The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-31
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10 Oack TO your pay, O0y! Salu r.
sino. "You are only = boy, and cannot
do the work of mar i
But I'll try. Who knows but thatit
will come out all rights" -
The servants were delisAted At hearing
these words, and seizlng hold of the boys
hand they led him OF to thsa house.
After they had arrived Antonie ghssw
aside his coat and rolled up his sllirt.
sleeves. Then, washing his hands clean
and white, he told them to furnish hinf
with butter enough to make q guOd'sikH1y
statue.
what does the boy mean" exclaimed
one of the domestics.
"He means what he says, and don't
you bother him with your foolish ques-
tions," replied Pietro, with very self
satisfied air.
The butter was brought and laid on
the table. Antonio, taking up small
case-knife, began to cut into it and to
shape it as he thought best. Soon
head appeared-not human head, but
the head of some animal. There were
the eyes as plain as could be, the mouth,
the nose and the ears. Then there was
something that looked like NAME Next
came the body, With h-ssrong, sMuscular
legs rolled up beneath it; and finally
there was a long tail with small tuft on
the end.
* lion, as true as day ~ shouted
Battista.
"Does it look like one ?" asked the
boy
For all the world, and great artist
could not have done BETTER" said Pietro.
Antonio was satisfied, and after wash
ing his hands again and putting on his
coat he hurried back to the orchard
When the guests assembled at dinner
every eye was turned toward the orna-
ment which graced the center of the
table. The like they had never seen be-
fore and they wondered who it was that
had produced such novel embellish
ment.
"A lion of butter" exclaimed one.
"And how perfect" said another.
"What strange idea" said another.
"And whose work is it, Senator
Falicrg" inquired fourth.
81 know not" replied the Senator.
1t was cause for universal amaze
ment No one was willing to eat before
the name of the artist was divulged.
The servants were ordered in and ques-
toned about the affair
"Antonlo did it," replied Pietro.
"Tonin, the little Toninl" shouted the
Senator. Bring him here at once
The summons was obeyed. The boy
came in, looking half frightened, as if in
expectation of receiving thrashlng for
his conduct.
All, no. Such was not the reward that
awaited him On the contrary he was
petted and caressed By all the company,
and was made to sit down to the table as
one of the invited guests.
The affair was explained satisfactorily
to the Senator, and he complimcnted his
servants for their good fortune in having
thus afforded pleasure to his guests.
This event proved of the highest i'm
portance to Antonio Thenceforth he
was treated as one of the family by the
Venetian Senator, who, noticing in him
a genius for art, put him under the in
struction of good masters and became
hio patron
At this time Antonio was scarcely
twelve years of age. He was determined
to live and die great man. lie chose
ScuIptura 40 his profpsSiou and as Il
student he went TO Venice. Thcre-he
studied long and faithfully, working
from early morning till late at night.
From thence he went to Rome, where
he established IA permanent residence.
By this time his name had become
famous over all Europe. His works,
beautiful and costly, were sought after
far and wide, and by a constant applica-
ton to duty he amassed a large fortune.
He was one of the noblest and best of
men. He cared little for wealth and
was very charitable to the poor He
possessed warm heart, lofty soul, an
intelligent mind and an honesty and
sense Of justice which nothing could de-
stroy. At the time of his death, in 1922,
and at the age of sixty five he was
honored by all the crowned heads OF
Europe, and his name was enrolled on
the golden book of the capital as the
Marquis OF lscnIa. Posterity will always
remember him as Antonio Canova, the
prince of modern sculptors.-N. 7. In
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