Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-03

II suppose, said Cincinnati phe-
sographer to a Times-Star man, when
I was learning my trade in q country
town Of this state, ] had an experience
Iwont forget until death The boss
had gone out for days hunt. Busi-
ness was slack and he knew the other
boy and myself could run the shop. (
had made s. few tintypes aud consider
ed myself q natural operator. To run
the gallery for d day Was bliss, and I
was anxious for sitter; before 8
o'clock I got everything cleaned up
bath and plates IN order, and sat n the
! front window awaiting customers. An
old man came in at II q. m. He was
right from the country, had mud on
his boots, and all the other testimony.
He was 'goin' west to his darters and
wanted a picture TO take with him. yo1
know I knew all about it and soon
had him in the chair. the iron clamps
| behind his ears and the camera gun
aimed at his gray head. He was quite
nervous about something and asked mo-
| to wait. I want my picture drawsd OF
10 look ike this be said, as he pulled
! q tintype of q young man from MS peck
ct. The same pose like, you snow,
! he said, as he told ne that it WIS his
son who had been killed at Stone River
He was a dear good boy, he was, said
the old man, with q weak voice and a
sigh-'and III soon be with him.
Il got him in position while he still
held in his hand the dead boys picture
I went through the usual ceremony.
telling him, All ready now, right still
and as took the cloth from the table
! turned my back to prevent any EN-
barrassment. In thirty seconds I said,
That will do He never moved. 'Yon
may rest now, I said, but he sat still
and held the precious tjntTpe IS if
wrapt in thought. Thinking tha5 he
was deaf, touched him on the should
err Still he did not move, aud I no.
ticed fixed stare IN his eyes He was
dead. He had died in the chair anj
had the negative Of dying man. Of
+ course / got help and sent word 70 his
. friends The doctors said he died II
heart disease. ] Developed his picture
and started a. I saw the face n I dead
man Ltf'h at me IT fIt Tue ai-
ing. II vas nervous day for ne /
can tell you, and I nave always beeD
careful with I'D people.
Talking ao0ut low affairs in Pitt
graphs, mad fInny experience sorIe
time ago. 4 woman, handsome G1d
determined, had picture made b0Li
ing a pistol to ner head ~ t about v0
commit suicide This she sert q .'er
lover, who vas probablv gsSt,n tired
Of her. Underneath tna P'c5RTA 7hs
wrote: IF you don't I Will He HnsiaF-
stood. 1t had its et'e0t, f,r IN -w0
weeks made / group p!ctur" If thera
both, aud she was attj-ed "a 3 brlta-
i Women have their vag4r.es, an
for pictures? ,"
. We'll ! shouId say SO. 7 -aerl the
! picture of lover 3 very Hear / ycrZng
woman who became infatTs,ad wish ,
drummer had n print j pi''turo o. IN
+ on the flesh or her arm. W an 23o-
tograph on flesh very nicel7 nv. ST.
I made a good PRINT. Az. r
thoroughly, and she went away tap0T.
4 month later she cane hack ETth
bushes and wanted it taken of. Fi@T
lover had trrneI ont 60 De a 17sTr.aet
man, and Of ro-trse she hated nj i'r
his cr7lei decept1o1. Howarar sha
wears it yet, a. tod Her {, iAt Il wea-
off"