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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
WhiU ^safescaibes's say aboufi 
the t:9iii'omos. 
We have a large number of letters from sub¬ 
scribers who have received the Chromos, ex¬ 
pressing their delight in the possession of these 
beautiful pictures. We give below extracts 
from a few of these letters. The Chromos tire 
delivered as fast as subscriptions are received. 
“ You can not conceive, nor I express, our sensations 
when your present was brought to our kitchen door, the 
other day, while we were seated at dinner, by an express¬ 
man. Anything more beautiful, more lovely, or more be¬ 
witching we don’t believe it possible lor mortal man to 
paint, print, or pencil upon canvas or paper. It is a perfect 
gem. In fact, we all (ten ol us) were so delighted with the 
sweet little Strawberry Girl, that our dinner-table was en¬ 
tirely abandoned in our admiration. I have taken her with 
me to show tier off to several of my friends, and could have 
sold her at any price, hut I hadn't (he heart to do it. But I 
informed them how to get one just like her; that satisfied 
them, and they let me bring my pet home again.” 
“ Your Chromo of the boy and girl with Jack-o’-Lantern 
(Mischief Brewing) came to hand. I think it is a perfect 
beauty. Please accept mv thanks for the Chromo and for 
your very valuable paper, that I have, taken many years 
and shall continue to do so for years to come.” 
“I thank you heartily for Chromos of Hearth and Borne 
and Agriculturist, which I received in due time; am well 
pleased with them.” 
“ Your Chromos have come to hand, and are so far supe¬ 
rior to what I expected that I was surprised, as I had been 
so gulled by publishers of the-with respect to their pre¬ 
mium Chromos as to expect not much." 
“Your Chromo, ‘ Mischief Brewing,'came to me at this 
Bank. It gave the folks at home universal satisfaction. 
Thanks to you for your gift.” 
“‘Mischief Brewing’ arrived yesterday. I am'greatly 
obliged to you for it; we are ail very much pleased with it; 
think that it is all that it has bee.n represented." 
“They (the Chromos) both came safely, and are highly 
prized. The little * Srrawherry Girl,' more especially, lias 
established herself among our ‘ household gods ’ as a silent 
hut effective teacher of the good, i lie true, and the beautiful." 
“ You are truly doing a good work in giving these beauti¬ 
ful pictures away, as they please and refine all who see 
them. The whole iouse is in joy, for they give us great 
delight.” 
“ The Chromos, ‘Strawberry Girl’ and ‘ Mischief Brew¬ 
ing.’ have been received. All are delighted with them, 
being perfect beauties. The wonder is that you can give 
them away with the paper." 
“ It is (the Chromo) both nice and charming. Pleasa ac¬ 
cept thanks and best wishes.” 
' I think your beautiful Chromo very pretty, and it shall 
have an honored placo in mamma's drawing-room.” 
“ I believe the verdict of all who have seen it (the Chromo 
‘ Strawberry Girl') is, It is worth all the Chromos that have 
come to our town as premiums with papers this season. I 
am more than pleased with it.” 
“‘Strawberry Girl’just arrived. Am delighted with It. 
It is one of the prettiest Chromos I ever saw.” 
“Your beautiful Chromo, ‘Mischief Brewing,’ arrived 
safely by mail yesterday. I think it must be admired when¬ 
ever seen, it is so truly excellent." 
“ Allow me to express my thanks for the receipt of the 
beautiful Chromo entitled ‘The Strawberry Girl,’ which, as 
a subscriber to the Hearth and Ilome, I have just received 
from your office. Such liberality on your nart merits the 
hearty approval and support of all those who wish to extend 
the influence of so valuable a paper as Hearth and Home." 
“ Your Chromo6 are received, and we are exceedingly 
pleased with them. They are both beautiful." 
“A few day6 ago I received the beautiful Chromo you 
sert me. We all admire It very much, and feel under many 
obligations for your kind donation." 
“The Chromo, ‘ Strawberry Girl,’came to hand to-day in 
good condition, and affords ub all satisfaction.” 
“ Both Chromos received. I like them much. To furnish 
sn„h Inducements to subscribers t can not but, think you 
are working altogether for glory—for prOflt tlftrb dan be 
none." 
“Your beautiful Chromo, ‘Mischief Brewing,’ arrived 
safely by mail. I think it must be auiiired wherever seen, 
it is so truly excellent.” 
