, 1873-07-15
THE COLORED SCULPTOR,
An interview With NIian EdmoniH
,',' LexFt0,

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r.o,n' IL, N,,. osl.. ISorr ".o,,,4 ,,u,v TO-
nc,,lntnr wloso nortroit ia giyon eisewhoro,
callot ii tl,o office hf ihn nnflv Gr0plio to-day,
and. In conyorBnt1nn with The writer, gavo somo
1at;rs interesting particulars Of hor own Lilo and
pho said " Nv mother was mn Indian aud my
fnthor was coioJycd mail waH lorr at Qreoli-
bush wlah vo,, know 10 on tho otlor stlo Of tho
riyor,, ornt,on,}o Albany. lily fathor Md mother
;3iol sIIroh woa nlont yoars OF nEo My In
aan anp.s TOOK enra hb q tey somotlmos lin oeo down
ss sar n as % Nov York city 10 buy bonds mud auch
iGinss.. M ,; N'' -:
{, oh.rn :fnrliah. oxcopt whom white poorlo
v,o,tod tho,m thon thoy would talk Indian nmonc
inmaolyog. They wore Ohippowns. Whom WAS
sbnnt 19 yoara Of ago, my brother, who was
mini older thuu mysolf, and who had made d
rroat doal Of money in California Hont word to
say he wished that / ehould 10 educatol. llo
sent u money for lilo purpose / wont to school
llrat in Albany. was delightol to loar1,-very
Black robos taught us i fow prayors-tkat waa
al. I folt, tho sfronaont scupni{ons in puttinr
on 6rossee. 1 had noyor worn ANYTHING but
tlankctsl Nlnuonng.) You SEQ had f;o3d op-
oortun;tioa Tor sf,i;lyinr TIM n1,ilo. Wae thcn
eont ITO Oboriin College, In Ohio j studiotl
thoro fof fonr yoarn. i Tns extremely. fond of
tho mathematics mud malo good progress IL, al
eol,ra and geometry. Xt tic, end 81 tho four
yosis, P5opohop n % 60 o,n,, nno eEon
street; snw @ statue s' Of S Boniamin % Frafklin.
II wad tho flrst statno had oyer uoon. don't
know how folt; It struck mo in most romark.
~ wy nnst y @ 49," '1ae'' a,a ~ ~ maH - rns
ststno on a1aa ~ or,,1ainod }rn na,nro n aonln-
@ nsasuo' guy tn n''o XII ~ sno tnn, III Tia
mo to 90 round to Mr. Draokott. / went round
TO Boo him. and told lim what I fe]t. uo 'wan
o,e oo1 pat,t "ni Tie tray % dow cout ~ h,hv's
fo,f n l,1n,n ~ ,lor opd NM nr f,rO {onla
s,rhs1ro.' 'as;a IN mndc1 ihnts' II thero'a
20 moael , eser 20 no o,.en t,d ~ ,,nt, maIa
wv ,os,., as - ~ ~ ia faot 1,av 4,n,o
~ s1sS ~ th"t ~ ~ .shon n,ns a,nt ~ ,eavo
Boston Boz t,n 10 for nome. % 1 made nv modelling tools
s..;s ~ - .. -innos ~ tieo,,,, ~, Nin5
tfnayaon. ~ Yut holliu p.oSoa VI ooony "no N'eu
them az, 9ut at, WITH n. ,'a fsa5es sn,, .,
- at ~ n Spo a,lncoood vorv will
ousS Vi s9aSo & nv, rnnaiisot % KY m1t'
VINO 1on o. toot ss o ~ oaps rs ~ .,ant @
sl .na ,r',o Wnh s2,;rn bASns Tw
scSos9 na, ,randa ton1. I'M % oon;os ot ak Thon
o, imsS,nto,v nm oto,rol ~ go ~
om9 e. ~ M1ns ~, ia n"suai' tn Lm"o ~
dow ds GU YOU y ancSood d 'n9to D, z,o. 49,.
kind To- mezythat Day dear. % GOOD man 'f lie " SLOWED
~ ~ IT, .r;ra,s oo 10 :" too,, iho o,o;
no nuw - ~ sso so mos ~ IS "
at to so'sts trns "nv and modo1od to .nfarri"nss
ses "ui a @ a11,.s sno ~, 1.,'t3
,Sat;" ond nr;,n,aa iW4 Mr},n ynu Il hnum, M.
at ~ aau AIu had NV nr,nr ,nr conv "ia H.
Jot ~ eisJ NJ = , 1 ~, ~ u1gt - T,as,i fopy
:natolo py M.a. na1y Hyloo no ~ ltusnlne' LDnE ~
odo,od f. aSr sv Sra m navn
lo9elou t1 Wy ~ .nlumahoi .;1 @ .n.. n.s
.et.a Aisa cusna.an otuetoo ~ eopy ~ NE! HE'LL y,
Malng MaIa. auu paoau4eou W ,n' 1uu.6 1S a
nn,,. nd Gid ~ tha H. Sfarn;s ~ nu" ~
oonna anu emu lor a ddo sne n1sf4o'0 o1 buse 1of
"nien 1ocelvea S3,guu.
LOU aooh ATTAINED success, - 1non ano na1o
tmk hmye y, ocSn ;1a s"fgess.m Moa nnyo
p;co WA mae;nr n modoi ~ n anif1r. Nf;ap
of that nre not long enough 1 saw It tho ND