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—UA friend who statement of tho | Ifarrisburg, has f ticulars:The notes of 1 post notes at long j ring the fate iron The notes of theNATIVE GENIUS IN THE WEST.A youog sculptor is jist coming Into notice at jCincinnati, whose history is somewhat curious,; asl who really promts**. •« told by good to be oite of lt;bc wonders «f the land.— 1 first discovery of his talent has an air of ro-1 about it- It happened thus:—There is aKatleman «*f Cincinnati btr the name of Tlifimas. T, l is the proprietor of the Evening Post, and the « specie am-*u father of a remarkably intelligent and estimable . ° corn?*ri*t familyone of his sons wrote ‘•Clinton Bard* Pon^,|,V partfauli •haw/* “East and West/* and a great variety of1 lv worksi another of them has prmluced several n . f . • _i . -.1- U 51 .r.-i, .. 'rL. 1 The Bank of theStates.TotalVrlays, and ot bet evidences of talent. The r. Thomas, about two years ago, happened lobe passing a stonc-ruttere shop in Ciucin-The 1*5 banks the State of N« York,'The two Virgil hanks and bn cites,Appointments advii'c and const rle of Illixoxs tkli, just as be was seeking a place where he _ it spread out some papers relating to business which he was explaining to a person by his side.“Stop,** avid the comptuion—“I sec a slab of stone in that shop which will do just as wellns a tihle or desk—wre need n it step a step firther; there's j no need of our troublinor an office f»r our purpose.** •A young rain was working on a tomb-stone os we entered. lit swci'pingpist Ititn, the attention u. . .of Air. Thorn vs was accidently caught by a dc- »tatcs to the Rc|vies the young man was chiselling on the stone. * Paytox Gay tIt was the representation, about the size of the the Island #f Ma pal* of • hind, of the prophet Eiijtli; and so re markable for its classic contour and phrenological correctness, ttili Thomas exclaimed, almost ily—“Young man, you can do a better than cutting tomb-stone*. Turn your attention to statuary. You have ken made for a eculptor.** A few day's after Mr. Thomas bad VanJIed iiphis papers and gone his way, the young \ smw SsWU at the stone-cutttcr% recurro I to lii« memory 1 nH ,no-sad be went back to the workshop to seek him And to make some inquiries concerning him.He discovered that ho had served un apprenticeship to a st one-cutter of thvt city; that he was then foar-and-lwcntv, and that his name wasEXECUTOR’S akin mi of il meniary on the wo1 WayiM county, 1^1 ettli to make ham* claim* against the no ted, for settlement iFiBLlday)LIC UALihc 13tl portion of the perto late residence, th.ei Indiana; coexistingClevenger* Mr- Thomae examined other npcci- o(hie work, and being more and more j Tiun-Acmliighly impressed with his genius, he wrote on purchaser giving no___st notice of it, which he published in his commence at ltioVEvening Post. The artist** ambition was awaken-, W,H ^ 5lvM by sd Many called to see his works. They created universal interest. A week or two afterwards Oevsnger calloJ on Mr. Thomas. He desired his mder to sit for s bust. The request was Perfect secrecy was observed. The was first modelled in clay. It was seen by gfiw, and the likeness pronounced perfect. It next cot in stone, and any one who bad ever nglancent lb# original, would at once recog-its accuracy. It was the first stone bust ever west of the Allcghantct; and, whatN. B. Thsyalsaconmining eightyGRIST sod 8AVISt ebmre.10th mo. 28th, UC»rpriNone*.—Tthis place, h inojid snd vicinity iat a HOUSE CAIhimself fully comp*•till, the first that the maker of it had ev- I aright .iKferiak. in at all. It wm aoon discovered that this , “l‘*nUO°. oung man bad never been two Richmonfi, Oct. ■ul«a Iron the aput where he was diecov | _•rad, and crowd* presently flocked to witnera the j |)lc««e tomglcr. The artist worked on at other busts. ST u»i»»^nnc He atodied drawing and anotamy moat aMidou.lv. ! *nd Ha mad every thing relating to his art, which j ^ wi™ fouadr hil wow become the mistress of bis love, the god- ; tioa.Asm of his adoration. Up to this time, he bss ex* wanted seven or eight other busts in stone, each . succeeding one being better than its predecessor.Among them are tho*e of Gen. Harrison and JntfceBa me ft. lie has besides numerous models at others, and among them very excellent ones of Ur. Eberts snd Henry Clay.GOING INTO BUSINESS TOO YOUNG.It has been the wisdom of experienced minds,Richmond, Oct.'m ipNotabtHaving rit now prepared to conveys net, mortgi Oct. 28th, lS37r
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Richmond Indiana Palladium
Richmond, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 04, 1837
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