"Your Chromos are received, and we are exceedingly 
well pleased. They are botli beautiful, but we iancy the 
American picture. Pleasa accept our thanks.” 
“The two Chromos, ‘ Mischief Brewing’ and ‘ The Straw¬ 
berry Girl,’ were received in good order, and are really very 
pretty and well-finished pictures. They are far superior to 
the chromos issued by the-, which I received at 
the same time.” 
“The Chromo of the ‘Strawberry Girl’ came safely to 
hand this morning. It is the finest gift Chromo that I have 
seen (and I have seen all of the leading ones). The subject 
is splendid, just such a picture as I want in my parlor. It 
will not only fill the hearts of my ‘little chicks’ with joy, 
but will afford my wife and myself great pleasure. Could I 
not duplicate it I would not take twenty dollars for it. Y’ou 
are doing a good work, a Christian work, in supplying so 
many homes with tills ‘thing of beauty.' Its presence can 
not but brighten every household, and make glad the hearts 
of all who behold it. One‘hearth and home’will remem¬ 
ber with gratitude the generous donors.” 
“Your Chromo of the boy and girl with Jack-o’-lantern 
fMiseliief Brewing) received this day. It is a perfect beauty. 
My three little boys and one girl are delighted.with it—'the 
coloring so soft, the scene so perfect and natural. Accept 
my thanks for the Chromo and far your very valuable 
paper, that I have taken many years and shall continue to 
do so for years to come.” 
“The Chromo is this day received, and gives the com- 
pletest satisfaction. There wera three or four gentlemen in 
the bank when the picture was exhibited, and a! pro¬ 
nounced it fine. It gives you two new subscribers." 
“The Chromo of Hearth and Home has arrived, and gives 
complete satisfaction and delight to all. The position of 
the little one is ns natural as life, while her face is full of 
beauty, innocence, and expression.” 
“Our beautiful Chromo, ‘The Strawberry Girl,’ came 
several days ago. and we should have acknowledged its re¬ 
ceipt ere tills, only for want of lime. AVe and all of our 
friends are delighted witli the picture, and the general ex¬ 
pression is, ‘How can they afford to give so fine a picture ? ’ 
Receive our sincere thanks for ihe Chromo, and best wishes 
for your paper as well as your own personal future good.” 
“ ‘ Mischief Brewing ’ arrived on the 3d, and immediately 
commenced brewing mischief, in that no one could properly 
attend to their work for looking at the Chromo.” 
“The picture alone, in my opinion, is worth three times 
the subscription price of Hearth and Home, and the latter is 
a mine of useful and entertaining knowledge.” 
“The sweet little‘Strawberry Girl’ has found her way 
into our home and hearts. No one could declare the berries 
‘just paint, arranged Vo deceive,’ for the pretty flushed face 
t 11s us plainly that the little lassie has just picked the ber¬ 
ries, and is now ready to see how they taste. So natural is 
it, that I found myself exclaiming, ‘ How do you do. dear? ’ 
before I could realize that she couldn’t answer back.” 
“ Your premium Chromo has just been received. Well 
pleasod with it. Thanks.” 
“I received the two Chromos, and am highly pleased with 
them; they were beyond my expectations. I am profoundly 
obliged to you for them. 1 will try my best now to get as 
many subscribers as possible.” 
“ It does seem wrong f»r me to add to your labor by even 
reading this note, and I at first thought I would not do it. 
But I telt so mean to receive two such gifts as the Chromos 
of Hearth and Home and Agriculturist and not so much as 
reply witli a ‘ thank you.’ I could not stand it any longer 
since seeing the delight of my subscribers over their Chromo 
for the Agriculturist. Please forgive me for the time it 
takes you to read this, and the thanks I send with theirs 
for tlie splendid presents. ‘ Truly a thing of beauty is a joy 
forever.’ ” 
“The premium you give with Hearth and Hone—viz., 
‘The Strawberry Girl’—is at band. I can not but return 
my most sincere thanks. It is the pride of our household ; 
it is a perfect beauty.” 
“Your premium Chrotno of the ‘Strawberry Girl’ for 
Hearth tend Home came to band by mail all right. It is 
beautiful beyond our expectations, and is really up to and 
beyond your description of it. We thought some little ex¬ 
aggeration might be allowed, when so many Chromos were 
in the market, and you had so many competitors. But In 
tills, as well as In your premium Chromo for Agriculturist, 
the oue half has not been toid. We admire b'otli hugely, 
and thank you most heartily for them.” 
