AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
For the Farm , Garden, and Household. 
"AGRICULTURE IS THE MOST HEALTHFUL, MOST USEFUL, AND MOST NOBLE EMPLOYMENT OF MAN." — Washington'. 
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Volume XLI.—No. 6. 
NEW YORK, JUNE, 1882. 
New Series—No. 425. 
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THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PET LAMB .—Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
In our picture the artist has not only 
chosen a subject appropriate to the season, 
hut one illustrating a pleasing rural scene. 
The sweet face of the child whose arms em¬ 
brace the petted lamb, beams with affection, 
indicative of the early development of the 
motherly instinct so often exhibited in dress¬ 
ing and tenderly caring for dolls, and in 
many miniature house-keeping arrangements. 
There is also a responsive feeling manifested 
by her companion, whose hand, outstretched 
to pat the favorite, says more plainly than 
words, “ I love him, too.” Those parents are 
wise who provide for every child, boys as 
well as girls, one or more pets that they can 
call their own, and recognize their right of 
ownership. Attachment to home and kind¬ 
ly feelings are in this way early cultivated.. 
Copyright, 1882, by Orange Judd Company. 
Entered at the Post Office at New York, 5T. Y., as Second Class Matter. 
