Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-25
Lincoln SITS tor "a Life.Maslx.

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CAS- told by the sculptor Volk in
The Century for December.) b
He was there promptly; indeed, he
never failed to be on time. My studio
was in the fifth story, and there were
no elevators in those days, aud | soon
learned to distinguish his step on the
stairs, and am sure he frequently came
up two if not three steps at stride.
When be sat down the first time in that
hard, wooden, low-armed chair, which
/ still possess, and which has been oc-
cupied by Douglas, Seward, and Gen.
erals Grant and Dix, he said:
Mr. Volk, have never sat before to
sculptor or painter only for daguerreo-
types and photographs. What shall /
do?' sex v r
1 told him that / would only take
the measurements of his head and
shoulders that time, and next morning,
Saturday, ] would make cast of his
face, which would save him number
of sittings. He stood up against the
wall, and I made mark. above his
head, and then measured up to it from
the floor, and said:
You are just twelve inches taller
than Judge Douglas-that is, just six
feet one inch
Before commencing the cast next
morning, and knowing Mr.. Lineoln's
fondness for story, told him one, in
order to remove what / thought an ap-
prehensive expression-as though he
feared the operation might be danger
Gus; and this is the story:
Il occasionally employed a little
black-eyed, black-haired, and dark
skinned Italian as formatore in plas-
ter work, who had related to me a
short time before that himself and q
comrade image vender were doing
Switzerland by. hawking their images.
One day Swiss gentlemen asked him
if be could make his likeness in plaster.
%, yes, signor; l am a sculptor So
Matteo Mattei-such was the name of
the pretender-got some plaster, laid
the big Swiss gentleman on his back,
stuck quill in each nostril for him to
breathe through, and requested him to
close his eyes Then Mat as called
him, poured the soft plaster all over
his face and forehead; then he paused
for reflection cs the plaster was begin
ming to set he became frightened, as be
had never before undertaken such
job, and had neglected to prepare the
the face properly, especially the gen.
tleman's huge beard, mustache, and
the hair about the temples and FORE
head, through which, of course, the
plaster had run and become solid. Mat
made an excuse to 60 outside the door;
.then,' said he, l run like -
Il saw Mr.. Lincoln's eyes twinkle
with mirtb.
How did be get it off p said he.
i answered that probably, after rea-
,sonsble waiting for the sscukore, he
had to break it off, and cut and pull
out all the hair which the tenacious
plaster touched, the best way he could.
Mat said he took special pains to
avoid that particular part of. Switzer-
land after that artistic experience. But
his companion, who somewhat re-
sembled him, not knowing anything of
his partners performance. was soon
after overhauled by the gentleman and
nearly cudgelled to death. SIT
Upon hearing this, the tears actual
ly trickled down Mr.. Lincolon's bronz-
ed cheeks, and he was at once in the
best of humors. He sat naturally in
the chair when / made the. cast, and
saw every move made in mirror OPP
posite, as ] put the plaster on without
interference with his eyesight or his
free breathing through the nostrils.
1t was about an hour before the mold
was ready to be removed. and being
all in one piece, with both ears perfect
ly taken, il clung pretty hard, as the
cheek-bones were higher than the jaws
at the lobe OF the ear He bent his
head low and took hold of the mold
and gradually worked it off without
breaking or injury it hurt little as
a few OF the hairs Of the tender tenn
pies pulled out with the plaster and
made his eyes water; but the remem-
brance of the poor Swiss gentleman
evidently kept him in a good mood
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