Carrying Baby to Bed, 1888

   I can just imagine it's bedtime for this little one. He might be tired, but he'd never admit it! 

   This image is from a book of poems written by Robert Ellice Mack titled When All Is Young, published in 1888 and beautifully illustrated by Harriet M. Bennett. 

  And...yep, can't resist. Just one more from this book. (Promise!) 

 This is a sweet scene by any measure - two little girls, listening attentively to their mother. Maybe it's a thrilling story, maybe some good news to share. But it's the details that I especially love. Check out the doll in the background, dropped on the floor and forgotten, and the empty doll bed next to the chair. And we can't forget Fido, listening just as earnestly as the girls. 

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