Roses, gathered for a vase,
In that chamber died apace …
This dog only, waited on,
Knowing that when light is gone,
Love remains for shining.

“To Flush, My Dog”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

[This composite image is a new addition to my Card Games series. The portraits of the girl and her dog and of the soldier in the framed print appear to date from the American Civil War period. The woman at the window was photographed by Gustav Cramer, of St. Louis, in the 1880s.]