Page 41 - May1954

XIay, 1954 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN

'IIIE SQUIITRIJI] IN THFJ NUT TREE
\\.hen cornparing the design on the
accornpan).ing illustratiorr l'ith this black
]rorn button loaled to us bv Mr. J. R.
Cusack of Nerv Yorl<, tve fintl the resuits
vel'y favorable.
Clrlichtorr Campbeil's bool<, Cltild, Li,fe,
illustratcd by Oscar Pletsch, l'as published
b1- George Itoutleclge & Sons of England.
This illustration appears as an illustratecl
initial " D " ill the openirrg chapter on
"Nut 'l'rees." Looking a bit closer at the
button l'e rote the same frock-coated gentle-
man shaking his cane at a squirrel " rvhose
sharp eyes hid among tlie tliickest leaves "
have discovered the nuts.

TIIE VOYAGE

We found the identification for this
lrrrttorr in the Ilonta Picture Book For
I'ittlc Chi,ld,ren, publishecl in the late
1870s. bJ. the llorne Tnsqrance Company
of Nerv York. The tlrarvirrgs are b;t
Oscar Pletsch. In this illustration his
signature "O.P," and date "1878tt are
visible at the lotver left. The poem
accompanying the drawing is as follo'lvs:
The Voyage
Good-b1'e mamma, good-bYe to You!
A lnerry crew are \\re:
W-e're on a cruise to Wonderland.
Across lhe foaming sec.
A steersman safe and bold am I
At least that's my belief; -
Only, my dears, don't rock the boat,
Or we shall come to g:rief.
The small button is two-niece
stamped brass with the clesign in low
relief. Both the button and the charm-
ing little book are in the writer's collec-
tion.