, 1873-10-30
LANDSEERs
EIls Observation-Disclosures Anecdotes
Of III liuls

! E1ls OlnrnctcristlcR..SOnl Anecdotes
| OF Him.
I London Correspondence ~ The Nt,o PORK Times.
Landaoor lad boon from Ills youth always Of q
somewhat morbid temperament, subject to vio-
lent llts Of depression, and sensitive to degroo
which was agony to tho opinion Of those around
carried him into tho highest eocoty but It rather
| added to the bitterness than diminished tho
gloom Of bis life. It bared, as It wore, larger
aurface to tho little etings which stun'g him 30
| severely, and 1t kept him moro constantly OK
posed to them. Eycr in droad Of elIght Or
| sign Of ooldnoss, Ills morbid imagination IN.
! vonted or exaggerated reasona for itH own mR-
cry. Ills intimacy with tho Royal fa1ni1y was
in tho Arst days Of tho Court, md Was almost
| too cordial aud familiar to endure, With
| many fno qualities, Prince Albert Was neither
genial companion nor generous patron, and
with artists he WAS seon at bis worat. His cold,
pedantio nature had no sympathy with artistic
freedom and expansion, and bis personal pro- 70
tensions as an artist were perhaps even more IT.
Htating than bis criticiBm. In paying for works
Of art 10 waa not merely shnbby but .penurious,
and artists rosonted not 30 much tho loss OF tho
| money which they would llayo obtained elso-
thoir worlH. Several Of the artists who painted
pictures for the summer houae at Buckingham
Falaco returned tho chooks he scnt them. John
Philip, whom ut Osborne painting the marriage OF
take hia meals in Ills painting-room or with the
steward, md preferred to adjourn to a public
house near at hnnd, declaring that he would
mover accept another commission. Even II tho
Prince had boon q moro genial poraon, It was
scarcely. possible tint Lanasoor and he should
pull well together; and 30 It happened thnt after
tlme tho paintor'H visits to Court bocamo less
frequent, aud thon little moro than formal. He
doIt tho difference aud 1t wounded him terribly.
To-day thore 1s paragraph III the coart Clrcts-
speaks Of her high personal regard for Land
aoer. md hor grief for hia death and it is known
that she has been unromitHng In her Inquiries
aftor him. But Landsoer WaB TOO sensitive for
have boon O happier man il ho had never
noen ADMITTED to the familiar circle Of tho Noya,
iln iloa1!n' ~ hanaaeer,s artistic powers l heed
nafdly SPEAK. II haa boen said that ne WAS
r T9y lapio pain!ter, ana n sense thia Is true.
me actual laying On of the color upon canvaB
was done with remarkable rapidity; but then he
nau previously sPont . consluoraolo amount OF
slao ~ puttlh6 9oeetAer MS laea OF WHAT ne
iiiouut W w, anu ne Woulo actnPo tne palnt OIL
nae us chnTan, AZ F. anu negan agaq hah aozen times
urscs, ~ Ao gos y 10 please nun. als ssnaio waa
t.ao .as, saz'ot eiaop " tIis aGcoa9t ae KoPt
gleht aoap OF pieces Or glass besldo LIS easel In
otu9e ora9 :? unace worn nn ou aos hke. mus, the
Moal T. pnntnB Was aM1's w tne preparation 1or
There .. are two anecdotes qf Landaeer which
;ft, naSa uo1 soon lep1uuueeus ~ ono OF ns early
Tisits 70 scotana 40 stoPped o. Village, and
or 5Eos greas na aea ~ no1e" OF tno aoes losng
Nh ~ ......t.S' - s- - - i" ~1s - lHFrSA..
Neas aaY, resumlng nis Journey. no vas hor11ned
n'u aofs suapouaeo u an uleo'1ons ron tho
eleus; " uioMn9ng n eae nVe1s' WIN stones
lpnlia .nelr neoks. 40 ssoPpea Weeplhg ur-
cum sIa Sno "as hIutryhg OF WIN net pup IN
= nas armb' ana learneu to LIZ alsmay tnat ne was
supposeoM M 20 H. ~ ~ eai'se oinces wno was tnKing
notes 70, ol ~ sno 4oGs no ivy ~ oroor TO prose-
cu.e @ tne ownees 1oe UNPAID ta1eh so tne people
Welo u anAlona ~ ~ ~ Iia OF tnelr ooes An
% osner IN TINE a1 ne "ens 70 rottngai. ana the Aing
sGn9 S & ior NH , 70 StPIoH5 nla qamllauoh. "Ah,
or I1mlo, Ts shna tne e Mius, IL" so sao 70 SEQ
you In 10 iono Oh oeasts.
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"1aE ~ ltAna 1"1E ost LILO A"hsafahcc'
rus great prophet or tue Latter-Day Saints
is opposed to me insurance on PolyRamical prin-
elples. "a ono OF hla late dlscourses in tue Tab-
ernaolo, ho gave vent to hls sanity foelings in
n re following strain ~ Brethren, l an down on
lifG insurance. II is the invention OF the same
CYL Que who tempted Eve With an apple In the
darden OF Edeh; nc PROMISED to give woman tho
upper hAna OF her nnaoaha ana life insurance
doos ths same. nfe-1nsuranee agent has moro
brass than dozon Yankee clock-peddlers. Ono
had II tho impudonce to ask mo to t9ke out policy
Tor the Deheht OF my wives ana chlldren, and bo-
ioro conla recover my breath 4o commenced to
draw up an applcatlon, and verify beliovo