The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-28

In MS cNuicciiONi ~ H'h ithfHt 'ii'
first cav The statue by IlOud0n he de-
.cribcd /; "a "a Cfc-siDfe Of Washing
tons person" And even stuart himself,
long before his death, admitted chat Us
great merit was due 10 the artists having
succeeded in taking accurate casts Of
the head and shoulders and that al
though he himself had been credited
with the reputation Of having made the
first and best head OF Washington. be-.
after examining the work ~ llouden,
cheorfully awarded that honor tO The
great French sculptor In the year 1896
Mr. Rembrandt Peale SON % Charles
Wilson peale, himself an artist
of merit. and had taken portraits of
Washington from life. was in Richmond.
tie was then more than eighty years of
age. He went iO the Capitol Hud gafoi
with intense interest upon the silent m.-
ic.iy Dee found there before him Many
years had passed since the features " mch
be now looked unon had appeared SD
viyidlv before one who had seen them ODD
life. The old man stood as 10 cufrnnccd
bv the re-'ifv OF the presence in Which
De stood he felt unwilling t0 leave ihe
enchanted spot 81 last the silent inter
view between the OctOgcnarnn and thc
.,,.,,l,. ,,orlle b,d 10 end With mind
.,,.orco,,,o h,. ,be sfr,noesf and most pr0-
f,,,nd sen.ihilifies he noi-eles.lv with
drew from the august presence OF W a.N-
mpton'- cIiiry. more than ever impressed
by the power OF art when employed Dos
competent hand Mr peale Afterwards
expressed his convictions In regard io
.tbis .fafue In the STRONGEST manner ln
convorsin- with him on thc subject Doe
.o,fbn.ia.ficollv and r,ncsfe0iv assured
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Bui there once resided boo Richmond tWo
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Anderson. and lived af Mount Vernon
until after Che death oi r- iIu-Iilu-
proprietor I'm conversation with olc
Oi these ladies uni long before NrfN.''i
and when hcl mind Was perfectly ','i.
shoe added ID Tess facts ODD regard i1 lHi.
melancholy event off which Ne hai
never before heard She was ninr years
Ola at ihc Iime ana seemed '.'' I'D
caIl with 'Nidness ihe iN'.t'H.' ODD l'''
chiidhood Aitti ieitiiIn-
Veneial Iesu laiilN ODD l"NlN-
fi'ie ON hni eot.N, sue I''''l'
MAT Doe hai NOT oeen deferred 'f
dri/l.lng ram rom l.aui-ii- i'5 l'''.'
on certain dat' ana 'N'' M"' AZ, Az '' wa
"nl'h h'' iili''' "'-'N
tom was always lAil i'ui7If N'". ''
and her sister, ANA whenever lN' "'
Gusts children were lAe gee pHnl' I'D l'
y0ri in the way 0t ilun ODD -Nnt Ilr
fNo got their share. li na- almost ineii
daily custom to nc inFiedio ine house io .
play With Mrs Washington 1870 rhil
dren. and obey were frequently taken .
mp to drive when ihat Aif tools hei .
evening airing in tue family carnage
ln This way they became quite ItnINti .