New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
he has 4 "DOCBLE."
J, O. A. WARD TELLS A STORY ABOUT MAS
WHO is TAKEN TO BE THE EMI-
NENT SCULPTOR

when one meets a stranger who resembles
f-ond said a man. :" one receives slight shock of
uneasness. But when one happens upon q curlon'
chain OF circumstances which link TWO people y"
gcther who arc strangers to each other ana WIZ"
cause the usual complications resulting from mixing
M OF ,ocaed doubles the effect l. mystifying ana
hewtcring Add To all this the fact that one OF tha
two doubles is an eminent and the range OK tho
Held 81 possible adventure is as broad as mans I'M
agnation.
When I was a boy I was considered rather clever
in modelling In clay and in carving faces and AM.
mails from bits Of plaster Of Paris and wood. hah
a younger brother who had To be amused. ana as We
we're compelled to STAY in the yard and Keep on mo
STREETS the task finding means OF amusement na'u'
rally devoveh npon me. used to MODE! ahlma''
for him out Of mas OF beautiful rcd clay III one
corner Of the garden.
1--WE were vin: in Rochester. " u. then. and ono
day while gazing IN and wonder upon the fo>Sis
and stuffed animal, in fhe natural history rooms in
tho Rochester University grounds, noticed man AZ
work upon huge plaster Of paris she'll 81 SONS
monster turtle. He wa> in his shirt sleeves ana ia"
bu,hy red hair and heard. bur a kindly look IL ms
eyes when h. looked np and saw me gazing at nm Az
trctcd me- and | began AT once hoy ike. to ask MN
more questions than he could possibly answer. ITO
WA, very kind TO me-. and followed him TO his work
shop which was a low wooden structure built on the
rrouud, and standing near one corner oi the renee
which ncloSed the college grounds.
Tho moment stepped into that little house | was
FLIED 10 the brim with delight for the scene bc'ore
me wa, like "A matcrali1cd chapter from the ARABIAN
Nights and the red wh>kcrcd man beside me- with
his shirt sleeves rolled up to the elbow. Wa the srra'
magician who could mould all thneS TO suit hi, pHf'
pose on the walls hun- plaster casts of the an
tiuc and b>ts aud full length figures IN all p">it."ns
and attitudes, and unfinished bust OF Abraham LIN
COIN ,t"., on tall and narrow table III the centre "
the room. The bust wa> made ~ material h''"
something about II Was OF clay and sun moist
shall never forget the feeling Of vcnerati"n ex'
nc,irnccd Tor that red har'd mar as watched tho
tm,s,r lines Of Lncnln'> fare grow out of the mas
~ Welding clay under the skilled hands ~ the artist
u,, would show me when Lad made a mistake
when | tried model hand or face with some inhP'
~ clay lying the bench by III" window. ana no
,,rrh, mo also many points which have since proved
T., have been elective and correct. spent most o1
nae ,,,nc with him after that first days visit 10 tho
,n,t, and subsequently learned that tie masl'ahs
mann, wa, j. O. A. Ward Now comes ti'c '"r'"''
mart ,f nv story. had occasion to '' upon % " :"
w, IN, eminent sculptor. a week or 50 ago. AZ MS
=, rfty ,ccondst and. in the course Of the con-
- attain asked HIM II he had ever had a >tid'" IN
H., ,.,.r lie SAID Ire had never been IN 'ha' cry
,r. ,r, bur when in my surprise at ms
,r I related tO him The story of the Stuo'o y
-, tor ard how was connected with II. MS ~
ush,rd up with " SMILE ana fsi's o''@ III ~
chair. he ,a'u ,. ,, ,, that
her = something Very ttiri"H~ d''"' '-N
=. ~ ,,rx i, only one OF u number OF similar rcpo'"
, ,y. a,hcd me. | have double soniew"e'.
, , nm satisfied that you as well ~ hl'hoe' :"
,n,r have met him. have located INN sohiew"e'
!, tho central part OF New York s'a"' p'' m
r hr,n able TO discover just where he Is ""e.
uv,, IN nrr,klyn had octasi0n t" go to 81 L"''.
and calling upon my tailor. lett an onief LOT I
~ cl,, he, to 10 ready for me whch ie'","'N
when | came back home . fai!eu %" '"o '
how the garments would NJ attn,
..whcn [ entered the establishment u" P''r
r,,s ,,d nm Ia me- aud taking me hy tho MANU. ~ .
r.,ui,te yon Mr. ward congratulate YOU "
W.. fru. a little tired from my trip o'' ~"
how , w.s a subject for special conIfs'"'A''o" "
.Suod MIN what he meant. lie rrpil" VIZ
congratulate YOU marriage 70 que d,InT marry
ira,tful urls in ~. Louis. Wci' hn .yidrntly
r .,ri ,n ST. Loui, and told him 3d. put ne c'. NV
dhSuclt / was joking with him. Tor , mc " ~
sir the lady you married was ~! ;, Granger to mo
called and wanted to me on i.p",s i,Iing sle
When / entered the room where sic Va, :. Ar, VOL
arose and, looking me all over Sa,. that I
Mr. Wand, the sculptor "a W.rS ar, yOu,s
was. &" lmt you are not ). y. -; r"nI,cd .wei.
Yes madam am J. =. A. WARD rep hans ed very
much since saw YOU last abou, os;" d,6lc again.
II was the story Of my nHs'c."..s , his other
and then told her what knew %ows letters OS
rcr., from friends who expressed themselves a,
that had given up my art 20 0 S," in this state
in hom0 little country school somewhere ", S sr,n ali
would like to sec this double Of mine: w' ct Ivcfy
mus; 10 Tho lane man yyS Ky nss' Sa s