The national Republican., 1861-03-09
DAGUERREOrYPING.

boys, and let me talk to the image man. Hal.
loe, stranger, are you him ?"
"Whom do you mean, my friend?"
"Well, now, didn't say was your friend;
but, howsever, we wants to know if you are the
doggertype man that sent them bills out here
hold on, LII show you one of 'em," at the same
time driving his hand into his coat tail, he
pulled out one Of my large posters.
profess TO be an artist, gentlemen, and
shall be ut your service shortly"
"Bill, do you the big words2 Send for Ca
leb's larnin' book, till we know what he's com.
ing over u.s."
Such was the reception met with at q 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
growing around as lighted from my wooden
spring wagon.
Shortly afterwards took stroll over the
town. 1t is what is generally denominated q
bly, small pony at that. Two stores one grocery,
stable, and four dwellings, made up the sum
Of its buildings. was searching for a room
for operations, and in passing was accosted
for, stranger2"
"Nothing but light" replied.
Why, you are not blind, don't think;
see plenty Of light
"You don't understand me, friend; am
looking for q room suitable for taking daguer.
reotype pictures in-a room with a good light"
"Ob, reckon you're the great little man
what's q going to take Of our heads with
chimers. May be | can fix you off my darter
Pollys got bed chamber. Polly can gin up
hers, and sleep on a pallet. You won't take
pictures by night, will you, stranger?"
No, not dsguerreotypes."
swell, Polly axed me when you came to git
her fzzyosermy took, SO you must close the
bargain with her about the ROOM"
Polly and soon struck q trade" and I
began arrangements for operating. In the
course of a few hours announced that was
ready to take ikenesses of all that wished
them. In q short time my room was crowded.
All the cases for exhibition on the table we're
opened and reopened q thousand times, the
contents Of my trunk turned over and over
again, the camera scrutinized before and be.
hind. Thinks l, this is all talk and no cider,
and l asked if there was q lady or gentleman
present who wanted picture. A dead silence
snsued, then a litter.
At length one of the chaps. spoke to his
sweetheart
Bett spose your have your pretty face
"No, Bill, you front the glass awhile, and see
how it works on you."
golly,' says Bill, "I tell you. Is there
any danger Of machines Dustin, stranger2 I've
heard you've got an ALFRED lot of chemicals
and acids in thar"
No danger in the world, sir. All you have
to do is to keep still q few seconds. / then
began to place him in position.
Hold on, tell you, stranger; none of your
steel traps and triggers about my-head."
Softly INV friand I apn onlu o;nc ron,
head in the rest to keep you steady"
Hold on, tell you; you are not q going tc
screw me up. I'm not the sort to be screwed
up, can tell you; and if you don't quit, II
slope"
then explained as distinctly as I could tho
nsture Of the operation, and Bill became easy
bis position was taken again, and was JUS
about to draw the slide from the plate, when h,
cried out, Belts, whar's the meal bag?"
Keep very still and quiet now, if you please,
"Whar's the meal bag, Belts" cried Bill
again. Stranger, thar was doggertype maj
here from Maysville, that made Reuben Froth
er's face right black on one side, and severa
others Of their faces the same way. Now, m,
and Belts fetched the meal bag along to whittier
one side OF our faces, so when the machin,
works on US we'll be the same on both sides.
30 slap went the bag on the side of his face, ant
he agreed to be drafted if both sides would b,
white now.
! said not word in fact, was amused be
yond laughing, and quietly carried on the pro
cess: The crowd had gained great faith in tn
meal-bag arrangement The artist who hat
visited them had indeed only given them hal
pictures.
In few moments the picture was produced
did not show it to my sister, for the reaso
that hold it for Barnum, who, when he bt
holds it, will dance, shed tears of JOY an
henceforth regard me as his Magnus Apollo
his greatest benefactor.
After good deal of trouble, explained t
my patrons that the black pictures were nc
the result Of the camera, but Of the operator
and that l could produce them pictures a
white as they wanted.
Atanother trial without the ealbag) SUI
ceeded in fine likeness of Bill, who exclaimed
on seeing it:
"Stranger, your the greatest dog.m.n that
bin in these parts. Jump up here, Betts an
let's have you.'
Belts sat down, and Bill wanted to look a
her through the instrument. permitted hin
as soon as l got the focus adjusted
"Look out, stranger" said Bill, when b
peeped In, "your noggns in danger. TurI
that hogany box over Belts is bottom up
wards. don't low such tricks as that, stranger
Belts amt to be turned over that WI ~. Owe
with her,"
any friend" said l, Miss Belts is in n
danger. Her position is caused by the instrl
ment," and after considerable explanation
convinced him that was not intending
make game of the girl.
Betts's likeness was taken, fright side up
and Bill was overjoyed. The crowd, high
pleased, went away as the sun declined, wit
the promise to devote the morrow to my Sc
vice.
young American woman being asked b
boring politician which party she was mo,
in favor of replied that she preferred weddin
party.