Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-27
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eignet, who is doing all the talking for the
ihmily-protesting that he is already paid the
regular tariff price aud that he shall not have
another penny, "You had better pay the
sc0undrel, madame, the extra shilling OF half
crown he demands, and be rid Of him. II
you don't, he will by bis loud talking make
everybody in the station look at you, he will
get in front Of you, and impede you in every
way, and make you lose that choice seat you
have your eye on, and perhaps the train.
Near this group is another scene Of part
ing. Two boys, one probably ten, the other
fourteen, and saying farewell 10 their sill
blooming mother, as they start for school
The little fellow don't pretend To rcatrain his
sorrow, but throws his arms around her neck
and cries without any restraint His older
brother has more dignity TO support; and finds
strength, l0o, in that half sovereign he is I'm
gering in his vest pocket but still his face is
sorrowful, and there is n lump in his throat
which good hearty cry would very much re-
lieve. a'5 iam ,u.
Next there is recruiting sergeant with his
half dozen recruits on his way 10 report at
headquarters He seems 10 be in fine hu-
NOR, and AZ he tosses up his baby in the HIr he
is doubtless telling his rosy wife that he will
be back next day at farthest, and that out Of
the money he receives for these recruits she
shall have q new bonnet or gown. Among
his recruits Ia ono that is recognizable at first
glance as "rough.l II il was an Americans
picture, you would say at once that he is .
"bhoy" or "plug ugly" His faltened nose
and short hair tell us that he is discipls OF
Tom Sayers of Jim Mace and has had some
experimental knowledge Of the ring, Thede-
cent old woman in widows weeds, who is
weeping while she holds hun by the arm, is
his old mother, who still loves him, though be
has long ago by his bad conduct forfeited
even her affection. She is sorry 10 see him
20 from home, even although 1t ia the best
thing he can do for himself snd for her He
nervously gnAws his stick, and his face ind-
Gates either that he feels sone little remorse
for his treatment of hia mother, OF that he is
tremendously bored by her. "going on so" be-
fore so many people, hJ-Iti
Still further along towards the locomotive
there ia group Of sailors on their way 10
their ship again, after cruise on shore. a.
There are more paintings here, and ona Of
them ia very touching II is q stalwart tel
low and his wife and year.old baby Her eyes
arc rcd with weeping and he tries 10 conceal
his own sorrow, lay patting his baby's cheek,
and talking to II instead Of its mother
They are both very dear TO him, aa We can see
by his face and attitude, and he is wondering
whether the winds and waves Of ocean will
spare him to meet them again--whether that
happy little one will ever know its iatbeF.-
The Wifo of the young naval officer still clings
to his arm, and is evidently going with him 10
port, determined not to give him up until the
anchor is at the bow and the sails uniurled.
These are the principal groups Of this won
derful picture and they show Mr.. Firth to be
not only great painter. but a great author
and poet The truthfulness Of his drawing,
the artistic skill manifested in the arrange
ment Of those groups, the natural coloring Of
every object represented, and the faithfulness
with which each face and figure ia made to
toll its own story and so much OF il, are points
OF excellenny which even an unframed eye
caR mark. An artist OF course sees many
more.
The proprietors told us that notwithstand
ing the enormous price they paid, they are
well satisfied with their bargain, and conf
IDENTIFY expect to realize the purchase money
and handsome sum besides, by exhibiting il
and by the sale Of prints of it, which are now
being prepared. Ifthey cannot make enoHgh
out of il to satisfy them, in Europe, they will
venture with it across tho Atlantic, and ex-
hibit il to their American cousins. IL they do
so we can freely give them onr quarter"
and consider that we ourselves are the obliged
parties in the transaction. ....i
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