Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01
Mrs. SnOoks Washing the Children,

II the religious press gets ahead oil
the Ell Paso Journal we give it fan
warning that it must get up ON its spine.
We have stood the " Sleeping Cherubs
by the Christian Union; We have gazed
on the picture of wall eyed virtue with
which Brother Talmage ropes in sub
scrlbcrs from the rural districts uu.
moved, but when the Chris ian at
Work scndsus picture of two sore
eyed dogs watching three marino lambs,
and wants us to pay them $40 for 1t,
then, indeed, the free spirit Of the
American citizen is aroused.
We want it distinctly understood that
we are in the chrome bushes ourselves.
Hereafter, every subscriber who takes
the El Paso journal will r, ceiye beau.
tiful chrome entitled " Mrs. Snooks
Washing the Children. ~ It's oneof those
beautiful home pictures that at once
appeal to the fondest and holiest atlec.
tions OF the heart. Every man who
sees it will at once Would lie were q
boy again." when being washed and
getting soap in his eyes was one OF the
regular Sunday affections next to the
Catechsm.
In the foreground is Mrs. Saooks.
Before her is a tub, and one Of the Or
phans is truggling in the water. The
artist has seized upon the moment when
the infant has just opened his mouth
for a prolonged solo but is deXterously
checked by his mothers swabbing his
voice with Il spungc, The manner III
which stream Of soapy water IS repre-.
sented running down the urchlns right
eve is very finely done. In the other
eve is thrown all the added emotion oi
pent.up grief and "sorrow tkat knows
o tongue" We defy any man to see
this picture without being stirred to
his inmost depths. Mrs. Snooks' face
is n study. 1t is such an expression OF
motherly love, housewifely zeal, and
beautiful devotion to duty that can be
likened to nothing except that seen
upon the face of our mothers on wash
DAYS aud at house-cleanin8 times.
Three of the children have already
been washed Their rosy countenances,
bright with exuberant health, have been
further heightened by the art OF the
Inner, who has depicted them suffering
with colds MS one result of their baths
At the same time their complexion
forms nm agreeable contrast to the three
behind the tub who have not beer
bathed. This is finely done and cost
world of labor.
The whole forms an agreeable con
trast to the naked cherubs sent out by
the religious press. 1t is a domestic
scene, full of holy JOY, and tranqullized
by sweet and dreamlike peace.
In order to convey the idea that ever
in so perfect home as this sorrow mus
enter, the artist has depicted one OF the
children suffering with measles. The
way in which the measles blotches art
struggling with the dirt on his nose
having captured the lastnamed organ
is one of the sweetest things IN thu
chrome line that has even been pre
sented. .,n
We are now prepared to furnish thes'
chromos to every subscriber OF the u
Paso Journal. We append a few Ger
tifcates from prominent individuals
"True to life. The very atmosphere
smells of soap. Henry Ward Beecher
II assure you, on my honor, that th'
chrome is so natural that one OF my
children actually caught the measles
from looking at it. Ben. Butler
Reminds me of the time when they
used TO wash me, uow many, many year
AGO. Susan B. Anthony.
"Send the 5000 dozen of your ehro
mos washing the children. We wan
to offer them as premiums. '-Chrstial
at Work. :. A.,
at shows domestic misery III the
highest degree. No woman ought to D.
allowed to have seven children. VIE
toria Woodruff. a,
We trust these testimonials are suiii
cient We could append many thous
snds: but we forbear Now let th'
honest masses show their appreciation
of art by coming up aud taking tn
Journal. Ell PaSo (Hts') Jo"'ho"
An interesting little boy, timid whe'
left alone in dark room, was over