, 1873-12-27
And lila t,rn,yt,

nocERccip to hiR raren!-Garsh beQuenthesl
1ias t1,sh.
Yet santa croco wants tl,eIr mighty dusatl
Whut Is her pyramid Of precious stones
" " @rorrlyry. @ jaaner, agsto. an'l oil hnca
+ Whir!i fparhc 10 tho twilight~ ht~stara. intl,sn
rreal,ness ~ tho eroes trf TINT wrap, the tea
Mte gently pressed With fur moro rcverent trend
Than ovor pressed tho stub Which rasaa tho princely
head.
"And now" nho continued, "let us so to. tho
Arnoa dome of .irtx ,sost pr.nco1y slrino,,
Where Sculpture with 'er ranbow alAor vlss. :,
And 50. crossing tho Aino. Wo wont to the
groat gallery of tho lttl Palace.
HALLS LINCOLN.
THO Same ]ay wo called ut tho studio Of tho
sculptor Ball, 10 ace Ills model OF t!lo colossal
tho Unitod StatoB TO be executed III bronze, and
to be oroctod OIL The public grounds ut Washing
ton. It will bo altogether ono Of tho finest, If
not tho finest, atatuo Of Lincoln yet matlo. It
Emancipation. Tito President is represented rs
holding Tho Proclamation III hiy right hand, which
rcsts eligltly upon column; negro Is just riB-
Ing from croachlng attitude at lin feet; tho
lio upon tho ground; he Is looking up,
with gratitude, reverence, md affection. to Mr.
Lincoln; while Tho latter, extending his left
}.nnd oysr tho hea Of tho nogro % e blessing
net inyoso tho conaltorato Judgment Of man-
kind md tho gracious fAvor OF Almighty God"
Tho figure is very good; tho attitude and
face invo great dignity mud elevation, mingled
tho grent, earnest, sincoro man 1io VAS. You
reaa In his countcnanco tho aincoro conviction
that ho is in tho act of tho performance Of n
high duty, and tho profound consciousness Of
vokca upon it from his very heart tho conetd-
orrsto Judgment Of mankind and tho gracious
favor Of Almighty God."
On tho colnllln, in relief is tho head Of Wasl,-
ington tho shiold al the Unitcd States. and tho
Stars. I Rhall be disappointed, If, When this
statue Is oreeted ut tho Capital it ii not regard
cd AZ ono of tho tineat In orr country.
Tho lIkonoss tho face, head, and figure arc
all good; tho dlcss--a froeli-cont-iltH better
than Mr.. Lincoln's coat over did; hip ha1,da and
feet aro snlallor in tho model thnn III lifo; and
never 5nw his crnvat set so smooth but SUP
poHo thcso arc libortcs tho artnt fools iustiiicd
in Taking.
uALr's EVE.
In tho studio OF tho sculptor stands statue
Of Eyo before tho fall, fully realizing AIiltons
description. She is more lovely than my Of her
daughters. Coming directly from tho gacrics,
from tho venus dc NIcdci. tho Venus Of Titan,
compare farorably with my, md, in purity of
expression, it nurpasses them all. Tho
moment represented ia -, when sho
has jnst awakened to life. Iookln;g
light, the mir, tho perfume, tho beauty, the glory
OF tho prmeval earth tho oxlilaration Of life.
Innocent and happy. neither care, nor regret,
nor pain, nor passion. nor sorrow laB inarrod lior
perfect beauty. 'sSho B indeed worthy to have
been Our common MOTHER" Haid Indy ut my
sido, looking proudly at licr own lovely child.
How glorious seems tho origin of mntl, when
looking upon uuch representation OF our 1irst
parent; and who, in such presence, can tolerate
tho hu,niliating labie Of Darwin?
MEAD'8 8TATUEB OF LINCOLN And ETHAN ALLEN.
Oct 30. Wo visited the studio OF LarEin Mend,
to SEQ tho model Of his statue OF Lincoln for tho
monument at Springfield. saw only tho hcnd
md bust Il, clay tile full length having been sent
for tho figure to bo cast III bronze. believo all
tin friends Of AIR. Lincoln consilorit nh excellent
likeness.
Mend is now hard at work upon statue Of
Ethan Allen, ordered by tho Stato Of Vermont
for tilo Old all Of tho House OF Representatives
at Washington. Tho ciay-lnodol il very spirited
and lifo-Iiko. Tiero was m Italian professional
model, drossod in tho old revolutionary costume
Of our country, nttitudiaizing for tho statue
| represent Etllan Allen. By tho way, is 1t not
time Illinois sent hcr representatives to tlAis
| hull of statnary? You know Of courBe, tint
Congress has invited euch State to place tho
Btntues Of two Of her most distinguished citi-
zens i'll this hall Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
| a.l many others of tic States lnvo taken steps
| to comply with thiu Invitation. New York has
Be.ected George Clinton and Philip Livingston
as tno s"u nlstoiio s: ,'...es m.en ntu ~ py anus
hono1ou anu s'ae taa conn'7so'en f m az fasmer,
Iie usstlhgn'sieu scniltoI, u Aipany. no" u
Eioso"eo, 70 oSeeaie tno statua OF Livingston.
lhefo "ona hos s.aovla '1.1lS' ne any tla9r,
enco u opv ~ teS"tH u .no poIsol's .II ~ W
ne!eolea y anlno's; ~ "ouaa asseo taas Mn.
col'i "a1o ooas'"s s''o''o w oof representatives
there: ;, -..-.-
ohsss PICTURE 1LLusrnAIiSa pHAREs "Aash1-
| mi. 4.u. oAs t EiAo"
Iho artist trey, OF ne" 1ofE, . man Whom
many ;hnk one oi the hnes! eoloriSts IN = tlie
word, has nearly 1iniahea picture illustrating III
Drakes poem, lno nnefican an at flag Ine
words WHICH aaegestod TUG picture arc, Us near
as can recollect thom, rs tol4oWa. ean't hl1d
q copy OF the poem lore
'W'hen freedom, from her :, mountain height,
S,a unr!sa @ M hsr Liant Gsnuar ar, 10 ~ w Mt;. ar;
And 'Ss vt the ne htars dss of FIJI eory ~ inSra'
Then. from hts mansion !u tho skies,
| sho called her eagc--beare tiowu,
And ga3e Into his mighty hand