The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-17
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oesatiful Parlor Companion prints. Fer two
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The plates cost twelye hundred dollars They are
new, engraved by John Sar tain whose price was to
be So the psir. He writes
II have bestowed the utmost care and pains in
the execution Of these engravirgs and the length
OF time employed upon them renders $1,000 mod
crate es innate"
FILIAL AFFECTIoN-SUNDAY MORN
ING.
The print bearing this title represents scsne in
front or farmers homestead, and In the distance
viewed through the open gate, il church while
on the Foaa between are groups, obviously tending
tnitharward. The party in the foreground are en-
gagged In prspsrahons for departure towards the
same heaven. pointing spire and Beautiful girl
OF about seventeen summers, waits, Bible iu hand
by the garden gate holding it open for tho egrees
OF the family, ana smiling on the infant. The
mother, still handsome, attends on the aged grand
father, adjusting with afectinnate care kerchief
to protect him from oeia, while he, seated upon a
'nkey. supports the youngest child In front OF
him. Three Of her children are occupied one In
sport with dog, and the older ones in receiving
Instruction from the farmer himself who Ii sested
by the doorstssS. An aged oak spreads IFS prc-
fecting arms over all
HOME SCENE-RETURNED FROM THE
MARKET.
The market cart has returned from the town.
bearing rich freight or purchases TO the delight
ed people who are receiving them with esgerness
The farmers wife, not yet descended, has With one
hand passed gay bonnet from tho open baudbox
on her zap, 70 the miss in her teens whose scstscy
os admiration IL Gnmistakable. The other she en-
tends, with bright new rattle, to the youn eest
dsrhng, who, With joy, seems ready 70 spring frem
the arms Oh It's fondhag grandmother. The old
gentleman, seated in the piazza, il in the act OF
adjusting his spsctaces for the immediate perusaI
of the Fresh newspaper spread on his knee while
the small boy and his sister are diving into the
mysteries OK The basket of new crockery and other
household gear, for cir gernuts and other delecta
bic Condiments. Tho farmer 10 seen carrying
heavy ha*kets ~ the strps 81 the porch In this
shaUA'w which II throws We see coming eyents, for
tnere pussy stealthily moves down on brood OF
cnickens 70 young - 10 be still very like exgs.
around nre all the various cancnmitants
Or alarm. The dives COO on the caves tho tur-
Keys and other poultry about. and there, too, Is
tnr iroa-bouno bucket that bags by the we'll -
while through The open hou Q door VIC see into The
comfortable and well-supbl ed Kitchen, This rnau
sion coioEnade presents strong resemblance "a
S'vnnf Vernon, with Washington sitting on the
piax1A reading the papvr.
Ihisis an easy M do III obtaining two beautiful
kngravspgs. wurth o., and the Eclectic Mooaxiae
which is confessedly the beat Magazine published,
ana he nost beautifully embelished every month.
A. ought 10 be In every intelligent family. The
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