Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-10-15
ART OF MARCUS.
a QUAKER HooslER WHO COULD
PAINT on MAKE a MATCH.

= neDpy Marriage.
Ono Of tho unique characters Of the
state q Marcus Mote, the veteran Qua
kor artist q Richmond He Il now 20
yuars q age and IL very feeble. His
memory Of things that happened IN his
youth and prime is keen and true, but
the events Of the day pass ~ the sum-
mor clouda II wa no who nrsl dened
the Quaker antipathy 70 art IN oil and
brush, and he Sccpred the petition which
oauscd the legislature 70 provide that
the public schools Of Indiana should
teach drawing. The petition wa pre-
aented By Senator Baxter, since de-
Ceasod Two yonrs previously the Qua
kcr artist had secured the teaching Of
drawing In the public schools Of Rich
mond By ordinance
Marcus Notes talent was born with
him. Il Is said Of him that when only
AZ years old his mother came home
from Essoting n day and found him
scratching q rude picture on the foot
board o. che bedstead with a piece Of
charcoal The Quakers held that paint
ing wns q the devil and savored Of
idolatry. The boy was rebnked, with =
remark. II do believe this mischief
wa born IN thea"
There was no relenting as the lad
grew up and The propensity 70 draw
and paint developed He was forbidden
70 indulge his talent, but he could not
Do impressed. Il Is evident that had he
met with encouragement and aid In
stead u rebuke, fame aud fortune would
have crowned the artist with their rich
est laureR As IL was Marcus had to
take 20 the woods for HIS colors. The
uimaries no derived from red root, or
from red ink. the yellows from yellow
root, and for blue no was obliged to con-
tent himself with bluing from his moth
er's washing tub.
''The only stealing IhAve ever done"
he said TO a Journal reporter, twas In
taking bluinR from my mothers bluing
bag. For brushes I used the hair In the
squirrels tail. and / used TO accompany
my father when hunting 50 ~ 70 get the
tails for my painting. At FIRST all my
work was done with the pen When I
secured my frt box Of water oolors I
worked - late Al night as I could and
then spent The rest Of the night awake
picturtng what I would do"
As the boy grew 70 manhood ne be-
came more Assertivo Of his art aud per-
sisted IN painting landscape and por-
traits In spite Of the grumbling Of mem
bers Of the meeting. he lived then in
Warren county, o., and attended quar-
terly meeting at Waynesville. He was
chosen clerk Of the meeting at one time,
which led to the protest against his
work rising TO the surface BE would
have been disowned had not Thomas
Evans, father Of the we'll known oil mil
lers Of this city, used his influence TO
prevent It.
Marcus Mote lived in Lebanon, o.,
for many years and personally knew the
great Tom Corwin, whose portrait he
painted for tho state OF Ohio. It hangs
In the statehouse at Columbus, marked
by an unknown artist. In speaking
Of this painting the artist said:
"My daughter happened TO be in Co
lumbus and went to the statehouse. She
discovered the inscription. Corwin came
TO me n day when he was at homo
from congress and said that the fellows
down at Washington seemed 10 think
that nobody In Ohio could do anything,
and that no had refused to cit for q por-
trait for an artist there for that reason.
He wanted the work done at home. He
sat for the portrait o number Of times,
and / became well acquainted with him.
"He had a daughter, Eva, who was
his great pride, and. together with her
mother, no was very ambitious for her.
There was a young man then teaching
In Warren county who was poor in pOok-
ek, but had a strong will, a clean
heart and first class ability. BE was
modest, however, and his ability waG
not known. he showed Eva Corwin SC
much attention that her father finally
forbade her seeing the young man, and
the girl was seriously affected by the
breaking up Of the friendship She wal
kept closely at home in her father
suburban residence, and her friends no
ticod that her health was beginning X
be affected. She had a friend namet
Jennie Hardy. since Drake, whohad the
confidence Of Eva's parents, and on'
day l met Jennie and asked her 70 bring
Eva to my studio ON tho next day at
O'Clock sharp.
what FORT she asked.
"'Never thee mind, I said, but d.
a. I tell thee. Now, I want thee h
promise me that thee will. Will theei
''she said she would Pretty soon
mot the young man and I said that
wanted him 20 come 20 my studio o.
the next day within two b three min
utes after / o'clock sharp
"'What fori' be asked.
"'Never thee mind, I said Now,
want thee 70 give me thy hand, prom
Using that thee win Be there jaSt as
said
'Ho gave me hts hand The next da.
at there was a knock at my door, an
there were Jennie and Eva Jennie LEI
Eva with me- As I closed the door sh
said;
"'What does this meant
"'I Want 20 see thee. I said TAX
a chair
at was only q minute or two tina
there was another knock, and l opene
the door. The young man was there
aud / brought him in, saying 10 Eva
This Il George r. Sage Now you AZ
my prisoners for one hour. ! want the
and George 10 DO together for awhile
AZ the end Of the hour ! will call Il
Jon aud lot you out Nov that was Ii
WAY IN which those two young peopl
planned 10 get married George r. SAG
Justified my faith In his high charactel
Hois now q judge on the federal benc
an Cincinnati Indianapolis Journa
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