, 1872-01-29

uo1 Anlans IN the oven OF the stove and
burned part Of her own clothing to
prevent it from freezing, but without
avail. The poor babe was frozen n
death as well as the mother.-Wash-
ington Chronicle.
Marvellous Condolences.
To The Editors of the Euening Post:
The subjoined is from late number
OF the Cosmopolitan, published in Lon.
don:
we are taught by the Divine Phi
issopher-tbe God Man-that mot /,
sparrow falls to the ground unuoticed
and that the very hairs Of our head are
numbered by the Infinite One. This
revelation the sduans of the day are seem
t'cal about, yet there thousand occur
rences which we all notice and the 1ai1v
press is continually recording. which
support the records of St. Matthew and
st. Luke.
we have made the above remarks
and copied the Bible texts, drawn there
to from reading paragraph in the New
York Citizen and Round Table. which
tends to establish these truths of revela-
tlon. AS we personally know the par
ties. we can vouch for the accuracy of
the statements. The paragraph is as
follows: Among the pictures purchased
by the American Art Union for distribu-
ton in 1s46, were three pictures by
George Harvey, formerly resident Of
this city. but now living in England.
and good artist), one of which was a
flower piece. As return for the com.
pliment paid him by the association, Mr..
Harvey subscribed for three chances in
the Art Union, placing his own name
down for two, and for little girl of his
acquaintance, of the name of Daisy, pre-
senting her with one of the tickets.
When the distribution (by lot) took
place, the flower piece by Harvey be-
came the property of his little friend
Daisy; brit the most singular circum-
stance Of all was that the companion of
the said picture had been purchased by
the father of the child, so that a pair Of
the artists productions are now hanging
side by side in the same drawing-room.'
eve have heard Mr.. Harvey tell a
similar case which occurred to his sister
in England, to whom he had made a
present of two tickets in the London
Art Union. The first one gained no.
thing beyond the superb print given to
every one. The next year his sister
stipulated with Mr.. Watson (the mana
5er) that by paying seven pounds. in
addition to the ticket 1--WE think that was
he sum) she could have the statuette
which she desired to possess. Mr.. Har-
vey persuaded her not to conclude the
bargain till after the drawing of the pri-
zes. Her ticket drew the statuette. We
mentioned another marvellous coinci-
lence in regard to Mr.. Harvey last
'pring. The marble for the obelisk to
he mother Of General Washington was
obtained from marble quarry owned
BY MIR. Harvey. Ten years after the
block was sent to Virginia he came to
England. and was introduced to Mr.,
George Field. who owned the original
portrait of the illustrious woman. Mr.,
Field bequeathed the portrait, with cop
les of all his works, to the artist, and at
his death they were delivered to him by
his executors. Itwas through Mr.. Fields
that Mr.. Harvey gained the
slew to the fact of General Washington's
birthplace being in England, and which
he artist has been to the trouble and
expense to confirm by getting copies Of
The parish registers. We have heard
Mr.. Harvey repeat many other marvel
BUS condolences that have occurred to
him. but we cannot now extend our re-
marks on the subject. We will conclude
BY remarking that this artists life has
been somewhat eventful one, in which
has been destined to perform part that
has had a great and marked influence on
contemporary affairs; but as he is quiz
It, retiring man, the world knows little
IF his influence"
To these condolences another can be
added which will interest our readers.
Last week Mr.. Harvey was looking over
some old manuscript papers when he
,ame across q copy of the pedigree Of q
,ortrait Of Shakespeare, painted, he
kinks, by Jansen. This portrait is on
copper, and has been in the family from
he lifetime of the bard. Mr.. Harvey's
,ousin is the owner. who was kind
,nough to loan it, after exacting solemn
promise that it should not be copied,
which has been faithfully kept; but
marvellous to say, at the time the owner
anne for the portrait total stranger
,alled on the artist to show him an old
,ortrnit of Shakespeare, and offered it
or sale. II was lfe-size head, but
'omewhat damaged in the background
md figure. The face. however. was free
rom any injury. The old portrait was
purchased by the artist. az it wonderful