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PETERSHAM SKETCHES HOWE-WILDER
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CHARLES W. GATES PETERSHAM, - MASS.
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SKETCHES
OF
PETERSHAM NATIVES
AND
ADOPTED CITIZENS
WRITTEN BY
J. B. HOWE 1 R
COMPILED BY
CHARLES K. WILDER
1915
THE ME, WORK PUBLIC LISCARY 450371B ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS R 1948 L
PREFACE
Sketches of native and adopted citizens of Petersham, by Jonas Benjamin Howe, published in the Athol Transcript in 1886 and 1887. Together with the part the Town took in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. With sketches of other native and adopted citizens that have done credit to themselves and an honor to the town since the above was published. With sev- eral views of public buildings, etc. Compiled by Charles K. Wilder. 1915.
DEDICATION
The Petersham Historical Society dedicate this book to the memory of the late J. Benjamin Howe, who wrote the Sketches of the Natives and Adopted Citizens of Petersham in 1886 and 1887. They were desirous of preserving these inter- esting and valuable historical sketches in an endurable form and have added such other matter as seemed worth preserving for future generations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Frontispiece Portrait
J. Benjamin Howe
Preface 3
Dedication 5
Sketch of J. Benjamin Howe 13
Editorial Tribute to Mr. Howe, from Athol Transcript 15
Note also pages 143, 174
Poems by Mr. Howe
The Men of '49 18
Ann and Polly
20
"Let Us Have Peace" Her Voice 22
21
The Desolate Mariner
23
Mr. Howe's Sketches
Andrews, Curren J. . 24
Note also 201, and Collins Andrews, 87
Bigelow, Hon. Lewis 25
Note also Ellen Bigelow, 66
Bigelow, Samuel 25
Bigelow, Amory 25
Brooks, Aaron . 25
Note also 192
Brooks, Francis A. 25
Brooks, Sumner J. 26
Brooks, Oscar T. 26
Note also 107
Bosworth, C. F. 26
Note also 104, and F. J. Bosworth, 112
Chandler, John 26
Chandler, Nathaniel, Esq. 27
Clement, Theodore 28
Clark, Avery 28
Dean. Erastus P. 28
Flint, John, M. D.
29
Flint, Austin I., M. D. 29
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Foster, Win. Hammond 29
Foster, Emory B. 30
Foster, John B. 30
Farrar, Ruel 30
Farrar, Gardner 31
Goddard, Robert Lewis
32
Holland, Capt. Park 32
Note also 81, 184, 194, 203
Hammond, Parley 35
Hammond, Timothy W. 35
Holland, Harrison 36
Note also Dr. J. G. Holland, 82
Hapgood, Charles H. 36
Hodges, William A.
37
Hill, Henry J. .
38
Loring, John J.
38
Mason, John Edwin, M. D.
39
Negus, Major Joseph
39
Negus, Joel
40
Negus, Mary
40
Negus, Nathan
40
Negus, Caroline
41
Paige, John Cutler
41
Paige, Chas. F.
41
Parmenter, J. Sumner
42
Parmenter, F. C.
43
Parkhurst, Daniel Bigelow
43
Peckham, Paul
43
Reed, Sally
44
Reed, Hannah
44
Note also Sara Jewett, 85
Reed, Samuel G.
44
Spooner, Capt. Wing
45
Note also 184
Spooner, Lucius
46
Spooner, William B.
46
Houghton, Warren D.
47
Houghton, George A.
48
Stearns, Col. Ephraim
49
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Note also 184
Stearns, George 49
Stevens, G. W. 50
Stevens, Genery 50
Note also 105
Stone, Jason W. 51
Prentiss, William Spencer 51
Parmenter, Leroy C. 52
Sanderson, Frederick L. 52
Note also 175
Trumbull, George A. 53
Tower, Col. W. A.
53
Tower, Rev. Frank E. 54
Note also 154
Willard, Dea. William
54
Willard, Solomon
54
Note also 203
Willard, Dea. Cephas
55
Note also 203
Willard, Rev. Samnel, D. D. Note also 203
57
Willson, Rev. Edmund B.
