The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-04-03
JOB PREVTE.VG
DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH.
TERMS CASH.
A KEEN BET OF IRONY.

II the religlouS press gets ahead
Of the Ell Paso Journal: says the
paper of that name, we give it a
fair warning that it must get up
on its spine. We have stood the
! "Sleeping Cherubs,'' b. the Chris
tan Union we have gazed on the
picture Of the wall-eyed virtue
with which Brother Talmage ropes
in subscribers from the rural dis
tricts unmoved bat when the
Christian at Work sends US a pic
cure Of two sore-eyed dogs watch
ing three merino lambs, and wants
US to pay $50 for it, then indeed
the free spirit of an American citi-
zen is aroused.
We want it distinctly under
stood that we are in the chrome
GuSlEcSS ourselves.
Hereafter every subscriber of
the Ell Paso Journu ii receive a.
beaunful chrome, entitled "Mrs.
Snooks Washing the Children"
1t is one Of those beautiful home
pictures that at once appeals to
the fondest and holiest affections
of the heart. Every man who
sees it will at once "would he
were a boy again." when being
washed and getting soap in his
eyes was one of the regular Sun
day Affections, next to his cate
chism.
In the foreground is Mrs.
Snooks. Before her is tub, and
one Of the orphans is struggling in
the water. The artist has seized
upon the moment when the in
fant has just opened it's mouth for
a prolonged solo, out is dexterous-
ly checked by his mothers swab-
bing his voice with a sponge. The
manner in which q stream of
soapy water is represented run
ming into the urchin's right eye
is very finely done. In the other
eye is thrown all the added emo.
ton Of pent up grief and ''sorrow
that knows no tongue" We defy
| any man to see this picture with
out being stirred in bis inmost
depths. Mrs. Snooks' face is a
study. 1t is such an expression
of motherly love, housewifely zeal
and beautiful devotion to duty
that can be likcned to nothing ex-
cept that seen upon the face of
ourmothers on wash days and at
house cleaning times. ....-.
Three of the children have al
ready been washed. Their rosy
countepances, bright with the ex-
uberant health, have been further
heightened by the art of the lim-
ner, who has depicted them suffer
ing with colds as one result Of
their baths. At the same time
their complexion forms an agree
able contrast TO the three behind
the tub who have not yet bathed.
| This is foely done, and cost a
world of labor.
The whole forms an agreeable
coD trast to the naked cherubs sent
out by the religious press. It is a
domestic scene, full Of holy joy
and tranquilized BY q sweet and
dream like peace. " ....
In order to convey the idea that
even in so perfect a home as this
sorrow must enter, the artist has
depicted one Of the children suffer-
ing with the measles. The way
in which the measles blotches are
struggling with the dirto on his nose,
having captuz=15 the last named
organ, is one of the sweetest
things in the chrome line that has
ever been presented.
We are prepared to furnish
these chromos to every subscriber
Of the El Paso JournaL We ap-
pend few certificates from prom
inent individuals
"True to life. TIE very atmos-
phere smells of soap."-HenIy
Ward Beecher.
Il assure you, on my honor,
that the 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, now many,
many years ago.-Susan B. An
thony.
"Send me $4,000 dozen of your
chromos, Washing the Children
We want to offer them as pre-
miums." Christian at Work.
at shows domestic misery in
the highest degree. No woman
ought TO be allowed to have seven