Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-07

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state IL Marcus Mote, the veteran Qua
ker artist Of Richmond He r. now rs
years q ago and r. very feeble His
memory Of things that happened IN HE
youth and prime IL keen end true, but
the events Of Tho day pass NJ the sum-
mer clouds It was no who first dened
the Quaker antipathy 10 art IN oil and
brush, and ne secured the petition which
caused the Legislature 20 provide that
the public schools Of Indiana should
teach drawing. The petition was pre-
sonted BY Senator Baxter, since de-
ceased. Two years previously the Qua
ker 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
~ years old his mother came homo
from meeting one day and found him
scratching a mde picture on the foot
board Of tho bedstead with a piece Of
charcoal The Quakers held that paint
ing was Of tho devil and savored Of
idolatry. Tho boy was robuked. with q
vemark, II do believe this mischief
was born in thee"
There was no relenting as the lad
grew up and the propensity 60 draw
and paint developed he was forbidden
10 indulge his talent, but he could not
be repressed. Il is evident That had he
met with encouragement and aid, In
stead Of rebuke, fame and fortune would
have crowned the artist with their rich
est laurels. As IL was Marcus had TO
take to the woods for his ~colors. The
primaries no derived from red root, or
from red ink, the yellowS from yellow
root, and for blue he was Obliged 10 con-
tent himself with bluing from his moth
er's washing tub
1.-THE only stealing / have ever DONE"
he said to a Journal reporter, was in
/ taking bluing from my mothers bluing
bag. For brushes / used the hair In the
squirrels tail, and ! used 70 accompany
my father when hunting 20 ~ to got the
tails for my painting. At first all my
work was done with the pen. When I
secured my first box Of water colors I
worked as late at night as / could and
then spent the rest Of the night awake
pioturing what / would do"
As the boy grew to manhood he be-
came more assertive Of his art and per-
sisted in painting landscape and por-
traits in spite Of the g~rumbling Of mem.
bers Of tine meeting. He lived then in
Warren county, o., and attended quar-
terly meeting at Waynesville. He wa
chosen clerk Of the meeting at one time.
which led to the protest against his
work rising TO the surface. he would
have been disowned had not Thomas
Evans, father Of the we'll known oil mil
lers Of this city, used his influence 10
prevent il.
Marcus Mote lived in Lebanon, O.,
for many years and personally knew the
great Tom Corwin, whose portrait he
painted for the state Of Ohio. Il 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 one day when he was at home
from congress and said that the fellows
down at Washington seemed to think
that nobody in Ohio could do anything,
and that no had refused to sit for a pOr.
trait for an artist there for that reason.
He wanted the work done at home. He
sat for the portrait a number Of times,
3 and became we'll acquainted with him
: HE had a daughter, Eva, who wa
his great pride, and, together with hel
mother, he was very ambitious for her
There was a young man then teaching
in Warren county who was poor in pock.
2 OF, but had a strong will, a clean
! heart and first class ability. he waa
modest, however, and his ability was
not known. He showed Eva Corwin 80
much attention that her father finally
! forbade her seeing the young man, and
the girl VAS seriously affected by the
breaking up of the friendship. She was
kept closely at home in her fathers
suburban residence, and her friends no
ticed that her health was beginning 70
DO affected. She had q friend named
Jennie Hardy, since Drake, whoh the
confidence Of Eva's parents, and one
; day / met Jennie and asked her to bring
Eva to my studio on the next day at 1
O'Clock sharp.
"What forl' she asked.
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as / tell thee. Now, 1 want thee 10
promise me that thee viii. Will theel'
"she said she would. Pretty soon
!. met the young man and ] said that
l wanted him to come TO my studio on
the next day within two Oh three min
: utes after 1 O'Clock sharp
! "'What for2' he asked.
, "'Never thee mind ] said. Now,
want thee to give me thy hand, prom
Using that thee will be there just as
said
y "Hs gave me his hand. The next da
at 1 there was a knock At my door, an
= there were Jennie and Eva. Jennie le
~ Eva with me- As / closed the door 81
said;
"'What does this meanT'
"'I want to see thee / said. tai
z a chair
"It was only q minute or two tn
Q there was another knock, and / opene
e the door. The young man was Their
Q and / brought him In saying TO EvI
= This Is George r. Sage Now you Al
10 my prisoners Tor one hour. ! want tbl
D. and George 10 be together for awhil
q, At the end Of the hour I will call Z
u Jon and let you out Now that was q
z way In which those two young poop
IL planned 10 get married George Sa
b justified my faith In his high chAraot'
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