The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-02

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Anew York lady, writing in the Cornhiu
sAy& Before the evening was over found
myself In smaller apartment, gorgeously
furnishad, and rendered truly remarkable
by tie abominable showily- y-ffaned painting,
which nearly covered the walls. A human
qoartette was seated on the sofa, u Ken.
WIG, and it needed no second look to con-
vince me that saw the children Of ny host
ess. Feminine treble and nascsline baaa
were represented there in equal parts, bui
thai effect was purely . matter Of faash, and
noshmg 30 their faces betrayed that they
hadsever uttered sound. s
Soon the mother appeared. "Lor, Mrs
p~Bu1 hsrea Well, had 20 get ous Of
tts sfnsior for . minut-it's 90 saaocatins
there. This 10 our family sitting room.
Ellen, stick 10 ycur shoulder, missi" (rhi-
wAsa dramatic aside, direcsed 20 the sofa
dspsrtment.) 81 see ysu are looking a sss
paiHtin's. Well, We have COS lots Of Oh s.n,
that's certain. | tell Mr.. G. we'll have 1
picture gallery before we know it--ha! ha
-bot that's Dothing-for shs mans bound
to hare everything that money can boy
(HeFe radiant, satisfed rippls Of express
sion ran across the quartests npon The
sofa.J go
<isd to say something. bss alas the al.
lasion TO the possible art gallery had jeop
srdized my gravity 70 such N extent that
| could only cough pathetically. 6 This er,
big picture" pursued Mira g., "is land.
scape--a landscape by-chifdren, Who Il
this landscape BY 4" "Mr. Benson, - shey
all answered in = breath, closing theiI
mouths instantly like four traps. ~Yes
Mr.. Benson He's Western man, Mrs. D.,
and don't charge mofe'n . quarter whsi
these New York painters ssk. He paints
pretty, though sAin't that white fence tss
natural ~ letting her bead dsop .sidewsy.
with Its weight Of admiration.
Aiss, the fence was too natural, but did
not trust myself 10 say %. 1 merely bowed
and stared vacantly at an IDEAL work, re-
presenting, ,as l suspected, Cupid and
Psyche, since the blue damsel depicted
thaFein balanced huge butterfly upon heI
shouider, and her youthful companion had
the tneyitable wings and qniver Of the mis-
chievous god Of love.
- That picsure," broke forth Mrs. G.,
stand'ng in superb disdsin beside ne, " sin'I
my taste-Mr. @. bosghs h. Its fancy
piece you see Cupid -and children !-whal
did your pa say was the name Of this pic
tures" Cupid and Pesitch ~ answered
the two elder ones simultsneousiy. . Oh
yes4 Cupid and Pes-stiteks Dee Mrs D.,
you must look at our pertraits. We've had
one artist for . year past doing al our fam.
lily, Heres Mr.. u. and me. You may think
think the yellow gloves in my pictures ami
mates-any one might-bur they are-the
artist was bound 30 put one of them in shad-
der, In spite Of adj L could say. This Il
DaLisPs picture. isis up straight, Daniel
and let 20 your sisters sash Il IS liK,
him, all but the hair. The NAUGHTY boy
Cooking severely at Daniel burnt of ons
side OF bis curlss slast week. and ne had u
cut off the rest. Here's our youngest boj
Tommy-the end one on the sofa there
most beautiful boy Always just a. sass,
and as liRsis as you see him on the picture
--ain'k ltlike him, Mrs.. ID Q" y Very like, >
without Fensuring 70 take q second look a
the original Mr.. Benson said he never
saw Q chiid 50 hard to paint, It was 90 diff
cult TO get hisexprcssisn. fAIsck | shoulG
thinkrit would have been very dnfisult.) Hs
took him At frat with one snoe On and The
other Ialin' on the carpet bus | wasn'
going 70 have q child Of mine lookin' Like
..eaas,-so made Mr.. Benson alter IL quick
todd him 70 juss change the shoe on ths
carpet TO 9 klIreD,'ors sepsshing OF tha
kind, and then to put i2od Bslmorals on th'
poor child. IL is bad enough 70 nase yonl
young ones looking wild about the house
without having thsir. liksnssses took ail in |
mussl' 4e.s,f a.a pa
r. " csss5sras,ss soe,es.s..
The New Void has he following
sensible artid osk co-opsrssivs societies.
which may BE- y interest 70 many Of oal
readers, as na1stous societies Of that Or,
nov beng foFsn6d in our city,
. This modern st0utrivance hinges upon ,
true FPrinciple, and one q great value, j
prepeFly :earrisd outs rItis ths tsnisacy O
trads in settling dosn under the rule Of the
division of labor, TO place many media be
tweed the producer, or importer, and tie
cansunes, all of whodk have their pr9ilts
lsCfeasing sbs cost 10 the consumer and
diminhhimg TIE price received BY the pro
ducsf. The co-opersti1s plan sets out =
break through shig systedl and sscaps il,
diss 'vahsages " saving tAess iptermedist.
pFDhs 70 The cou5dGef. Il eshhot bsesh
dowa the systsm,i bdt brssks through Il, n
favcfUf certain indltiduEls Or locslitiea II
Is correct In principle ip the same sense thsi
A'uew haaehi1e b, which, the ssnploymsnl
81 b few hsnds, ana sskood ncosibinasion
produces y result thssa pssv:oosly smploySt
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