The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

committee appointed to set up MEME.
when alive and who probably had nol
changed after Death Bryant aud
Thurfow. N'eed .as g. well known. were
enemies-at least on paper-but when
thc former lay dead an his house in
New York the aged suryin or, then
NEARLY blind desired his daughter fu
conduct hinraofrhe hlals catering The
room where lay the corpse lhc old man
groped his way to the caskst and stooi'-
ing over. peered into d, long and ear
ncstly but departed without having ut-
tered a word. Another celebrity whom Nj
Macdonald neVermet and " hose mead ~
modelled from dngucrcotype was Wash
.ngton Irving. lie went Ca IarrNl"Nu
and Sunnyside. with the intmuun ~
meeting the famous author. bu, ofl ie
calling Irying'se denunciation 0f the
many visitors who came to gaze on nm
as N he were bear his h~urt fGl..d
him. and he heat a retreat.
When MIR. Macdonald first settled la
New York. there were but four scuip-
tors I'm that city, whereas now thee
are more than hundred OF some noe.
J. O. A. Ward, who still has his studio
i'm New York. was engaged or his since
famous Indian Hunter" Mr.. Mac
Donald opened his own studio In ths
Bible House and there brought OUT MIS-
first ideal work of Importance. which
ne called ''Somnambula." To illustrate
tho length Of time that this venerable
sculptor has been In active life II h.
only necessary to mention ar 'orsie des
artistes" which h. and some brother
sculptors held ina their studios, at which
more than 600 people were present OF
whom, he says. but ten are alive today
one would be inclined 70 think that
an artist who was one of the principals
in an orgy from which several hack
loads OF men Nho had fallen Under thc
table were taken away might himseN
have INDUCED in the cup that Iherrs
and also inepriates.' but the aged
sculptor declares this is not so, as he
has been temperance man all his ire
But n is not alone as a sculptor thar
Mr.. Macdonald won "A reputation. This
wonderful man has AZ different times
held the badge as champion rifle shot
Of America, at one time winning II from
sixty competitors His shooting was
called extraordinary twenty years
ego. and his strings" were rarely ex-
cened. As "A hunter I'm the wiids he has
shot almost everything from a chppie
7 10 a bear in his youth Mr. MacDoh.
/ aid had great fondness for naturaf
I history and learned the art on TAXI
/ dermy I'm order TO carry out an ornith"-
I logical exploration of the ROCKY noun
/ tains He has lecturcd on art ana ms
\ tory, at one time acquiring repu'a-
I tion as an Psychologist. though heVsr
| having been outside the United Ststes-
He has painted many PORTRAITS pu, Oh
! removing to New York found so mary
1 others excclling him in that branch or
art. he says. that he gaze IL up ="
landscape painting he was more SUI
cessfud but eventually apanaoneu ~
for sculpture, his first love.
Versatility and indefatigable appiics +
tlon seem 20 have been the mainsprinss
~ ScuIutor MacDnnalds success. and
aoubtiess his motto Ii Better to wear
out than rust OUT" better 10 do some
thinx than nothing. even II II be mere
ly for the sake of occupation.
Al the unveillng Of the Tilford pres
entation busts. to which aliuslon ha'
heen made. MIR. Macdonald made nn'
address i'm the afternoon In "oid no .
achooI ON Hudson street and IN TN
evening attended dinner In Bioohlyn
from which he did not return unt'i
o'clock the next morning. and yet ~
was as fresh and wide awake that Iors
noon as one could desire.
With mental faculties as yet unim
naired and With set purpose tina
gives him satisfactory object In NE
there Is every reason TO hope that Tn
talented sculptor may yet live to sc'
his cherished ambition carried out anS
n copy of the Houdon bust of Washing
TON set up In every large school in thu
land. TRUMAN l.. ELTON.
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