, 1879-01-17

scarcely be correct, bcsanee persons wiz, knew
him Intimately in hts cartv III were wont TO
tpchk Of him. 10 put It dclicAtcis, ~ entirely
t1csntd OF business methods md business Ideas.
Charles 8umncr mentioned more than once an
experience he had with The go*1-lskc Daniel,
whoae succcss0r he was {l350) in The National
Senate. II WAS while Sumner was psastfcinR
law in Boston. fears before he had acquired any
Tended the Commonwealth In suit, and had
been allowed $1,000 Tor their services. One daf
Webster sacpped into Snmncrk office and said:
I'm gone ve6 n 70 % ts ri ~, suW9e, 1c
Hike" Sumner Ut tertns TINT he had tome
know'rttre Of his lato attociste'n tcculiarisIcs)
declined The proposal with thanks. and, When II
va. urged, declared crnpf'ntfeall7 that lie
'.AH right. then" replied Webster and de-
partcd. hut 1hen he went To The State House
he drew Summers fec a. vel! as his own. tho
clerk havIn0 no doubt that he t'atl been a,l-
il undcrstooat. died tndebtchted to his younger
colrneuc for tho an11int. Wcbster's fame vas
that he never took any notice Of Ills debts, and
that he vas totally rnckless OF hEs munecy. All
an aa.i il si!ered thrSaeh his tinaer. ike aaisk,
siycr. Tie nppcnrcd to bc 80 fully awnrc II his
i,tiosyncrasg as to jet abuut u. y f1rrIulan
politician oncc told him 1T Washington that he
% to 9e nsssq.e I NJ s m WA
rcnson," remarked the ecnator. ",yi,nt Il
anpthcrl'' because never ray sny dcbts.'
Daniel Webster waa ungaestionably great
orator, great lawyer, great intellectual md
knew Him wo,ll ID charge him With tho smallest
conccrn about bin debts.
NEGROES AS ARTISTS MODELS.
|1ic1mnha tta.l tofrtspnndtntt EaHaa Jnkrnaf.
Que oi tlo most interesting plsces In Rich.
mopj. Va, is the studio OF the sculptor Valcn.
tine, whose nAtno has bccnlne familiar 10 The
American public by means uf the rlevcr bus1
called "Tkc Nations Ward." w,,!el. represent.
a snucy. looking tlarky with NJ old army-ca.
perclieA on hts woui. Mr.. Valentine, who IL
real enthusiast in hts profession, and whose tai
cnt IL now ripenIng under the pressure uf sole
and aerious work. Is very we'll known In En-
chfscl there. The rccnmbent statue Vi Lee
which, Ia at Lexington In this State, IL cxcetl
tngIy we'll donc. MI. valcntlne Is now engaged
utMn classical subject. which he Intends tt
It rcprescuts Anilromnchc after her parting
With Hector, and ~ shc sits musfng, With bel
dista1r Lying idly IN her lap. md with youn2
Attyapax tuRHfny ut her robe.
A{r. Valentine fluds much d1fTlcrtty IN getting
tho telorcd folks to SIT or stand as models
These hunlDfu people arc willing enough II
earn tho money offered, until they sec the n,ys
serious paraphcrnalia Of the nrt'sss' studios
and ma tu8 GTtlbTa I1OkIHE closcly nj tnctH
Thea they begin TO be troubled, and are anxfoul
10 be oiI. A prime *nurcu al trouble IN en-
ploylng them Is. TINT they cannot he brought tt
understand that the artist waists them In al
tho plcturcsqueness and sagGedncss Of tAci
ttrcet-costunc. II tie antls d darky in somt
obscure corner, ctnd IN I'll coIors Of the rain
bow, and turniahinr the verJ type atter wl,ics
he has bccn searching Tor months. uf,l bids hin
como *'iuAt as he Is" TO the studio next day
he is horrifled to see the co1ored man appea
in his best Sunday. clothes, possibly srrayct
| in tho doubtful splcndos Of rcd ncck.t'
and rrccn gloves. lie has .n!lnitc trouble. also
| in arranging model IN any dcaircd position
Tho Inevitable tendency 10 atauclI assest
ttseif In five minutes, and the nr,lst il com
| PEELED to give up in despalr. On one occasion
| Mr., shepard found sn old negro lnan who's
appearance wns 80 remarkable that he tc.1uce,
tic miserable blacka,noor irom Ills oxen III,
! pcrsuadcd him to rive him sitting. The ol,
man watched the nrttst's preparations wlt
ir..ublcd looks for some time, and Vt last Il
said. soitiy: "Mss'r,. I'm isst gwsna nut /
lock after dem CATTLE" 1Ae artist reaiixc'
TINT his subiect was escaping him, and dcsper
| atey eudcnyorcd to Induce lin 10 rcf,air
l}ut the .larKy said: "Fo' God, Mae'r, II
cotnln' right back; mus jes' look after der
cattlc," and be departed.