“ I take the liberty of trespassing on your time to thank 
you tor rlic behutif •! Chromo which arrived yesterday. We 
have taken your excellent paper more than thirty yofrs, 
and Id every case have fleiivted many times itB Buh'fcrlptioii 
price ill positive benefit. The picture 1 shall consider as a 
gft f -0111 you. Having spent the most of my youth on a 
fin ni. I can tiul) appreciate the spirit ol tne scene in every 
particular, and know that the sturd and enterprising far¬ 
mers ot our country are hut the matured mischief-makers of 
the pictu.e. With many thanks, i am.” 
“I am hound to acknowledge reception of my beautiful 
Chromos. ‘ Mischief Brewing ’ came to hand several weeks 
since, ‘ Strawberry Girl the past week—both in good con¬ 
dition. I am delighted wiih them; the best present I have 
received in a li.e-time. Many thanks.” 
“Please accept my thanks for your beautiful Chromes, 
‘ Strawberry Girl ’ and ‘Mischief Brewing,' as premiums to 
the Hearth and Home and American Agriculturist. They 
are certainly very handsome.” 
“I received the Chromo, ‘Mischief Brewing,’ on the 8th 
inst. It has surpassed my expectations, being a gem of its 
kind.” 
“ The beautiful Chromo, ‘ The Pt'awberry Girl,’ arrived in 
good ord r, end please- us all; even our nine-months-old 
baby crows with delight when he sees her sweet lace.” 
“ The two Chromos came to us in good condition. We 
think them very fine, and thank you for the pleasure we 
enjoy in looking at them.” 
“ It is a lovely picture, and I thank you for It.” 
“The ‘Strawberry Gill’ arrived in excellent condition 
this afternoon. I am very much pleased witli it, and thank 
you most heartily.” 
“ We think the Hearth, and Home Chromo is the prettiest 
one we have ever seen —perfectly splendid." 
“ The Hearth and Home Chromo is very fine, and the other 
very pretty and life-like.” 
“ I have to thank you for the beautiful Chromo. received 
a few days since. It entirely exceeded my expectations.” 
“ AVe arc very much obliged for the Chromo, ‘ Mischief 
Brewing,’ which came safely this afternoon.” 
“The Chromo of the Agriculturist lias arrived, and we 
think it is very pretty.” 
“I have received the Chromo, the ‘Little Strawberry 
Girl.’ It is a perfect beauty." 
“Mamma wishes me io say tb it ‘The Strawberry Girl' 
has been put into a very handsome frame, and that it makes 
a very pretty parlor ornament.” 
“ I received my Chromo the other day, and I am very 
much pleased witli it.” 
“The picture premiums of the Hearth and Home are 
splendid; we admire them very much indeed.” 
"AVe think the Chromo which came with the paper is very 
pretty, for which we return thanks." 
“ I am the grateful recipient of the two beautiful Chro¬ 
mos, and embrace the very first opportunity of tendering to 
you my heartfelt thanks for the same.” 
“Please accept our thanks for the Chromo, ‘Mischief 
Brewing,’ received last week. We think it very pretty. 
Also,-wishes to thank you for the ’ Strawberry Girl.’ ” 
“ The Hearth and Home Chromo lias been received. 
Please accept a whole household's thanks. All are charmed, 
from’the gude man’ down to the smallest lad and lassie. 
AVe are only sorry we did not subscribe for the American 
Agriculturist with Hearth and Home, and thus have se¬ 
cured. at your liberal terms,another good paper and another 
nice picture.” 
“We received the pictures—the ‘Strawberry Girl’ and 
‘Mischief Brewing'—lately, and are delighted with them, 
and we wisli to thank you for ihem. Not only arc the pic¬ 
tures very beautiful and satisfactory, but all the family have 
become more interested in pictures of all kiuds. AVe like 
both papers very much indeed.” 
“ I received the Hearth and Home Chromo, and am more 
than pleased with it. As I am au old bach., and do my own 
work out-doors and in, the picture will be a great ornament 
to my old shanty. I have been a subscriber So the Hearth 
and Home since you took change of it and the Agriculturist 
since 1S00. They are all the papers I lake. I would sbeuor 
live on sbekt rations than do without them.” 
“Jt is a very heantlful picture, and worth more than the 
price paid for the paper. Sending out so many fine gifts 
will certainly bring yon thousands of npw Bubffcrib'ers 
Receive ray'Vlnctn'e thunks for the Ohromb." 