58
Willson, Joseph
59
Sanderson, Hon. John
60
Whitney, George
62
Whitney, Lewis
63
Holman, Hollis
63
Williams, George B.
65
Bigelow, Ellen
66
White, Capt. Lyman A.
68
White, Frank G. 68
69
Carruth, Charles A. .
72
Deane, Seneca F., M. D.
73
Tower, Samuel S. 74
Whitney, Lewis Edgar 75
Wilson, Col. Jolin
76
Wilson, Eleazer Metcalf
76
Eaton, Luther Holland
78
Brooks, Thomas D.
Hapgood, Seth, Esq. 70
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Fuller, George . . 79
Note also H. K. Brown, 88
Hammond, James H. 81
Holland, Charles T. 81
Note also Capt. Park Holland, 32
Holland, Luther 81
Holland, Josialı G., M. D. 82
Note also Harrison Holland, 36
Hapgood, Asa 83
Miles, Gen. Nelson A. 84
Jewett, Sara 85
Note also Hannah Reed, ++
Foster, John Wells 86
Bosworth, Royal 86
Adams, Hon. Charles, Jr. 87
Andrews, Collins 87
Note also Curran Andrew's, 24, 201
Bradshaw, Eleazor 88
Brown, Henry K. 88
Note also George Fuller, 79
Barr, Phineas Wait 89
Doolittle, Col. Ephraim 89
Note also 183
Foster, Capt. David J. 90
Grout, Hon. Jonathan 91
Howe, Sylvanus 92
Note also 184
Howe, Capt. Asa 93
Note also 184
McCarty, Nathaniel, Esq. 95
Parkhurst, Dr. William 95
Sanderson, Dea. David 96
Upton, Sergt. Joseph W. Note also 174
96
Wetherell, Sampson 97
Weed, Jared, Esq. 98
Wilson, Rev. Luther 99
Note also J. W. Brooks, 108
Wadsworth, Lieut. Cyrus 101
White, Col. Josiah 102
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Additions to Mr. Howe's Sketches
Bosworth, C. F. 104
Note also 26
Stevens, Genery 105
Note also 50
Recent Sketches
Amsden, The Family 106
Blanchard, Abiather 107
Brooks, Oscar T. . 107
Note also 26
Brooks, James Willson (with portrait) 108
Note also 99, 189, 192, 201, 217
Bosworth, Francis J. 112
Note also C. F. Bosworth, 26, 104
Bryant, Artemas 113
Bryant, Frederick (with portrait) Note also 174
116
Cook, George W. (with portrait) 116
Cook, Sandford B. (with portrait) 120
Cook, Clinton C. (with portrait) 122
Gates, Joseph S. (with portrait) 124
Gates, Charles 125
Goddard, J. Henry
126
Grosvenor, George S.
127
Grosvenor, Jonathan P.
127
Fobes, Charles A. 127
Hathaway, Erwin Oren
128
Hildreth, Merrick E. 129
Holman, F. J.
130
Howe, Mary Ann 131
Note also 190
Joyce, Thomas W. and John G. 134
Leamy, John B. 135
Leamy, Daniel A. 136
Legara, Germain 136
Vote also 172
Mann, George Sumner (with portrait) 137
Mann, Wilson 140
Mann, Horace 141
Mann, Horatio 141
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Mudge, Mrs. Eliza A. .. 141
Mudge, Capt. John Green (with portrait) . 143
Note also 17, 174, 181
Parlin, Daniel 145
Robinson, Lewis D. 145
Stowell, Henry R. 146
Smith, Almond 149
Stone, Francis Z.
