, 1875-01-30

Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE.
ftr Thomas Lawrence, tha great English ppr-
trait painter exhibited his artistic taont At = re
narkAblr early age. His father 1t one time ksns
the " Black Dear" inn at Devices and the draw.
ings Of the young prodigy, As he Was called, ware
frequently shown to distinguished guests of tbs
hot'Ae. In l1i5, when tln boy was bnt 9 yoarx
DID, Lord and Lsay Fenyon, will, their young
aon Lord shatsssbnEy. atoppsa at tho inn, and
tho isslc geni'is was brought forward to sntcr.
tain tnetn 10y drawing 4 portrait In chalk OF tho
yonhR Lord. When Lawrence was but 10 yents
OF fse. hs regularly entered tho profession Of
poftfa's-palnter IN ofa.ons, establishing himself
at Oxford Wltora lio obtained Constant patron-
sse. From Oxford the young arlBt went tn
Dath. and nt Ii settled in London. ucr, hi.
aucccsR vHs extraordinary, aud he eoon becauv
the most popular lortfait-i'anter Of tho day re-
eelylng higher prices for hY WORK than had ever
halo1e been accorded &n artist N bis Depart
mont.
In his gosAipy Memoirs" Mr. Greyille relates
tue story, which hs hAd from tho liz. Of Mrs.
htAWrisht, nee kemhe, aud stircs Of Mrs. Sid
4one of she loyo,'aesass which sir Thomas
great ac.re1A: "They veEo tEo sieters." saws
nr, GrnYi!le. one tall md rery handsome
tbe other little. without remarEabIe beauty. but
very e'o7er nnd agreeable liz feI: In lore wit,a
VI courHe. under ENcl circumstances he lived
constantly and freoly in tho house, and after
! rome 'lue, the sapttior intelligence Of tic
c!e?es h'asef changed tho isrrent Of his passion,
ahd she gu1paiItctl the handtumo ona in ttlp az
faction Of thc artist. Thoy concealed tho doohl.s
treachary, but one da7 f}nta which was ib~
tended fo5 hia new loye fell into The hands
o, 'h9 sor oio ers ,o, who, never !! doubling it
| orcd tho fatal truth. From that tins
H!o drooped, sickened, and shorty n{tor died
on her deathhed she e1aotcd rrotniao from
he1 t.a;cr that sne would u.ver ErarEy Lawrcnce,
who Arlnly adhered to It, Ifo continued Aie re]t
tions with hnr With moro or iets intimacy up u
not recolIect"
III 17si. when young Lawrence vas but no,
ot ~, be drew the portrait OF Mrs. siddons iu tho
character Of Hc}a- Her eldest daughter. Sarak
Martha, WAS at this time : years Of ago, md
Ms-ia her second daughter. was pgol l. Thp
latter frew to be 8 beautiful! woman, but died Of
consumption st the early hgo Of II. She was p.ona-
bly, the ono to whom s1r. aierlio's story audcn ~
the victim OF m unhappy attachment for tltt,
port.a!t-i'afnter. Her sister survived her lesA
than five JeHrs. dying OF the eame lnalaiouz
CARDINAL MEzZoFAnrI
. During yiHs 10 Bologna In 1850, Mr, Charles
dreyIlls sought Al interview with the ceiebrat-
ed huguiss Mczzotaui. Ho found hin at his
dcsk in lie great room Of tAe public libsEsr, onv
Of large company OF diiigont readora- We give
- .~a.s. ..,.s - A''' ~. 0."''i'e
o"n "o5as n' tecel'ea ino very eiE1l!y, Ard
almost Immediately toot INC into another room.
where had long conversation with him, Hs
sco,os to be between 80 and 60 war, of ~.
shott ru,. ,p, III, - -. :. -
=" 1 r@'o' -A ~.'n' N"u W. - ~ 'ea1aAap1o
10 countooAnce hno nanhof' Lie GpoEe Eueuah
with extraordinary aueucy eod correctness ana
With very aiiEus accent, I endoayored TO t,o.
tsct som4 jnsrcurarv of .-r+,..;,r hut ,,or,,,
ut. thonyh ,,rrhon. h;s I,f.ra.onln,n -. oLo
VA occaspnn11y 1norn ntir than Xxx
Of an Enrhnhman you'd hn, ua nav. ~.
an .cconnt II t,;s a,.;nn,n. r.. .,rdr mo