The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-06
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Cambridge, he delivered the poem of his
graduating class, wrote three volumes on
legal subjects (besides,, editing several
volumes of the reports of the law cases of
his fathers court many articles in
Blackwood, three volumes Of poems, the
dramatic poem "Nero," tragedy in
verse, "Otho and Stephania," two or
three comedies for his own little theatre,
and that most delightful and truly Ro-
man of books, "Roba di Roma" when
one reflects further that these, which
would seem quite enough for most mems
lives, are reckoned as the mere windfalls
or delassemcnts. of his, it must be conceded
that here we have one of those careers
which to great extent reproduce the
universally and breadth of the great
many-colored lives of an earlier time.
Joined to this, also, Mr.. Story is one of
the finest takers of his century-epi-
grammatic, eloquent, overaowing with
pointed wit, apt quotation and historical
allusion-an admirable letter writer, an
admirable host and an admirable actor,
notably in the character of "Shylock." :"
He takes keen interest in politics and
in all public questions of the day. He
continues to be well acquainted with con-
temporary events on both sides of the
Atlantic, and delights in discussions, to
which he brings power OF logical analy-
sis that is indebted for much of its vigor
to the hard legal studies of his youth.
Nor does he hesitate to attribute to this
stern training of his intellect much Of his
success in sculpture. 1t is at least q
training which has restrained him from
the extravagances that are the pitfalls Of
so many artists, and has made law of
intellect to see clearly in his minds eye
before commencing its execution all that
he desires to achieve.
AS a sculptor Mr.. Story never works
on the tameliness of any model. His
ideas of feminine loveliness is very love-
ly, while the grandeur and sombre mel
anchcly of which woman's countenance
may bear the heroic impress are never
more fully seen than in the great "Jeru-
salem" which he created about four years
ago; Jerusalem in her desolation in
expressibly majestic, lovely and sublime.
Indeed, whoever sees Story in his studio,
with his nightingales singing amidst his
marbles, and on his own lips impetuous
picturesque speech stepped in classic cul-
ture and memories of the literature of all
great nations, has seen true artist. All
The day long, and every day, he works in
his atelier, giving his daylight to sculp-
ture, Loyalty, and with intense devotion.
After long day prolonged into twilight
he returns to hisshome, to be its light
and life, full of bright fancies and rich
with changeful mood. Tired out physi-
cally he lies on the sofa after dinner,
whilst his wife reads to him some new
romance or some old poem. At IL
O'Clock he lights his study-lamp and goes
to his own room, there to read till 2.
This is his constant practice, and his lit
erary work is done wholly by the mid
night oil. With all this he finds time to
be extremely popular and delightful in
society which never tires of him. That
William Story has been exceptionally
happy in being from boyhoed raised by
wealth from all pressure of, and struggle
with, adverse circumstances is certain;
what is equally certain is that this angel
of fortune which he has held, so that it
has thrice blessed him and his, is to
many less strong and less noble than he
only tempter and destroyer. All
honor be to the man who rich from his
birth up, has followed art with the most
rigid self-denial, the most orduous deyo-
ton, and has invariably taken the stand
ing-point of his riches as only reason
for the stricter obedience to all the
canons of his work-only vantage
ground from which he is raised above all
necessities of mercenary thought or Of
mechanical labor; thing for which in
a noble humility he thanks God and fate.