150
Shumway, Rufus Torry
150
Smith, Joseph C. 151
Stowell, Henry M. (with portrait) 152
Tower, Horatio Nelson 153
Tower, Rev. Francis E. ·
154
Note also 54
Webb, Elisha (with portrait) 161 ·
Wheeler, Augustus 162
Note also 175
Wilder, Charles K. (with portrait)
163
Ayres, George
166
The Part the Town Took in the Civil War . 168
Rebellion Record
171
War Reminiscences by Levi C. Hicks 181
Revolutionary Soldiers 183
Slaves in Petersham 186
Origin of the Town's Name 187
Business in 1854 188
Pictures of Buildings in Petersham
Law Office of Aaron Brooks, Jr. 192
The "Old Willard Place" 194
Old Baptist Church 199
200
High School 202
203
St. Peter's Church
204
Old Unitarian Church 205
New Unitarian Church
207
Baptist Church, built in 1894
209
Town Hall, School and Post Office
211
Memorial Library
213
Petersham Common in 1835
215
The New Nichewaug 217 +
Petersham House 221
Population of Petersham at Different Periods . 219
The Old Nichewaug
The Willard Place
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J. BENJAMIN HOWE
SKETCHES OF THE NATIVE AND ADOPTED CITIZENS OF PETERSHAM
SKETCH OF J. BENJAMIN HOWE
J. Benjamin Howe was born in Petersham July 26, 1819, the oldest of three boys. Three branches of his ancestry date back, in Petersham, as far as 1730. The old home near the Unitarian church was purchased by his father Jonas Howe in 1818, of his grandfather, Joel Negus, Esq. Here J. B. Howe was born, grew up to young manhood, took to himself a wife, and lived a quiet, happy, peaceful life until death deprived him of his be- loved companion, when soon after he sold the place to Mr. Simes, and went, lonely and broken to the abode of strangers, though receiving to the last the kindest attention that affection could inspire. Mr. Howe's life was not specially eventful. The chief incidents thereof being his emigration to California in 1849, and his enlistment as a soldier with Capt. Mudge at the outbreak of the war. The Transcript readers have often read with lively interest his graphic sketches of the life in California and in the army. He was a faithful soldier, and ever retained the most loyal feelings of comradeship towards his old soldier friends. He had a right to the martial spirit, for he came of good old Revolutionary stock. The Hollands the Howes and Neguses, from whom he was descended, were famous names in Revolutionary times, and J. B. Howe took the pride in their deeds and fame that he had a right to.
Mr. Howe was also connected by blood and marriage with many men who have achieved distinction in different fields. Among these we remember George Fuller, the celebrated artist, J. G. Holland, the poet, Mrs. Richard Hildreth, wife of the his- torian and Gen. Park Holland, who was an uncle. As to Mr. Howe's personal character, and his relations to the Transcript,
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the editor has endeavored to do justice to that in a special arti- cle elsewhere. Appended, also, is an abstract of the funeral ad- dress delivered Thursday by Rev. Mr. Greene. It is an admira- ble and most sympathizing tribute to the memory of a good and noble man :
Twice during the last two days I have heard this expression used ; "It seems as if an old landmark was gone." The re- mark seems to me to be peculiarly applicable. Mr. Howe belonged to a family whose name is to be found on our parish records for more than a hundred years. To-day there is no one present bearing the name of Howe, to participate in these fun- eral services. His home was for many years the centre of a genial and generous hospitality. A natural conversationalist, his ready flow of talk entertained his hearers with anecdotes of his experiences and narratives of historic fact. By nature a so- cial man, he had a faculty of attaching to himself those of whom he made friends. On his own part a no less strong attachment went out toward them. Our older people who knew him from his youth, our younger people familiar with his presence on our common, our summer guests who have been longest here and have known him from the first, alike feel that a landmark has been taken away.
As I have known Mr. Howe, he has seemed to me to be very much alone. The present had for him less interest than the past. He lived essentially in the past. His conversa- tions with me grew more and more talks of by-gone days. His wife, with whom he could never speak with too much kindness and affection, was a favorite topic with him. Days with old friends were lived over again as he would tell of happy inci- dents of earlier years. Especially did he delight in the days of '49 and the "forty niners." He had very much of the spirit of an historian. Dr. Edward Everett Hale told some friends of his coming to Petersham to be sure to know Mr. J. B. Howe. He was familiar with the history of the town, and always had interesting reminiscences to relate.
