The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-04-27
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Touching story of NEisSissiPPi
Life. the FOrtitudie and Mobility
of her Daughters
From the Natchez Democrat.

From the NatcheZ Democrat.
About the close of Pierce's admins
tration, or the beginning of Buchanan's,
a gifted son Of Claiborne county, Miss
is.ippi a graduate Of Oakland College,
was appointed, chiefly through the
iastrumcntality Of Governor A. G.. Brown
and the late Governor McRae, then our
representative in Congress, Consul at
Genoa.
This appointment was made to encour-
age and aid our friend in the culture of
bis rare talent as an artist-a talent he
early developed, and which it was be
Ieved only required culture to make him
eminent as painter and draughtsman.
Some specimens of miniatures from his
pencil are perfect gems Of beauty. His
portraits are life-like, and the coloring
admirable; and many of his skeleton
sketches and caricatures have the bold
stroke and sardonic grin of Hogarth
Uniting with this special talent a higly
cultivated taste and a poetic imagination,
this accomplished man established his
studio in the Getty of Palaces, the
queen Of fair Italy, and solemnly dedi-
ated his life to art
But while hattering himself with his
brilliant prospects, studying the old
masterpieces in that peerless city, and
@mpanioning with its distinguished pro-
tsss0rs, afiliction fell upon his household.
For months his children lay i'll with the
slow and fatal typhus, and at length his
wife perished-a woman of Southern
type, feminine, shrinking, like the sensi-
tive plant, from the rude touch or gaze
otthe world, but armed with superhu-
man courage to endure great and una
yoiiable misfortunes. Her only brother,
acitizen Of New Orleans, Adiutant of
Crittenden's battalion in the fatal Lopez
Gpedition for the liberation of Cuba,
Frished with him, and with fifty gallant
pung men of New Orleans in the massa-
ere Of Atares, logged by the ferocious
nbble and and murdered by the Spanish
liantry. When ordered to kneel Crit
linden replied, Americans kneel only to
God. y Reverse your positions" " No,
lace "Cowards," exclaimed Lieut..
James, our country will avenge us.
Liberty forever" shouted Adjutant
Sanford, and his voice mingled with the
cash Of musketry and the groans of dying
PATRIOTS The sister of this heroic man
Died in Genoa, leaving her husband and
shouse-hold of children. One or more
lied, and the father himself was stricken
With blindness, thus cut off forever from
The pursuit of art, and any other means
learning support.
Our civil war soon supervened, depriv-
Ing him of his little means he had left in
Mississippi. He had a widowed sister in
this State-a woman of rare talent
onee mistress ola splendid fortune, left
BY reverses and by the war without cent.
but she, with the unvarying affection
and tortitude of true woman, by teach
ING a school by daytime and sewing
BY night, after nearly two years hard
Work, was able to bring her blind brother
and his children back to the United
Mates, where she has supported them
ever since. In this labor of love she has
oeea aided by his eldest daughter, a
lcyely girl, distinguished for her amiable
Fats, her modesty and reserve, as well as
'or her superior talents. Her peculiar
giit Is IN recitation or defamation.
These have occasionally been exhibited
ior charitable Purposes, and now she has
oeen prevailed on by her friends to
Exhibit them in public for the support of
Der blind father and lstle brothers.
The dumb son of Croesus spoke to save
bis fathers life; and this young. diffident,
and maidenly daughter of Mississippi now
comes before the public for purnose no
sss sacred. With no opportunity for
allure, without ever taking Lesson in
aocuuon, having never seen the GREAT
actresses on the stage, brought up in he
'eeusion of village life, we nevertheless
Predict for the young debhdnte distin-
gushed success. If it be only half equal
p her merits and the good wishes. affect
Ion and respect of all who know her it
Will be great indeed. Associated with her
viii be another young Mississippian,
laughter of an eminent lawyer and
patriot of our State, beautiful maiden.
Whose remarkable musical gifts will take
2epubllc by surprise. We predict for
ara success far beyond the most sanguine
apeetations of her numerous friends and
Almlrers. These young artists, once
wealthy, now driven by fortune to strug-
ae for support, will be chaperoned by
ae respected lady before referred to-the
lister of the blind artist, wife of the mar
tgsed adjutant, mother of the heroic
.incer, captain of artillery, who "died at
AZ guns for the South at the siege of
'lseksburg.
these ladies intend beginning their
AOors at Natchez, and we shall give our
ieaders due notice of the time