AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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THE OLD NURSE’S VISIT. —Painted by T. Hoyenden .—Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
that is, pictnres that arc val¬ 
uable for the excellence of 
their design and the skill of 
the artist. The picture of 
“ The Old Nurse’s Visit” is 
an art picture, and an ex¬ 
cellent one. The original, 
an oil painting, attracted 
much attention at one of the 
Academy exhibitions, and 
represents what actually hap¬ 
pened to the artist. Those 
who live in the Northern 
States have but little idea 
of the old nurse of the South¬ 
ern States and her relations 
to the family. Almost every 
Southern home numbers 
among its inmates a black 
“mammy,” trusted and es¬ 
teemed by the older mem¬ 
bers of the family, and tyr¬ 
annized over and coaxed in 
turn by the children. She 
idolizes her young charge, 
and no matter how much 
she may threaten and scold 
it herself, permits no one 
else to do so, and is extreme¬ 
ly fertile in excuses for all 
its misdemeanors. Even 
when, as in the picture, the 
youngster has grown to man¬ 
hood, he is as much her 
pet and her “chile” as in 
his infant days. She seems 
to regard him as belonging 
to her, and always takes the 
liveliest interest in his 
affairs. Vou can almost hear 
mammy, as she seats herself 
on the edge of the chair, as 
near as possible to the easel, 
in order to get a good view 
of the picture, and at the 
same time to see how it is 
done, “ Well, honey, I neb- 
ber spected to a’seed nuffin 
like dis. Them trees is the 
very moral of them as growed 
on ole marse’s place where 
you chillerns played in the 
summer. Jest to think that 
de chile what I nussed is 
growed up to be such a 
painter 1 But laws, chile, I 
might a’knowed you’d a 
been sunthin grand 1 You 
allays was spry about making 
pixtures, and many a thing 
has you drawed on your ole 
mammy’s clean whitewashed 
walls. Well, honey, you is 
growed up now slio’ ’nuff, 
and de ole woman can’t ’spect 
to sec you much, but bless 
your soul, honey, your ole 
mammy jest feels de same 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN TUB NOVEMBER NUMBER. 
Anagrams. —1. Philosophical. 2. Phenomena. 3. Sub¬ 
servience. 4. Inconstant. 5. Organization. 6. Assimi¬ 
lated. 7. Cognizance. S. Subordinate. 9. Inaccessible. 
10. Continuance. 
Compound Aiuthmorems.— 1. Potato. 2. Contention. 
8. Portfolio. 4. Zoology. 5. Addition. G. Patent. 7. 
Boneless. 8. Fortify. 9. Extend. 10. Exonerate. 
hour-glass puzzle. 
O R I, E A N S 
' G M Y 
P I' 
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D 
A S 
O N 
O D 
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SAY 
T E M N 
SQUARE WORD OF SIX LETTERS. 
KETTLE 
E A R W A X 
TREATS 
T W A I T E 
LATTER 
E X S E R T 
Numerical Enigmas.— 1 . New York Tribune, 
•mule. 
.1 lzzle. Hearth and Home (heart, hand, home). 
2. Ger- 
Transposed Proverb. —In the absence of the feline 
race, the mice give themselves up to various pastimes. 
Cross-Word. -Cincinnati. 
Illustrated Rebus.— Sandy Hook (S and Y hook). 
AUNT SUE’S NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Amanda Velsor. — In the “alphabetical arithmetic” 
the letters represent figures. Haven’t you got some big 
cousin or an Uncle John who will show you how to puzzle 
it out ? 
A Beuinner. — Had you not better select a little more 
definite name ? 
Jeise Plumer.— Your “ criticisms ” were very much to 
the point. The answers to 428 and 429 in August number 
are—“ Two sparrows upon one ear of corn are not likely 
to agree long,” and “Sigh no more.” 
Nellie Bache. — No, dear, I never had the pleasure of 
writing to “ The Little Corporal.” 
Owego.— The “Arithmorem” was pretty thoroughly 
explained in the February number, 1S72. 
Thanks for letters, puzzles, etc., to C. F. J., Amanda 
Velsor, A Beginner. O. A. Gage, Nellie Bache, Owego, 
Ned W. W., and S. L. D. 
The Old Niarse’s Visit. 
Some of the pictures that we give in the Boys and 
Girls’ Columns are intended to instruct, others are solely 
to amuse, and others still are what wo call “ art, pictures,” 
as if yon was de little baby what she done toted in her 
arms long ago.” And with a few more admiring looks 
at “her boy’’and the wonderful picture he is painting, 
she leaves, and “The Old Nurse’s Visit” is over. 
A Boy Wlio Xwrned Out Well. 
Not long ago a very rich man died in Germany, of 
whom it is said that his hat was the beginning of his 
fortune. He served an apprenticeship to a wood-turner. 
In Germany, after a young man is through his appren¬ 
ticeship, he must travel for a year before he begins to 
work for himself. In the course of his Wanderjahr, or 
traveling year, young Mulil—for that was his name— 
called at a groat machine-shop for work. The nigged 
and barefoot boy, with his knapsack on his back, did not 
look very promising, and he was told to go about his 
business. As he was going, the master-machinist called 
after him, “ I say, man, what kind of a hat is that you 
have on?” “A wooden one, sir.” “A wooden one 1 
And where did you get it ? ” “I made it, sir.” “ How ? ” 
“ With my lathe. I had a long way to go, and needed a 
hat to keep off the rain, and as I had no money to buy 
one, I made this out of wood.” “But this is oval, and 
an oval form can not bo made with a lathe.” “That is 
true, sir, but nevertheless I did it. I took my central 
point, and worked away until 1 made my hat.” The 
keen-sighted turner at once engaged him, and found him 
to be a mechanical genius as well as a good workman, 
lie became a partner, and afterwards sole proprietor, and 
at length died the richest man of the neighborhood. 
