From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 94. The Sailor’s Departure. Le Blond, No. 78. The hour of Jack’s departure—possibly to Sebastopol—has come, and, clasping the hand of his weeping wife with one of his, and his first born with the other, he looks almost as glum as his poor mother seated behind at…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 93. The Soldier’s Return. Le Blond, No. 77. On the right, seated at a table outside the inn, with the carpenter and two other villagers, is the soldier; and to the company, including the deaf old gentleman leaning out of the window, he is reliant, over a…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 92. The Blackberry Gatherers. Le Blond, No. 76. After a painting by Collins. On the right is a boy gathering the fruit, and on the left are four other children arranging the stock. Coming up the beautiful lane, overhung with trees showing early autumn tints, is a…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 91. The Pet Rabbits. Le Blond, No. 75. Another cottage yard. On the right is the empty rabbit-hutch; the two pets are on the ground munching the green food which their owner has given them. On the left is the cottage, surrounded by trees, and at the…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 90. Blowing Bubbles. Le Blond, No. 74. After a painting by F. Goodall. On the left, at the cottage door, are seated two women and a child—the former are sewing, the latter is nursing a kitten; beyond, are two boys on the dustbin—one is blowing bubbles, which…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 89. The Burning-glass. Le Blond, No. 73. This tragedy is laid at the back of a rural cottage, where, in addition to five children, there are a dog, a basket of apples, and a water-butt. On the left is the open gate, with hollyhocks beside it, leading…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 88. Good News. Le Blond, No. 72. Grandpa is seated in the centre of the cottage room, reading aloud from a newspaper to the others assembled. Whether he is conveying the intelligence of the capture of Sebastopol, the declaration of peace, or some other event, the news—judging…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 87. ‘Please Remember the Grotto.’ Le Blond, No. 50. After a painting by Webster. A charming scene. On the left, the children, in front of the village pump and by the side of the inn signboard, have set up an elaborate structure—the like of which, whether it…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 86. The Image Boy. Le Blond, No. 49. In this, the first of the series, we see a delightful old village lane, and at the far end of it the ivy-clad church tower. At the cottage door, in the immediate foreground, the image boy—one of a now…
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 111. Grandmother’s Snuff-box. Le Blond, No. 100. On the left, seated in the ancestral arm-chair and wearing her grandparent’s cap and spectacles, is grandma junior. The snuff-box is being passed round; the last child to receive it is generously giving his share to the cat, who, willingly…
