We have received from the eminent sculptor, Mr. Felix Mullins, of
Wilmington, a comic _bas_ _relief_, designed for an ornamental
fireboard. It represents an Irishman in his night-shirt running away
with the little god Cupid, while the Irishman’s sweetheart demurely
hangs her head in the corner. Every true work of art tells its own
story; and we understand, as soon as we glance at this, that our Irish
friend has been coquetted with by the fair one, and is pretending to
transfer his love to other quarters. There is a lurking smile on the
Irishman’s lips, which expresses his mischievous intentions perfectly.
We think it would have been better to have clothed him in something
else than a night-shirt, and to have smoothed down his hair. We have
placed this _chef d’œuvre_ upon a shelf in our office, where it will
undoubtedly be admired by our friends when they call. We are glad to
encourage such progress in Delaware art.