Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-23
WHO CAN THEY BE3
RomaHos sEd Rssilty-TFulh Stranger
Than FIotlOa-A Touching S'Ory.
The TwB DebutaHies Of HIsSissippI-ThB
YiClssituaes Of Life.
the Natchsz Dsmoorat.l

/ From the Natchez Democrat
About the close Of Pierce's admin
] istratiOn, or the beginning Of Buchan.
/ an s, a gifted son Of Claiborne county,
/ Mississippi, a graduate of Oakland
/ College, was appointed, chiefly
! through the instrumentality Of Gov
/ ernOr A. g. Brown and the late Gov
ernOr McRae, then our Senator and
Representative in Congress,
CONSUL AT GENOA.
This appointment was made to en-
! courage and aid our friend in the Gull
! ture Of his rare talent as an artist-a
! talent he had early developed, and
| which, it was believed, only required
| culture to make him eminent as q
| painter and draughtsman. Some spG-
! Cimens of miniatures from his pencil
are perfect gems Of beauty. His pOr-
| traits 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
| highly cultivated taste and a poetic
| Imagination, this accomplished man
! established his studio in the "City Of
/ Palaces" +" the Queen of fair Italy, and
/ sOlemnly dedicated his life to art.
But while tlattering himself with
| his brilliant prospects, studying the
old masterpieces in that peerless city,
and COmpaniOning with its distin-
guished professors, attiictiOn fell upon
| mis- household. For months his chill
dren lay i'll with the
SLOW AND FATAL TYPHUs,
and at length his wife perished-a
woman of Southern type, feminine,
shrinking, like the sensitive plant,
from the rude touch or gaze of the
world, but armed with superhuman
courage to endure great and unavOid-
able misfOrtunes. Her only brother,
a citizen Of New Orleans, Adjutant Of
Crittenden's battalion in the fatal
Lopez expedition for the Liberation Of
Cuba, persisted with him, and with
fifty gallant young men Of New Or
leans in the massacre Of Atares,
dOgged by the ferOCiOus rabble and
murdered by the Spanish infantry.
When ordered to kneel, Crittenden
replied, "Americ8ns kneel only TO
God" d" Reverse your positions"
"NO," said Victor ker, 1--WE look
death in the face" "Cowards," >" ex-
claimed Lieut. james, "Our country
will avengs US" 'Liberty forever"
shouted Adiutant Stanford, and his
voice mingled with the crash Of mus
kerry and the grOsns Of dying patriots.
The sister of this
HEROIC MAN
died In Genoa, leaving her husband
and a household of children. One or
more died, and the father himself was
stricken with blindness, thus cut off
forever from the pursuit Of art, and
any other means Of earning a support.
OUR CIVIL WAR
soon sUpervened, depriving him of his
consular Office, and Of the little means
be had left i'm Mississippi He had a
widowed sister in this State-a woman
Of rare talent-Once mistress Of
splendid fortune, left by reveTses and
by the war without a cent. But she,
with the unvarying affection and for
titude Of a true woman, by teaching
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 STATES,
where she has supported them ever
since. In this labor Of love she has
been aided by his eldest daughter, a
lovely girl, distinguished for her ami
able traits, her mOdesty and reserve,
as well as for her superior talents.
Her peculiar gift is in recitation or dec
lamation. These have occasionally
been exhibited for charitable purposes, /
and now she has been prevailed on by
her friends to exhibit them in public
for the support Of her blind father and
little brothers.
THE DUMB SON OF CRgSUS
spoke 10 save his fathers life; and
this young, difident, and maidenly
daughter Of Mississippi now comes
before the public for purpose no less
sacred. With no opportunity for
culture, without ever taking 8 lesson
ia elOCutiOn, having never seen the
great actresses on the stage, brought
up in the seclusiOn of village life. we
nevertheless predict for the young
QeJ1HdHte distinguished success. III
it be only half equal 10 her merits and
the good wishes, affection and respect
Of all who know her, it will be great
indeed.
Associated with her viii be
ANOTHER YOUNG MIssIssTPPIAg.
daughter of an eminent lawyer and
patriot Of our State, "a beautiful maid
en- whose remarkable musical gifts
viii take the public by surprise. We
predict for her a success beyond the
most sanguine expectations Of her
numerous friends and admirers.
These Young artists, once wealthy,
now driven by fortune to struggle for
support. will be ChaperOned by the
respected lady before referred to-the
sister Of the blind artist, wife Of the
martyred Adlutant, mother Of the
heroic officer, Captain of artillery,
who "died at his guns " for the South,
at the siege Of Nicksburg.
These ladies intend beginning their
labOrs at Natchez, and we shall give
our readers due notice Of the time.
The Jamalcans are hot because the /
weather is hot, and because the Ten !
nessee brought hot whisky and the
sailors got drunk and hid out, and |
Ben Wade offered e52 for their recap /
ture: and, It Is thought, the San Do |
ningan baWds will always make sail |
ora drunk in order TO make money by /
their discovery. In fact, San Do |
mingo may be absolutely demoral- /
jZed. Ben Wade says they are a good, |
piOus. hanUy neOpi8. Ben has a0Gds !
Il sn in Grant, scales, and they are
nj { found scsly,