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VOLUME XXVIII.—No. 8. 
NEW YORK, AUGUST, 1869. 
NEW SERIES—No. 271. 
We are not aware if the artist had Squire 
Bunker and his wife Sally in mind, when he 
drew the above picture. Indeed, we think he 
had not; for the Squire, while old-fashioned in 
some things, is very modern in his ideas of a 
turnout. Mr. Worth is one of our rising ar¬ 
tists, who, with pen and ink, makes some amus¬ 
ing character pictures, one of which we give 
here, and others are in store. His pencil, or 
rather pen, has given a more forcible comment¬ 
ary upon the general neglect of guide-boards in 
this country than one could write upon a page. 
The old couple have brought out the venerable 
establishment, and are on their long-talked-of 
journey. In doubt about the road, they at 
length see a guide-board, but upon reaching it 
find the inscription effaced, and the board fall¬ 
ing into decay. In riding in a strange neigh¬ 
borhood it is pleasant for one to feel that he is 
on the right road. Neat guide-boards, put at 
all the important crossings, give one the needed 
information at sight, and the delay of stopping 
to make inquiries is avoided. The guide-hoard 
should be devoid of painters’ flourishes, with 
only the necessary direction in plain black let¬ 
ters upon a white ground. Good black paint 
is wonderfully indestructible, and we can call to 
mind old country guide-boards in which the 
letters stand out in strong relief, the wood 
around them having been worn away by the 
action of the elements. Iron letters are some¬ 
times used, nailed to the board, and very neat 
guide and milestones combined, are sometimes 
to he met with. These helps to the traveler, 
together with convenient road-side watering- 
places, give a neighborhood an airof refinement. 
