Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . o to mnrket, and frequently unattended. Nothing was more usualthan to see him returning nt sunrise, with poultry in one hand, and vegetnbles in the other. On oneof these occasions, a would-be fashionable young man, who had recently removed to Richmond, wasswearing violently because he could hire no one to take home his turkey. Marshal
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . o to mnrket, and frequently unattended. Nothing was more usualthan to see him returning nt sunrise, with poultry in one hand, and vegetnbles in the other. On oneof these occasions, a would-be fashionable young man, who had recently removed to Richmond, wasswearing violently because he could hire no one to take home his turkey. Marshall stepped up, andascertaining of him where he lived, replied, That is my way, and I will take it for you. Whenarrived at his dwelling, the young man inquired, What shall I pay you ?—> Oh, nothing, was iherejoinder, you are welcome; it was on my way, and no trouble.— Who is that polite old gentlemanwho brought home my turkey for me ? inquired the other of a bystander, as Marshall stepped away. That, replied he, is John Marshall, chief-justice of the United States. The young man astounded,exclaimed, Why did he bring home my turkey ?•=» To give you a severe reprimand, and learn attend to your own business, was the answer? 412 GILBERT GILBERT STUART. GILBERT STUART, was born at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1755. Soon afterleaving college, he made choice of painting as a profession, and not being ableto find a proper master in this country, Copley being then gone to England, heembarked for that country in 1775, and put himself under the instruction of , who was then in the zenith of his fame. Stuart soon became a favoritepupil of his master, and graduated from his school with a high reputation as aportrait-painter ; he ranked second to no one, in London, but Sir Joshua Rey-nolds. While in the metropolis, he had the good fortune to become acquaintedwith Burke, Fox, Sheridan, and with many of their associates. These menwere not only patrons of the arts, b
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