The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-08
DaguerTeOtyping in the Back
Woods.
fraO1 rlOurnnsorrrtsT's 'OrrsAI ]

back toys, and let me talk to the image mea.
Hello stranger. are you him?"
"Whom do you mean. my friends
'Well. now, ! didn' say was your friend
but however. We wants to know il You are
the Doggeriype man that sent them biz bds
out here-hold on I'll show You one OF
thsm." at the same i,ne diving his hand in
TO bis sOat-tail he pulled out one of NY 'argr
posters
81 profess to be the artist. gentlemen and
shall be at your service shortly"
"Bill, do you hear them big words? Send
for Ca eb's larnin' book. ill We know wht,
he's coming over US"
Such was the reception ! received at a
small town called Sove.eignvilIe, near the
borders of Missouri, Arkansas, and he Che
rokee Nation. The eroyi consisted of
motley group Of hat-breeds and whites Of
both sexes, that came crowding round as
Righted from my wood elliptic spring wa on
Shortly afterwards took stroll over the
town. II wos what Is generally denomint
ted a zone horse town aud would l!nk
. tolerably small pony at that wo stores,
one grocery, stable. and four dwellings
made up the sum OF its buildings l wa.
searching for room for erations, and in
passing, | was accosted by an old chap with,
"what ale YOU hun ing or. stranger"
Nothing but light" replied.
"Why, you're not Blind, don't tbink;
see plenty of light"
=" lou don't understand ma, friend: am
looking for room suitable for taking Dapu-
erreotype pictures ina room with a goo3
light"
ooh, I reckon yon's tie great little man
what's gwine to take eff our heads with
chimera. May be can fix you off, my dar-
ter Poly's ga bed room. Polly can gin
up her bed and sleep on pallet. You Won't
take pieters, by night, will you strangel?"
''No. not daguerreotypes."
"Well Polly nEcd me when you come to
git her fzzyogcfa,y took, so you must c'o>e
she bargain with her bout the room"
Polly and myself soon "sruck trade
and | began arrangements for operations.
In the course Of few hours, announced | |
was ready to take lkenesses of all that wish
ed them. In shori time my room was
crowded. all the cases for exhibition on the
table were opened and rpopened a thousand
times, the contents of my trunk tuned over
and over, the camera scrurinized before and
behind. Thinks /, this is all talk an no a.
der; and | asked if there was any lady or
gentleman present that wanted picture?-
A dead silsrce ensued; then litter, AL
length one of the chaps spoke up to his
sweetheart---
"Bet'ie, 'pose you have your pretty ta-
ken"
enc, Bill. YOU front the glass awhile and
see how it works on you.'
Il goly," says Bill. "l'Il try it. Is thar
any danger of The machines bustrn', s,an-
ger? I've heard you've get an al fred 10, Of
chemicals and acids in thar"
mo danger in the void, sir. All ron
have to do, is TO keep still for few seconas
! then began to place him in position
"tlold on here, stranger, mere Of your
fteeltraPs and Triggers bout my head
"softly, my friend. ara only placing your
head in the rest for The purpose of keeping
you steady"
"Hold on, tell you, you're not gwine
10 screv me up, I'm not the sort to be screw
ed | can tell yop, aud if you dent quit III
slope"
then explained as distinctly as could
the nature Of the operation, and Bill became
easy His position was taken agaiu and |
was just about to draw the slide from the
plate when he cried out, "Betse, wLar's The
meal bag?"
keep very still and quiet new, if YOU
please" said J.
"Whar' 81 the meal bag, Be;se?9', cried Bill
again. "Stranger, thar wes dogertvpei
man here from Maysville that made keubt
trother's face right black on one side, and
several Of their faces black the same wav.
Now me and Betse fetched tie meal bag A.
ong to whiten one side or our faces so when
he machine works on us we'll be the same !
hing on both sides - So slap, slap vert The :
zeal bag on the side Of bis face, and Bill )
agreed to be drafted if both sides wouldn't |
.e white now" | said rot word-in fact
was amused bey ond laughing, and quietly
carried on the process. The whole crowd 7
bad great faith in the meal bag arrangement
The artist who had visited them had indeed
pRly given halfpietures.
In few moments the picture was produ- !
sed, did not show it to my sitter. for the
Feas0n that hold it for Barnum, who when
le behoIds It will dance and shed tears of
Iey, and thenceforsb regard me as his Mag.
ms Apollo; his greatest benefactor.
After good deal Of trouble explained
10 my patrons that the black pictures were
not we result Of the camera but of the one
Fator, and that ! would produce them bic. !
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