Evening journal., 1898-02-18
FINE POKER WORK.


about five feet long by three feet wide,
and occupies place high up on the
north wall. MI one person in a hun
dred vino have occasion to visit the
office notices this wonderful piece OF
art work
Yesterday the Wayfarer asked Alfred
d. Warner to give him something
about the history of the picture, which
is a reproduction of 'Penns Treaty
With the Indians" He said that NJ
was the property OF Mrs. J. M. Beach,
OF Pennsylvania avenue, and that she
was more conversant with its history
than he was. In answer to inquiries
made of her, Mrs Beach informed the
Wayfarer that the picture originally
belonged TO her first husband, Dr. E.
j. Pusey, Of West Philadelphia. She
places a value Of $500 upon It, and re-
CARDS it as one of the choicest of her
art treasures. Il was made by a Phila-
delphia genius named Sailor Jack, q"
who was one OF Dr. Pusey's patients,
and also a man much addicted to drink
ing lt contains the faces OF William
Penn and his fellow colOnOists as well
as those of several hundred Indians
who have gathered beneath the famous
tree 20 enter into a lasting compact
with the great cOlonizer The lights
and shadows of the picture are per-
feet, as is also its execution. The pic
ture needs the services of q pOlisher.
for it has been hanging in the Office
for several years, because Mrs. Beach
only spends her Winters in Whining
ton. and Is West during the other sea-
sons of the year
10 seems almost incredible that
drunken sailor could perform such a
work OF art with nothing but red-hot
pOkers and wood; but Mrs Beach in
forms the Wayfarer that she has in her
possession two smaller pictures by the
same man, one being an excellent por-
trait of Lincoln, and the other a clever
reproduction OF The Monarch of the
Glenn" one of the most famous Of
Landseer's pictures. painted by the
celebrated artist In 1851, the same year
i'm which he painted "The Midsummer
Nights Dream" The noble stag and
its surroundings are admirably copied
by sailor Jack"
In connection with the picture OF
Penn's Treaty with the Indians" IL
may be well to give some description Of
that great occurrence, which so close
ly affected the Three Lower Colonies
on the Delaware. as this state was then
called. In his biography of William
Penn, William Hepworth Dixon says:
'On the 9th of Oct, 1852, nine weeks
AFTER the departure from Deal. the Wei
come moOred of Newcastle, In the terri
tory lately ceded by the Duke of York.
and William Penn first set foot in the
New World. His landing made a gem
eral holiday in the town. young and
old, Welch, Dutch English Swedes
and Germans crowded down to the
landing-place, eager to catch a glimpse
OF the great man who had come
amongst them, less as their lord and
governor than as their friend. Ameri-
can history affords no finer subject for
a great national cartoon than this
scene presents In the centre of the
foreground, only distinguished from
the few companions of his voyage who
nave yet landed, by the nobleness of
nus mien' and a light blue silken sash
lled round his waist stands William
Penn erect in stature every motion
indicating courtly grace. his cOunte-
nance lighted up with hope and HON
est pride-in every limb and feature
the expression Of a serene and manly
beauty. The young officer before him
dressed IN the gay costume of the Eng
lish srvice, is his lieutenant Mark
nam, come TO welcome his relative tc
the new land and to give an account
OF MS own stewardship. On the right
stand the chief settlers OF the district
arrayed IN their national costumes. the
lght hair and quick eye of the Swedf
hnulng good foil in the stolid lool
or the heavy Dutchman, who dOffs his
cap but doubts whether he shall TAX,
the pipe out Of his mouth even to say
welcome to The new governor. A lit
tle apart, as II studying with the in
tense eagerness Oflndian skill the phys
lognomy of The ruler who has com,
with his children TO occupy their hunt
lng-gTOunds. stands the wise and no
Dle leader Of the red men. Tamlnen}
anu party OF the Lenni Lenape IN
lhelr picturesque paints and costume
behind the central figure are groupe,
the principal companions of his voy
age and on the dancing waters of tn
delaware rides the stately ship. Will
netween her and the shore a multi
tude or light canoes dart to and fro
bringing the passengers and merchan
disc 10 land. Part of the BACKGROUND
shows an irregular line of streets an.
houses. the latter with the pointe
roofs and fantastic gables which stil
delight the artists eye in the streets q
Leyden or Rotterdam; and further O.
the view is lost in one Of those gran
old pine and cedar forests which be
long essentially to an American seen,
There are many hne elements for tn
artists purposes in such a theme
Beauty. novelty. variety, and histori
interest; land, wood. water: motion
life, respose; national and persona
characteristics, nature in its most pi,
tureQue forms, civilization. in its higf
est expression-are all grouped, con
pared and oOntrasted in this strikin
scene.
Next day the people were called 1.
gether In the Dutch court house. whe
the legal fOrmalities OF taking posse.
sion were gone through to the satisfa,
tion of all present The deeds and cha
iers were produced and read aloud. n
agents of the Duke of York surrendere
the territory in their masters name 4
the usual form of earth and water. II
great and underlined powers thus lega
ly established, Penn rose and address,
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