent lawyer and
patriot ofOur State, beautiful maiden
whose remarkable musical gifts will
lake the public by surprise. We pref
1ict for her success beyond the mos
sanguine expectatlonSpf her numerous
friends and admirers. These young
artists, once wealthy, now driven by
fOrtune to struggle for support, will be
by the respected lady before :
referred tO--the sister of the blind ar
tist, wife of the martyred Adjutant,
mother of the heroic officer, Captain of
artillery, who "died at his guns'' for
the South, at the siege Of Vicksburg-
These ladies intend beginning their
labors at Natchez, and we shall give
our readers due notice of the time.