New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-15
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y IhaGs ene 0h@p nina With tne Whlss ISIS
fat and abort like our old SOW. Stand back, boys,
and let me talk to the image man. Hello,
stranger, are you bin
" Whom do you mean, my friend Z"
ssWelI, now, didn't say was your friend,
but howsever, we ws1ts 70 knew il you ere the
Doggertype man that sent them big bills cut
here hold on, I'll show you one Of EN- st the
he pulled out one Of my large posters.
q / profess TO be the artist gsnslsmen, and
shall be at your service shortly
"BiIl, do yeu hear the big words : Send for
Csletis iarnin' book till we knows what hes
caming oyer u.s.
Such waa the reception met with at small
town called Sovereignville, near the borders Of
Missouri, Arkansas, and The Cherokee Nation.
The crowd consisted Of motley group Of half
breeds and whites Of both sexes, that came
crowding around as / alighted from my wooden
elliptic spring wagon.
Shortly afterwards I took stroll over the
town. It what 10 generally denominatsd
g one horse town. and would think toler-
ably small pony at that Two stores, one
grocery, e stable, and forr dwellings, made up
she sum Of It's buildings. was searching for
q room for operations, and in passing, was
accosted by an old chap with, g What are you
hunting for, stranger p ss
aNothing but light replied.
"Why, you're not blind, 1don't think see
plenty OIL lsnt. lgis.-1 $3.50
:" You don't understand me, friend am look
ing for q room suitable for taking daguerreotype
pictures in, q room with good light"
''Oh, reckon you'se the great little man
what's 8 going to take off our heads with CHI
mera. M.ybe l can TX You of; my darter
Polly's got bed-chamber. Polly can gin up
her bed and sleep on pallet. You won't take
pictures By night, will you stranger
g No, not daguerreotypcs.n
.Well, Polly axed me when you came to git
her fzzyogermy took, 50 you must close the bar
gain with her about the room. I"
Polly and soon s. struck q trade and be-
gan arrangements for operations. In the course
| Of q few houra, announced that was ready 70
| take Iikenesses Of all that wished them In
short time my room was crowded. All the cases
| for exhibition on the table were opened and re-
opened thousand times, the contents Of my
trunk turned over and over again, the camera
scrutinized before and behind Thinks this is
| all talk and no cider; and asked IL there was
| any lady or gentleman present who wanted
picture. a dead silence ensued !; then titter.
| At length one Of the chaps spoke to his sweet
heart @ @ IA s
g Bette, spose you have your pretty taken
g No, Bill, you front the glass awhile and see
how it works on you. asi
ST golly," says Bill, ssTl try it. ls there
/ any danger Of the machines Dustin, stranger
I've heard you've got an all-ired lot Of chem
icals and acids In thai"
i ssNo danger in the world, sir. AL You have
4 to do is to keep still d few seconds. then
Il began 10 place him in position Ga
II lss Hold on! tell yous stranger, none Of your
steel traps and triggers bout my head
s Softly my friend, i am only placing your
head in the rest to keep you steady
g Hold on, / tell you! You're not gwine
to screw me up; I'm not the sort to be screwed,
can tell yeu, and if you don't quit + II slope
l then explained as distinctly as could the
: nature of the operation, and Bill became easy,
His position was taken again, and was just
about to draw the slide from the plate, when he
, cried out: Betse, whar'a the meai-bag ~
g Keep very still and quiet now, if you please,
said !. 5s ss.s.
II aWhar's the meal bag, Betses" cried Bill
> again. " Stranger, thar was o dogerytype man
here from Maysvilie that made Reuben froth-
erfs face right black on one side, and several
others of their faces the same way. Now me
and Betse fetched the meal bag along to WhIten
one side of our faces, 80 when the machine works
I on us well be the same on both sides.s 90, slap
!, went the bag on the side Of his face, and Bill
agreed to be drafted if both sides would be white
: nov.
. said not q word; in fact, was amused
: beyond laughing, and quietly carried on fn
3 process Tie crowd had gained great faith in
: the meal bag arrangement. The artist who had
5 visited them had. indeed, only given them halt
= pictures.
Q T. -, IL !. 49,, NO \ rry, rss}
i | did not show it to my sitter, for ths reason
j | that hold it for Barnura Who Wken he beh0lds
, - ;it as. Il. a tasrs of ;oy a nd heucaforth
lie ..5 ~. ~, M. aT,,,,,,, 4 nnntIo IL. sxrao+ +.u
I'll regard me as ms Magnus hpelio, ms gfcates
Id benefactor.
r. After 4 good deal of trouble explained tC
me atrons that the hjaek niefures xzer. mn
ID ny Pa.ione 's 10 -. D1eA - = -. -
ID the result OF the camera pus o. tne operator
of and that would produce them pictures as whit
ly as thew wanted
at A. sonotha,. t,;oI f,r;tto,+ Az r,aal bora
l. AZ anoenef sitah SmAsipue t,,o .neAA soos}
as succeeded IN nne likeness OF BILL VINO eA
claimed on seeing it: 'sStranger, you're tn
ne greatest dop-man that's bin in these parts
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ae her through the instrument. permitted nlni
er as soon as / got the focus adjusted Fs4 ga
a q Icok a,,t strauoar said RiII when h
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peepeu III, your Aoggih u uahssh.a ~
a. that h0ganY box over, betse Is bottom upWaTus
IS. don't Flow sich iokes as that stranger Bets
40 ;n,t - ~ -, ,,,aa n,ro +bo fva,. ~; ii
III sit W oo se4 a11 4.So WV wa s Wy ss' y y"
to her s-tas7.S@
ed danger Her position is caused by the instru
p ments and after a considerable explanation,
"a aanv;ncaa him that + vas moi iutandur To max
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