EDITORIAL TRIBUTE TO MR. HOWE
This appeared in January 1892 following Mr. Howe's death in Athol Transcript:
With profound regret, which we know will be shared by all our readers, we learn of the death of J. Benjamin Howe of Pet- ersham, the long-time and most highly esteemed correspondent of the Transcript at that place, and one to whom this paper is deeply indebted for very many graceful contributions, both in poetry and prose. From the first issue of the Transcript until about a year ago, when increasing feebleness, compelled him to lay aside his pen forever, Mr. Howe was a constant writer for our paper, and for ours almost exclusively. He not only provided the usual summary of local news in his town, but found time and great delight in delving in the remote past for facts and incidents of history, and the results were given in his graphic and unique style in successive issues of the Transcript. Our columns were thus enriched by many a narrative and anec- dote of local life in Petersham a century or more ago, and Mr. Howe's correspondence, in its many forms, for this period of some 20 years, comprises not only an epitomized history of Pet- ersham for that time, but furnishes perhaps the most complete record ever published of the life and customs of the town's old residents.
No one could be better qualified than Mr. Howe to conduct these historical researches, and prepare them for the printer, for not only was his heart in the work, but he himself was a de- scendent from one of the finest of the old-time families whose life and time he depicted so interestingly. Withal, he was pos- sesed of unusual literary skill, showing itself sometimes in a somewhat quaint and unconventional way, but oftener surpris- ing the reader with a classic grace and refinement of expression that would not naturally be looked for under such circumstan- ces. Mr. Howe was a wide and critical reader of the best lit- erature, and he had a great memory, as was often shown in his profuse off-hand quotations from his favorite authors, of whom
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Dickens, we believe, was first. He had a lively appreciation of humor, and his own writings were surcharged with it-often of a dry, original kind that was irresistibly comical, and again so keen and sarcastic in its temper that it never failed to hit the mark. Usually, Mr. Howe's style was clear and interesting, but sometimes, especially in his later writings, he seemed to try to handle too many ideas all at once, and considerable confusion was the result, which he was frankly conscious of himself, and in a quaint note to the editor he would plaintively allude to his "failing powers" and beseech our help in straightening him out of his tangle. And yet one of the very best of liis poetic ef- forts was written about a year ago, and was a poem entitled "The '49ers," written on the occasion of the reunion at Boston of the Association of '49ers. It was a very meritorious produc- tion, was listened to with great delight by the gathered memb- ers and published in full in some of the city papers, as well as the Transcript. Mr. Howe himself was an original '49er, and some of his best sketches in our paper were those relating to the life and adventures of the hardy California pioneers. A few years ago, when he revisited the scenes of those experiences, he wrote a series of letters for the Transcript which were widely read and enjoyed.
Perhaps the best service Mr. Howe ever did his beloved town of Petersham, in a literary way, was his careful prepara- tion, about four years ago, of a lengthy series of sketches of the prominent natives of that town, extending back more than a hundred years, and coming down to the present time. Prob- ably every native of that town who had achieved distinction either in local life or in the great world at large received care- ful, thorough and conscientious notice, and it was indeed sur- prising to find through these sketches what an illustrious array of distinguished men-soldiers, statesmen, clergymen, authors, artists, merchants, etc., the little hill-town of Petersham had given birth to, reared upon her broad acres, educated, in part, in her humble schools, and then sent away to illume the varied paths of citizenship in distant fields. These sketches, if col- lected and published in book form, would make a very con- siderable volume.
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Mr. Howe served in the late war in Company F, 53d regi- ment, under the late Capt. J. G. Mudge. A strong affection always existed between himself and the Captain, continuing till the death of the latter a year ago. This bereavement was a severe one to our friend, and in his loneliness and shattered health, he felt that he had little left to live for.
Mr. Howe's wife died some seven years ago, and it can be truly said that since that melancholy event he never was the same inan. We noticed a marked change both in his demeanor and in his writings, and doubtless his friends who saw him of- tener noticed it more particularly. She was in the truest sense a counsellor, guide and help-mate, diffusing brightness and joy throughout her home and sustaining her companion in all his trials as the sweet, love-wise, gentle and brave woman only can. Those who knew Mrs. Howe never tire of recounting her virtues, and years after her death by many an unconscious tok- en did our friend betray how grievously the blow which had stricken her to earth left its impress upon his own life.
