Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-01-06
NUMBER 6.
ARt -ESS WONDERS.
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a reporter was strolling along
proniupnt thoiouehfaro 81 Wainut
Hills the other day, says the Gin
oinnGti Enquirer, when no came up-
on business room that was being
rcmodoled and improved prepara-
tory TO occupancy. The carpenter
who was doing Tho work was q ono
armed man. and not only managed
his hatchot anu saw s'siilfully, but
was quito Intelligent in oonversa-
tion. Ho did net appear to bemoan
tho fato that had dopri yod him of u
good strong arm, but regarded it
with the air OF philosopher. Ho
said that no WAS not tho only ono
armed carpenter in Cinc.nnGti--that
he knew of four or five others.
Another ono armed man familiar
to residents OF tho hill, whose mis-
fortune would SOON to Interfere
with his avooatiun, but docs not, Is
tho driver Of ono of tho biz oil tank
wagons 10 docs everything re-
quirod of man with two arms in
such position, from driving tho
team 20 measuring out tho oil aud
delivering 10 60 his custorrora.
Judging from tho following in
stances, published in an English jour
nal, it would scom that tho absence
of ono or ovon both arms need not
interfero with ono earning ones
bread and buttor:
"Ono OF tho leading Belgian artists
of tho present day is Pentloman
who, in default of arms, paints with
his foot. Eisname ia Fchu He lives
ut Antwerp, where ho has % spacious
atolier in tho market plaoo.
He uses his supple fcot, without
any apparent effort, to opon bis col.
or box, cloan his brushes set his
palette and arrange his writing ma
torials. Ilo paints with sui isirg
swiftness and dolicaoy of tor t
may DO said of him, too. t 10.
writes an excollont foot ono e his
friends says his writiue as bold,
froe and flowing as any handwriting
with which he is acquainted Ho is,
moreover, man Of gentlo uaturc.
courtly in manner, of highly cult
waited intelligence and no less en-
! gaging in speech than in appearance.
/ Earlier in tho present century
| thore ilourished another armloss art
ist, lady named Hawlir, who, bo-
sides painting worry tolarahle piW
/ turos, learned 90 90 with Ler tcsS a
variety OF interesting and ingouious
things-uut out watch papers and
tho Ike. She graspod md WORRIED
| her scissors IN some VIZ that HISS
never been explained.
Miss Diifin was only q tribe loss
unfortunate. Sho was born Without
toes OF hands, and without any moro
arm than WAS represented by "a
| stump cut short above the elbow.
Yot she managed TO mako for her.
self a comfortable living in tbe dr.
| tistio wny
She painted miniatures with ex-
quisito nea.ness AID accuracy and
added to this by cutting ont pGper
proGles with tho aid of her mouth,
pair Of SCISSORS and hor two little
stumps. Tho EHrl of Morton employ
cd hor to paint Homo portraits for
him and introduced her TO the notice
Of royalty, who also yatronizod her
and put her III tho way OF obtnining
advanced lessons in painting from
one of tho foremost men of tho day.
Ho also gave her n small pension,
( with the aid of which she set up az
q regular professional. She lell ia
love and married, bu carried on hor
work and was always known uuder
! her maiden name.