The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-13
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pesitiiul raror Companion prints. For two
names and the pay he shall receive both prints
The plates cost twelve hundred dollars. they are
new. engraved by John Sartain, whose price was 20
De go tae pair. lie writes.
"A have bestowed the utmos. care and pains in
theexecaton Of these engravit rs (; and the length
OF time employed upon them renders $1,000 a mo.l
crate es innate"
FILlAL AFFECTION-SUNDA MORN
ING.
The print bearing this title represents scene in
front OF . farmers homestead, and In the distance
viewed through the open gate, to church while
90 the roas between are groups, obviously tending
thtthsf*ard. ihe party IN the foreground are en-
gagtd ~ PREPARATIONS for departure towards the
same heaven pointing spire and beautiful gir,
OF about seventeen summers waits, Billie In hand
by The garden gate, holding IL open for tho egress
OF the family, ana smiling on the infant. The
mother, stiIl handsome attends on the AIRED grand
father, adjusting with afeetionate care keTehief
10 protect him from cold, while he, seated upon n
q nkey supports the youngest child in front of
nin. lnree o'her children are occupied, one in
sport with dog, and the older ones la receiving
instruction from the farmer himself who is sestad
ny the doorstead. an aged oak spreads its pro-
tecting arms over all
HOME SCENE-RETURNED FROM THE
MARKET.
The market cart has returned from the town.
bearing rich freight of purchases TO the delight
Cd people who are receiving them with earern.ss.
re farmer wfe, Dot yet descended, has with one
nand PASSED gay bonnet from the open hapdbox
on her 'ap TO the miss in her teens whose eestacy
Of admiration is unmistakahle. The other she er
.fpis, WITH bright naw rattle, to the youn gest
uarnng, VINO, WIN Joy, seems ready to spring from
the arms OF is fondiing grandmother The cd
gentleman, seated in the piazza, is in the not az
adjusting bis spectacles for the IN peruss
o. INC isesh newspaper spread on bis knee; while
vac susu 10y ana me sister are diving into the
mysteries of the basket of new crockery and other
leusshcld gear, for girgcrnuts and other delecta
Ole condiments. The farmer Is seen carving n
heavy oasket up the STEPS Of the porch in Ihs
sns1o~ wren u throws we see coming events, for
theTs pu ssy steaithily moves down on n brood az
cnicN ems SO young a to be still very like eggs.
Around arc all the various coneomitan,s
OF = farm. TIE dives COO on the caves. The ,nr.
asys ana other poultry are about. here, too, ID
The iron-baund bucket that bar rs BIZ the Wall J,
while through the open house door we see INTO ths
comfortable and weli-suppled kitchen. This n an.
sion calonDade presents strong resemblance Ia
piarza reading the paper. A'
isas u an easy rnede of obtaining two beautiful
EnEras'nss, worth $S, and the Eclectic mcosn,ne
which as eonfessedly the best Magazine publ;shea
anu me moft beautifully embelished every month
~ ought 10 DC In every intelligent family Tba
nepfsEber number begins volume Novis . 60
time TO subscribe Sept. 4, 1859.
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HE "Eclectie1 10 issued ON the first 10 aver,
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1ofty1Iuur large octave PAGES. doahle en,,.-- -
nnh paper, needy stitched In green covers. with one
or paefe oautiul Steel Portraits by Sartaiu. Ths
Twelve numbers comprise three volumes OF sir hnn.
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