We bid our friend and long-time co-laborer farewell! The piercing winds of winter shall sing a requiem over no more honored grave. His later years were lonely, sad and full of suffering. He rests now, eternally freed from pain, in the dear companionship of his kindred, and not far, we like to believe, from the narrow cell where the dust of his dear Captain finds hallowed repose. His character was noble, his aim honorable, and his services, though exerted in a humble sphere, were in- valuable to his fellowmen, and as future generations profit by the records which his patient industry, patriotic pride and liter- ary skill rescued perhaps from total oblivion and preserved for coming time, they cannot fail to be grateful for labors so faith- fully performed.
POEMS BY MR. HOWE
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The Men of '49
(Written on the occasion of the Reunion of the Forty-Niners, at Revere House, Boston, in 1890)
Air: "Good Old Days of Adam and Eve." I.
We call to mind some things grown old, When men left home, in search of gold; Across the plains and "round the Horn," Who sometimes wished they hadn't gone. But fought it out, and "on this line," To "make a pile," in-Forty Nine.
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They suffered hunger, thirst and heat, But still declined to "give up beat."- A plucky set as e'er was born, They'd "make a spoon, or spoil a horn." When sorely tried, they made no sign, At least 'twas so, in-Forty Nine.
3.
With water scarce, for lack of rain, A saving way, to some, was plain, To use no drink, save "whisky straight," But with results too sad to state, This using "aquardiente," not wine, Was often done, in-Forty Nine.
4.
They wore a soft and shapeless hat, A reefer stout, to go with that, With boots, that reached unto the knees
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And trousers safely tucked in these, A proper suit, in rain or shine, A fa-vor-ite, in Forty Nine.
5.
SOME-lawless ones, but in a pinch They'd try the case before "Judge Lynch." The limbs were stiff, the ropes were long BUT PROOF OF GUILT, MUST FIRST BE STRONG. Then Oak and Hemp would thus combine For public good, in-Forty Nine.
6.
The strength of hand, the mental force, Which moved what ever blocked the course. The helpful, upright, kindly men, Who formed the largest portion then. With Golden Rule for "countersign," Passed Golden Gate, in-Forty Nine.
7.
The gamblers were a WINNING set, Who kindly let the miners bet. And "only to accommodate" They led them on, to meet their fate; With charming music, smiles and wine, They skinned the flats, in-Forty Nine.
8.
"And only man was vile"-was said Of Ceylon-place it here, instead; Where nature, in her grandeur shows, Her wildest freaks, her calm repose. The Fig, the Olive, and the Vine; That welcomed men, in-Forty Nine.
9.
The herds of cattle, flocks of sheep, Broad fields, where those who sow can reap, The earth, with mineral wealth untold
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Of which the leading chief was gold; But others, in their turn, would shine, And so they said, in-Forty Nine.
IO.
The largest trees in all the world!
A list of novelties unfurled, That brought "the wise men, from the East," To share an intellectual feast; Such length of coast, such broad design, Were rare to men, in-Forty Nine.
II.
The grizzly bear was still on guard, The native lion, for his "pard," Tarantula and Horne'd Toad;
While Gophers' holes in garden showed. The stanch Live Oak and lordly Pine, Sheltered the men, of --- Forty Nine.
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So brothers all, while meeting here, In house with sacred name-REVERE; Just let a lingering kindness play On times that are so far away.
Think of old partners, as we dine, While representing-Forty Nine.
Ann and Polly
There were two maidens fair and young, Whose rustic charms were never sung, Their joyous laugh, the rattling tongue, So gleeful and so jolly. The sisters' love was sweet and rare, Together they each toil could bear, Each hope and thought the two would share, The sisters, Ann and Polly.
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Ere life's green leaves wore tinge of brown, One drooped and laid her burden down And left the other with a crown Of quiet melancholy; 'Twas left for her to wait and knit And in some cosy corner sit, While o'er her memory would flit The by-gone days, and Polly.
