The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-03-13

elkn OOOKs.
The" Winter Landscape" by Nor
WELLER, is a picture az essentially New
Englandish-ifwe may coin the word
as pumpkin pies or Thanksgiving
MorveiIler made a specially of winte
scenes, and was admitted 10 be TIN
| painter of snow in America. This i
one of the best of his small pieces. /
represents an old farmhouse by III,
roadside, with its inevitable rs anC
outhonscsj grandma in the yard en-
I'Eaged in feeding poultry a group o
skaters, on a frozen stream hard by
with spectators looking ,on at th,
sport; in the distance, the village
church with its high spire, and i
glimpse Of the village, which is hid
den by tho trees on its outskirts. A
grand old elm, under whose wide.
spreading branches the farm. house is
built, is rendered with wonderful e.
deity and spirit; and the apple-tree,
on the other side of the road, seems
to have been photographed from ev'
cry family homestead in Massachu.
setts away from the great iron thor
Oughfares. The picture is a pleasant
one for it has warm, cheerful glow
such as every one delights in, on
"fine mornings" in winter when the
snow lies deep and the sleigh-bells are
ringing merrily On every road
The Falls of the Yo Semitic" Is a
characteristic hit of California seen.
cry in Bi rstadt's woll.known style.
1t represents n bright scene on an
elegant style, 1t also represents u
bright sunset on a lonely lake, whose
solitude is disturbed only By pair Of
waterfowl that hover over and rest
on the rocks at the shore. Abrupt,
steep and rugged cliffs--over q part of
which tumblOs headlong a graceful
waterfall-form the southren bound
ary Of the lake and a fringe OF gi-
gantic, branchless fr-tre,s skirt the
northern shore. 1t isa careful study
after nature and every touch is Bier.
Stddfih. '
The /" Barofooted Boy" isa true ar
lists rendering Of Whittiers familiar
lines -
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy with cheeks Of tan,
With thy turned up pantalooBs
And thy merry whlStled tunes;
With thy'red lip, redder still
Kissed by the strawberries on the hill :
With the sunshine on thy face
Through thy torn brim'I jaunty grceS
From my heart ! give the joy
was once n barefoot boy
Prince thou art-the grown up man
Only is republican.
Let the million dollared ride
Barefoot trudging at his side,
Thou hast more than he tan buy
IN the reach Of ear and eye
Outward sunshine, inward joy
Blessings on thee barefoot boyT'
1t represents a OomelY rustic lad;
clad in coarse homespun dress, with
his trousers turned up, his hands in
his pockets and the brightest Of know
ing, yet innocent smiles on his face
and in his eyes. His face is half sha-
ded by his broad. biimmed hat; his
feet arc firmly planted on grey rock;
ho looks 30 hopeful, so self-reliant, so
entirely at his ease, that he seems the
perfect incarnation of Young Amcri-
ca. The accessories Of this picture
are distant landscape with a tree in
the middle and foreground. They are
we'll handled, but they serve only to
support the figure, which is.ono Of the
bsst pieces that Mr.. johnson ever
produced.
The " Fringed Gentian" after New.
man, is one of those fearfully and
wonderfully elaborate and truthful
representations of vegetable life in
which the pre- Raphaeite school Of ar
lists Of New York and elsewhere
seem to delight. 1t is in " water colors.
II looks as il it had been drawn with
the aid ola roscope-ihe most Lii
puiian details are 80 exactly repro
duced. It's one Of the most difficult
subjects to chrome, and we shall take
an interest in examining the result
Among the fruit pitcea in prosS,
Judging from the original, we prefer
sthe Cherries" and the 'sStrawberries"
of Miss Cranberry, which are certain
ly admirably rendered, with a lus-
cious fidelity to nature. Mr.. Fullers
pieces are highly finished and har-
iaonious In color, bat IL strikes us
that the subjects are iess likely TO be
universally popular.
"The Friends" by Giraud-we for
got to name II in our list, Is the pic
ture Of a little girl, who iS petting a
Newfoundland dog. II will charm
the children everywhere.
In an entirely different style, but Of
tho same character, Gre the compan.
ion pictures BY J. G.. Brown Of Now
York. Tbis young artist txcels 10
0knfs pictures he renders children
With 4 rare ability, especially whom
there is a single figure at rest, but IN
An attitude expressive Of mentEi ac-
fioti. These subieots4-the May
oueer0 and the Little Rogde"-aro
iust suited 10 bis pSouIiaf genius. The
Il Nav Queen" 10 q little girl IN the
- Llsiffs. ~, eff;ssA ALI adorn-