The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-25
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FILIAL AFFECTION-SUNDAY MORN
ING.
The print bearing this title represents q scene In
front of farmers homestead, and In the distance
viewed through tho open gate, is . church while
on the rosd between are groups, obviously tending
thithcrward. The party in the foreground are en-
gagged in PR partitions for departure towards the
same heaven pointi spire and \ beautiful girl
Of about seventeen summers. waits, Bible in hand,
by the garden gate, holding IL open for tho egrcss
Of the family, and smiling on the infant. The
mother, still handsome, attends the aged grand
father, adjusting with a6ectienate care kcrchief
to protect him from cold, while he, seated upon
nkey. supports the youngest child in front Of
him. Three OF her children are occupied one in
sport with dog and the older 10 receiving
instruction from the farmer himself, who liz seated
by the doorstesd. An aged oak spreads its pro-
tecting arms over ALI
HOME CENE-RETURNED FROM THE
MARKET.
The market cart has returned from the town.
bearing rich freight of purchases to the delight
I'd people who are receiving them with eagernsss
The farmers wife, not yet descended, has with one
hand passed gay bonnet from the open bandbox
on her lap to the miss in her teens whose ecstaoy
os admiration is unmistakshle. The other she ex-
tends, with bright new rattle, to the youn gest
the arms Of its fondIing grandmother. The old
gentleman, seated in the piazza, is in the act OF
his spectacles for the i'm ed ate perusal
OF the fresh newspaper spread on his knee while
the small boy and bis sister sre diving into the
mysteries of the basket of new crockery and othcr
no usehold gear, for gingernuts and other delscta
BILE condiments. The farmer Is carrying .
heavy basket mp the sters Of the porch. In the
shadow which II throws We see coming events, for
there pussy stealthily moves down on brood of
chick ems, SO young to DO still very like eggs.
Around are all the various concomitants
Of farm. The doves COO on the caves. the tur-
keys and other poultry about ana there too, ia
"The iron bound bucket that hangs by the WE'LL -
comfortable and wcli-supplied kitchen. This man
sion colonnade presents strong resemblance 70
Mount Vernon, with Washington sitting on the
piassa reading TIT paper.
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