Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-10-10
AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS )
A Bride and Bridegroom
Pictures 80 TOOken.
Standing Their Fate Like Martyrs views
of the Photographic
eve want our pictures tooken.'

1--WE want our pictures tooken.
yes. sir. YES, ma'am; I'll give you
a sitting in few minutes said inc
photogr ,her, blandly.
SAY. Mi1andy, what's sittin.'
"Wen, it 'taint aigs," answered the
bride shortly. "Now, William Henry
where's them fowers?'
Here they be. say, Mirandy' PIN
mine on for me"
There was a moments silence IN llle
Woodward avenue gallery, as the bride
proceeded to pin large-sized button
hole bouquet into William Henry
coat. The silence was broken by a
snicker.
say Mirandy, you're a tickln' OF
me-
Th the bride pinned a mammoth
bunch on her own corsagc, aad the two
sat down on a sofa, hand in hand.
SAY, Mirandy, dye think the OH
mareHl run away
"Shc mought, eff the band began 70
play She amt use ter city noises.
a long silence; they wiped the per
spiration from their cheeks and eX-
changed words of .endearment. The
groom took piece of comb out OF his
pocket and combed out the brides
bangs. Then they struggled into Their
light cotton gloves and out; they want
ol their rings, of which they had a
glittering array, in the picture.
How would you like TO be posed 2
asked the photographer, coming out
with collodion plate in his hand.
"What's that?' askel the bride,
nudging her comrade.
Dunno" answered the youth.
"yil you sit together or separator
explained the artist
They stood up hand in hand, with
faces that showed the spirit of mar
tyrs.
I'VE will he tooken together" "
But the photographer, who had some
pride in his profession, induced the
young man to sit down while the bride
leaned over his shoulder. He sat as
straight as a ramrod. with collapsed
spread upon his knees; his watch qssrlls qs
Travelled over his vest pattern by arr
ferent routes, and held in suspense a
large agate locket. His hair lay in a
wave on his low forehead; his pale blue
eyes reflected every object in the oper
atlng room. The artist told him he
was Il good subject, and he grinned,
which gave HIM a pleased expression,
in place of look of agony The bride
was much older than her husband, and
She looked it,
She wore a tan-colored dress and a
lace lichu, and a gold chain two yards
long, bracelets and ribbons. She was
looking down at the groom with ten
der. natchful, wouldn't-trust-him-out-
of-sight regard. At this moment the {
black muzzle of the camera was un-
covered and after ten heart-beats OF
solidided silence and non-motion, the
word was given TO &c. They each gave
great sigh Of happiness and said they
would come next day to see the mega
tives, and hand in hand the two chill Z
dren of nature departed,
do you have many sitters like
those ?"
Lots of them," said the photogra-
pher, "and they are the most satistac-
tory always like their pictures
and pay promptly. You'll be surprised
to see what good looking pictures they
make after they are worked up and
finished. They are a good deal less
trouble than the folks who get their
pictures taken every year and hno" /
Just how they want them
"Who are the hardest people to Pho
ograph:"
Elderly ladies and young men; ne
aides want to look like pictures oi
younger women they see and it Is
impossible. Old people are pIciaT-
esque. Young men are fussy' want
heir sleeve-buttons to show, are par
,icuIar about their neck-ties and Suen i
nonsense. The best subjects we nave a
are elderly men and young girls lne'e !
people have usually good faces and are t
not cranky about their clothes or LOOKS s
/ like to work for them. '-Detfod RE- 2