Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-16

Prom the Nev York Citise,, April, lsss.
"rhe Old O.ksu Bucket" 10 the name Of
. painting duished BY Mr.. jerome Themp-
son in 1867, and n3w on exhibition At No.
81, Fifth Avenue. under the supervisor Of
Mr. Frye. The canvss 10 thirty.four BY
6fty-two iachss. and prsssnts - complete
ssd perfect . realisation Of the we'll known
poem Of Samuel Wosd~erth's % that poem
expresses the langeags Of . mans tired
heart when he esss back 10 fancy 10 the
.'old homs." lsaping over all the hard,
ugly, business years that ere wedesd in
between.
Sone ons slips inb our hands the
poem
.'aew dear to this heart are the scenes Of my
when foud recollection presents them u
The orchard. the meadow, the deer. .sase cd
wild wood.
And every loved spst that ny infancy knew.
The wide-sprssding pend. aud the mill thai
The bridg. ssd the rock where the estsrae,
Tbs eel Of my father. the dairy house nigh il.
And cen the rude bucket that hung IN the
we'll
~.
The mess covered bucket which hung 10 the
WE'LL, Ac.
We sit down, read It, then look straight
ahead Of Us, and there it all lies on the
csnvas-not merely picture but away Of
ia the couutry il carries us, aad We feel the
warmth and softness and lssinsss OF sum
msr day creeping over ~, and envy The
bare beaded. bass-footsd and ackstlsss boy
who has thrown down his hat aud bride
and stands drinking The cosl. linpsd wate,
ffem the ''moss covered. iron bound bucket
which he has Just drawn from the well.
Then there 10 the little sister. come out Il
meet him. with hsr fair hair falling abou,
her, her plump bare arns resting on the
we'll curb. and her dear eyes locking down
10 the veil, and thinking Of Iiis's mystery
perhaps.
II 10 noon time, We know BY tie veil
clrb, and The way the msthsrly hens and
the ever protecting rooster 60 about indus
trieusly picking up their dinner in the
yasd, and BY the sky and seft clouds feat
Ing ls1ily along.
II 10 such an odd, old fashioned, hemsly.
built house, With the reof making On ebtusa
angle and then going slsaisht up q right
angle, and dsishine In the oemmonplacs
Way. Frsm the lower reef dosmss win
dow stands msdsssly forth, whore you used
te liugsr . moment 70 leok at the stars Be
fore getting 10 the clean little bed, and
whore. In the morning, yeu stosd lesking
out. while ysu lsisurely drew on and but.
tened Jour jacket. The house was once
red, but the csler 10 nearly gene now; but
ne matter, Mature has given mess aud lichsn
to the rosf, and the hop vine covering the
narrew porch tosses its drapsry I'll absut,
while at The rear and ends the apple trees
nestle and lovingly lean against it, the ap.
pies already aglew with delicious blush
No ether porch ever said % plaiuly
"Coms il" And you see the mether's KIDD
fscs and feel the heat from tho little fat
gray stsns, just a the feot Of the step 80 ysu
step on Il 70 enter aod cit down by the open
window.
To the lsM 10 the shed where the wages
10 sheltered. and through the ehinks Of the
rude boarded back you might sss the barn
and cattle shsds. The weed pile 10 lew, for
is "is summer" and the smoke from the low
chimney is hardly peresptibs. - soft and
rising 40 gently Yoi can fairly see il lose
itself entirely, and then rise more dsnssly.
The poppiss in the yard 6aunt ther scar
let banners the dandslion 10 stately unde,
its golden crown chiek.wssds, daisies,
mullen and plantain. oil mingls and har.
moniss in the varisgatsd carpet and the
sunshias has woven Tor the dosryard. Be-
fsrs leaving the "wsll'' ws pause at the
water trough 70 tear Of . biz Of the moss
clinging 70 il, and wsteh the water drip.
ping over the slime that hss bssn % long
gathering, but withal 10 % green and clean
locking. "Ths dsiry heuse near" 10 low,
with Stats across the lever III Of the win.
dows. aud shares with the house the calss
sss Of the apple trees. The road curve
along. not much travelled for here and there
in the middle the grass has dared to grow
green, and we saunter along toward The
"bridgs" and the huge mess.covcrsd rock
"whsrs the catsrsct fcll.' Up farther il
the pond aud the mill" and in the dis.
tancs 10 the church spirs rises and the hills
are lest in the sky. The fence along the
road 10 straight. built "bars" fashicr and
the stones piled up along it are covered
with hard, dry lichens while oil along ths
roadside the weeds aud the grass "hold up
thoir green arms with delight"
Such . pieture-n nay, this pisture-in
ones house would almost do for summer
in the country. You can stretch cut un.
der the apple trees without much strstct,
81 the Imagination, and with no fear Of bugs
crawling in yeur ears feel the water kis
sing your throat all the way down with iti
esel lips; and, IL you are in the mosd fs,
Il, take bath just below the s'cataract,'
Or sbswsr bath jnst under it.
And this picture il not an ideal enc, bu,
struthful cspy Of the vsritabls house o.
Saausl woedwerth. ct or near Ssituate. il
Plymouth County. Mass.
Nsw Books.-Ths "Child Wife," by
Capt. Aayns Reid has just been published
by Sheldon L CO. Captain Mayns Rsit
has now become an American citizen, ans
this 10 the 6rst Of his books 10 The sale .
which he hes Any direct pecuniary interest
Protected By eur laws he now receives Ii,
rssslar copyright sf an Anseicsu author
"Caild Wife" 10 ore Of Captain Rsid's mos
shaseine sso'iss, snder The oaet sf delight
ful 0stisa. ~ have almess an autobiegrsph,
sf HE ewn rsasrkabls life. and ~ iasid'
view Of the fearful struggle for Hungasial
Iadspsndsnss, with which hs wa % nsarl
associated. For sais in Davsapsrt By Chss
q. Pluo0er.
RuBs's HussAxD. b Masiea Hariand
Shsldsa Z Co. This 10 generally cssesds,
te b Nariss Harlaud's grsatss nsvsl. Al
unusually lesg tios has bsss spsst 10 IL
Preparation. and in every detail L Aas bee,
elaborated with NE stoset sars. A charm
ing stsry Of every day lifs-is will intsrss
every reader Whs found somsthins o I'd,
0ire In her ether wssks. For sale BY Chas
@. Pluomss.
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