Identifier: lifelettersoffre00shie (find matches)
Title: The life and letters of Frederic Shields
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911 Mills, Ernestine Bell, ed
Subjects: Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911
Publisher: London New York (etc.) : Longmans
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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My model, little Lucy, could not come until one oclock,so feeling that I wanted air, I walked down as far as the devils grounds—the fair. Went into a sparring boothfrom curiosity—two mere lads put on the gloves andfought for a quarter of an hour. Was delighted to see astall of the British and Foreign Bible Society placed inthe middle of the ungodly throng—the man holding aplacard For we must all appear before the JudgmentSeat of Christ. Bibles 8d., Wd. and 1/- each. Calledfor Lucy coming home and set to work, Sketched herfeeling in her pocket for some crumbs to throw to theRobin, but I fear it distracts you and destroys the unityof the subject which ought to turn on the pleasure derivedfrom the birds answering. Miserably dispirited. Drewat School of Design in evening—outlined hands. Calledon Mr. Barnes to ask for time to pay my rent, which hegraciously accorded. Bed at 11. A note early in this year mentions that he had askedMr. Hammersley to allow him admission in the evenings
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Whistle and Answer (i857) RAGGED SCHOOLS 51 to the School of Design. We find frequent references towork done there, principally drawing from the antique. Another picture, commenced in June, was a water-colour of children in a flowery field blowing dandelionseeds, entitled Whats oclock ? On June 8th the diaryrecords:— Letter from Edwin, God knows where I shall getmoney to send him, have but a shilling left. The struggle to live, and to support his unfortunatebrother, while endeavouring to carry on his pictures—whichbrought no immediate payment—was very severe duringthis year. Insufficient food and privation of every kindhad played havoc with what must have been an iron con-stitution, and the long hours of work, the solitary life, andnervous strain, combined to produce constant attacks ofweakness and pain. In spite of all this, we read on June30th :— Was elected a candidate for teachership at ourschool meeting. Tea capital, stayed until 11,30, sang,prayed, home by 12.30, very ti

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