I’m an artist wid de brush by profession;”—

The Unforgotten: By W. Winston Fontaine, Virginia. (Amaranth from the Richmond Inquirer.)

“When golden lines of evening light

Along the tops of mountains rest;”—

Uniform of Gray: By Evan Elbert. (S. B. P.)

“The Briton boasts his coat of red,

With lace and spangles decked”—

The United States Eagle: By Kentucky, April 29. (S. O. S.)

“Straws show the way the wind blows,

And I’ve often thought an emblem grows:”—