American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-08-24
JACK STONE'S PHOTOGRAPH.

| Uncle Horace, who lived out West
wrote mother a letter. He wrote my name
in it, and he said he must have the little
rogue's picture.
| He meant me.
guess he does not know 1 wear boots
| l asked mother how she would send
| one. She said we must have a pho-l
forget what the rest of it is; it means a
picture, and don't see why they can't
call it so, but grown-up folks always have
| to use bigger words than we do.
We went to the man that makes the
| pictures.
l was frightened.
| 1t smelt Just like the dentists when
| Cousin Nelly had five teeth taken out at
| once. The man put something up to her
| nose, and the teeth got pulled out and she
didn't know it.
| had one out, and it hurt so much,
am not fond of going to the dentists.
The picture man was pleasant man.
He said having pictures taken didn't
hurt anybody, and l mustn't be fright
ened.
The dentist told me it wouldn't hurt to
have a tooth out. But it did. 1t hurt
aacful
There was something in the middle of
the room l did not like the looks of. 1t
was covered over with a cloth. When l
can see things plain, 1 am not quite so
much afraid OF them.
When it was time the man put me in a
high chair
Then he put my head into something.
l looked around to see if it was scissors.
1t was not. 1t was something to keep
nv head from jogging. 1t was pretty
hard
thing I didn't know ne name OF. L
thought it looked q good deal lnH can
non. Mother said it was camel, or ca.n
something.
If they called picture a photo-some-
thing or other, they might call cannon
a cam-whatever it is.
If that dentist had been more truth
full, perhaps l would have thought less of
it.
The man said l must sit very still and
look at the glass and SO l did. When l
had got all fixed up, the man felt in his
pocket.
l thought he was hunting for match
and was going to shoot the cannon Off 1
began to feel frightened, SO 1 shut my
eyes tight. When he came to look at the
picture it looked like a blind boy l had
shut my eyes and forgot to open them
again.
He had to try it over. A great buzzing
fly lit on my nose, and l took my hand
up 10 chase IL away. lHtt spoiicu Tic
picture again.
Then had to sneeze, and there were
mouths all over the picture. L told the
man | guessed he'd better draw picture
on piece of paper.
He said he couldn't do that, but might
look at the picture on the wall.
1t was very nice one, indeed.
There was a lake frozen over and boys
we're ska,,,'r on it. And there was some
body feeding sU.ne chickens. IL was
winter time and it lookeu very coio- REQ
pie were in sleigh. -.
There was a church at one corner OF IT..
l could not tell if was open / guess it
wasn't Sunday, because people wouldn't
be sleighing and skating. They hadn't
ought to, anyway.
l don't think 1 could ever have got
tired of looking at that picture, but
mother told me my picture was finished.
1t was done without my knowing it.
There was more than one of them.
Six Jack Stones all together, and they
every one looked like me.
shall always speak well of that pic
ture man, for he told me the truth. He
said it wouldn't hurt, and it didn't.
l should like to have you see those pic
lures, but they are all given away. l
think Uncle Horace will like it.
think had rather have that picture of
winter than any person. You get tired of
looking at persons face all the time, but
couldn't ever get tired looking at that
winter scene.
l have made up my mind that l would
rather have a picture taken than tooth
out Teeth hurt when they are pulled
out, but there isn't any pain when you get
your photo-what's the rest of it?
l don't know what else to say, except
you mustn't sneeze, or have fly walk on
your nose, for then you won't get good
picture YOUTHS Companion