At last when feeble, sick and old,
She had no lands, no goods, or gold,
Soon to be gathered to the fold, All done with life and folly, An angel came to her relief; No more of want or pain or grief. Her parting charge was low and brief, "Lay me beside of Polly."
"Let Us Have Peace" LA REAL INCIDENT.]
Two roosters were fighting, In carnage delighting, As if the fierce combat never would cease; A lamb that stood near tliem, But still did not fear them, Just hinted the saying-Let us have peace. In order to wean them She passed in between them But got by the contact blood on her fleece; And by her prompt action, She broke up the faction, Still pushing the proverb-Let us have peace. When lambs go to preaching, Oh, list to their teaching, Let gentle forbearance be on the increase; The lamb had ambition And likewise a mission To further the order-Let us have peace.
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Her Voice
The voice that was hushed, Oct. 17th, 1885.
(Written in California in 1851 by J. B. Howe.) My Nelly's voice! its melody Is cheering to me still, As to the thirsty traveller, The sound of gushing rill;
Its modulations were so soft, Its tones so rich and clear, How sweet its gentle cadences Fell soothing on the ear.
She never pitched it loud or shrill, It had no stormy key, But in its mild variety, 'Twas music unto me; It oft liath gushed in tenderness, Or flowed in silvery strain, 'Twas sometimes tuned in mimicry, But never to give pain.
Each night the day's past history, In detail and minute, She'd warble for my interest; Harmonious as a flute And if it was not wonderful, "Twas weighty to the wife; For of domestic incident, Is made up woman's life.
Why strayed I from its influence With evils here to cope? Why changed I love's sweet certainty For disappointed hope? Some cheating phantom led me on, But am I better now,
With more of bitter in my cup, More care upon my brow.
Two years of mateless Ilfe have passed. Two years since I have heard,
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Except in fancy's dreamy ear, One carol from my bird And when I view the subject o'er, With retrospective mind, How small the promise looks before, How much I've left behind.
The Desolate Mariner
My ship is on the larboard tack, I'm beating towards the shore; Alas, my topsails are aback, My mate hath gone before.
My mate, that at my side hath stood, For many happy years; Whose record on eachi cruise was good, As on the log appears;
Hath ceased for aye, with waves to sport, Or plough the raging main, But safely reached that kindly port, "Where pleasures banish pain."
It mattered not, in storm or calm, My mate was close to me, And kept the craft from taking harm, From rocks I did not see.
There's tempest o'er the weather bow, The clouds have darker grown; The watch is not divided now. I have to stand alone.
Petersham, Nov. 1885.
MR. HOWE'S SKETCHES
Some of "The Natives" Briefly Sketched
Sometime ago, a friend of Royalston gave a list of names in the Transcript of those who were born in that town and after- ward became prominent, as useful and successful members of the public body. The idea is a good one, on the principle of "rendering unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's," and "speaking well of the bridge that carries yon safe over." It is purposed, as Martin Van Buren said, "to follow in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor" in an unassuming manner, and make a collection of names worthy of mark, but not professing the ability to make by any means a full and complete list, or perfect descriptions. "A new broom sweeps clean," this work, if it goes on, will be done by an old one, starting up no dust but commencing with those born in this town, as follows :
Curren J. Andrews
Curren J. Andrews, youngest son of the late Collins An- drews, showed a wonderfully artistic talent ; at an early age could model in clay, paint in oil or draw with crayons. "Went at the age of 20 to Trieste, in Austria, with the U. S. Consul, Richard Hildreth, the historian; in 1861 became Vice Consul after the failure of Mr. Hildreth's health ; was present, official- ly, when Maximillian started on that ill-fated expedition to Mexico, was acquainted with Carlotta, before sorrow had de- throned her reason, visited the celebrated dancer, Fanny Elssler, when in her old age she had "retired on a compet- ency," brought home a large collection of graphic sketches of Austrian every day life, products of his own skill, and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., at the age of 38, "all too young."
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