The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-26
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{ . reporter was strolling along !
prominent thoroushflre on Walnut
Hills the other day when he came upon
9 business room THAT was being re-
modelled and improved preparatory to
occupancy The carpenter who wan do
ing the work WAt o one-afmed man,
ana not only managed his Ratchet and
saw skillfully, but was quite intelligent
IN conversation. He did not appear to
Dem0an the fate that had deprived him
OF good strong arm, but regarded. II
With the air Of q philosopher. He said
that he was not the only one-armed
carpenter in Cincinnati-that he knew
OF four or five others.
Another Sne-armed man familiar to
residents OF the Hin whose misfortune
would seem to interfere with his voca-
tion, but does not, IL the driver Of one
OF the big oil tank wagons. He does
everything required Of a man with two
arms In such position, from driving
the team t0-measuring out the oil and
delivering It to his customers.
Judging from the following instances
published in an English Journal, II
would seem that the absence Of one, OF
even both arms, need not interfere
with one earning ones bread and but.
ter. H
Zone Of the leading Belgian artists
OF the present day Is q gentleman who
In default Of arms, paints with his foot
His name 10 Fehu. He lives at Ant.
werp, where he has q spacious atelier
In the market place.
He uses his supple feet without any
apparent effort to open his color box
clean his brushes, Get his palate and
arrange his writing materials. He
paints with surprising swiftness and
delicacy Of touch. 1t may be said OF
him, too, that he writes an excellent
foot. One Of his friends says his writ.
ing is az bold, free and flowing as any
handwriting with which he is acquaint.
ed. He is, moreover, Q man Of gentle
nature, c0urtly In manners, Of highly
cultivated intelligence and no less en-.
gaging in speech than in appearance.
Earlier In the present century there
flourished another armless artist, q
lady named Hawlin, who, besides
painting very tolerable pictures, learn.
ed to do with her toes a variety Of In.
teresting and ingenious things-cut
watch papers and the like. She grasp.
ed and worked her scissors in some
way that has never been explained:
Miss Biffin was only a trifle less un.
fortunate. She was born without toes
or hands and without any more arm
than was represented by stump cut
short above the elbow. Yet she man.
aged to make for herself a comfortable
living In the artistic way.
"She painted miniatures with exquis.
lite neatness and accuracy, and added
to this by cutting out paper profiles
with the aid Of her mouth, pair Of
scissors and her two little stumps. The
earl Of Morton employed her to paint
some portraits for him, and introduced
her to the notice of royalty, who also
patronized her and put her in the way
of obtaining advanced lessons In paint.
ing from one Of the foremost men OF
the day. He also gave her small pen.
sion, with the aid of which she set up
as regular professional. She fell In
love and married, but carried on her
work, and was always known under
her maiden name. Cincinnati Enquirer