Figure descriptions
A group of men gather around a table. A man who is roughly centered in the illustration
looks directly at the viewer and plays
a lyre. Some of the other men watch him. There are cups and plates on the table. A
man in the background stands and holds a pitcher
in one hand and a cup in the other. The corner of a fireplace is partially visible
in the lower-right portion of the illustration.
Smoke emits from the fireplace and rises up and around the figures. There is a pile
of kindling on the floor at the forefront of the
illustration. Full-page illustration contained within a sketch-like border. The following
hand-drawn caption is centered below the
illustration: “...Come join hand in hand, in full chorus with me God Bless Charlie
Stuart...” This caption is contained within a
border with curled corners that adjoins the above illustrations. Also within the border
are stylized fruits and vegetal shapes
contained in small, dark rectangles.
Branches with leaves and acorns form a border around the poem letterpress. Some parts
of the border extend into the poem
space; in these sections, the letterpress is placed around the illustration.
Illustrated initial letter “C” from the first word of the poem, “Come”. The letter
is placed within a dark square that also
contains leaves. 1/32 page.
