The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-30

Once there was very good little girl, who, by rea-
son OF her goodness knew where to nd strawberries
IN the winter In the same way less perfect people,
oessed oy the generous fairies Of memory and imag-
nation, may sit, as do now in the midst Of falling
leaves and whistling Winds and call back the green
grasses and summer sun. see yonder In the glen
the darling of house. the gold CLEAN in her brown
ha chain of daisies in her hand and in her eyes the
roughish meditation of Kitten weary for an instant
only OF Its play and thinking syly Of another spring
thrown back upon the velvet grass she is not resting
only pausng; from her bright gances to the TIPS Of
her tiny fingers she Is wide awake
But now the merry play is over and our pet nestles
younder ON the sofscushion tired at last In earnest
Slowly the lids ta and the lingering smile dies out;
but the flush In check and lip remains like the glow
after sunset The gathered buttercups and daisies.
are loosely held by the fair little hand no shadows
even OF dream land, disturb the sweet brows perfect
peace. She is fast asleep.
In other words, two chromos hang upon the wall,
bewitohing ehild-heads, In which every mother sees
something OF her own dear ones never grown old and
never lost to her, however time or death may have
dealt with them.
Nothing pleases more at first sight or gives pleasure
longer than poetical pictures Of children "The little
child whom Jesus sets In the midst Of every FAMILY
"Age cannot wither, custom cannot stale
Its Infinite variety"
For this reason happy picture of child brings an
enjoyment more lasting than any other because is
asnbjeot Of which no one ever tires.
But these pictures, besides their constant charm for
grown folks, such chiidren can understand and
love. Our little "wide Awake" and Fast Asleep
would give many pleasant hour of companionable
amusement and ~ tha Httl
to them in age. The pictures that chdrens
on as they are dropping off to Sleep or as they awake
In the morning. seem to them like living friends An
sorts Of childish dreams and ncies make of the pict
ured face real companion. Not only in the parlor
or the sitting room would they be attractive and
fitting establishment, but they are charming pair
for the adonment of nursery.
Undoubtedly these two pictures are portraits
There is a realistic fathfuness and truth about them
that forbds the idea of their being fancy heads
They will remind many parents Of little ones either
here or in heaven. Dickens says somewhere Of his
portraiture of little Nell that he has had letters from
the farthes regions of the earth speaking Of children
who resemble her-so dear, and so early takeni He
who paints one child well, paints thousands, and
speaks to the tenderes feelings ofnnumerable hearts,
OF course there is pleasure in possessing an orpi-
nal painting; but when the question lies between an
original at five hundred dollars and a chrome which
can scarcely be distinguished from It, at ten dollars
particularly when has not five hundred to spare
the choice is not very difficult. As to these two ex
quislte chromos only critical examination can dis
tnguish between the copies and the originals which
sold for many hundreds-which is certainly more
than be said Of the best copies of most pictures
painted by hand.
Blessings upon chrome mo-thography, by which the
successful painting OF master can be reproduced nde