Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-11-07

but give him large and profitable
custom.
He labored necessarily, now try
ing this plan, now trying that, but
without any perfect result.
In the course of his experiments
out of his garnet window, Dan
made street pictures of people both
near and remote, in divers atti-
tudes, and at nearly all hours of
the day. Dan took them in single
figures, and in groups; he took
them looking up and looking down,
making gestures or sitting still
he took them as they walked be-
low him or rode past in carriages.
Many of the photographs were
clear and good, but still the sub
tile finish was wanting. Dan could
not realize his dream.
Finally his mother begged him
to stop his amusement, as she call
ed it, and go into store, or some
business where he might support
himself.
Dan shook bis head.
"Can't, mother"
"But, Dan, ! can't afford to give
much more money for the acids
you want"
"Ah I" said Dan. He shook his
head once more, and looked very
detected.
He was at his wits end. he
believed he was on the very verge
Of an important discovery. He
only wanted little more time and
q little more money. Where should
the money come 'front.'
This was trying question. HI
could not imagine that any one
would lend him enough cash t.
carry out his project, and he die
not seem to think of any way t.
earn q sufficient sum. He went NJ
to his "den" and sat down in TIT
midst of his bottles and rubbish
feeling uncommonly blue. Her.
was his camera upon its three lonl
legs, with q black muller draw
carefully over it, and its brass nos
pointed out into the air.
The boys thoughts pointed tn
same way. He must go out int
the cold and find something to dc
or some day he might have to sta
out in the cold. He descended int
the street, and wandered about tn
town, moody and distressed.
About this time a trial was !
progress at the court. A man wa
charged with passing q forge
check at the bank. The teller VIII
paid the money fully identified th
prisoner, described his movement
and related what was said betwee
!, them at the time, with the create.
minuteness.
On the other hand, the accuse
Indignantly denied the charge, an
protested that he was not in {
near the bank at the time alleged
: but in the Office of q friend on
. street. He remembered his wher,
d abouts, for his arrest was not Ion
: after the presentation of the forge
O check, and all his movements Q
q that day remained distinctly in h
q mind. From the first he had col
% tinued to assert his innocence, ar
V declared the teller had mistake
him for some other man.
:. Unfortunately for him, he W
!. obliged to admit that he was alol
of in bis friends Office at the hour
n question, and failed to produce al
Is witness beside himself to prove d
r finitely where he was, though
u had made every effort to do so.
IT was . question Of veracity, mi
" against man, but the very positi
statement Of the teller against 4
y accused, and the possibility Of sor
d motive presumed to exist in 4
le mans financial circumstances, h
" decided the direction, consideril
=. the interest ct stake, to bold hi
ID 70 assvss ct the nsxt session Of Z
70 coost. And now the day for 4
D trial had cooe.
lr Everybody IVES extremely int
Iested In the trial, for the prison