Slide set: Condemned to be shot (story: Bamforth & Co., 17 slides, 1893)

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Slide 1

Read it and see what the boy has got to say for himself

Slide 2

Paul Vernon walked to the door and looked out

Slide 3

Now, little maid, let us hear what news thy brother sends us

Slide 4

'Child, art thou blind! where are my glasses, I will read it myself'

Slide 5

'There must be some mistake! read on, mother, or give it to the child'

Slide 6

The child again read on: 'I have slept at my post, and the penalty is death'

Slide 7

But speech failed them in the presence of the parents' wordless grief

Slide 8

In the silent night Winthrop Vernon sat alone

Slide 9

His thoughts had gone to the dear old homestead

Slide 10

His father would lean over the gate and talk of his boy out yonder

Slide 11

His letter would reach them -- 'I know it will break her heart! my good mother!'

Slide 12

'See Abraham Lincoln? what does such a little maid want with the president?'

Slide 13

'Who is your brother and what has he done?' asked the president

Slide 14

And as he read it, large tears rolled down his face, for he had a loving, gentle heart

Slide 15

'Thou wilt not let him die, ' whispered Faith, laying her folded hands on his knee

Slide 16

And with instinctive grace she bent and kissed his hand

Slide 17

Once more in the dear old homestead. Father and mother, brother and sister

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1893-1914 (item ref. 574)

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 139)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 493)

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 464)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1893

Reading or song

‘Ruth Elliott’, ‘Condemned to be shot’ in Auriel and other stories (1883)

Related slide set

see generic title Condemned to be shot (generic set title – 2 different versions are known)

Collections

17 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID 3000887

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 May 2024

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Slide set: Condemned to be shot (story: Bamforth & Co., 17 slides, 1893)